Favorite Post Hike Beer!

Double Bow · Jun 21, 2005

After a hard day on the trail I know I'm always looking forward to getting into town, having a bite, and take a nice cold 16oz dose of a liquid pain reliever. What I want to know is when you pick your poison, which poison do you pick? Which brew to do you choose to wash the taste of black flies out of your mouth?

Puma concolor · Jun 21, 2005

Gatorade Light.

I love beer, but not right after hiking.

sapblatt · Jun 21, 2005

Sierra after Gatorade Light

I agree with Mark...a liter of 50 % strength Gatorade is my first thing...when I have achoice...Sierra Nevada and its 5.6 % alcohol content just plain soothes those aching muscles and reloads those needed carbs!

Bjarni · Jun 21, 2005

It's early, but so far the "others" have it. Not surprising, since the brands listed are all swill in my book with the exception of Guinness, which I'd hardly classify as a thirst quencher. My choice would be Ringnes.

It might be of equal interest to know the beer of choice while on the trail, not at the end of it. Such things have been known to happen.

ROCKYSUMMIT · Jun 21, 2005

On my way out of the woods, I first pick up a large pie with fresh garlic and eggplant toppings, and a cooler full of any icey ( or snow packed ) brew ha-has! It's a beautiful thing!

lumberzac · Jun 21, 2005

When I do have a post hike beer, which isn’t all that common, I like to have a 46er IPA from the Lake Placid Brewery.

dr_wu002 · Jun 21, 2005

Definition?

Does "Post Hike" mean when I get back to my car? Or when my car gets back home? If when I get to my car -- no way! I'm sleepy enough as it is, I don't need all those carbs swimming around my system while driving!! If at home, well them... I don't know. Recently I've been drinking Grolsch.

-Dr. Wu

Brien · Jun 21, 2005

I'll imagine the beer was for when you are kicking back and relaxing a short while after the hike - after you drank a water or gatorade or whatever..., My choice is regular ol Sam Adams.

Gris · Jun 21, 2005

ya! gimme a few pints (or more) of just about any respectable IPA, like Pemi Pale Ale, yummmmmm!!!

Pucknuts61 · Jun 21, 2005

Thanks to Magic, my latest after hike drinking fad is LT Double Bag with a couple of Advil!

Quietman · Jun 21, 2005

I'll take an ice cold Yuengling, my brother brings them up from Philly.

Puck · Jun 21, 2005

Water and coffee....I need to drive home.

Tom Rankin · Jun 21, 2005

lumberzac said:
When I do have a post hike beer, which isn’t all that common, I like to have a 46er IPA from the Lake Placid Brewery.

Yes! Or Frostbite, from the same brewery, which is being bottled now! Woo hoo!!!

JonD · Jun 21, 2005

I like to keep it local, so I went with the Tuckerman's. One of Woodstock's brews or a visit to the Moat Mountain will also do the trick!

forty8 · Jun 21, 2005

Long Trail Double Bag to be even more specific!

JJD · Jun 21, 2005

On the mountain, I usually drink a Foster's oil can. Afterwards, you can't beat a Smuttynose IPA.

Bjarni said:
It's early, but so far the "others" have it. Not surprising, since the brands listed are all swill in my book with the exception of Guinness, which I'd hardly classify as a thirst quencher. My choice would be Ringnes.

It might be of equal interest to know the beer of choice while on the trail, not at the end of it. Such things have been known to happen.

You consider the beers on that list swill yet you admit to drinking Ringnes?

Hmmmmm...

Pennsy · Jun 21, 2005

Pennsylvania's finest, Yuengling, works very well for me.

TJH · Jun 21, 2005

I don't drink any more water ( I drink a ton ) for the last 1/2 mile to mile of trail so that freezing cold Bud Light bottle from the cooler taste that much better. TJH

hikerfast · Jun 21, 2005

I can recall a lot of people recently having a craving for 'grand marnier'.

Double Bow · Jun 21, 2005

Yes, to clearify further, the beer that you have when you are relaxing post hike whether that's at the car, at a restaurant or back home.

PS I put Saranac in there to try to be sensitive to our friends from NY. It's the only hiking related NY beer I ever see around home.

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