Suggest a good, commercially avaliable beer!

[Nick1911]

I need beer.  That said, I want to try some new stuff, but I'm not sure what to try.  I like lighter beers.  I am a fan of Coors, Killians Irish Red, and Amstel light. 

So - suggest a beer!

[K Frame]

Shiner Bock

[Manedwolf]

Smuttynose Robust Porter. (not really light, though...)

Sam Adams Black Lager.

And your supermarket should have Belgians, now. Just don't get Blue Moon, it's a fake microbrew made by Coors. Sucks. If you get an import Belgian, squeeze a bit of orange in it.

[Declaration Day]

If you like Killian's, try the new Sam Adams Irish Red.  It's similar, but much higher quality. 

Sam Adams Black Lager is another favorite of mine. It may look like a heavy beer, but it's very mellow.

If Bell's is available in your area, try their summer brew, Oberon Ale. 

[Finch]

Umm Maned...are you thinking Sam Adams Black Lager? If so that is a tasty beer. Try Sam Adams Irish Red and their "light" is pretty tasty as well.

I'm a big fan of the Rogue brewery. Their American Amber and Dead Guy Ale are great.

But the best beer I have ever tasted. A beer I will consume on a daily basis if at all possible, is the Spaten Oktoberfest. It may be a little difficult to find, but my god is it worth it.

[xavier fremboe]

Red Hook ESB.  Best beer in America with a twist off cap.  Bar none.  Excellent malt flavor, enough bittering hops to keep it interesting without making you thirstier.  Widmer Bros. Hefeweizen is excellent. 

If you are looking for imports, Paulaner and Spaten Franziskaner are also excellent wheat beers.  Foster's ESB isn't bad, but of course it's actually made by Molson's in Canada IIRC.

[Manedwolf]

Umm Maned...are you thinking Sam Adams Black Lager? If so that is a tasty beer. Try Sam Adams Irish Red and their "light" is pretty tasty as well.

I'm a big fan of the Rogue brewery. Their American Amber and Dead Guy Ale are great.

But the best beer I have ever tasted. A beer I will consume on a daily basis if at all possible, is the Spaten Oktoberfest. It may be a little difficult to find, but my god is it worth it.

Yes, I fixed it. There was a commercial for the miniseries on. 

[Bigjake]

Dogfish Head 60 min or Stone IPA are both good summer brews

[xavier fremboe]

Dogfish Head 60 min or Stone IPA are both good summer brews

Stone IPA is fan-freaking-tastic.  I just can't handle an IPA in 105 degree heat.

[nico]

I drink Yuengling and Shiner Bock more than anything else because they're the cheapest good beers I know of ($6.99 and $5.99 for a 6-pack of longnecks respectively).  You can't really go wrong with Sam Adams.  Blue Moon isn't the best hefeweizen by any stretch, but I like it, simply for the fact that it introduced me to wheat beer.   

I've tried Grolsch Amber Ale, and I can only describe its flavor as weird; not a fan. 

[Bogie]

Shiner Bock rulez.
 
And they've got it in northern Ohio now. I'd usually take a case to the Supershoot, and when I got there, I saw it in the grocery.
 
So I had TWO cases!
 
(bogie happy dance ensued, and several friends got to experience it - Tom Meredith (of TM Solvent and stockworks) proclaimed that it tasted MUCH better than his solvent).

[Bigjake]

when were you up here? (bogie)

[Bogie]

For the Supershoot a couple of weeks ago - they're over near Wadsworth/Orrville/Massillon area.
 
Saw Shiner in a Giant Eagle in Massillon.
 

[BrokenPaw]

I used to drink Killian's, then I discovered Newcastle Brown Ale.

-BP

[Werewolf]

Sam Adams Cherry Wheat or Heffenheise (sp?). Both excellent.

[BridgeRunner]

Heinekin

[RoadKingLarry]

I used to drink Killian's, then I discovered Newcastle Brown Ale.

-BP

I discovered Newcastle Brown Ale during a government sponsored visit to Edinburgh  Scotland in 1991. Man I like that stuff.

[Larry Ashcraft]

Fat Tire is a good light beer with a nice bitter aftertaste.  Made in Colorado too.

My favorites are Guinness Extra Stout or Mississippi Mud Black and Tan, but those aren't exactly light beers.

[J.J.]

Shiner isn't that far from where I live, so I have toured the brewery neat place.

The wooden nickels they give to redeem for the free taste test was a nice touch.

[never_retreat]

Yuengling


I should own stock, I've probably consumed at least 20 kegs myself.

[RocketMan]

I used to drink Killian's, then I discovered Newcastle Brown Ale.

-BP

I discovered Newcastle Brown Ale during a government sponsored visit to Edinburgh  Scotland in 1991. Man I like that stuff.

I have one Newkie Brown left in my stash in the garage.  I'm saving it for last and drinking everything else first.  Good stuff.

And for the love of God, friends don't let friends drink Bud!  Boil dogs or brats in it, but don't drink it.

[nico]

And for the love of God, friends don't let friends drink Bud!  Boil dogs or brats in it, but don't drink it.

I disagree.  You should use a good beer for brats.  The first time I had brats cooked in beer, I used Coors and hated them (they tasted too much like Coors).  A year or so later, once I had discovered Yuengling, I tried it with the same recipe, and they tasted like heaven

[Lennyjoe]

Alaskan Amber

[mfree]

Been keeping it on the cheap for a while now.... Yuengling. And, almost ashamed to admit, I've usually got a case of Miller High Life in the fridge as "dinner" beer, you know, the lighter stuff that tastes decent and doesn't give you a headache later.

When I'm not penching pennies till' Lincoln howls, I'm usually dancing around the Sam Adams panoply and the few local brews.

[Vodka7]

If by commercially available you mean the supermarket, then Franziskaner, or maybe Warsteiner.  Depending on your area they should be fairly easy to find.  Franziskaner is a hefeweizen with banana and clove notes, no carbonation, lots of head.  Fairly thick, but definitely a light beer, great for summer.  Warsteiner is a bit malty for my taste, but it's cheap and a good session beer.

If you're willing to look around a bit, there are a ton of great beers out there.  I prefer hefeweizens, pilsners, or some ales during the warmer months.  Schneider makes some fantastics hefes that are really starting to gain traction in the northeast, depending on your area you should be able to find them or at least have them ordered at your more discriminating stores.  Their regular Weiz and Weiz Hell are good, but their Aventinus, a doppelbock, is one of my staples.  And if you really want to treat yourself, pick up a six pack of their Eisbock (it'll run you a good 50-60 though.)