Back Seat Driver Summit: Duff Beer, Rockies, Donkeys and More Beer

I wanted to extend an open invite for anyone that wants to come out to Denver September 24-26 of next year. We have an annual festival that brings in micro and macro brew companies throughout the country into our convention center. There are 431 breweries from Alaska to Hawaii to Florida to Maine that come in to sample their wares. Places like Great Lakes Brewery, Brooklyn Brewery to Goose Island Brewing Company to New Belgium. Maybe even Duff Beer will show up. It is beer beer and more beer. It is 55 bucks per day to have an unlimited amount of 1 oz samples of over 1800 beers. The Cardinals are also going to be in town to play the Rockies that weekend as well. And possibly the Donkeys will be playing someone. They have home games against the Brownies and the Giants this year. We have 3 beds, plus ample space on couches in the family room and in the basement. I thought this would be a good idea to get everyone together for some things that we all love.

Here is the website.

http://www.beertown.org/events/gabf/index.htm

Wade Boggs: A True Hall of Famer

This should give everyone a newfound level of respect (and awe) for former Boston, New York, and Tampa Bay third baseman Wade Boggs.

There’s no doubt that he belongs in the Hall of Fame!

The Beer Draft... Round 4 and 5

4th round

With the 19th overall selection, Gutsy Goldberg selects:

Yuengling - this beer was started in 1829 in Pennsylvania, and claims to be the oldest brewery in American, and the beer is mysteriously delicious. Granted, finding Yuengling is difficult if you're not in their "10-state service area" and Ohio is not one of the areas. Yuengling brings back fond memories of a great road trip I once took to Penn St. We went to the bar that day to watch the Ohio State game, and we ordered countless $3 PITCHERS of the sweet beer. Only on a college campus could a great beer cost so little. The beer went down easy, and even while drinking too many, it doesn't appear to cause hangover problems. This is great news for Team Gutsy Goldberg, as this selection will help penetrate the college-market, where having a lack of a hangover is a distinct advantage so that customers can rejuvenate and continue drinking more beer the moment they wake up.
MJ: yuengling is an inspired choice. i love that stuff. your 3rd and 4th rounders far upstage your first 2!

With the 20th Overall Pick:

Budweiser/Bud Light: The King of Beers.

What do you drink at the titty bar when the top shelf beer is Heineken and it costs $10? You drink Bud Light of course. Not only is Bud Light the substitute on a budget night (or when your $ bills are making it rain) it's the natural late inning set-up man. You're at home… you're with a lady, and you need to seal the deal but do not forget to tend your buzz!! A lost buzz can be the difference between getting into her pants and failing. You reach for a Bud Light because a) you can't taste anything after a night of drinking; b) its late; c) only chicks keep Amstel Light around the house. Bud Light takes to you the closer (TROJAN) with the efficiency and smile of a veteran reliever.

Billions of dollars have been spent selling the Anheuser-Busch taste. Please enjoy these blasts from the past.










Gutsy: I feel honored that MJ is not using his super-rage powers on me, and I appreciate his support of my last two selections.

on the 20th pick - I can't believe Budweiser just got taken. Makes me even more proud that I snatched up Sam Adams when I could.

suggestion for next time we have a "Mock Draft" - we could have someone pretend to be Mel Kiper Jr and have a "Big Board" . they can also pretend to interview people/beers/things that are still waiting to be selected.

Publius: Sam Adams lubes Bill Simmons butt sex.

With the 22nd pick of this draft Colonel Sanders' Jungle Rots selects Paulaner Oktoberfest.

When you think of drunken debauchery you think of Oktoberfest. And Paulaner Oktoberfest is the best selling beer at the Munchen festival. For his wedding in 1810, Ludwig I, the Crown Prince of Bavaria, commissioned all of the Munich breweries to develop a new style of beer to commemorate the occasion. The beer was so good that the party lasted for days and Oktoberfest beer was born. Only the real beer drinkers drink their beer out of a liter jug (aka a stein) instead of a pint glass. Who can't go wrong with 6 million people consuming 6 million liters of beer and driving 6 millions cars backwards on the Autobahn? So grab your leiderhosen, accordian and stein and clash them together in honor of one of the greatest beers in the land.

Also, monks are the ones who discovered it and I guess monks really know how to party it up. I guess celibacy, living in some place miles away from civilization and praying all the time causes people to drink. Who knew?
With the 23rd pick in the draft, MJ's Rage-a-Holics select Brooklyn Brown Ale.

All this back-and-forth sniping about Chicago made me realize that my hometown has something to offer in the beer department. Brooklyn's Brown Ale is a rich beer, perfect for burgers and nachos at your local sports bar. Brooklyn is a hipper, cooler, bigger, and nicer city than most in America so it stands to reason that it should have a beer that's blue-collar enough to enjoy anywhere at any time, but from a microbrew company that's eco-friendly as well. That's why I'm proud to support the beers of a company which became the first in NYC to
switch to 100% wind-generated electricity. Step 1. Drink their beer. Step 2. Fart a ton. Step 3. Farts cause more power. Step 4. More beer is produced. Step 5. Follow Step 1.

With the 24th Pick Mighty's Semi-Sobers will show some Cleveland pride and Go with the best Microbrew the Fighting Northeast Section of Ohio has to offer...The Great Lakes Brewing Company Eliot Ness Amber Lager. According to the caption this beer has crisp noble hops. I'm not sure what makes hops noble let alone crisp but I bet having Mr. Eliot Ness on the label helps a great deal. For the record there is indeed a reason why Ness is on the label as he was a safety inspector in my fair city and according to legend shot the bar where this particular micro-brew is made. How many beers can say that their name is a result of a shot up bar. Not too many I say not too many....

5th Round:

And with the 25th Pick and Mighty's last I'm going with......

Bell's Oberon Ale. Bell's located in the heart of the fightingest part of the fightingest town in the central part of michigan (Kalamazoo). Bell's has a wonderful sampler of beers. I'd recommend getting the sampler platter if you ever go to that town up North. Nonetheless the best of the best is Oberon. Only made during the summer Oberon is an American Wheat Beer (fuck the belgiums what have they done for us lately. besides they all have these huge ego issues. you really think im going to give them something else to crow about) with Saaz hops. I'm not sure what Saaz hopes are but I assume its German or Flemish or Swahali for "pure joy". So lay around on a hot summer day with Oberon. Its hard to find but if you do its definitely worth it.....

Publius: I cant believe he picked a beer from up north!!

Mighty: Its a good beer. i suppose constant losing makes one bitter and extreme....

Since it seems like this is the last round, MJ's Rage-A-Holics are picking Red Stripe.

Best beer commercials of 2005 and the great slogan "Hooray Beer" sums it all up. A tasty lager in a cool bottle that subs as a fantastic foreign object to throw at people. It's an island drink so it evokes both beach-lounging and scantily clad women. Total package and a great value for this late in the draft. Hooray beer!

Gusty: Don't forget about "Holy Moses White Ale", another great name, and great beer, at the Great Lakes Brewing Co. I will just pretend I didn't hear you rip on the whole state of Ohio. Hooray MJ for picking Red Stripe. Also cracked up when I thought someone was actually picking Schmitt's Gay. Chris Farley is hilarious.

With the 27th pick of the draft, Colonel Sanders' Jungle Rots are picking Boddington Pub Ale.

A stalwart in the British community. Not a soccer riot has begun without someone chugging down a Boddington's. Another of the widget beers, this one only pales in comparision to Guinness. For those that can't stand the taste or texture of the motor oil beers (pussies), Boddington's might be your way to go. I tend to keep a large stash of it in my refrigerator in case I feel like walking Manchester football or singing "God Save the Queen".

With the 28th Pick: Publius and his all-stars picks
Schmitts gay "If you've got a tall thirst and you're gay, reach for a cold bottle of
Schmitts gay."

J/k.

Double Bag Ale-- Long Trail Brewing Company Vermont. Vermont has many fine micros (magic hat, rock art, otter creek) but Double Bag and the Winter Ale Hibernator win my vote. Dark Amber, 7.2 %, and cows on the label.

Pick #30

Gutsy Goldberg selects...

Lindemans Framboise

Lindemans is a Belgian brewery, that makes one beer in particular called Lindemans Framboise that is a Raspberry Lambic that goes great with appetizers and desserts. The Lindemans Framboise also is a Gold Medal winner at the World Beer Championships. Most women enjoy Lambic beers because they are especially fruity, which is why this is my final selection. As Al Pacino (Tony Montana) once said in Scarface, "In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women." It is this advice that I used as the strategy for guiding my beer selections. By starting out with Sam Adams and Corona, these selections are sure to make a lot of money as they are quality beers that are widely distributed. I then was able to gain influence and power through my selections of Sam Smith and Yuengling which are beers renowned for their taste and have championship pedigree. Finally, by choosing Lindemans Framboise, I have the power to attract a multitude of women to my selection of beers. I'm also proud that I successfully utilized Tony Montana's strategy without even peddling drugs or killing anyone.

Publius: perhaps you should have selected Schmidt's Gay.

Beer Draft... Round 3

Mighty: Pick 13 (3rd Round)

First of all I object to picking twice in a row. I dont remember that in the brochure. Nonetheless I will pick the actual best beer from Belgium...Delirium Tremens. First of all its beer that has the courage to mock recovering alcoholics. Secondly I think its the beer with the highest level of alchohol. ( 8.5 to 10%) Im pretty sure its banned in like 10 states and Nova Scotia.Thirdly it comes in a huge bottle. Which is important if you want to drink a lot and not be a dripping umm vagina like lets say people that criticize the High Life. According to the Pink Elephant that inhabits its label it was named the best beer in the world in 1998. Which is in fact the hottest year in record (although 2007 is looking to break that). Finally it comes in 4 seasonal flavors. Im not sure why thats a good thing but once again Pinky the Elephant tells me to shut up and drink. Thanks Pinky.....

Editors Note: Great pick and love the pink elephant

MJ: What's with people picking stuff like Chimay and Delirium Tremens...foul-tasting scum which is meant to be served warm? Beer is supposed to be frosty and refreshing, not room-temperature with the taste of liquid fat.

Old Style is not for public consumption except for in the greater Chicagoland area. If there was an ecosystem of beers, Old Style is like the cockroach that survives nuclear winter -- NO ONE likes Old Style (except, obviously, Chicagoans).

Hitman: Spoken like a true cretin. If you can't appreciate the finest of Belgian beers - perhaps you shouldn't even be eligible for this draft!

As for the flagship label of the G. Heilemann Brewing Company: a few years ago, they ran a commercial featuring Dennis Farina, native and wonderful Chicagoan that he is, referencing Old Style as "our great beer". Indeed, it is. If you don't like it, we don't care.

Publius: If you like Old Style so much, draft it!!

With the 14th overall selection, MJ's Rage-a-Holics select Sapporo Premium Lager.

It's the best damn lager from that side of the world and the best thing about it is that every Japanese restaurant worth its fish serves it in 23 oz bottles. That's a lot of refreshment right there. For all you uncouth people who don't know of great beer, here's a picture of Japan's finest export besides sushi, the Playstation 2 and geisha girls.
Publius: More asian lager but I have to admit this is the best sushi beer. I have eaten raw fish and consumed this beer. It's a winning combination.

With the 15th overall selection, Colonel Sander's Jungle Rots select Breckenridge Brewery's Christmas Ale.

Since it is snowing outside today, I figured I would remember the winter. After skiing the slopes in a beautiful environment, Christmas Ale gives you the lack of feeling to those rubbery legs. Its 7.4% alcohol content makes any snow bunny look like Scarlett Johannsen. The happiness of the Christmas season embodies this ale. If you haven't had the opportunity to have Breckenridge Christmas Ale, I would suggest coming out, doing a few runs on the slopes and then heading to the brewery or your local establishment to get this great ale.
With the 16th overall pick in the 2007 Beer Mock Draft, Hitman's Hangovers select:

Summit Hefeweizen.

With summer and the baseball season upon us, you need a great summer beer. There is no summer beer quite like a Weiss, and nobody makes a Weiss like Summit. Served in a tall Weiss glass, with a lemon wedge (you CAN put fruit in certain beers!), a Summit Hefeweizen is the epitome of refreshment. It's your classic lead-off hitter, the beer you want to start your night right. One sip and you say "Yeah, now that's why I drink beer!" It sets the table for your clean-up hitters - oh, the delicious contrasts between your Summit, and your Bass and Chimay! A lineup for the ages, indeed...

MJ: we waited 3 hours and endured another round of soul-crushing chicago tourism blather for ANOTHER fruity beer? what's with fruiting the beer? we've been through this.

Publius: Point of clarification-- does fruiting beer include asian strippers near my Sapporo?

MJ: my man, strippers and beer were meant to go together. that is the fundamental tenet of man law. we're talking about lemon, lime, or anything else that grows on trees, shrubs, groves, or has agricultural or nutritional value.

Publius: Very well. Asian flowers are allowed in so much as they are naked. fruit garnishes are not allowed. Where is Judge Eddie Griffith?

With the 17th Overall selection, Publius and his all-stars selects:

Alaska Amber

Alaskan Amber is based on a recipe from a turn-of-the-century brewery in the Juneau area. It was voted "Best Beer in the Nation" in the 1988 Great American Beer Festival. Water, malt, hops and yeast with no adjuncts, no preservatives and no pasteurization. Our glacier-fed water originates in the 1,500 square-mile Juneau Ice Field. The malt is a rich blend of premium two-row Pale and Crystal malts. Cascade hops from the Yakima Valley and imported Czechoslovakian Saaz hops impart bittering flavors and aromas.

The good news is that global warming will increase glacier water flows and increase Alaskan Amber production. Take that Al Gore. I trust any culture that puts up with minimal/zero sunlight during the doldrums of winter. If anyone knows booze, these cultures do. For
example, Russians know Vodka, Scandinavians know Akevitt, and Alaskans know beer.

Put that in your pipeline and smoke it.

With the 18th overall selection, Gutsy Goldberg selects:

Sam Smith, particularly Sam Smith's Oatmeal Stout - It sounds like a breakfast in itself, but Oatmeal stout is where its at. Sam Smith brewery also happens to be Yorkshire's oldest brewery, founded in 1758, and uses a fermentation system involving stone squares. Plus, Sam Smith's beers are vegan products meaning that this acquisition of this beer will soon see increased sales, due to flocks of people becoming vegan to avoid the risk of cancer. Granted, I didn't realize that the other beers of the world were non-vegan products, but when there is even a possibility for a competitive advantage, you have to take it when you are in a Mock Beer Draft. Perhaps even more importantly, Sam Smith's beers have won multiple world championships. Sam Smith is providing a healthy choice, great taste, and a championship legacy that even John Wooden would be jealous of.

Beer Draft... Rounds 1 and 2

Order: Mighty, MJ, Colonel, Hitman, Publius, and Ivan... remember, once a brand name is selected you cannot select any other brews made by that label. I could not take Schlafy's Wheat since Mighty picked that label.

Mighty:
Schlafly's Pale Ale. A microbrew of Saint Louis it has the come hither taste that says I haven't sold out to South Africa like Miller as well as the label that says I piss off batshit crazy right wing basically same as Lynne Cheney but with less eye makeup Phyllis Schlafly. The beer maker Schlafly is the gay relative (son? brother? gardener?) to Phyllis and I always like giving money to something that would piss her off. Factor in the versatility of Schafly (you can relax to while grilling. You can have it with a nice classy meal. You can impress non-native Louisians with tales of how Schlafly's Pale Ale once saved a small Aborigine tribe in Papa New Guineau). Its basically the swiss army knifes of Beers.

Solid pick. I would not have used the first overall selection on it but it wouldn't have lasted as I had plans to nick during the wraparound 2nd round.

MJ: Stella Artois. American light beer sensibility with a refined Euro taste. Served in a pretentious glass that doesn't fit on a table that is already crowded with regular pint glasses. Basically it says "I'm the asshole who stands out, but in a good way." Bonus is that you get to call out a woman's name ("Gimme a Stella!") instead of sounding like a midwestern homo ("Bud please."). Only St. Pauli Girl can match Stella on this level, but that bimbo from St. Pauli tastes like crap.


Publius: Schlafy: Clearly an attempt to steal my love.

Stella!?!?! Euro Miller Lite combined with bad techno signals euro
trash to the bartender.

MJ: I don't hear no techno playing when I order my Stella, mate. Maybe that sweater is rolled too tightly around your neck?

A Young Stella drinker.

With the 3rd pick of the 2007 Beer Draft, the team of Colonel Sander's Jungle Rots picks Guinness Stout.

Since 1759, the world has been graced with this fine beer. When one thinks of Ireland, you think Guinness, potatoes, U2 and maybe fighting. No other beer represents an entire country. If there was a country of Guinness, I would definately move there. Guinness can also be used as an ingredient in one of the finest tasting stews on earth. If you walk into McGurks and order a Guinness Stew with a side of Guinness you will be delighted. Also, Guinness is the only beer that I know of that if you walk into a pub in Ireland and ask for "a pint", they will just hand you over a Guinness. The shear black motor oil look of the beer screams out, "I am a man, I will beat the shit out of anyone who fucks with me". Downing four pints of some girly beer (ie Stella and Schafly) at last call is easy. Only real alcoholics or beer minded people can down four pints of Guinness in 10 minutes. The settling of the beer, the frothy top, the nitrogen canister in the cans, these are all unique to Guinness.

Plus, I hear that Sir Alec Guinness endorses Guinness, so anyone want to say that Obi Wan is wrong?

Hitman: Auuuuggghhhh you took my pick!

Can we penalize Colonel for using the comments thread to make his official selection? I suggest he defaults the rights to Guinness and has to drink a six-pack of Natty Light before his next pick.

Colonel: I blame the craziness of Gmail. It isn't my fault you are picked a team from Texas to be in the Final Four. I think that any person picking Texas for anything should be relegated to drinking a six pack of Lone Star.

Hitman: Having selected a Texo-Canadian as my bride-to-be, I gladly accept a six-pack of Lone Star. It sure beats that Coors horse urine that you drink out in Colorado.

With the fourth pick in the 2007 Beer Mock Draft, Hitman's Hangovers select...

Bass Ale.


In a beverage world increasingly dominated by good-glove, no-hit shortstops (Heineken has a light beer?!?!) or pinch-hitting specialists (shit-eating microbrews), Bass is the clean-up hitter around which a beer lineup is formed. It's your first beer, it's the beer you drink with your meal, it's the beer you drink when you get home after a long day of work and the only sound you can hear is your pint glass crying through your cupboards: "I need a real beer, please!" Bass comes from England, a country where pubs with real pub names like "The Wolf and the Shoe" or "The Dirty Jester" fill up at 10 a.m. with people who know their brews and don't worry about minor
annoyances like slurring their words from drinking too many pints of Bass because they're already unintelligible. When you sidle up to your neighborhood bar, just say that one special word "Bass", and your barkeep will smile and nod in appreciation and recognition that you have just selected one of the most durable, respected, and feared ales in all the land.

Publius: selects...

New Belgium Abbey

Abbey, the biggest medal collector in the New Belgium portfolio, is categorized as a Belgian style "dubbel" or "Double Ale." This complex ale, along with Trippel, is very true to style of the beers brewed in Belgium where the monks produce beers to support their abbey. Dubbels tend to be darker, with a heavier malt profile. Bottle conditioning produces esters that manifest as earthy or floral tones.

It also means double the alcohol content (7.5%... you gotta love those monks),

"It's Colorado holy water. This righteous Belgian-style ale is enough to make you don a monk's habit and consider celibacy."

I'm not sold on the celibacy but I'll take beer for $200 Alex...
with the 6th pick, Gutsy Goldberg selects...

Sam Adams - makers of multiple delicious beers that also happen to be available in high volume. We're talking quality taste, as well as big money marketing power so that I can create commercials on whatever topic I desire. Plus, an added bonus is that a big defensive lineman is named after the beer, and he will be joining my front office. What other beer comes with a throw-in 380 pound defensive lineman?

with the 7th pick, Gutsy Goldberg selects...

Corona - Nothing says "summertime relaxing" like Corona. Plus, it always seems like people who drink Corona have ladies hanging all over them. Corona also creates lots of fun as there's always "that guy" who tries to get his lime in his beer, only to have the beer shoot all over himself due to "that guy" failing to fully cover the opening of the beer. With a Sam Adams and Corona combination, I've got high quality beer, the power to make silly commercials, and female groupies.

Publius: We waited this LONG FOR SAM ADAMS AND CORONA?!?!!?

It's mexican piss.

MJ: sam adams: for the wannabe pretentious boston red sox fan in all of us...except for those with balls and an ability to pronounce our "r's" and "h's" corona: no beer that requires lime is acceptable. fruit in beer violates man law. we all know this already.

Colonel: Might as well have picked Zima Light and Bill Simmons Ale.


8th Pick: Murphy's Irish Stout

Brewed in Cork since 1856, Murphy's offers the discerning stout consumer a smooth, creamy, easy-to drink alternative to other stouts. Murphy's is made with all natural ingredients, and is subject to rigorous quality controls to ensure that each pint is perfect. Murphy's claimed the Gold Medal for stout at the 2002 International Brewing awards, a true testimony of the superior taste and commitment to quality. Murphy's Irish Stout is a product obtained from wort, made from malted barley, roasted material (barley and malt), drinking water and hops, alcoholically fermented with pure culture yeast of the type Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Guinness is a safe pick but stout drinkers know this one... and they know it well.MJ: To all you drinkers of beer that is darker than a muddy pot of sewage-- what's the appeal? Why pay for pints of black piss when you can drink the meltings of black snow on street corners?

Publius: The appeal is a little like the first time one goes to investigate the vertical smile... it's unusual, but it's part of being a man. Drinking beer with the same color as urine doesn't work for me.

With the 9th pick in the 2007 Beer Mock Draft, Hitman's Hangovers select:

Chimay Blue Ale.

If Belgian were a language, Chimay would mean "Great Fuckin' Beer" - and we all know how good Belgian beer is, so that should tell you something. Chimay simply rocks. It's delicious and it's smooth. It's the piece de resistance. A man who can appreciate a Chimay is a man indeed. Chimay isn't for your casual beer swiller: it's not for frat parties, it's not for the corner pub, and the monks who brew it are far too classy and sensible to ship their nectar to somewhere uncouth like Missouri. No, Chimay comes from beer heaven. When you're ready to respect the glory that is beer, don your Sunday best, stroll to the nearest Church of Beer, and show the world that
you belong to that elite crowd that simply knows a top-quality beer when you see it.

MJ: Hitman knocking the state of Missouri. No, we never saw that one coming. I've been to both Missouri and Illinois...honestly? Besides Chicago, Illinois looks an awful lot like Missouri, right?

Hitman: Chicago is to Missouri as Hilary Swank is to MJ. Sure, they're in the same general part of the country, but even blind men can tell them apart - and most certainly appreciate the difference.

MJ: Hillary Swank and I are both mannish. But only one of us is supposed to be. So, no, I don't think it's that easy to tell us apart. Ugliest "hot" celeb out there, that Swank.

Colonel: It is a toss up between man faces between Swank and fellow 90210 alum, Tori Spelling. I would have to give it to Swank since she played a boxer. I bet both of them drink Guinness like it is water.

MJ: Swank may drink beer but Tori looks like a wine-cooler and fruity martini sort of twat.

With the 10th pick, Colonel Sander's Jungle Rot picks Singha Lager.

While based in Thailand during the great "conflict", one of my fellow brethren had me try Singha Lager. I was delighted by its smoothness and never realized that they could make this type of beer in this area of the world. After this encounter, I raised a glass of Singhato Charlie every time I cut his ear off for my collection. Now after coming back from the "conflict" I always order a Singha with my favorite Thai dishes. Drunken Noodles was not called drunken noodles without the person cooking it drinking Singha. In order to wipe away the spiciness of the food, I just keep drinking Singha. Another positive thing about it is that it is a Malt Liquor so it has an added umpf in the way of the alcohol content. Colt 45, Nighttrain, Hurricane all taste like crap, but Singha is the way to go.

Publius: Asian Beer?!?!? Really!?!?!

With the 11th pick, the MJ Rage-a-Holics select Smithwicks Ale.

I had never had Smithwicks until last night when I had two. This is tastier than Bass, less pretentious than Sam Adams, and Ireland's best selling ale since the 1920's. The Irish know what they're doing and I trust them with my life when I'm ordering pints at a bar.

Alright with 12th pick (6th pick in round 2)

I will go with Miller High Life.

I know its not that fancy beer with foreign sounding names but it still a quality beer. First let me set the record straight when your drinking the high life your living the high life. No beer matches its brat soaking abilities. No beer is as good around the grill. No beer says smelly fraternity like the high life. What other beer is the champagne (pronounced cham pag na) of beers? Thats right, none. So put on your stained wife beater, fire up the grill, and pop open a nice ice cold brewski, The High Life Way.

Hitman: Miller High Life in the second round is the worst pick in the history of beer drafting. Sure, it was the best beer that any WU fraternity gave out in the late 90s, the same way that a gunshot to the toe beats a bullet in the head: I still wouldn't recommend it.

Mighty: such snobbery from the second city. let me guess, you're making the territorial claim that old style is better?

Colonel: I disagree. In picking the best beers you have to look at the history of drinking the beer. All of the members on this panel have a good experience living the high life. Sure it might look like cat urine, but even now, when I go to the liquor store, sometimes i feel nostalgic and give the 5 bucks for a 12 pack of the champagne of beers.

Analysis of Rounds 1 and 2
Mighty: Schalfy's-- solid pick. Not sure it deserves the first pick but solid pick. I would have nabbed it during the wrap around pick early round 2. Pale Ale-- high quality like Stifler's mom.

The High Life? The champagne of beers?!?!?! Clearly this pick will be questioned. Are you hanging out with Mike Vick??? We have 5 rounds. Spoils from NCAA challenge can be delivered in High Life.

MJ-- Stella Artois, and Smithwicks. Not a bad haul. Stella looks like piss but I'd drink Smithwicks anytime.

The Colonel: Guinness and some Thai beer. Singha I think. Thailand is for sex tourism and I love Guinness. If you have questions, please ask Gary Glitter.

Hart: Bass and Chimay. A good haul.

Publius: Abbey and Murphy's Irish Stout. OLE

Gutsy: Sam Adams and Corona. I cannot believe we waited for these picks. This isn't a Mike Vick selection, but why bother?

ESPN/Chris Berman selection ranks the top few as Hitman, Publius, and a lager split between colonel and MJ. Belgian beer vs thai beer?? I'd take Belgian but prefer the Abbey/Chimay. Needs improvement: Mighty and Gutsy.

Here you go Gutsy.