What’s your favorite South Street beer?

Posted by Thor on December 20th, 2007 47 Comments

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I realize that I don’t have the full list now, but if you folks tell me what I’m missing I’ll add it to the poll. Vote away:

What is your favorite South Street Beer?
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47 Responses to “What’s your favorite South Street beer?”

  1. 20 Dec 2007 at 10:53 am1TwoOFour said:

    Dunkel Weizen…can’t seem to ad it

  2. 20 Dec 2007 at 10:58 am2Thor said:

    Added.. do I know why you can’t add it? no.

  3. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:02 am3Thor said:

    Whoever added stella, that’s NOT A SOUTH STREET BEER, you dummy. :)

  4. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:14 am4Two Sneeze said:

    Maybe so, but it’s still my favorite beer at South Street

  5. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:21 am5Jim said:

    Hogwaller? Do they have it anymore?

  6. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:23 am6parlie said:

    thor’s being an asshole again. i like bud light.

  7. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:26 am7Smiley said:

    Stella? Bud Light? That’s like voting for Robert Mondavi as your favorite Virginia winery. Hefeweizen!!

  8. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:29 am8Thor said:

    I’m a Satan’s Pony fan after they changed the hops for the JP Ale.

  9. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:32 am9cbass said:

    Dunkel Weizen is probably my favorite right behind Coors light… haha

  10. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:36 am10lilith said:

    Absolution’s a great addition to the line-up.

    I wrote briefly about South Street love right herrr.

  11. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:37 am11ThatGrrl said:

    Satan’s Pony. I love amber beers. Besides, it just sounds cool to order!

  12. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:37 am12Alarac said:

    König Weissbier Dunkel - can’t add it

  13. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:38 am13Thor said:

    Alarac, isn’t that the Dunkel Wiezen (although not named correctly)?

  14. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:40 am14Alarac said:

    No, that’s König Weissbier Dunkel named correctly AND subject to the German Purity Law of 1516 that was the finest contribution to libation tradition ever.

  15. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:43 am15hipster-doofus said:

    I voted for sahti, just so it would feel some love, but truly dunkle, hefe, pony, and sahti are all right up there at the top, followed by JPA and altbier. never had a Hogwaller, I’ll have to get around to that at some point. Claiborne(sp.?) is one of the best bartenders in this town. Is she still there? I used to be able to get a beer from 4 deep on a Tuesday night!

  16. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:50 am16dave said:

    I like the Bourbon barrel stout they occasionally have on tap. While good, I ususally have to cool it after a couple pints of S.S., lest I gaurantee myself a raging headache in the morning.

  17. 20 Dec 2007 at 11:59 am17Thor said:

    dave, is the Bourbon barrel stout their own or Jefferson Brewery?

  18. 20 Dec 2007 at 12:10 pm18dave said:

    Hmmm….I *think* its their own. Sometimes they have it as a cask ale, too.
    Incidentally, I had a glass of the Jefferson B.B. stout at Beer Run last night.
    Nice beer. Nice place.

  19. 20 Dec 2007 at 1:04 pm19lilith said:

    How many voters have actually tried all of them?

    I can gladly say I have.

  20. 20 Dec 2007 at 1:50 pm20TwoOFour said:

    Well, i was compelled to try the entire variety @ SS after my “Ultimate Beer” post, and I did.

  21. 20 Dec 2007 at 1:55 pm21lilith said:

    It took a while of course. Two SS beers and I’m googly-eyed. Christmas wishlist: more beer and wine flights.

  22. 20 Dec 2007 at 2:14 pm22Smiley said:

    New Year’s Resolution: More beer and wine flights.

  23. 20 Dec 2007 at 2:44 pm23TwoOFour said:

    We were four people ordering different beers sampling each others. I was googly eyed, and I can’t say that I recall the various flavors of beer, but I darn well did it. My Danish Friends have impressive stamina, and held me above the table, as SS was the third and last stop on the infamous wine tour.

  24. 20 Dec 2007 at 3:08 pm24TwoOFour said:

    Erh beer tour..sheesh

  25. 20 Dec 2007 at 3:34 pm25Floozy said:

    I tried to add Throckmorton’s Goat Juice which is a special tipple kept under the counter for an elite few, but it didn’t come up. Thor… have you Floozy proofed the poll?

  26. 20 Dec 2007 at 4:16 pm26anoop said:

    I voted Absolution, but if they ever bring Evil 8 back, I’d be all over it.

  27. 20 Dec 2007 at 4:32 pm27Thor said:

    WWFD?

  28. 20 Dec 2007 at 4:57 pm28Ethan said:

    Voted Absolution Ale, but almost all of them are excellent. A few of them are just “okay.”

  29. 20 Dec 2007 at 5:06 pm29Stanley said:

    SS beers are categorically bland and underwhelming. Satan’s Pony is drinkable but dispreferred as a beer. I abstain from voting on principle.

    </nattering nabob of negativism>

  30. 20 Dec 2007 at 5:14 pm30Thor said:

    Stanley.. really!? I’ve drank a lot of beers in my day. By bland, do you mean not aggressive? I do like smoother more balanced tastes as opposed to huge florals, intense hops, etc etc…

  31. 20 Dec 2007 at 5:47 pm31Stanley said:

    Thor: basically, yeah. They all seem like they’re decently flavored, then watered down or something. To each his own, and all that.

  32. 20 Dec 2007 at 5:52 pm32josh said:

    Absolution FTW!

  33. 20 Dec 2007 at 6:06 pm33parlie said:

    he’s an elitist! get him!

  34. 20 Dec 2007 at 8:04 pm34Piquant said:

    Everyone does have their own taste in beer, which is why I find it so odd that there is a site devoted to beer rating. Who can tell you what good beer is when everyone wants something different out of a beer? As for watering down I would say South Street is not as watered down as some beers. I would use the newly Anheuser-Busch(ed) Starr Hill as an example. Their beer is just plain lacking (mainly in any sort of robust flavor).

  35. 20 Dec 2007 at 8:47 pm35buster said:

    eh, let him naysay. that just means more pony for me.

    (insert ‘that’s what she said’ joke here.)

  36. 20 Dec 2007 at 10:16 pm36shenanigans said:

    All their beers are served slightly too warm for my taste. So good for me they have a decent wine by the glass selection. But I love love love the smiley bartenders and cozy atmosphere. And the manager is a cool guy. Still better than Starr Hill in my book.
    Although I miss Starr Hill for the music….

  37. 20 Dec 2007 at 10:30 pm37brutus said:

    Yo Stan - tell us what you like so we can agree, disagree, or run out and get us some.

    Lilith - I’ve had all of SS’s brews. I try to get back there often enough to see if they’ve come up with anything new — and catch it before it’s gone.

    Love the cask, Dunkel Weizen (Drunken Weasel), Anastasia’s Chocolate Fantasy (a Stout). Anybody remember Aisling Stout? Haven’t seen it in years, but it was similar to Guiness.

    I believe the Porter’s name is “Porter’s Porter”. Hogwaller is SS’s answer to Bud Light. Or at least to Bud Light drinkers. Americans should learn to enjoy their beer warmer. (No, don’t put your Coors Light in the microwave — I’m talkin’ about Beer.)

  38. 21 Dec 2007 at 2:32 am38Stanley said:

    Yo Stan - tell us what you like so we can agree, disagree, or run out and get us some.

    Gladly! But that will have to be tomorrow. Tonight, Stone Brewing Co.’s Arrogant Bastard has determined that I can type only this sentence.

  39. 21 Dec 2007 at 8:14 am39Cojo said:

    watered down? I think you’ve confused SS with Starr Hill, or possibly Natty Light. Lay off the crack.

  40. 21 Dec 2007 at 10:27 am40mintyfresh said:

    Stanley, did you try the Lucifer at Michael’s last eve? J-Rock and I gave the Belgian dubbel a taste - ’twas not bad. The Bastard definitely lays the wood though!

  41. 21 Dec 2007 at 10:28 am41Stanley said:

    30: Nope. Not confused. Welcome to the internet subjective opinion, Cojo.

    As promised, a (probably incomplete) compendium on beers I enjoy:

    Internationals
    -Cerveza Quilmes
    -Chimay (the whole line)
    -Corsendonk (the whole line)
    -Dos Equis Ámbar
    -Fullers ESB
    -Harp Lager
    -Negra Modelo
    -Peroni
    -Samuel Smith’s (the whole line, especially the India Ale and the Nut Brown)

    Domestics (non-Virginia)
    -Brooklyn (the whole line)
    -Dogfish Head (the whole line, I think)
    -Green Flash West Coast IPA
    -Lagunitas (the whole line)
    -Left hand (the whole line)
    -Nectar (the whole line)
    -North Coast (the whole line)
    -PBR (when I’d like something light and cheap but still reasonably flavorful)
    -Red Stripe (when the mood strikes/I want teeny stubby bottles)
    -Rogue Dead Guy
    -Shiner Bock (for my Texas homies)
    -Sierra Nevada (the whole line)
    -Smuttynose (the whole line)
    -Tecate (overpriced, but brings nostalgia for the Atomic Burrito days)
    -Yuengling Lager (when in Philly)

    Virginians
    -Dominion/Tupper’s Hop Pocket
    -Extra Billy’s (in Richmond; full disclosure: I used to work there, but it’s still good beer)
    -Legend (the whole line, especially the Brown)

    ***
    Hope that helps. Enjoy!

  42. 21 Dec 2007 at 10:30 am42Stanley said:

    Whoops. “30″ s/b “39″

  43. 21 Dec 2007 at 10:32 am43Stanley said:

    Stanley, did you try the Lucifer at Michael’s last eve?

    No. I (perhaps unwisely) stuck with the Bastard all night long.

  44. 21 Dec 2007 at 10:46 am44oy said:

    mmm, Peroni. I’ve given Christian shit several times for not having Peroni.

    Used to live above an Italian restaurant in London - when the smells became too much to bear, I’d go downstairs and have some amazing garlic bread and a Peroni. That beer is as much about memories as it is taste (moreso probably - had some in Venice, but it just wasn’ t the same (weird, I know))

  45. 21 Dec 2007 at 11:22 am45hipster-doofus said:

    I’ll take a nice red Moretti over a Peroni, personally. Yeah I know they’re owned by Heineken, but who isn’t these days.

  46. 21 Dec 2007 at 11:45 am46Smiley said:

    Stan–Legend! Yes! I always look forward to their seasonals because they rarely disappoint. And the Pilsner is out of this world good. But, I like SS, too.

  47. 21 Dec 2007 at 11:57 am47Gwen said:

    Hogwaller Kolsch bears no resemblance whatsoever to Bud Light. It’s floral, hoppy, bright and sparkling. I love it :)

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