share all sorts of info about beer. I met the guy, and started mentioning Dopplebocks and Marzens and Alts. He never heard of any of these styles. He drinks Warsteiner Pils (the Bud of Germany). And he says—with a trace of...

My favorite beer to have with smoked meat is Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen. I haven’t tried the Church Key Holy Smoke yet. I would also enjoy a well-hopped pilsner, a full-bodied English ale or any of a number Belgian...

You might need to post your recipe, or at least rough proportions, to get reasonable wine recs. Moles and chiles can be all over the place in terms of sweetness, flavors and fire. As an alternative to Modelo, you could try a...

Biersch might be a source for kegs of good lager, I believe they have locations in Los Angeles. I especially like their Marzen. And like niquejim pointed out, stay away from BudMillerCoors.

behind home plate) makes the next best tasting hot dogs. Lines are long, but those are good dogs. There’s no way around the prices though. If you’re going to buy beer, I recommend getting good beer at least. Order a...

: Samuel Smiths – Nut Brown Ale, Oatmeal Stout, Taddy Porter Young’s – Special London Ale Fuller’s – ESB, London Porter, London Pride Chimay – Cinq Cents (White label) Hoegaarden Saison Dupont...

" What I do not like is beer that has no complexity. That’s an issue I find with many lagers out there. When I find a good lager, I’ll return to it." TIME TO EDUCATE! Now, when you say “lager” are you...

's was lighter. Didn’t care for Brooklyn’s Post Road but liked their traditional Octoberfest brew. Did not like Leinenkugel’s although the Sunset Wheat is my summer beer along with a few buckets of Sol. Sadly, I...

, doppelbocks, weizenbocks, pilsners, eisbocks, marzen, Oktoberfest, etc. Belgium has a ridiculous variety of beers they produce, all of which can pair with a lot of different foods very well.

with the German version, only Marzen with the occasional Lenten and Bock. Andechs, Andechs Germany: Dunkles and Dunkles bock and weizens Rochefort, Belguim: 8 and 10 esp. Green King, Suffolk England: IPA and Hens Tooth and others

Saranac Oktoberfest (marzen)

. It has about 6 smaller glasses so that you get to taste the many offerings of DeGroen’s. Marzen is also good. · Sisson’s (Federal Hill)- “a good restaurant, and MD's first brewpub”- Jim Dorsch · The...

I just tried my first Schlenkerla Rauchbier Marzen, after learning about it in Jackson’s books and TV series decades ago. What a beautiful beer. I’ve got to find some of the same brewery’s smoked Ur-bock....

a chain but each one is unique. They’re a lot homier than the starbucks type brew pubs in SF. Don’t get me wrong I like Gordon Biersch ok but I’d take a rubinator over a pansy marzen any day. Link:...