Hoegaarden's original Belgian wheat beer recipe cooks up a refreshing sip with a few surprises along the way.

Beer was originally create by monks to help ease the hunger pains of fasting. Now that was a stroke of genius.

Blue Moon Belgian White beer is a perfectly refreshing beverage for warm weather. Think of it as lemonade for adults.

If you're looking to quench your thirst with a semi-sweet beer, this offering from Blue Moon is the perfect selection.

Smithwick's history can be traced back to St. Francis Abbey in the 13th century. To this day the Abbey stands proudly at the heart of the brewery and continues to inspire their Irish Ale.

Born from it's stout mother, Guinness Draught, this black lager acts like a lager but still retains the palate of traditional Guinness goodness.

This is the staple of an Irish Dry Stout. Typically not full bodied or "stout" in alcohol content, they are soft, creamy and dry. They are perfect for an afternoon of conversation and relaxation.

A Trader Joe's offering that isn't quite like a traditional Octoberfest brew, but is good and affordable.

This American Strong Ale is a fine example of a balanced drink, containing both sweet malt elements and bitter hop elements. The flavor is so good you might forget it's 8% ABV, leaving you with less than a hawk's vision after a few!

Samuel Adams brews this offering with five different malted barleys so that you taste a truly big beer, perfect and hearty for winter.

This English Porter is an example of a perfect social beer. It has pleasing flavor, but is not to strong, and has good staying power. It is perfect over long conversations with friends.

This offering from Anheuser-Busch brings the refreshing Belgian-style wheat beer feel to their Shock Top line up.

Sierra Nevada's Summerfest is a refreshing lager that packs a surprising amount of flavor into a smooth drinking beer.

This is a IPA pumped up to the maximum: strong flavor, finish and alcohol. It's a deliciously robust beer that should be tried at least once.

As depicted, this beer is based on Franciscan monks brewing techniques which produce a creamy, satisfying wheat beer.

This is a quality Pilsner that does exactly what a Pilsner should, deliver a light, refreshing experience.

This a tasty little gem at a good price. This oatmeal stout delivers coffee and chocolate in spades.

Belgian beers use a far broader palette of ingredients (fruits, spices, esoteric yeast strains) than German or English styles. Jeff, the brewmaster of Fat Tire, found this Belgian approach freeing.

Brewed with generous amounts of Summit hops, a variety known for their intense citrus flavors and aromas, Drifter has a taste unique to the Pale Ale category.

A golden unfiltered wheat beer that is truly cloudy and clearly superb. Ever since Widmer introduced Hefeweizen to America in 1986, ours has been the standard by which all other Hefeweizens are judged. 1998 and 2006 GABF Gold Medal Award Winner 2004 Gold Medal Beer Cup.

This is a dry stout that is much "sweeter" than it's counterparts, Guiness and Beamish. So if you've tried those others and wished they weren't so bitter, this just might fit the bill for your taste.

This Dutch style Pilsner is a simple one that doesn't offend or wow.

With the perception that non-alcoholic beers are thin, with no meat on their bones, Clausthaler tries to bridge this gap. This offering has a nice golden amber-red color to it, and supplies a good range of flavors that at first look do dispel this weak beer notion.

Of the Modelo products, this one is their best, a nice combination of flavor and drinkability.

Named after the canyon in which the dam is built, this rich, dark beer is made with four varieties of malt. Minnesota two-row brewers, English chocolate, black malt and roasted barley give a pleasant coffee-like character to the finish.

We figured the workers living in Williamsville, nicknamed Hell’s Hole, would have appreciated a few of these refreshing brews. A thirst-quenching wheat beer, made with two-row brewers malt and heaps of white wheat malt.

Three years of poor harvests have wreaked havoc on the hops availability worldwide. First, hop prices doubled, then tripled and finally, most are simply unavailable.

We combine roasted barley and Minnesota two-row brewers malt in just the right amounts for a crisp malt flavor. We then use four varieties of hops for bittering and flavoring - East Kent Goldings, U.K. Goldings, Liberty and Hersbrucker Hallertau.

Named for the dam workers who packed all the explosives, this beer is flavorful and refreshing, yet not filling.