Bill Pragnell wrote:

> 
> I particularly like the mid-colour British real ales (as distinguished 
> from the somewhat ambiguous term 'bitter' by their method of delivery - 
> the good ales are usually hand-pulled from non-pressurised casks), 
> grades B-D on the scale A-E, A being lager-coloured and E being 
> Guinness-coloured.
> 
> I'm also rather fond of German and Belgian beers (especially the ones 
> from those Trappist monasteries - consume with caution!), which for 
> sheer variety of flavour and strength cannot be beaten anywhere in the 
> world, although some New Zealand beers get quite close.
> 
I drink 2-3 beers a week, corresponding to the 2-3 days I teach each 
week. I find that after 7-8 hours on my feet in a classroom, that my 
tired legs and complaining stomach just can't seem to make it past a 
little establishment close to my apartment called 'Ryan's Pub.'  There 
is always an available table, I am served a cheeseburger done exactly 
how I like it, from a waiting staff of unflaggingly pretty and friendly 
young females.  I tip them obscenely, they attend to me in kind. There 
are a number of plasma screens with different sporting events, and it 
seems an all-around happy way to relax and be fed.

I enjoy the beer as food, rather than inebriant.  But I am unable to 
describe the type of beer I like reliably.  The descriptions of the 
different brands on the menu have little association for me. I guess I 
seek some sort of tradeoff between what I think of as a 'clean' taste, 
and the amount of flavor. I want clean, not watery.  Also I like a 
flavour a bit like roasted oats? Not sure what I mean by that myself. 
Anyway my current favourites are Stella Artois and Sapporo.

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