Katie's Top Ten Favorite Beers

1.) St. Bernardus Christmas Ale – It makes me sad that a seasonal beer is top on my list, but alas: this beer is awesome. It is really rich – tastes like cinnamon, caramel, and plum. It is darker than the beers I usually go for, but the brewers got enough carbonation in there to make it taste kind of light but creamy.2.) Kasteel Donker – I’ll leave the description of this one to Gib. Like he mentioned, I like that is a little bitter, giving it a complexity that a lot of Belgian style beers are lacking.

3.) Delirium Tremens – One of the first high gravity beers I tried (thanks, Thom!), and still one of my favorites. It is fruity and light, and really carbonated. It is a perfect summer beer.

4.) Avery Reverend – This is a go-to favorite. It is reddish in color and tastes like caramel. It is slightly sweet and slightly bitter, and really easy to drink.5.) Chimay Blue – This one is a classic Belgian beer in my opinion – fruity, somewhat spicy, and really easy to drink. It is complex enough to make it interesting.

6.) Hoegaarden Original White Ale – A long-time favorite. It’s a wheat beer that tastes like orange and coriander – definitely refreshing.

7.) Sam Adams White Ale – Another seasonal beer – this one’s only available during the spring. It is one of the easiest beers to drink, in my opinion. All of the Sam Adams beers are great, but this is the best.8.) Unibroue La Fin du Monde – Gib has a good description on this one. If you haven’t caught on by now, I tend toward Belgian style, citrus-y beers, and this is a great one.

9.) Unibroue Trois Pistoles – Darker than I normally like, but I love it. I tried to avoid thinking about value when making my list, but it can’t be ignored in the case of the Unibroue beers – it’s a great deal.10.) Kasteel Tripel – Kind of similar to the Delirium Tremens, this one is light, sweet, and fruity.

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order):

Blue Moon

Lost Abbey Cable Car

LA 31 Grenade

Franziskaner

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