I work at a local beer brewery, Toxic Brew, Dayton OH. If anyone is ever in town come through for a beer.

I'm a fan of hoppy beers. Mystic Mama is by a Ohio brewery called Jackie o's is a regular for me because a bar i frequent does it for 2.50 a pint on thursdays. To be honest I enjoy the hell out of the beer at my work and rarely drink craft beer outside of work unless it's something particularly special. There's a couple beers I'll get no matter what if they are on tap.

The Kimmie, The Yink, and The Holy Gose - it's only 4.8 or so which makes it easy to drink all day, it's salty and sour and is perfect for summer days.

La Fin du Monde by Unibroue - it's a Belgian tripel, it's pretty bready and more carbonated than most other Belgians I've had. It's got some wonderful fruity notes, pretty high abv and pretty filling.

I'm a sucker for barrel aged beers, during Dayton beer week a local brewery did a pale ale in gin barrels that was awesome.

I agree that it's a total travel thing too now a days, good beer available in almost any city.