Best Beer w/cigars

[muddy630]

Try a craft brew from LaVista, NE called Certified Evil brewed by Lucky Bucket.
Very complex, dark and 10%+ alcohol.
Great with a good smoke on a winter's day.

[hardeveningsuburb]

Firstly, to CG!  

Secondly, my current favorite beer with a cigar is Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout from Brooklyn Brewery.  I have some that I've been aging for a year, and it's absolutely delicious.

[Bob Cordell]

Welcome dude! Free beer is the best but after that I like a dark beer best of all...or a Natty light...



Jus Kiddin'



A Stout like a Guiness is always good or a Porter goes well...

[nwb]

Welcome to the site!

I don't drink much beer anymore, but I like New Belgium 1554 every once in a while with a full-bodied smoke.

[Hot Stuff x]

I don't always drink beer, but when I do I prefer Dos Equis

[Brlesq]

Glad to have you join us, Muddy buddy!  

Thanks for the beer tip.  I prefer IBC root beer with a cigar.

[CrazyK]

Sounds good! Welcome to the site!

[ROTHNH]

I've found that the local microbreweries produce some pretty outstanding beers and ales  

Welcome to Geekdom, Tom!

[jtonkin]

I agree. Best beers with cigars usually are from local breweries and something darker. Stouts, porters or something in the 7-10% BAC. Anything else is just too light and doesn't compliment a cigar well.

[87North]

nwb - 2/16/2012  6:56 AM

I like New Belgium 1554 every once in a while with a full-bodied smoke.

Great beer... I've been thinking that Yeungling might be good w/ a med. Habano wrapped stick, but I can't get any out here on the fringe...  

[nwb]

87North - 2/22/2012  10:57 PM

nwb - 2/16/2012  6:56 AM

I like New Belgium 1554 every once in a while with a full-bodied smoke.

Great beer... I've been thinking that Yeungling might be good w/ a med. Habano wrapped stick, but I can't get any out here on the fringe...  

They didn't distribute it in Georgia until a couple of years ago, so I had to fill up when I visited my brother in DC.

[87North]

nwb - 2/23/2012  6:49 AM

87North - 2/22/2012  10:57 PM

nwb - 2/16/2012  6:56 AM

I like New Belgium 1554 every once in a while with a full-bodied smoke.

Great beer... I've been thinking that Yeungling might be good w/ a med. Habano wrapped stick, but I can't get any out here on the fringe...  

They didn't distribute it in Georgia until a couple of years ago, so I had to fill up when I visited my brother in DC.

Last time I had it was when I was down visiting my best friend in FL.  Can't believe thats been 3 yrs. ago now. Time goes way too fast...  At this rate, I'm gonna be like Ken before I know it.  Well aged and crotchety.

[Analyze]

jtonkin - 2/21/2012  11:26 PM    I agree. Best beers with cigars usually are from local breweries and something darker. Stouts, porters or something in the 7-10% BAC. Anything else is just too light and doesn't compliment a cigar well.

 

I agree with that somewhat, but there are some pale beers worth trying with cigars. The Quesada Oktoberfest went wonderfully with an amber Spaten Oktoberfest, a good tasty connecticut wrapped cigar goes good with a malty helles, or a pale wheat beer, or at least I've enjoyed the two together.

[ironchefscott]

I am a big fan of bourban barreled barleywines or imperial stouts. Some of my favorites are barrel aged alesmith old knumbskull, Goose island bourban county stout.

[uplander12ga]

Have to say, Samuel Adams Alpine Spring paired pretty well with a AF Hemingway last night

[Kckodiak]

I am typically a super light beer person, being a runner and trying to watch the calories I typically have a Michelobe Ultra.  When smoking a fuller bodied cigar I find that a beer with a little "twang" is nice and really enjoy a corona light. Looking forward to the dog days of summer!!

[hardeveningsuburb]

Analyze - 2/23/2012  11:41 PM

jtonkin - 2/21/2012  11:26 PM    I agree. Best beers with cigars usually are from local breweries and something darker. Stouts, porters or something in the 7-10% BAC. Anything else is just too light and doesn't compliment a cigar well.

 

I agree with that somewhat, but there are some pale beers worth trying with cigars. The Quesada Oktoberfest went wonderfully with an amber Spaten Oktoberfest, a good tasty connecticut wrapped cigar goes good with a malty helles, or a pale wheat beer, or at least I've enjoyed the two together.

I totally agree, pale beers do go great with cigars.  In the spring and summer months, I frequently pair cigars with pale ales, India pale ales, hefeweizens, bocks, Scotch ales, and Saisons.  I really enjoy Cameroon wrapped sticks with the I.P.A.s and Saisons, particularly the Oliva Serie G and the Arturo Fuente Hemingway.  

[mairey]

My fav right now is racer 5 Ipa by bear republic

[wescat]

87North - 2/23/2012  9:42 PM

nwb - 2/23/2012  6:49 AM

87North - 2/22/2012  10:57 PM

nwb - 2/16/2012  6:56 AM

I like New Belgium 1554 every once in a while with a full-bodied smoke.

Great beer... I've been thinking that Yeungling might be good w/ a med. Habano wrapped stick, but I can't get any out here on the fringe...  

They didn't distribute it in Georgia until a couple of years ago, so I had to fill up when I visited my brother in DC.

Last time I had it was when I was down visiting my best friend in FL.  Can't believe thats been 3 yrs. ago now. Time goes way too fast...  At this rate, I'm gonna be like Ken before I know it.  Well aged and crotchety.

I picked up 10 cases of Yuengling Porter when I was in Florida over New Years. Great beer with anything, IMHO.

[87North]

wescat - 3/18/2012  9:46 AM

87North - 2/23/2012  9:42 PM

nwb - 2/23/2012  6:49 AM

87North - 2/22/2012  10:57 PM

nwb - 2/16/2012  6:56 AM

I like New Belgium 1554 every once in a while with a full-bodied smoke.

Great beer... I've been thinking that Yeungling might be good w/ a med. Habano wrapped stick, but I can't get any out here on the fringe...  

They didn't distribute it in Georgia until a couple of years ago, so I had to fill up when I visited my brother in DC.

Last time I had it was when I was down visiting my best friend in FL.  Can't believe thats been 3 yrs. ago now. Time goes way too fast...  At this rate, I'm gonna be like Ken before I know it.  Well aged and crotchety.

I picked up 10 cases of Yuengling Porter when I was in Florida over New Years. Great beer with anything, IMHO.

Great beer indeed.  At 10 cases you weren't fooling around.  

Anybody ever try Anchor Steam with a stick.  

[ntanner]

welcome to CG enjoy the site.

[metalhead y cigarguy]

Welcome from the Pacific Northwest. We're glad to have you.

My favorite beer(s) are: Quilter's Irish Death, Drop Top Amber Ale, Mirror Pond Pale Ale, Dead Guy, and Boston Lager. They all pair well with a medium to full bodied cigar.

[kola]

to Geekdom Tom! I love a good dark brew with a cigar. I haven't seen any LaVista on the shelves here, but will be looking for it now. "Certified Evil" is an intriguing name

And a big +1 on the Quilter's Irish Death, Bryan. I *really* wish they would sell out it on the east coast. Which reminds me, you should make sure your bunker is in good repair. There is a fairly hefty retaliatory strike being planned within the next few weeks
   

[metalhead y cigarguy]

kola - 3/18/2012  11:50 AM

to Geekdom Tom! I love a good dark brew with a cigar. I haven't seen any LaVista on the shelves here, but will be looking for it now. "Certified Evil" is an intriguing name

And a big +1 on the Quilter's Irish Death, Bryan. I *really* wish they would sell out it on the east coast. Which reminds me, you should make sure your bunker is in good repair. There is a fairly hefty retaliatory strike being planned within the next few weeks
   

Ruh Roh! I better start building my bunker now then. Should it be a tornado type bunker or like an end of the world type bunker?

[kola]

metalhead y cigarguy - 3/18/2012  4:47 PM

kola - 3/18/2012  11:50 AM

to Geekdom Tom! I love a good dark brew with a cigar. I haven't seen any LaVista on the shelves here, but will be looking for it now. "Certified Evil" is an intriguing name

And a big +1 on the Quilter's Irish Death, Bryan. I *really* wish they would sell out it on the east coast. Which reminds me, you should make sure your bunker is in good repair. There is a fairly hefty retaliatory strike being planned within the next few weeks
   

Ruh Roh! I better start building my bunker now then. Should it be a tornado type bunker or like an end of the world type bunker?

It has been quite a while since you dropped that Irish Death from on high, and interest accumulates with time.  I think you should prepare for the worst