Yep, Love Child No. 2 was absolutely sensational. Probably the top beer I consumed in '12.

I agree. One of my favorites for this year also. Odell Meddler also really blew me away this year. Good year for sours.

That's a great question to consider: top beers consumed in '12. Here are mine, counting only beers I had for the first time in '12.

A+ beers:
Three Floyds Zombie Dust
Hair of the Dog Adam
Straight to Ale barrel-aged Unobtanium Old Ale
Firestone Walker Parabola
Rodenbach Grand Cru

My list:
3F Zombie Dust
Cantillon Lou Pepe Gueuze
Cantillon Fou Foune
Bell's Black Note
Cigar City Bourbon Barrel Aged Big Sound

ZD is almost unbeatable - best APA I've ever had. Went through a few cases of that this year, lol. Have you had the FW Sucaba? Parabola and Sucaba are two of my all-time faves...

It cracks me up when people say Sucaba. I know that's the official name for it now, but the bottles in my basement say Abacus. Guess that means it's time to start drinking them!

Technically, it's §ucaba. :) I'm not sure why they renamed it - never looked into it. All I know is that's it's unbelievably delicious...

Oh yes, that and Parabola are definitely great beers of their respective styles.

Parabola was on tap at the Saucer during Stout Week this year. I enjoyed myself.

MMMM this.

http://www.thegreatestbeerofalltime....=1264729932530

It's pretty perfect. And I can take it on the river in the summer.

That's my go-to beer when people tell me that good beer doesn't come in cans.

I may have a new favorite beer. Lagunitas Daytime Fractional IPA.

Really hoppy, but light and as easy to drink as a Busch Light. Lots of flavor, and an aftertaste that makes me sit there and smack my chops like an old toothless hobo.

I could drink this every single day.

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6...4160647021.jpg

Lagunitas SUCKS is getting ready to make its comeback soon, Fish. Please make sure to try it as well. If you like DayTime, I have a hunch that you'll really like SUCKS.

Sweet. Never heard of that one either. I'll look for it. Any clue where to find that and/or Daytime in a liquor store? Only place I've found Daytime is at Beer Kitchen on tap. But I only discovered this last week, so I haven't really checked many places..

Thanks!

You have bottles, plural, of Abacus? I am so, so jealous right now.

I know this isn't technically beer, but I'm looking for good recommendations for cider.

Most of them seem to just taste like a glorified wine cooler or champagne with a single note of flavor. I've really like the Woodchuck Winter cider, because it seems to have a little more complexity.

Anyway, my wife has gotten into cider due to the gluten free nature and because red wine doesn't agree with her any longer, so we're trying to look for good ones.