Best beer

several of the nominations above are not even beers, they are ales.

And as Tpreaves states, "free and cold!"

Local...Albuquerque's Marble Brewery! Of course, Belgian's Chimay!!!

Nice one, Nebin - love the 10.

I'm a Triple Karmeliet man myself.

Dogfish Head 90, when fresh and cold, is a gem too.

@Lloydc - ale is a type of beer

@everyone else. I'm a bit surprised that a group that is so knowledgeable about esoteric audio equipment is drinking so much beer from large breweries.

If you live on the West Coast (U.S.) try breweries like Stone, Firestone Walker, Bruery, Craftsman, Mammoth, Telegraph, Bootleggers, Lost Coast, Green Flash, Taps, Hangar 24, Mad River, Lost Coast, Rogue, Indian Wells Brewing, Kern River Brewing, Moylan's, Bear Republic, and many others.

On the East Coast, I highly recommend Ommegang (from Cooperstown, NY, specializing in Belgian style) and Unibroue (Quebec) and Allagash (Maine).

This is just a tiny sample. Recommending specific beers from these breweries is almost impossible. You need to narrow down the style.