I like beer. So I decided to post a list of my 10 favorite lagers. So without further adieu, I present to you, in order, the top ten best lagers on the market today.
10. Sam Adam's Light - The only Sam Adams I can actually stand to drink, this beer can hardly be called 'light'. Don't get me wrong this is a good beer, a really good beer for that matter. But the Sam Adams guys from the commercials have some sick desire to overpower all their beer with flavor to unnecessary extremes. This, by it's very nature, would make their 'light' beer, their most balanced, and just good enough to make my list.
9. Sapporo - Sapporo is a Japanese brewery, that make a wide variety of beers. The only one I know is the one that I get in all Asian restaurants, but it's damn good. It makes me wonder how the rest of Sapporo's products compare.
8. Beck's - You can't have a lager list and not include a German beer. Sure this one is pretty Americanized, but it's still German, and it's still good. Beck's keeps up with the German standards, and is overall a pretty good drink.
7. Heineken - An overly popular Dutch beer, but nonetheless, a very good beer. Heineken is very well known, and unfortunately, a lot of better beers are overlooked being under the Heineken shadow, but the beer is popular for a reason. I can't help but say I always enjoy one.
6. Kona Longboard Lager - This beer is brewed on Hawaii, and the Kona Company actually belongs to Budweiser. Don't let the name fool you, this beer is much better than any Budweiser you could ever drink. I would recommend this one to just about anybody.
5. Birra Perroni - The best Italy has to offer. I don't get the opportunity to drink this one too often, but I when I do I am duly pleased, seeing as how this beer is so good.
4. Steinlager - With this name, one might expect a German beer, but it is actually out of New Zealand. I don't know much about about New Zealand beer, but I know that as far as lagers go, they put out a damn good one, that is smooth and clean, and has a nice flavor to it.
3. Stella Artois - A Belgian beer, that is actually not a wheat ale. Stella is one of my all-time favorite beers. It's got that distinct clean lager taste, and tastes best during cold weather.
2. Pacifico - If I had to choose any one Mexican beer to be on this list, Pacifico is it. Named after the eponymous ocean, this beer is tasty, and like it's overrated counterpart Corona, is best with a lime. Nothing like relaxing on the beach with a cold Pacifico at hand.
1. Pilsner Urquell - This beer was the first pilsner ever created. It originates from Plzn, Czech, and is a smooth, flavorful lager, that goes down the throat with delightful ease. This will always be one of my personal favorite beers.
