Well, this is an area of contention with my wife since she's a wine drinker and hates beer, and I'm the flip side of that. She also drinks straight hard stuff, and I'm more of a mixed drink kinda guy. Fortunately, in Cali there are plenty of options that satisfy both of us.

As far as fave beers go, my usual standbys are Sierra Nevada and Full Sail Ale





If I'm in the mood for something that's better geared for easy swiggin' I'll opt for MGD or Canadian stuff like Molson Canadian or Labatt Blue or Asahi Super Dry (N.American version is brewed in Toronto by Molson). The Canadian beer tends to be deceptive because they seem a touch lightweight, but they pack quite a wallop when you stand up!

In the end though, the one thing that I like about beer is that it's almost impossible to get snobby about it. I mean, getting elitist about pilsners versus ales or what not just doesn't hold up very well. With wine, who out there will just buy a round for everybody at the bar?

In my old college days, beer was beer, but the stuff that I tried to shy away from was that Repo Man plain wrap stuff ("C'mon, let's get a drink!"). But, in any case, yah in the younger daze it was all about quantity!