Your "Go To" Beer with a cigar?

[Ford2112]

5 hours ago, mbflash80 said:

Its my favorite pairing. I am a pilsner/lager guy and drink all kinds of them from all parts of the world...but if I had to pick just one to have with a cigar it would be Heater Allen Pils. It's pretty much perfect.

That mug is amazing, Chuck would approve 🤘👍

[havanaclub]

A very cold pilsner or crisp lager is money. I find IPAs to be too fruity and take away from the cigar. A good stout can be good with a Monte or trinny or San Cristobal.


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[Johnny Extra]

Whoa...kindred spirits on here! Nothing like a good cigar, beer, and cranking up Scream Bloody Gore.

[bmac]

Haven’t had a beer in 20 something years. Root beer is good.

[QDOguy]

I will second the root beer and the Guinness, and would also add Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest Marzen.

[JohnnyO]

Stouts, Porters and Imperial Stouts as long as they don't overdo it with chocolate.

[Montezüma]

Anything but Foster's! Ok, on a more serious note though, an Erdinger weißbier is great choice for bottled.

[barrygoodvibes]

Guinness. But my favorite pairing with cigars is my favorite root beer from Sprecher.

[Johnny Extra]

Guinness Draught, Bass Ale, or Newcastle (if you can still get it).

[ha_banos]

I'm a various beer drinker with a cigar. I don't have a go-to. Ipas, American pale ale, newkie brown, triples, keo, mythos, Guinness, Asahi. I like the variety. Just avoid things like sweet beers 🤢

Fat face, Hawkstone tonight. Sorry to say it's a pleasant beer. With N6.

[Dr vonPuffenberg]

On 5/19/2026 at 12:49 PM, QDOguy said:

I will second the root beer and the Guinness, and would also add Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest Marzen.

I love a Marzen with a cigar. When Oktoberfest comes around I usually try as many different Marzens as I can. 

[gujilaoxian]

Yep, but most of the time only with Shorts.

[JDoughty]

N/A would be my first choice, like one of the amazing sours from Untitled Art or a gose from Partake or Athletic. Michelob N/A is also not bad, it's kind of a nothing burger without complexity, but it is cold and crisp and refreshing to the palate. It will do, especially in the summer heat. With some of the stouter NW sticks, Goose Island Bourbon Country barrel aged stout. I have not yet found a N/A stout that delivers the depth of flavor I like in that type of beer. There are some full octane gose beers that also pair well, Anderson Valley does some good ones. 

[Bill Hayes]

On 5/18/2026 at 11:37 PM, El Niño said:

I really love beer with a cigar, especially a lighter beer. They stay off the cigar's toes and cleanse the palate. Becks, Toña, Presidente, Kirin Ichiban , or some sort of hefeweizen would all please me. 

I also love Franziskaner Weissbier. Kind of a weird, heavier herbal one, but it does something fun to me.

Yes, I forgot the name yesterday. I think the Franzikaner is on the sweeter side but goes real well with a good CORO. And also some other members mentioned Marsen which is a more rounded and smoother profile than a German Helles which is crisper. I love Marsen. Also, Hacker Schorr was mentioned. Very good quality, especially the heffeweissbier. DOH! It's 12:30pm on a Wednesday here, and now I'm craving a bloody beer. Best get to gym quick smart. Ha ha. Enjoy.

[griller]

For me, this is a cold lager all day long. Give me a 16oz "tall boy" Old Style, Ranier, Coors Banquet, or Miller Genuine Draft. These aren't complicated brews, and have a clean finish that doesn't challenge the subtle nuances of a cigar.

I do like Pilsners with cigars as well. And Guinness is one of my favs with/without a cigar companion. But this time of year, COLD lager just hits. 

[Chucko8]

Many a Stone & Wood pacific ale has been consumed by myself whilst enjoying a cigar. It’s a regular beer for me.

[LaoFan]

On 5/19/2026 at 10:40 PM, barrygoodvibes said:

Guinness. But my favorite pairing with cigars is my favorite root beer from Sprecher.

Man used to I love root beer. One of the most annoying parts about being in China is ordering something like that is basically impossible.

We're stuck with 沙士 (Shāshì) - sarsaparilla flavour, which is honestly not horrendous, but not the same thing.

[JDoughty]

12 hours ago, LaoFan said:

Man used to I love root beer. One of the most annoying parts about being in China is ordering something like that is basically impossible.

We're stuck with 沙士 (Shāshì) - sarsaparilla flavour, which is honestly not horrendous, but not the same thing.

So I make my own root beer, mostly with what I forage myself in the wild, but you could absolutely order the dry ingredients to your country or even source some comparably flavorful components locally. The syrup concentrate for this type of drink is easy to make; root and bark and hard, woody spice ingredients like seed pods go in a crockpot overnight and slowly steep. What I use to get the basic flavor profile rotates a lot depending on availability, but the general rotation includes shagbark hickory bark, black birch twigs, wild ginger (Hexastylis spp.), sassafras root, star anise, tonka (you could substitute vanilla), sometimes sarsparilla or our local wild relatives in the same family, but it's such a pain to dig and process it usually gets left out. Reduce the concentrate and add 1x sugar weight to make a heavy syrup. Bottle that and mix with sparkling water to drink. I added cedar smoked black trumpet mushrooms to one batch and it was pretty amazing. There's also a very fragrant bitter bolete in my neck of the woods (Pulveroboletus ravenelli) that works beautifully here, though it can not be added at the crockpot stage and needs to be extracted in after the initial reduction. Do you have a good local apothecary? Either black birch or sassafras or in a pinch just the shagbark hickory bark as a strong decoction will do as a recognizable flavor base for root beer. All are obtainable dried if they are not local to you. 

[VeguerosMAN]

I am an avid beer aficionado. Therefore, I like to pair my cigars with beers. Nothing beats pairing bitter strong IPAs with maduro cigars - two opposite spectrum creates perfect harmony. 

[REesq]

Like some of the others here, I don’t drink much beer, but I do enjoy a nice cold Pilsner Urquell when is hot and a Guinness when it’s cold. 

[ElLoboLoco]

I think anything less hoppy the better. Too many IBU’s kill any nuances for me.

[laficion]

Hi all,

I'm a beer lover and above all, a Belgium beer drinker, I love everything about their beers. With my cigars, I love a fresh one. WESTMALLE -TRAPPIST or an ORVAL beer, they go very well together.

Amicalement,

Guy

[jackhammer]

I prefer a quality spirit, but if I'm going to drink beer, it's got to be a Guinness. Pairs well with most cigars in my opinion. 

[Nohiba]

Me, I’m a Monkey Sacrifice type of guy. 

But in all seriousness, I have no idea if this is an officially licensed product, just thought you’d all get a kick out of knowing Cohiba is apparently making beer here in China 😂. 

[Nohiba]

On 5/21/2026 at 3:49 PM, LaoFan said:

Man used to I love root beer. One of the most annoying parts about being in China is ordering something like that is basically impossible.

We're stuck with 沙士 (Shāshì) - sarsaparilla flavour, which is honestly not horrendous, but not the same thing.

Haha, made me nostalgic of my childhood in HK with the Sarsie shout out. Also, you’ll find Barq’s and A&W on 淘宝.