For some reason Leinenkugels has been appearing in stores in our area lately. I've given them a try - the white beer as well as the berry wheat - and have been reasonably impressed. Previously I had only seen Leinenkugel's Red here and there, and I'm always suspect of brews that use "red" in their nomenclature, thinking it's pure marketing and not a true beer style per se. (*cough*Killians) Also, was at a local pub for lunch yesterday and they have a huge cooler of craft and import brews. I tried one called Dale's, only because it was a micro/craft brew that comes in a can. Pretty darn good - I'm a hop head to the n'th degree and this stuff was certainly potent.

Urbansix, Leinie's Sunset Wheat is my favorite of their offerings. Zoomers and I had a discussion a couple of months ago and we agreed that we didn't care for the Berry Weiss. I've seen Dale's in my local brewpub, but I haven't tried it, because I am definitely not a hophead. I'm more of a roasted barly/malt kind of guy.

I thought of it as a poor man's Framboise Lambic....

The Big Butt is good, too.

I like Big Butt, and I cannot lie.

I tried many new beers during my vacation/race trip to Moab, UT. During said post race beer tasting extravaganza I tried 10-12 different beers. My conclusions: I prefer amber to brown ales, there are some exceptions. Dark, rich stouts and the likes are best enjoyed in small amounts. Conversely, I best enjoy beers in somewhat larger amounts. I like hops, a lot! Finishing aromatic hops are much, much better than bittering. (IMO) I do remember the Newcastle Brown Ale, it is quite tasty but not at all worth paying twice the cost of domestic micros that are just as good(or better) Take notes My grand tasting experience was almost all for nothing (almost) I wish I could remember what I tried and exactly why I did or did not like the beer