RE: Favorite Beer.
I love Abita Turbo Dog (Louisiana) and pretty much anything the New Glarus Brewery puts out. Tough part is New Glarus doesn't sell outside of Wisconsin. Also, any beer than ends in -ktoberfest (except Becks, who sadly cannot brew a decent oktoberfest). A new one I've had recently and really enjoyed is from the Smuttynose Brewery in NH and is called -something along the lines of- "Brown Dog Ale".