Ask YC: Hacker beer of choice

Fat Tire is good and New Belgium is a very interesting brewery because of their environmental efforts.

http://www.newbelgium.com/sustainability2.php

Hacking beer is fun, but I'm not sure what the best hacker beer would be...

I'm always about keeping a variety around. For beers produced within my own country (USA), I like the products of Sam Adams (Boston Lager, Winter Lager, Summer Ale, and some of the other winter seasonals), Dogfish Head (Midas Touch, ##-minute IPAs), Wachusett (country ale, blueberry ale, "monsta" double IPA), Gritty McDuff's, Yuengling, and Oskar Blues (Old Chub). Import choices include any Irish stout (Guinness, Murphy's, Beamish), McEwan's Scotch ale, Bass IPA, Newcastle Brown, and Lindeman's framboise and kriek lambics.

Great Lakes Brewery has several really good beers, though the best comes out only around Christmas time. If you are ever in the North Ohio region around Christmas time, I recommend picking up some of their Christmas Ale.

Petrus Dubble Bruin from Pittsburgh's best bar: http://sharpedgebeer.com/BeerEmporium_taps.htm

Well, obviously: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker-Pschorr

If you like hoppy beers, stay local. The most important thing is freshness.

North Coast Brewing Company - Old Rasputin Imperial Stout.

A NASCAR = 1/2 PBR and 1/2 Redbull

Killians Irish Red or Heineken.

Malt beer.