Top three favorite all time beers ?

[Delboy20]

I'd have to say Carling, Stella and Fosters !!!

[Al 10000]

The first three beers that came to mind when thinking about great beers were

1: Joseph Holts bitter, brown but not boring,had this in over 100 of their houses
2: Shipstones bitter,another brown beer but very bitter just like Holts bitter
3:Castle Rock Harvest Pale, Light refreshing and also bitter,i drink this on a regular basis

[Strongers]

I'd have to say Carling, Stella and Fosters !!!

Good selection, but I prefer Carlsberg to Carling!

[Bucking Fastard]

There are a lot I could put down on a list,but if it is to be a top 3 here goes.

1 Marble Lagonda IPA . The King of Kings ,I could nominate virtually anything from Marble as my number 1.
2 Titanic White Star. Could drink it all night,have done several times.
3 Bathams Bitter. Converted me to real ale in '75 and their pubs are great places to sup ,the full package.

These are ales that I judge others by,I look forward to the time when I find three worthy successors.

[Wittenden]

For nostalgia: Fremlins
For pushing out the boat: Thornbridge Hall-Kipling
For being sensible: Larkins-Traditional

[Spinko]

Interesting topic! I have had to have a good think about this one. I have decided.

Thornbridge - Jaipur. Might not be what it used to be, but after I had a month not drinking and then sampled this, some time around December 2010 in The Grove Huddersfield, my word it set me on the trail for beer!

Burley St Brewpub - Laguna Seca

Maui - Big Swell. Freshest hoppiuest American beer there is, and it's a can, which means CAMRA are very very angry.

[Mobyduck]

Id go for the Stella

[Thuck Phat]

Much as I've tried to disagree and go for something different as number 1, I can't. So I'm with Mr Fastard on the Marble Lagonda IPA but have picked a couple of current favourites for 2 and 3.

1. Marble Lagonda IPA
2. Blue Monkey Ape Ale
3. Oakham Bishops Farewell

The Lagonda IPA has been a favourite for some years now so it'd take something fairly special to displace that but the other two will have changed by tea time.