Haven't been able to drink a long time, it messes with my stomach and nerves now, interferes with meds... Sucks. Getting old sucks in general. I used to brew prior to the divorce though, and my buddy and I still have a complete all grain 15gal. "kit" upstairs. All sorts of extras including a hopback (think of a commercial RO filter but with the filter material replaced with fresh hops). IPA's without the bitterness, just on another level entirely. I liked the stuff we made better than 90% of the stuff out there.
Could brew Paulaner Hefe and you couldn't tell the difference between ours and the stuff they sell.
But my favorite beer of all, nothing comes close, is SCHLENKERLA --a smoke beer from Bamburg Germany. Something I was never able to come close to copying. Requires smoking the grain first. Like BBQ in a bottle! That's a beer I'm willing to suffer the side effects for!
Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout is another that's out of this world. Pretty sure they just ferment coffee because "coffee flavor" or "coffee added" doesn't cut it at all.
Believe it or not, Amsterdam is one of the best places in the world you can go for beer, they have it all. If you're ever there go to the beer store across the street from the royal palace. Belgique is a pub the size of a bathroom that has some of the best beers on tap and also sell trappist cheese to go with that trappist ale on tap too. God I miss that place!