Category: Drinking

Craft Lager Beers Good For Watching a Fight

Anchor Lager pic swiped from Anchor Brewing

Here’s a list of craft lagers that are perfect for a boxing match or any big event. These beers offer more depth and character while staying refreshing and easy to drink:

  1. Firestone Walker Lager – A clean, classic Helles-style lager with just the right amount of malt sweetness and crisp finish.
  2. Sierra Nevada Summerfest – A Czech-style pilsner with a bit of hop bite, perfect for fans of flavor without heaviness – it doesn’t matter if it’s not summertime, it will still hold up.
  3. Victory Brewing Prima Pils – A German-style pilsner with floral hop aromas and a balanced malt base.
  4. Oskar Blues Mama’s Little Yella Pils – A refreshing pilsner with a touch of honey-like malt and crisp hops.
  5. Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold – A smooth, slightly sweet lager with a hint of toasted malt and a crisp finish.
  6. Jack’s Abby House Lager – A New England craft favorite that’s malty, smooth, and perfect for sipping during a fight.
  7. Brooklyn Brewery Lager – A Vienna-style lager with caramel malts and a touch of hops for balance.
  8. Deschutes Da Shootz! – A light lager with clean, bright flavors and a sessionable ABV.
  9. Modern Times Ice – A super crisp lager with a dry, refreshing finish and just a hint of complexity.
  10. Anchor Brewing California Lager – A historic recipe with a balanced malt profile and just enough hops to keep it interesting.

If you don’t feel like searching around town for one of these give GoPuff a try and have one delivered.

These options cater to your beer-appreciating fight crowd and bring something unique to the table, while still being accessible for any beer-drinking crowd. Which of these catches your eye?

P.S. I would like to add a local shout-out to Tioga Sequoia Brewing’s “Red Wave Light Lager”!

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days finds for Beer Drinkers [Vol #1]

It’s not exactly a neon beer sign, but it’s close enough

As an Amazon affiliate, I am hyper-aware of what Amazon is up to in the beer-related retail space and always watch for items that I (and you) might be interested in. Here are some items I found on sale (at the moment of this posting) that I think you would be interested in:

Don’t forget, when it’s Amazon Prime Deal Days, you need to be a Prime Member to get all the money off you can, click here to do that.

Hope you find something useful. I will keep looking out for us and report back.

P.S. Don’t sleep on my can cooler post.

Can Cooler: Let’s Find You The Best One

Your beer is getting warmer by the second and you need a can cooler, NOW! You are in the right place.

This post is nothing but can (and bottle) coolers! First, I will list my top three and then put together a list of others I think could work out well for your can-cooling needs.

Best All Around Can Cooler: Brumate Hopsulator 3-in-1

This one is all the things. It works for a 16oz, has an insert so you can hold a 120zl, and acts like a cup if needed. If you are looking to have just one can cooler, this is it. I own this one and some days I have coffee in it and others I have a beer can in it (the best days are when there is a beer can in it)

Check the price at Amazon.

Best 12oz Can Cooler: Yeti Rambler Colster

This is one I want to get next. I love Yeti products and I need a Yeti can cooler. Plus that charcoal color is speaking to me right now.

Check the price on Amazon.

Best 160z Can Cooler: Yeti Rambler Alpine Yellow

There are a lot of Yeti and other brand 160z can coolers to choose from, but the Alpine Yellow is speaking to me today. So I went with it. This one is for times when you want everyone to clearly see you have a Yeti can cooler and you’re super rad because of it.

Check the price on Amazon.

Also just as good: Miir Can & Drink Chiller (16oz & 12oz)

Another excellent company for drink-cooling products is MiiR. They have nice chillers too worth investigating:

*Click here to get 25% off your first purchase at Miir.com. Side note: You can customize the chillers bought at MiiR.com.

A List Of Can Coolers (and bottle too)

Above I showed you a top three for can coolers. Now I will filter through reviews on Amazon and elsewhere to sus out what looked to be some other good ones. Including some bottle and thin can coolers:

I think we have can coolers covered well enough. If you are looking to expand your beer gift options for a cool person or yourself (also, a cool person), check out my post: Beer Gifts for Men (and Women Too).

Also, I keep an eye on deals for beer drinker-related items on Amazon, you might be into that.

Cheers!

-Mikey

*Please note: Amazon would like me to remind you that I am an affiliate of theirs and I could earn a modest commission if you end up buying something. This is of no cost or effort to you.

How To Drink Good Beer While Living in the Suburbs [part one]

Having Couch Beers is a great suburbs drinking pastime.

I don’t like to admit I live in the suburbs. While I am, in fact, in the middle of the city, it is still the suburbs. It’s much cooler to be in “the city” or whatever.

Main drawback: I don’t live downtown next to a cool brewery.

Hell, I don’t even live by an industrial park where new breweries seem to live.

There is a daycare on my block along with a State Farm Insurance office and a notary. Not exactly party central – except the days when I play a drinking game or bust out a beer garden style toy in the backyard.

Boring suburbs or not, that doesn’t mean you or I can’t have a good time with a nice beer in our neighborhoods. We just have to plan.

I have some initial thoughts that popped in my head to help you drink good beer while living in the suburbs:

  • Beer runs. Stop off at a brewery at some point in your week. Load up as much as your budget allows because who knows when you’ll make it back down here.
  • Ship it good. The Pandemic did at least one good thing and loosened up the beer shipping restrictions. Many states allow you to get beer shipped to your house directly from the brewery – as long as you’re still in the same state as the shipper.
  • A solid grocery store. If you are lucky enough, you have a grocery store with a decent Craft selection. This is the one thing I am lucky to have (although it is two blocks away [sighs in beer nerd]).

I will be honest with you, the main thing I do is get beer from a nearby grocery store. It is the most boring of ways for a beer geek to get their beer, and I do it often. My street cred fades day by day.

Today I went to my only nearby bottle shop/beer bar. That is something, anyway. At 3:30 in the afternoon, it was pretty packed with all sorts of people. grabbed my five overpriced cans and left without even so much as having a taster.

You see, if I have one, then I want more and I can’t do that again. People expect me to be at home most of the time, so I can’t trust myself to start up.

Tangent Warning! You have to be careful with your suburban drinking as a parent. Parents from your kid’s school are everywhere!

Yeah ‘cause, you think you’re safe at your neighborhood Mexican restaurant bar gettin’ stupid, but unknown to you little Tommy’s mom for the PTA was sittin’ in the corner the whole time watching you throw back Modelos (because it is the only drinkable beer this place has) and can’t wait to tell everyone at the next meeting how obnoxious you are and (worse) your taste in beer sticks!

[not that that has happened to me or anything]

There is a lot to unpack in this beer geek sub-genre. Definitely more to figure out on how to drink good beer while living in the suburbs. I’ll dig deeper in future post and on my newsletter for sure.

-Mikey