Our 10 beers to try before you die! | The Craft Beer Channel

In the final episode of our 10 year retrospective we pick our favourite beers from a decade of exploring the world via the medium of beer. Yours will of course be different, so hit us up in the comments!
The videos we reference in this episode are:
Pilsner Urquell: • Pilsner Urquell tour: ...
Budvar: • Budvar: exploring the ...
Russian River: • Russian River's Vinnie...
Omnipollo: • Church of Omnipollo: n...
Five Points: • Five Points Best: how ...
Allagash: • Allagash Brewery: the ...
Alchemist: • The Alchemist: getting...
De Dolle: • De Dolle: art, artisan...
Treehouse: • THE HYPE TRAIN: Treeho...
The beers were:
De Dolle Arabier
Five Points Best (and Five Points Railway Porter)
The Alchemist Heady Topper (and Focal Banger)
Russian River Pliny the Elder
Pilsner Urquell
Budvar Reserve (especially the wet hopped version)
Omnipollo Elmer N.M.T.
Treehouse Julius
Allagash White
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[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Tell us your fav beers ever below! Give us some context too! The videos we reference in this episode are: Pilsner Urquell: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3-YgqqNeLytbJI Budvar: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYbKoZ2gds2Ij9E Russian River: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3XSYZytqbWEnpI Omnipollo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX3NkniqnshmpM0 Five Points: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaDSqHuNfq9jbpI Allagash: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5jaf6eOeLdqoLs Alchemist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmmXgKafi8aCb7c De Dolle: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKbdoHeDm7xmfpI Treehouse: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2angaiohMSoiaM

[@jacklacoste2613]

De Dolle, doesn't do it for me. Don't think it would get in my Belgian top 50. I've drank at the source too.. give me Alvinne wild west Blackthorn everyday, probably the most underrated sour put there. Too many of the beers featured in your list are distinctly average. I don't get the love for 5 points either.. very average for me. Docks best bitter is in a different league in my opinion. Focal banger was one of my biggest disappointments ever, sadly have never had heady. Best uk brewery for me making a modern 5 to 6% on keg is from Nothing bound. Two by Two cask is pretty special also.

[@oliver3787]

I actually did the Pilsner Urquell tour because of your video. Amazing experience a must do for beer lovers. Keep the content coming.

[@SyBernot]

Exponential Hoppiness, The Waldo's Special Ale & Sim-Tra. I like em dank.

[@jonmurraymurray5512]

Beer styles I like are Russian double stout, IPAs, Barley Wine, and Porters.

[@loganjonescoaching]

Stone’s Arrogant Bastard Ale is most definitely on my list, y’all … Cheers from Richmond, VA, boys … and come visit for some Triple Crossings Falcon Smash with some hot-honey pizza from their fired-stone oven! #Richmondcalling 😊

[@ConradoDucommun]

I’m from Brazil and my wife gifted me, for my 40th birthday, a 15 day trip to Belgium to visit the breweries/monasteries around the country plus Toer de Geuze. I’ve visited 28 breweries in total (104 beers consumed) and my favorite beer was Arabier on tap from De Dolle. It was unbelievable. Also, I’ve spend more than 1 hour talking to the master brewer Kris Herteleer and his wife Else. Must go place for belgian beer lovers. Congrats to you two on the channel.

[@jasondickinson4132]

Just 104 beers in 15 days or 104 different types of beer in 15 days? 😅

[@ConradoDucommun]

@@jasondickinson4132 hahahhaha that was all I could handle!

[@digitalboxjellychironex3605]

You have an amazing wife!

[@Hozenfefer]

Your wife is the boss!

[@qiqi2692]

A Brasílian all the way to oostvleteren in de Westhoek ? Nice !

[@lachlangowrie-smith4801]

I will always remember Pilsner Urquell for that beer catching strip game that was such a phenomenon in the early 2000s

[@Matrasurk]

Have to agree with the Augustiner! My favorite, even after 1000+ beers, however, is still Rochefort 10. It still puts a smile on my face everytime I have one.

[@stuarthubbard28]

Orval - a wonderfully unique beer. It must have been close to making the top 10... Visiting the brewery / monastery in 2016 was my lightbulb moment that sent me on my journey into the depths of craft beer and hombrewing.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

So close. Basically that or Arabier but picked Arabier because we don't talk about it enough on the channel

[@kaveendravasuthevan7838]

One of my fav beers was going to the Cloudwater and Track taproom up in Manchester and trying the Double Choco & Vanilla Chocolate raspberry cake imperial stour and the S'mores imperial stout by both breweries respectively. It was my 3rd week in the UK, and I had arranged to meet with a good friend in Manchester and brought along my partner. I remember entering the taproom on a Friday night and firstly being in awe with the vibe and beauty of these two places. The beers tasted as the names suggested and it just instantly took me back to childhood memories. I remember looking at everyone and saying we have to remember moments like these ( I clearly had a few drinks down by then ). It's still a memory that makes all of us smile till today!

[@atroyz]

Great list. Especially the “straight from the bottle” magic of Augustiner. That stuff is incredible. Yes, it’s sulfury, and it’s different from nearly every other German lager. But it’s simply addictive and I would recognize it blindfolded. (All the others on this list are also superb…though I haven’t tried the pastry stouts).

[@tedwarren9151]

My top 11 beers I always want to have around me: (not necessarily my favorites though many are - but beers I want to always have access to) Permanent Funeral - Three Floyd's Focal Banger - The Alchemist Grevensteiner Original - Brauerei C. & A. Veltins Korea Imperial Amber Ale - Browar Fortuna Wood Ya Honey with Nuts - Jackie O's Sip of Sunshine - Lawson's Finest Liquids The Great'er Pumpkin - Heavy Seas Dead Guy Ale - Rogue Brewing Zundert 8 - Trappistenbrouwerij de Kievit Brooklyn Lager - Brooklyn Brewing Urbock - Schlenkerla (Heller-Bräu Trum)

[@christomccarthy1369]

Augustiner is simply hard to beat.

[@cockybalboa2]

The best beer I've ever had in my life was at Side Project in Maplewood, MO. That beer was Derivation 12. My fiancé surprised me with a trip there for my birthday in December 2019, and they just happened to have bottles available for on-site consumption. We loved it so much that we drank two bottles.

[@gijoey5912]

Side Project has some killer stuff. I had a BBT (Beer: Barrel: Time) that was aged in a Pappy Van Winkle barrel there a few weeks back.

[@grizzlyadams5410]

This week they are holding their 9mth anniversary celebration for the cellar location. I'm only going on the 10th though, that's barleywine day.

[@andrewlevett4274]

I agree with the Pilzner Urquell brewery's underground barrels. Went there 25 years ago and the flavour still sticks in my mind.

[@Chris_Staton]

Love from Massachusetts! Treehouse opened up a smaller location in Cape Cod which is thankfully closer to where I lived. Moved to North Carolina last year and every trip back up necessitates restocking. They don't have a bad beer on their roster. Best beer I ever had was Autumn Blaze by Saint Lawrence in New York. Had in a flight while out for my birthday one year and fell in love. Not the best reviewed but I think it is the BEST seasonal beer.

[@aaoa666]

First time trying grape lambic in Brussels, having gone there on ascension weekend when all the "cool" places like Cantillon were closed, and we somehow found our way to a hole in the wall called "Family Brews" and got our hands on the first ever S:t Lamvinus we'd ever had. Having heard how great this grape lambic was we were just in absolute awe of being able to find it. Safe to say that it lived up to expectations, and my own, and my friends love for lambics have never faded since that day. Still brings a smile to my face, despite it never being as good as that first time whenever I try it.

[@RaduPN]

With so many great beers out there, I dont know how anyone can pick a favourite 😁

[@woodyblah]

On holiday in Berlin, and just enjoyed an Augustiner Helles from oak cask earlier today at their Gendarmenmarkt place. It was always an absolute favourite of mine from the bottle anyway, but you just can't beat a maß of it straight from the wood! Great video, keep up the good work 🍻

[@thekentishpilgrim]

Some great beers in there. Of all the ones I've had from your video I would have to say Heady Topper would be my fav. It's just the perfect synthesis of the west coast and east coast DIPA for me. Super balanced though and you forget how strong it is.

[@dalemarshall8568]

Interesting video. Can remember having Allagash White sitting on the harbour in Boston, fantastic beer, travelled around Cape Cod and up to Portland and got to try it some more. Pity its so hard to track down in the UK. Have always been a big Belgian beer lover from way back, Hoegaarden Grand Cru still one of my faves.

[@TheCrumbyBeard]

I'm only a few minutes in but those jazzy shorts are imprinted on my brain forever more.

[@irongeek7933]

Yes with Pliny is till maybe my favorite IPA. I totally agree, I always tell friends when I share it with them, it is that perfect balance.

[@zamamoosh]

Never had real Pliny, but brewed a clone, and it’s the best beer I’ve ever had.

[@jossdutton]

Probably my favourite beer moment was sat, drinking Noa Pecan Mud Cake Stout in Omnipollos church, such a neat and unique venue and drink. Just thinking about the place makes me want to just head for the airport and jump on a flight!

[@jujuUK68]

I don't wan't to be "that Guy", but I can still recall a bottle of Adventinus Eisbock, on a holiday in Finland 23 years ago. An exceptional beer in every respect.

[@zachi3731]

My favorite beer moment was in Decorah, Iowa in the US when I had the best beer I've ever tasted at Toppling Goliath Brewing Co; Mornin Delight. I had never experienced a stout of such quality that is so smooth and tasty. The flavors of coffee, maple syrup and vanilla blended so well in a stout. It was the most delicious beer I have ever tasted. Even my girlfriend at the time (now fiance) who does not like beer took a drink of the 12% abv stout and loved it. I have had some stouts that come close, but no experience quite like that. Not an everyday drinking beer by any means, but definitely the best beer I have had to date. Excellent top 10 beers you guys put together. Cheers! 🍻

[@arp201267]

Got distracted by Brad's shorts so had to watch this again.

[@stevehobbs6686]

With you

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

@@stevehobbs6686 imagine editing it.

[@mrougelot]

Sorry, watch what?

[@OscarOSullivan]

@@TheCraftBeerChannelto recommend are Sullivans red,Porterhouse XXXX stout/Wrasslers stout, Porterhouse oyster stout, Lineman Astral grains foreign extra stout, West Kerry brewery porter,O’ Hara’s single and double stout,Wicklow wolf apex oatmeal stout, St Mel’s brown ale, Four provinces Gob Fliuch dark mild, Brehon brewhouse ulster black oatmeal stout, Kinnegar yarnroddy porter, Heaney red, Ballykilcavan blackwell stout, White deer stag stout single stout and stag stout export stout, Galway Bay Ostarra, fleggy shore, Galway Hooker pale ale,O Brother brewing nightcrawler milk stout, Sam Smith’s chocolate stout, Wicklow Wolf pointy shoes imperial stout, Dundalk bay red and single stout, Porterhouse chocolate stout and plain porter, White Hag black pig dry stout and dare I say it Worthington White Shield. As for context there is not much mainly my brain thinking this is heavenly and how styles of beer can differ from brewery to brewery.

[@OscarOSullivan]

@@TheCraftBeerChannelI would argue Irish single stouts from small independents are beautiful to drink out of the pint

[@1985jamesward]

Old Peculiar "from the wood" in Craven Arms, Appletreewick. 16th Century thatched roof pub and barn, serving incredible Yorkshire food and barrel aged Old Peculiar from cask in perfect condition. The wood smooths out any rough edges from the sugar and makes it so fucking moreish. My father in law went and drank about five pints just before he died and proclaimed that he wanted to move into the village. We try and go back as often as possible in his honour.

[@matthewosborne221]

A homebrew friend of mine went working on the east coast for a week. He brought back a suitcase full of alchemist, treehouse, Surly, 3 floyds...... I can still to this day years later remember the experience i had opening a can of julius. NEIPA didn't even exist it was just breweries making IPA's that were seriously hazy. Above all the hype from others i think treehouse truly nailed it. That Doppelganger is a bit of a beast too.

[@mrougelot]

One hidden gem I found is Salzburg’s Augustiner, which has nothing to do with THE Augustiner but is at least just as good and supercrushble, specially straight from their biergarten’s wooden casks and by the stein. Brad, if you’re reading this you might want to check it out and compare to the Augustiner Munich Helles.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Omg. Augustiner taste off!!!

[@davidhorton1064]

It's also one of the cheapest places to drink in Salzburg

[@juicydopfkeck]

When in Prague I had the Místní pivo 12° at Dva Kohouti straight from the tank and it was mind blowing. Next would be the Vollbier by Brauerei Heckel in the middle of nowhere of upper Franconia. Strange but tasty experience. Westvleteren Blonde would be next on the list followed by Spezial Lager from the wooden barrel in the Spezial brewery in Bamberg and last but not least fresh Sonoma from Cask at Track Brewing.

[@mcmikah]

Blood Brothers: Cactushead Bellwoods: Grandma's Boy Left Field: Greenwood Sawdust City: Limber Lost Bellwoods: Farmageddon (Cherry) Ontario (Canada) represent!

[@mtbgeologist]

Fellow Torontorian as well! Here's my list of beers to try in the GTA: Great Lakes Brewery: Canuck Pale Ale Godspeed Brewing: Bůh Third Moon Brewing: Bone Tree IPA Sawdust City: Lone Pine West Coast IPA Silversmith Brewing Co: The Black Lager

[@danielprieto8315]

I don't dare to do a top 10 but my absolute favourite beer is Rodenbach Grand Cru. What a beer! It's almost cider-y like a Gose. The mix of the old and young beer is magical, and then you have all these undertones going on. I love it. In the last year I've also tried a couple of incredible blanche. One from an amateur brewer in Hamburg with no name in it during a beer festival and another called Fear of the blanche from Birrificio Calibro 22 in Italy, two blanches actually quite similar; very spicy with clove, ginger, cinammon and cardamom going on in them. Absolutely delicious. According to my Untappd notes I also love Black Forest Cake by Black Forest Brewing in Germany; Moka Warriors and Perseverance from Cierzo in Spain; Weiherer Weizenbock as my fave Weizen, as for helles / lager and other close styles, I'd say Rosita in Spain and Chimay Dorée are profiles that I like very much.

[@matthewhaas3263]

It’s hard to pick a favorite beer, or even compile a top 10, but one that I’ll always remember is Green Flash Palette Wrecker. A phenomenal west coast IPA

[@clefever75]

I remember drinking that beer in college some 10-12 years ago! The name was spot on and I loved that beer and brewery...

[@reecee5454]

My top 10 would be: 10. Any Track Gold Top DIPA. Creamy hoppy goodness! 9. Duchesse Du Gurgone (better when it’s aged for a few months). 8. Fuller’s Vintage Ale. The older the better. 7. Augustiner Helles Or Weisse Bier. Both are excellent Bavarian beers in their own right. 6. Treehouse King Julius. Absolute juice bomb, clean and the one of the smoothest NEIPAs ever. 5. Burley Oak JREAM sour beers. There are 100s, but if you ever see one out in the wild, grab it! They’re incredible! 4. Any Cantillon. The hype is real with those beers, fantastic beers made with the most absolute care. 3. Marlobobo meads. I had the pleasure of trying one last year and oh my goodness! Mead is already good but these guys do it so right. Expensive, but worth every single penny! 2. Schlenkerla. One of my favourite beers ever. If you like weird and wonderful beers, it’s one for you to try! 1. Omnipollo Yellow Belly. The OG or the C&D versions, tried this beer in 2018 for the first time, and nothing has come close for me ever since in terms of Imperial Stouts.

[@danielprieto8315]

Which Schlenckerla? As this is just the brewery! I suppose you talk about the Märzen, which is the most popular, but they do a crazy Doppelbock and now they have an Adler barrel one which is beautiful. Funnily I live very close to Bamberg, and it's not my favourite rauchen. I prefer my smoky beer not to be as smoky as Schlenckerla, and for that Weiterer does this beautifully.

[@danielprieto8315]

"Weiherer", not Weiterer

[@reecee5454]

@@danielprieto8315 yeah it’s the Marzen. Lovely beer!

[@samknight1899]

Bathams Bitter, nectar of the gods. There's just something about sitting in one of there proper pubs in the Black Country with a fresh golden pint that can't be beat, a true regional specialty!

[@hari2rbo]

Jever is by far my favorite beer. I have never fund anything else that compares. The bitterness (not to be confused with hoppyness), the crispness ... it's just the best. Don't know why you are all wrong but I won't hold it against you ;)

[@laurencetickell3086]

I am a Londoner and went to Track after seeing your video. Language barrier and Chubbles at Cloudwater were two of the best I've had. Lots of great beers in and near the Bavarian Alps. Maybe an Augustiner and Schnapps in Garmisch after a winter hike if I had to choose one.

[@gilesey9746]

Been to Belgium many times and drunk hundreds of brilliant and sometimes weird beers, but I always bring a case or 2 of Moinette and Saison DuPont (both from DuPont brewery). For me it's summer in a glass. Honourable mention for Poperings Hommelbier too.

[@johnrusso4970]

Glad to see Julius on the list. I had the Oaked Julius last month. It’s only a 3 hour drive...

[@Erik_Danley]

Yup wow Treehouse is amazing

[@DerNeueFoerderator]

Yeah Augustiner. Its one of my favourite. One of the first good beer i had in my life.

[@DerNeueFoerderator]

jeay got a Heart. Would you should try is barfüssler in Ulm and Schwarzbräu from Jettingen-Scheppach. Schwarzbräu Exquisite is one of the best beers I had ik my life.

[@houseofburgesses4332]

Festbier from Brauhaus Döbler in Bad Windsheim Germany. This was the beer that blew my mind!

[@londonlefthookcombooftheda2537]

Haven’t had a few of these on the list … fingers crossed I will do one day . Pressure Drops ‘pale fire’ was always a favourite of mine

[@LynaGalliara]

Discovered 'Faith' by Northern Monk last year, I'd been worried about my mum going to hospital and at the same time had a leak appear in my hallway. I was so full of anxiety and couldn't sit at home with my thoughts so went out. Everywhere nearby was closed, but I found a place open that happened to be serving this on tap. Thankfully my mum was alright and the leak was fixed. I've since tried other beers by Northern Monk, but Faith remains my favourite of theirs.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Beer has a wonderful way of cementing moments and feelings like this. Glad it all panned out.

[@erichalvorsen8645]

Also agree that Pilsner Urquell is one of the best. Duvel is also one of my go-to beers. Both amazing for widely available beers. Then All Caps Pilsner from Mondo Brewing in London for my favorite craft beer.

[@mattnorman4007]

great to meet you at Manchester craft beer fest, the tastings were awesome... stayed a bit too long 🥴😬

[@johnp8131]

You should clarrify "Pembo" as the Pembury Tavern in Hackney. To be fair, we usually meet there before the "Pigs Ear" beer fest' round the corner or to start a London pub crawl. Haven't been there since it was a Milton Brewery pub though, just prior to covid.

[@tdtm82]

I heard that as on CAMRA p. I love De Dolle. A brewery-visit is a must. Stille Nacht is amazing. Augustiner is only sulphuric when it's hot/exposed to the elements. Julius and Green are the best NEIPA but their best is the coffee stout 'Good Morning' Holy crap. Please try De Struise Pannepot and Black Albert and Tipopils and Cantillon Lou Pepe are top ten. I do agree generally with your top ten dudes. I had a tour at Allagash, amazing venue. Also the most underrated beer in the world tbh.

[@bodybybeerpodcast]

KZbin algorithm brought me here - best recommendation ever!

[@mikewendland4982]

Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY is my vote for their variety. Younger guys like you prefer IPAs brands. I did too at one time. I can't take the bitterness anymore so I stick to Lagers My every day is Yuengling Lager!

[@MichaelAndersen_DK]

Having a Sweet Mary (double bock) from Svaneke Bryghus served fresh in their taproom in Svaneke on Bornholm (Denmark). Doesn't get much better than that! And bock is such an under rated style. Followed closely by a tasting of Cantillion Kriek at their taproom. The taste, the smell, the room. It's just liquid history.

[@bmboldt]

A buddy of mine bought me a 4 pack of Heady Topper recently when he was on vacation. We went to Russian River and I brought back some Pliny's.

[@austenbach3356]

Other Half, I'm telling ya, you have to visit in NYC. There's a reason why they up there with Hills Farmstead and Tree House. Every beer on my flight was mind blowing. At least 3 became all time faves

[@davidhorton1064]

Afghan pale ale,Grey trees, and if you go to the tap in Aberdare,it's only £3.50 a pint!

[@ritchtaylor3831]

For me, Greatest IPA ever, Omnipollo Nebuchadnezzar

[@tortap]

Fatamorgana

[@dannyganelin9777]

In no particular order: 1. St Bernardus Xmas 2. Omnipollo Tefnut Double PBJ 3. Mikkeller Beer Geek Fudgesicle 4. Amundsen Dessert on a Can: Coconut Chop Chop Cookie 5. Thornbridge North Bridge 6. Samichlaus (2014) 7. 3 Founteinen Oude Geuze Cuvee 8. 4BREWERS Doza 9. Lindemans SpontanBasil 10. Harviestoun Ola Dubh 12 Year Special Reserve

[@katashworth41]

I love love love Augustiener Helles. It’s my cooking beer, and by that I mean I love to do a roast dinner whilst drinking it.

[@BDCF100]

Pliny the Elder on draft less than a mile from my house. Great beer.

[@baldy3405]

Inns and Gunn original from Edinburgh. 👍👍🍻🍻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@gavinhearne1697]

Great list! The Allagash white is really such an amazing beer, I feel lucky to live in the northeast, where is it is pretty readily available is many supermarkets and restraunts. Probably my favorite beer that I have ever had was the Märzen from Augustiner Bräu in Salzburg while traveling in Austria. Such a great beer, made even better by the really incredible atmosphere in their beer garden

[@karenhughes2308]

I'm still dreaming of that place and that beer, well over a year later....

[@hredwolf]

@@karenhughes2308 Fun fact: there is the only one place in Vienna where you can buy bottles of salzburger Augustiner - it's a Wiener Würstelstand, small kiosk where you can buy hotdogs, bosnas and stuff like that. Years ago there was a restaurant Bamkraxler with augustiner from holzfass, but it's closed now. Every time when I'm around Salzburg I go to Augustiner Braustuberl!

[@michadaniowski7464]

3 Fonteinen Zenne y Fontera at the 3F bar. Mind blowing beer and place. But as it comes to beer places I think Grote Dorst is the winner for me.

[@bennolan6802]

This is eerie. I just sat down to watch this (without knowing what you'd be drinking) with … yep, an arabier. Not a total coincidence, in that I discovered that beer in the first place via you guys. But still, timing. That must be the first time (live shows aside) I've been drinking the same beer as you fellas while watching. I can confirm the body does adjust to the bitterness-shock. Brad's metaphor of chilli heat adjustment is bang on. It's also like adjusting to the bracing cold of a dip in the sea. I find the bitterness fades as the beer warms and the malt comes through more (or is that guff?!) P.S. I'm glad you gave Railway Porter a shoutout. I think that might be my favourite beer. And yes, perfect conditions would absolutely be with an Ace pizza in The Pembury Tavern. Do they sparkle? I feel like they sparkle. Regardless, in general, you have to be sparkling. (Apologies Jonny, I have a vague memory that, as a southerner, you may fall on the wrong side of this debate.) Congratulations on 10 years, and thanks for the excellent video. Long live Allagash White!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Amazing! And a bracing dip in the see is even better as a metaphor - a few mins and you get used to it. As for sparklers I believe Five Points do, and as southerners we're not against sparklers, we let the brewer or pub decide!

[@FightingIrishFan91]

Pils Urq all day :D

[@mynameisnotcory]

Russian River Blind Pig Alchemist Focal Banger Parish Ghost in The Machine… Equal Parts Loggerbeer (on the sidepull nice and frothy) Cowtown High Brau And a big shoutout to my good friends at Celestial Beerworks in Dallas TX! They hold about 3 or 4 of my favorite beers, including Nowhere Man, a Pistachio pastry stout, drank in the company of good friends! They also have an amazing italian pils called galactic gondola that they change the art up on every year with all their brewers and employees floating on a gondola feeding eachother spaghetti! Last one goes to their Stars series of hazies. If youre in the US next time, visit these legends! And more i’m gonna think about!

[@sambagwell929]

My absolute best experience drinking a new beer was at the Chicago Airport right before Christmas. I was tired as hell from my trip (physically and emotionally) while also being unknowingly very sick. All I wanted was to be home. It was at the Goose Island bar where I had their "No Plans Pale Ale" while I waited for my flight. I only had enough cash to afford one glass, so I cherished every sip while having a very friendly chat with a stranger. A classically magical airport moment. A beautiful beer and a pleasant chat was what I had so desperately needed that day. The No Plans Pale Ale was my great reintroduction into beers that had a lot going on while somehow "balancing" multiple elements at once. To memory, it was bitter and piney like a west coast IPA while also carrying a complex type fruitiness that I don't think I'll ever find again (but I'll keep looking). This felt like the first time I had found a pale ale that juggled a lovely dank aroma on top of incredibly clean drink-ability. Almost asked my wife to wire me money for a second airport-priced glass because it was that good.

[@beaudwayful]

IPA, for me, is Fat Head's Head Hunter, because it's great AND I can actually buy it anytime I want. I great beer that I can enjoy with my friends trumps a greater beer that I can't reasonably get.

[@Necrolee]

Excellent video and very informative. I get the feeling I won't get to try most of these beers but I shall make it a mission to try. My favourite beer is A Warning To The Curious which was a collaboration between Wylam in Newcastle and To Øl in Copenhagen. It's a salted orange porter. I tried it in the taproom of Wylam brewery. I was really skeptical as every orange flavoured beer I'd had to that point just disappointed but the orange on this really just smashed through, combined with the chocolate of the malt it was like drinking a liquid alcoholic chocolate orange.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Sounds bloody delicious!

[@tmack-rx4ih]

I've had five of your picks. Don't disagree with any of your choices, but I actually like Russian River's Blind Pig a tad better than Pliny. Some of my other fav beers....Morticia by Barrier Brewing. It's probably my favorite stout. Thick, viscous, slightly chocolatey and the oak aging just elevates it. Penultimate Push from Cigar City is another excellent stout in my opinion. Gillian by Goose Island...the one that got me into Saisons.

[@chicagoviking1]

You have to try a Double IPA from IL brewer Hop Butcher of the World. They change up versions they release weekly but 9 times out of 10 their DIPA are stellar.

[@TheKlokan44]

a well spoke video....tried most ....now searching for new ones

[@magicsteve5523]

My favourite beers will always be Tennent’s and Guinness. Guinness is my favourite, it’s where my love of beer began and it’s my choice of drink in almost every pub with the skill to pour a good pint, Tennent’s is the beer of the Scottish people and as such will always have a place in my heart, here in Scotland if you walk into most pubs and demand simply “a lager” the bartender will almost always give you a pint of Tennent’s Lager, it’s as quintessentially Scottish as Guinness is Irish.

[@WWCLife]

For me… Exmoor Beast on cask. Paradox Sonder Brau (not tried enough of this style but it blows my mind every can I purchase)…. Exeter Brewery’s fraidNot on cask (The Hour Glass in Exeter serves this fresh as f**k!)…. And a cold bottle of Tucher Nurnberger Rotbier.

[@2002chrisking]

Terrific selection and each worthy of a place I'm sure (not had the Omnipollo, but Anagram would be on mine). I think there could be room for another stout on the list that is less punchy. One of Kernal Export or Siren Broken Dream would be my choice.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Kernel Export would likely be number 11 on the list!

[@juliosanchez5636]

Notorious from Boneyard Brewery in Bend, OR!!

[@davidprice8137]

One of my favorites right now is Juicy bits NEIPA. It's from a brewery in Colorado called Weldworks. I think you all should add Colorado to your beer vacation list. There are tons of good breweries there.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Had it a few times and it's a great beer! One day we will make it to Colorado. been on the list so long.

[@mynameisnotcory]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel I absolutely second this statement 😎

[@davidprice8137]

​@@TheCraftBeerChannelAwesome! Looking forward to it!

[@medleyshift1325]

From Vermont Making Sure Heady/Focal Banger got on, if not for the taste for the history of the NEIPA. Top Notch List Gents!

[@echardcore]

Great vid! New Money Ticker is a nod to fb group and state of mind Old Money Tickers which has nothing to do with money and everything to do with the absence of candy bars in beer.

[@gareth6233]

Mock me if you will, but I really miss Kronenbourg Blanc. Used to be able to get it on fraught inthe UK then disappeared almost as quickly as it appeared. Also, my fave Belgian that I discovered in a tiny beer cafe in Maastricht (run by the Bier Doctor) is Pater Lieven. Love that stuff.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

No mocking! Love a wit. Shame that beer disappeared. Lots of great witss being made today in the UK though - try Quiet Song by Duration

[@gareth6233]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel It was more idea that a Kronenbourg was getting some love… But, yeah, my knowledge of the UK wit/wiesse scene is practically zero, so appreciate the recommendation.

[@brewnode]

If I could go back in time, Hopback Summer Lightning would be on my list. First had this in the summer of 1996, sitting on the bowling green of the Caledonian Brewery in Edinburgh. There was no other beer as hoppy and fresh at that time. Alas, it is not the same beer nowadays.

[@johnp8131]

Not a great fan of British paler coloured beers but I'll make an exception for that..................................and Jaipur! Not the same beer you say? I don't know, haven't had one on draught for about five or more years?

[@brewnode]

@@johnp8131 I bought a case a few years back as a nostalgia trip. My own tastes have changed over the years but I also think the beer had too. I was disappointed but not surprised that it didn't live up to my historical expectations.

[@robw7676]

I think it has changed. It was fantastic on cask 20+ years ago.

[@deanzaZZR]

Since the expansion 4 years or so ago Pliny is easily available all over town here in the SF Bay Area. I did watch the video of your visit to RR, but I can't remember, did you drink Blind Pig as well? It's the Focal Banger to your Heady Topper in a sense. I love them both but most days I'm reaching for a fresh Blind Pig.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Haha yeah it's the same kind of argument! Love Blind Pig, but there are other IPAs are clean, crisp and aromatic. Not had a DIPA that came close to Pliny.

[@carlcaiulo5821]

Best beer I ever had was a beer called De Garre from the pub in bruge, It was amazing.

[@Redderist]

I was scrolling through the comments looking for someone mentioning De Garre! My absolute favourite too!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Great beer!

[@DidYaServe]

Augustiner is a classic alright. Can't think of a better all-round lager.

[@graykilpatrick1319]

Monk's Cafe Red Sour Fleming Ale...try it if you can find it.

[@EricNeuls]

Just gotta Add Fidens to the list now. They are up ther with the best in the US. And they just opened their brand new taproom so you can try all the beer youd like there! also now its like no wait to get into any treehouse if you go at the right time lol... also gonna have to disagree with Allagash white, its like the pinnacle of an OK beer lol

[@jacklacoste2613]

Gotta agree with this, best 2 DiPA I had this year were both Fidens. Both were up there with the best I ever had.

[@martinkasper197]

Brad should drink a Naturradler,..🍻😂😂

[@larryb6886]

all the De Dolle biers are great

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Yes, yes they are.

[@keithgascoigne3989]

Taras Boulba and Live Oak’s Grodziskie are first that come to mind in a desert island situation.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Taras is a GREAT shout for a desert island disaster.

[@writinghour]

The Alchemist: Luscious - had it camping in Vermont, not too long after buying it at the brewery. Long Trail: Double Bag - had it hanging out by the Hoosac Tunnel in North Adams, Mass getting stoned and talking about music with new friends Fuller's: London Porter - Had it at the British pub in Albany after an Albany Symphony concert at the Palace Theater Otter Creek: Sphinx - No longer available. It was a supposedly Egyptian-inspired beer, brewed with honey and chamomile. It was weirdly good, had it the first night of a camping trip of which I have pretty fond memories on Lake Champlain. The Alchemist: Crusher - see entry for Luscious, different camping trip Russian River: Pliny the Elder - Get lucky enough to try this sometimes Fiddlehead: Hodad - Don't really have any specific memories for this one, but c'mon, it's Hodad. It's a good time all on its own. Hoegaarden - had a lovely lunch in Great Barrington, Mass a long time ago with this on tap

[@writinghour]

Somehow forgot to mention Westmalle or anything German/Czech. Oh well

[@MrNmitch17]

Bell's Two Hearted Ale in an overcrowded riverside bar in Ann Arbor, escaping Detroit on a hot night with cool beer.

[@mbpaintballa]

Water chemistry is the definition of the secret sauce.

[@RoastedTats]

Location: Straffe Hendrik in the courtyard of the brewery in Brugge Beer: A really hard choice. My favourite IPA's have come from Fidens, tank Pilsner Urquell my favourite lager. My favourite stout probably De Struise's Black Damnation: Octopussy

[@va3359]

Great selection indeed! Where can we find these american beers in the UK? Allagash White, Russian River's Pliney the elder, Tree House's Julius, Alchemist's Heady Topper & Focal Banger or even Bell's Two Hearted?

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Sadly none of them are really exported, but Allagash White occasionally appears on Cloudwater's webstore. But these beers are best enjoyed in situ - the UK has some examples that come really close and are all the better for being fresher over here.

[@OneTouch1980]

The one that always comes to mind is Duchess de Bourgogne. You may not always be in the mood for a sour but when you are she is ready.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Great beer, though we prefer Rodenbach as it's a little less sweet and shows a little more depth

[@viper29ca]

Actually heading to Alchemist end of August, can't wait. Sadly being from Canada, we can only bring back one 24 pack per person. So 24 from Alchemist Hill Farmstead is closed while we are there sadly, so will head down to Deerfield where Tree House has a location to fill up on the other 24. All the while staying in Littleton, NH, just a stone's throw from Schilling Beer Co., which makes some very great European style beer, from Czech Pils to German and Belgian Hefe, and all points in between. If you guys ever find your way back to New England and in the NH/VT area, they are definitely worth checking out. Of course, after your tour of Atlantic Canada's best craft breweries! Hint, hint.

[@robmichael8136]

Was going to visit the Alchemist about 15 years ago after we got done with Ben and Jerry's. Unfortunately, the place was destroyed from a flood like a weekend earlier and was temporarily closed. Sucks

[@viper29ca]

@@robmichael8136 alive and well in a new location now. Well worth the visit

[@williamburdge2531]

Love to see you mates do a crossover series with whiskey tribe 👍

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

We'd love to! There was once talk of it, but life got in the way. Maybe we will try again

[@jamestindall1]

"Elmer" is the name of one of the barmen at Omnipollo (I met him at Omnipollo's Hatt in Stockholm).

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Good knowledge!

[@earlsimon8474]

Are the short shorts de rigueur for beer tasting in the UK…?…

[@Hannes_Lind]

In sweden we call it a "handbayern" referring to drinking a 50cl german beer straight from the bottle.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

No way! I LOVE THAT

[@MichaelAndersen_DK]

You swedes are so overdoing it - as always. In Denmark we settle with a 33 cl bottle "håndbajer" (typically Carlsberg pilsner). Cheers! 😉

[@Hannes_Lind]

@@MichaelAndersen_DK big brother needs a bigger beer 🍺 😝

[@DerNeueFoerderator]

Me as a bavarian smiling right now and enjoy a can XD

[@jimmoffat3599]

In no particular order: 1. Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald- the perfect porter™ 2. Bourbon County Brand Stout-including variants 3. New Glarus Two Women (helles lager) 4. Alchemist Focal Banger (IPA) 5. Pliny the Elder (double IPA) 6. Hofbrau Oktoberfest (Marzen/Octoberfest) 7. New Glarus Weizen Doppelbock (weizenbock) 8. New Glarus Moon Man (pale ale) 9. More Brewing Away From The Norm (red ale) 10. Bells Oarsman Ale (wheat ale) - Unfortunately retired, but was my go to summer ale while it was around

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Sounds like we need to visit New Glarus

[@jimmoffat3599]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel Yes you do!

[@pvacaesar2942]

great selection, btw pliny is 7/8 bucks in toronado, not sure what brad saw!

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Bottles for takeaway I think he said

[@pvacaesar2942]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel they must have seen him coming!

[@bugdoc]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel I've never seen PtE bottles for sale at the T for more than $7-8 - that's the price tag for PtE bottles all around the city, and the T reliably has better prices than anywhere else if there is variation. $20/bottle? That makes no sense!

[@void.reality]

When are you going to get your hands on some Mountain Culture from Sydney Australia? Head brewer is DJ McCready (ex Oskar Blues) and they are putting out some of the best WCIPAs, NEIPAs and pastry stouts in the world right now.

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Never heard of them, but will keep an eye out now!

[@void.reality]

@@TheCraftBeerChannel Cheers mate - thanks to this vid, I discovered my local had some De Dolle beers in stock. Eagerly awaiting the delivery - Westmalle Tripel is my #1 beer so I'm very keen to see how De Dolle stacks up.

[@kristopherkneisler570]

for me russian river is blind pig. more balanced than pliny. but love this list and thank you!

[@kristopherkneisler570]

De dolle love de dolle, stille nacht is amazing too. pilsner urquell is so goddamn consistent and great, love it

[@TheCraftBeerChannel]

Both world class!

[@chriswooffindin9999]

Lads, how much had you drunk before deciding to crack on with that video? 🤣Good effort!