Anchor Steam, if you can get hold of it. It’s a San Francisco invention but I’ve got addicted to it while I’ve been here. I highly recommend trying it.
i think my favorite is Pilsner Urquell it is from Bohemia and was the very first pilsner beer ever produced. just the best ..but for the more on the subject of beer i recommend you go to this site this is the site produced by Micheal Jackson the worlds foremost beer expert.
my husband is a beer man and is thrilled that we are in germany right now! there must be a brewery in almost every town here (i think it’s some ridiculus number like over 600 in the country), but available in the states – modelo is a good mexican beer, he really likes asahi (usually you can find it in japanese resturants, but not at the grocery store), our local beer here is called brauhaus and it’s pretty good, but i’m a stout drinker myself so they all taste pretty much like bud to me. if you have a BJ’s or a Rock Bottom near you, they have some really good beers and you can get sampler’s at both places.
1 Drakes 15th Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Lager Drakes Brewing Company
2 Rogue Morimoto Imperial Pilsner Rogue Ales (i’d go with the Rogue)
3 Samuel Adams Imperial Pilsner Boston Beer Company
4 Drakes 15th Anniversary Drakes Brewing Company
5 Dominion Spring Brew (Imperial Pilsener) Old Dominion Brewing Co.
6 Dogfish Head Golden Shower Dogfish Head Brewery
7 Dieu du Ciel 6e Soir Dieu du Ciel!
8 Heavyweight Ivy League Pils Heavyweight Brewing Company
9 Victory Tripilsner Victory Brewing Company
10 Full Sail Capsize Double Pilsner Full Sail Brewing Company
11 Clipper City Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning Clipper City Brewing Co
12 Terrapin All-American Imperial Pilsner Terrapin Beer Company 49 3.44
Firstly, I would like to acknowledge that I respect everyone’s opinion and tastes.
Secondly, I would like to say that most of the beers listed aren’t appealing to my tastes, or for that matter, most beer connaisures tastes…. I don’t care for Fosters, Tiger, Kingfisher, or Heinekin.
I agree that Guinness is a fine beer, one of my personal favorites. Sam Adams is not an import, but a nice brew, and I like Negra Modelo, a dark alternative to Modelo Especial.
The question is, did you mean lager specifically, ie bottom fermented brew, or light beers in general, a common misnomer.
Also, Pilsner is a type of lager, which would include Pilsner Urquel, Czechvar (Budvar if not in America), and any of the numerous German-type pils. Konig is a popular German pilsner sold widely in America. My personal favorite Germans come from Munich, and include Augustiner, but others are Spaten, Hoffbrau, Hacker-Schorr, Paulaner-Munich, and others. Helles type pilsners are just fantastic.
You will have to look in a well stocked liquor store, though… but if you’ve tried alot of beers, you should be checking out liquor stores anyway.
And don’t write of Ameican craft brew, by far some of the best stuff on the planet. Three Floyds, Flying Dog, and the aforementioned Anchor Steam all are considered fine brews. Sierra Navada make a variety of flavorful brews you should definately not miss, I’ve had their Stout, Porter, and Pale Ale, all fine brews.
13 Responses to Can you recommend a great import lager that I might not have tried?
BeerMonster
June 23rd, 2010 at 4:55 pm
Tiger & Kingfisher
ajax_oriion
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:28 pm
fosters
Oli
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Anchor Steam, if you can get hold of it. It’s a San Francisco invention but I’ve got addicted to it while I’ve been here. I highly recommend trying it.
Otherwise Becks is always reliable.
aaina f
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:46 pm
foster
Shan
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:55 pm
Tiger beer? Asahi??
tango 62
June 23rd, 2010 at 9:15 pm
i think my favorite is Pilsner Urquell it is from Bohemia and was the very first pilsner beer ever produced. just the best ..but for the more on the subject of beer i recommend you go to this site this is the site produced by Micheal Jackson the worlds foremost beer expert.
BazTheFraz
June 23rd, 2010 at 7:34 pm
Get some Guinness down your neck man. You’ll love it.
localblue10866
June 23rd, 2010 at 8:19 pm
kingfisher
Jenessa
June 23rd, 2010 at 8:47 pm
my husband is a beer man and is thrilled that we are in germany right now! there must be a brewery in almost every town here (i think it’s some ridiculus number like over 600 in the country), but available in the states – modelo is a good mexican beer, he really likes asahi (usually you can find it in japanese resturants, but not at the grocery store), our local beer here is called brauhaus and it’s pretty good, but i’m a stout drinker myself so they all taste pretty much like bud to me. if you have a BJ’s or a Rock Bottom near you, they have some really good beers and you can get sampler’s at both places.
just me
June 23rd, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Tango 32…pilsner is not lager…
FitzBaker
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:30 pm
These are the top rated Strong Lagers right now
1 Drakes 15th Anniversary Bourbon Barrel Lager Drakes Brewing Company
2 Rogue Morimoto Imperial Pilsner Rogue Ales (i’d go with the Rogue)
3 Samuel Adams Imperial Pilsner Boston Beer Company
4 Drakes 15th Anniversary Drakes Brewing Company
5 Dominion Spring Brew (Imperial Pilsener) Old Dominion Brewing Co.
6 Dogfish Head Golden Shower Dogfish Head Brewery
7 Dieu du Ciel 6e Soir Dieu du Ciel!
8 Heavyweight Ivy League Pils Heavyweight Brewing Company
9 Victory Tripilsner Victory Brewing Company
10 Full Sail Capsize Double Pilsner Full Sail Brewing Company
11 Clipper City Heavy Seas Small Craft Warning Clipper City Brewing Co
12 Terrapin All-American Imperial Pilsner Terrapin Beer Company 49 3.44
The Diddler
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Firstly, I would like to acknowledge that I respect everyone’s opinion and tastes.
Secondly, I would like to say that most of the beers listed aren’t appealing to my tastes, or for that matter, most beer connaisures tastes…. I don’t care for Fosters, Tiger, Kingfisher, or Heinekin.
I agree that Guinness is a fine beer, one of my personal favorites. Sam Adams is not an import, but a nice brew, and I like Negra Modelo, a dark alternative to Modelo Especial.
The question is, did you mean lager specifically, ie bottom fermented brew, or light beers in general, a common misnomer.
Also, Pilsner is a type of lager, which would include Pilsner Urquel, Czechvar (Budvar if not in America), and any of the numerous German-type pils. Konig is a popular German pilsner sold widely in America. My personal favorite Germans come from Munich, and include Augustiner, but others are Spaten, Hoffbrau, Hacker-Schorr, Paulaner-Munich, and others. Helles type pilsners are just fantastic.
You will have to look in a well stocked liquor store, though… but if you’ve tried alot of beers, you should be checking out liquor stores anyway.
And don’t write of Ameican craft brew, by far some of the best stuff on the planet. Three Floyds, Flying Dog, and the aforementioned Anchor Steam all are considered fine brews. Sierra Navada make a variety of flavorful brews you should definately not miss, I’ve had their Stout, Porter, and Pale Ale, all fine brews.
♣♫IrishRose♫♣
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:48 pm
Aye, I agree with the Guinness, Laddie.