"Casey Rousseau" <casey at the-bat.net> wrote: __________ >FWIW, when I splurge my carb budget on beer, I'd rather be drinking >Newcastle Brown or Samuel Smith's Nut Brown. Sammy Smith I'll agree with (their brews are high quality across the board), but Newcastle is just so-so for me. If we're opening up to imports and getting away from microbrews, I have to give my nod to Fuller beers. I love Fuller's Extra Special Bitter, and their 1845 is very good as well. For those who are into the darker stuff... Young's Double Chocolate Stout is a consistent favorite, and the Rogue XS Imperial Stout (not sure if that's being made any more -- I haven't been able to find it in years) is quite possibly the best stout I've ever tasted.