What's Your Favorite Syle?

[GuingesRock]

To drink and to brew? I've been stuck on APAs/AIPAs for both, for the longest time. I wonder if that will change down the road.

[Keith]

I love apa and IPA's aswell. However have been starting to really enjoy porters and browns.

[dexter]

Saisons and farmhouse style, I brew mostly IPAs and apas but have started or ied to start quiet a few saisons with limited success.

[Jimmy]

When I first got into brewing browns/stouts/porters were my favorite styles. IPA's are now my go to beer style, but Belgian and sour beers are up there on my list as well. With that being said, my experience brewing Belgian/sour beers is next to nothing..I plan on changing that this year.

[GAM]

Mostly English style Pale, Ipa, Brown, Bitter and Stouts. I also lauger form time to time.

Sandy

[amartin]

I don't really know how to answer that. At any given time in my crawl space, I usually like to have a bitter, a brown ale (any kind), a black beer (porter or stout) a pale hoppy beer (APA, ESB, altbier, American amber/red), an easy drinker (a blonde or some type of wheat beer), as well as an IPA and a few other strong types.

Overall though, I'd have to say bitter. It's my go to regular beer. It's bitter, hoppy, malty, and has yeast derived flavours, but not a whole a lot of any of them. It's got enough flavour to be interesting, but not too in your face to demand attention. It's balanced and it's low alcohol enough to have a few and still be able to get stuff done afterwards.

[Celiacbrew]

I'm with amartin, bitter is the perfect beer style. Malty and bitter, low alcohol for the most part so you can drink lots of them. Tons of nuance in the flavours you get from the malts, hops, and yeasts. All the tastiest yeasts seem to be from english bitter brewers.

That said, I really like brewing big American browns, porters and stouts because the smell of the mash is incredible.

[LeafMan66_67]

When I first started brewing, my favourite to both drink and brew was bitters. Now, I find myself brewing more APA and IPA's. There really is no favourite for brewing, as the result is usually the same - something drinkable and something to share.

I also can't nail down a favourite style to drink. That depends on the day, surroundings, company I'm with, mood, appetite, and whether or not there's a full moon or lamb to be sacrificed. I'm a firm believer that there is a well made beer for every occasion and that can range from Coors Light right through to your darkest RIS, or strongest barley wine.

That being said, I'm more likely to gravitate towards milds, bitters, browns, pale Ales, IPA's, sours, lambics, and other light hybrids.

[Ladd]

Stouts are my personal favorite to brew. Nothing better than the aroma from mashing in a big thick roasty stout! I love my stout to drink as well but am finding that I am craving hoppy beers more and more lately. I just brewed up a big hoppy beer this weekend with about a pound of hops in it. Was one of the best tasting worts I have ever made! Can't wait until it is finished!

[gm-]

Belgians and sours, although I enjoy IPAs and APAs as well. Not a big stout/porter fan, and same goes for milds and brown ales.

[Broob]

I know for sure from the advent calendar that I do not like Belgian styles. I've tried over the years to convince myself that I like them but I really don't. IPA, APAs are definitely my preference but anything with a pronounced hop presence - and little to no esters.

edit - just read that and it sounded like the Belgian beers from the exchange weren't good. Definitely not the case, they were made well - just not my thing.

[jeffsmith]

I'm big on APA/IPA but I'm also a huge Belgian fan, especially sours, Saisons/farmhouse styles.

[Buccaneer]

I'm with LeafMan - My tastes vary widely depending on the day, weather, surroundings, etc. Having said that, I've found that I've really gravitated towards IPAs. Browns have been begging for my attention as well.

[jacinthebox]

My fav to drink and make is over hopped apa....I do enjoy a nice breakfast stout tho...at breakfast

[McGruff]

Pilsners. I find they are a challenge to brew, but wonderful if everything comes together. While that is brewing I like stouts and porters. I have a stout faucet along with beer gas in my pub room.

[robcoombs]

I love to brew hop forward IPA's that finish dry. Roasty stouts. I am really loving sours lately and I'm hoping to brew one as soon as my yeast arrives from NG.

[GuingesRock]

Pilsners. I find they are a challenge to brew, but wonderful if everything comes together. While that is brewing I like stouts and porters. I have a stout faucet along with beer gas in my pub room.

What kind of pilsners do you like?

[McGruff]

Helles. I find the recipe is simple and I get to concentrate on fermentation only. I do find yeast selection is important so far. I have had no luck with dry lager yeast. I have used WLP940 a couple of times. My best Helles was made with WLP833.

92% Bohemian Pils malt
8% Munich type 1
Any noble hop.