I'm always trying out new beers without any thought to the seasons. Last night I had a special edition Belgium trippel from New Belgium that was really good. I also recently had a seasonal brew called Bigfoot from Sierra Nevada, very flavorful, with a high abv.

Copper Kettle Helles. Crooked Stave Von Pilsner. Left Hand Brewing Polestar. Oscar Blues Little Yella Pils.

I don't give up pales and IPAs, I simply drink lighter/session pales and IPAs.

As the weather warms up I start to gravitate back towards that summer classic, Natty Light. Cans for myself but I keep a few bottles around in case company stops in.

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Originally posted by dog44:
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier. This is a true premium beer!

The best beer in the world, from the oldest brewery in the world.

I guess over the past 978 years, they've managed to perfect the recipe.

I am particular to stouts and reds. No matter the season I avoid the pine needle infatuation some seem to have

Schneider-Weisse, bitte!

Lion Lager, 33, and Hakker-Pschorr Weiss for me please.

Guinness Stout or Shiner Bock. All year, what ever is on sale.

Another stout year round guy here. Some favorites
Old Rasputin
Founders Breakfast Stout
Devil Dog

Yuengling Lager, Yuengling Stout & Shiner Bock. Ice cold longnecks.

Not much of a beer drinker but I do like Grolsch Premium Dutch Lager. I've got a few in the fridge and I might just go grab one now.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:

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Originally posted by dog44:
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier. This is a true premium beer!

The best beer in the world, from the oldest brewery in the world.

I guess over the past 978 years, they've managed to perfect the recipe.

I love this stuff. Especially the Dunkel. The first dark wheat beer I had was in Germany last year and I was glad to find this locally.

Apart from that I tend to switch from darker, maltier beers in winter (stouts, bocks, etc) to easy drinking wheat beers in summer.

I get a lot of crap from apparent beer snobs that seem to think IPAs actually taste good, because I drink fruity beers in summer. Meanwhile the IPAs taste like potpourri. My favorite last summer was Harpoon Camp Wannamango. I love Harpoon's UFO beers. Just had an apricot wheat last night that was awesome. I think it was called Apricadabra.

Trumer Pils, Firestone 805, and North Coast Scrimshaw are year rounders that are pleasing during the warmer months. 21st Amendment Hell or Highwatermelon is a great summer beer. I also lean towards sours.

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Originally posted by sourdough44:
I think I’ve cut back a bit lately, not stopped though.

I run the gamut from a cold PBR to one of the many IPA types. I can handle most anything. ‘Da Yoopers’ have a song about their favorite beer, that’s the free one.

Yeah. I’m not a big drinker. 2-4 probably every other weekend. I do love it though.

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Originally posted by tatortodd:
Still Oktoberfest at the TatorTodd compound

Same here. Paulaner specifically, and year 'round.

I challenge the OP's premise that Pale Ale and IPA beers are less "drinkable" as the seasons change. The research required to prove or disprove this will be enjoyable regardless of the outcome.

Prost!

I’ll do some research and get back with you.

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Trumer Pils, Firestone 805, and North Coast Scrimshaw are year rounders that are pleasing during the warmer months. 21st Amendment Hell or Highwatermelon is a great summer beer. I also lean towards sours.

I was excited to Trumer Pils here. It started out great. Fantastic stuff, but I got a hold of some that was skunky as hell. If I saw a single I'd get it hoping it would return to greatness. Alas, still skunky. They must not be shipping it out here to Colorado in refrigerated trucks.

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Originally posted by goose5:
I was excited to Trumer Pils here. It started out great. Fantastic stuff, but I got a hold of some that was skunky as hell. If I saw a single I'd get it hoping it would return to greatness. Alas, still skunky. They must not be shipping it out here to Colorado in refrigerated trucks.

"Skunkiness" is caused by exposure to UV light. Not by age or temperature swings.

I see that Trumer Pils comes in a green bottle. Green glass provides no protection from UV light. (Neither does blue or clear glass.) As little as 30 seconds of sunlight exposure in a green bottle can be enough to skunk a beer.

Brown glass bottles, on the other hand, provide some protection from sunlight. That's why the majority of beers come in brown bottles these days. I have no idea why certain manufacturers insist on sticking to green, blue, or clear glass, to the detriment of their beers.

If you want a Trumer Pils that's guaranteed not to be skunky, get it in a can or from a keg.

Legend Brown Ale year round.

St. Arnold's seasonal Spring Bock is quite good.