What is you “go to” wine or beer?

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1. For wine, I love Nuits-Saint-Georges, a vineyard domain from Bourgogne. But I like most good wines, depending on what I eat with it. Being french I obviously drink a lot of French wines but I also buy wines from California, Chile South Africa or new Zealand.

   Beer, I like diversity. As long as it’s not too bitter. I mostly like Belgian beer over German, for example. And I buy a lot of beer from little French producers.

2. I don’t know much about wine. I can never seem to remember the ones I’ve liked and am as likely to pick vinagre as I am a good wine, *sigh*.

   As far as beers go, however, I have a little more knowledge. My go-to, when it’s available, is a Kwak. A more widely available in bars is a Grimbergen. And when I’m in Southern Spain, my go-to is an ice cold Cruzcampo.

3. For beer my default is Hobgoblin though I try to have something else if it’s available, as for wine I like a wine that hits you in the face and says “I am red wine TASTE ME!!!” so I generally go for Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Pinot Noir or Syrah. If it’s not bold i’m not interested unless it’s with food and then i attempt to go for a good pairing.

4. Beer: Kölsch, preferably Früh (or if im in Bavaria the local Dorfbier)

   Wine: im really into a certain greek red wine from Nemea, but in general i do like very fruity red wines

5. Not really a brand, but my two go-to still wines are Languedoc and Riesling. I’m not a beer person, but my husband is. He oscillates between 1664, Heineken, and Calvinus.

6. I drink real ales, most types, though I’m not such a fan of the sweet types (chocolate stouts and the like). That being said, I’ll still try them once, as I may like just a half as has happened in the past when a pint is too much.

   I’m currently drinking a blonde ale from Ossett Brewery which goes down rather well.

7. It’s all a matter of taste but imo the best beer ever crafted is Denogginizer. It’s a strong imperial IPA, easy to drink and not syrupy. If you like Stone IPA or even something like Pliney the Elder than you will most likely love Drake’s Denogginizer.

   Edit: Whoops! I just realized which subreddit this is. Well I’ll leave this up anyway in case anyone here ever visits the US and is looking for a good 9% IPA

8. If it’s on tap then I’ll normally order the beer “Hobgoblin”

9. Rockshore is an Irish beer and always my go to. It used to be only sold in a few Irish bars but are now everywhere. I can’t wait to see it abroad.

   It’s a light, crisp and refreshing beer that’s impossible to beat.