Here Are the Best Beers to Celebrate America's Independence With

It is that time of year once again when people remember the birthday of this great nation of ours known as the United States of America ( for now. The way we are going it could be the United States of Mexico one day). Barbecues are very traditional during the fourth. Another thing that always brings out the taste of a good barbeque is an equally good beer. Some of these beers that I will recommend can even be cooked with.

The first beer I will mention is also my favorite in Coors light. This is made in Colorado and is American style ale with a light color. The taste is very crisp and not overpowering. This is a beer that you can drink at bit of as a beverage without getting too out of hand. It is also great for marinating burgers with. The new trend they came up with is a label that turns blue when the beer is at the optimal temperature.

The second of my choices is Sam Adams. This is a Boston Lager and a pretty good beer. Not everyone likes it because it is a bit stronger than a typical light beer. It is available in regular, light and also several seasonal varieties. Personally I think it is a bit more expensive than I like to pay for a beer and is not as good as Coors. This beer coming from Boston is appropriate since it is named after one of the main revolutionary figures in American history in Sam Adams who was one of the first to want to kick the British out. True to its New England heritage Samuel Adams is made in Massachusetts.

Another good beer to pair with your July fourth cookouts is Bud light. I prefer Coors light much more. It might be a rodeo thing but the reality is both beers are really similar in that they both have a mild crisp taste and light color. The average person who drinks beer can tell the difference between Bud Light and Coors Light but a novice drinker would not know the difference. When I was in college I preferred Coors but would drink Bud when it was on sale. It is good for marinating burgers and steak in.

Yuengling is the oldest brewery in the United States and made in the Keystone State of Pennsylvania. This is stronger than Coors and Budweiser, but not quite as strong as most imports and about on par with Sam Adams. I would say that you can taste the European influence in the beer since the family who still owns it at one time was European immigrants (legal there is a difference between them and what this country has now).

Guinness is my favorite import beer and made in Ireland. This is a very good beer but an acquired taste. The novice beer drinker will usually find it much too strong. It is a stout style beer and is rather thick. A friend of mine once referred to a glass of Guinness as a "slice of Guinness" because of how thick it is. I personally don't really think it's good for marinating, but some people do it. I do use this beer to boil wings in before I throw them on the barbeque. This is probably the strongest of the beers that I discussed. Another thing is this really needs to be ice cold. I think all beer needs to be cold, but this is especially one that if you nurse a beer you need this in a frosty mug.

There are my five beers for the fourth of July. Enjoy your holiday and if you do drink be responsible and don't drive.

Thanks for reading.

God Bless You and God Bless America.

Further reading

http://www.yuengling.com/

http://www.guinness.com/

www.coorslight.com

www.budweiser.com

www.yuengling.com