Look, all beers are great beers, but there’s a few that are even better. Whether it’s where you drink one or how and when you drink one, some beers are improved with a killer view or the shame of drinking one on a weekday morning. Anyway, here are the top five types of beers.

 The Airport Beer

The Airport Beer is a sacred beer. We know of very few social settings where the entirety of a community comes together at eight in the morning to pay $16 for a mediocre pint at TGI Fridays, and we think there’s something beautiful about that. The Airport Beer is a judgement free beer, because chances are everyone else is having one too. If you’ve never gotten a beer while you wait at your gate in the wee hours of the early morning, we’d highly recommend it. It might change your life. This beer pairs well with Panda Express and sprinting through terminals.

2 | The Summit Beer

One of the greatest beers of all time is the Summit Beer. This is when you haul 12-16 ounces of foamy goodness up the side of a mountain while the sun is still coming up, and then use the knowledge that you just brutalized your legs and mind as an excuse to drink beer before noon. If we were you, we’d go for something light and crisp. We drank an imperial IPA on the summit of a 14er last summer (just because it felt like the Colorado thing to do) and the slog down nearly broke us. It pairs well with granola bars, gummy bears, and an excessive amount of sweat.

3 | The Monday Morning “I Completely Overdid It This Weekend and Now I’m Scared and Just Need One to Make Sure I Don’t Throw Up at My Work Meeting” Beer

This beer is a special beer, and we’d argue that those familiar with this beer are members of a very special club. By club, we mean the one where you eventually find yourself sitting in a circle in a church basement reminiscing on past mistakes due to a variety of court mandates. Regardless, the Monday Morning Panic Beer is a good ‘un, but we wouldn’t recommend it unless it’s very needed. Is it embarrassing to drink a Budweiser out of your coffee cup during your first Zoom meeting of the day? Sure. Is it more embarrassing when your boss asks if you just dry heaved while your microphone was on? Absolutely. This beer pairs well with blue gatorades and an overwhelming sense of shame.

4 | The Ski Lift Beer

Nothing says “Winter time is here and I’m ready to shred this sicky gnar-gnar like my life depends on it” like getting on a chairlift and cracking a cold one. Let’s be honest, you just sat in I-70 traffic for three hours and spent thirty minutes trying to find a parking spot and get a lift ticket, and at this point, we’re pretty sure you’ve earned it. Ski lift beers are great because, even though they get shook up in your pockets, you can almost always count on them being cold. This beer pairs well with $20 chili fries and a creeping feeling that the country’s most beautiful places are being bought up by Vail Resorts.

5 | The Sneaky Movie Theater Beer

One time when we were 17, we filled up a Nalgene with three Coors Banquets and stuffed it in our hoodie pocket to go see a flick with our girlfriend. Unfortunately, nobody told us that the carbonation would make the liquid expand and seep out of the top of said Nalgene, slowly soaking our pants in beer and making us smell like a brewery before we even got into the theater. Nowadays, we play it differently, just hauling in cans until the 21st Century Fox Studios sound starts playing loud enough to drown out the sound of us cracking a beer. We just spent $40 on popcorn, and we’ll be damned if we get scammed even more. This beer pairs well with having to pee halfway through your cinematic experience along with moms who ask “Dude, seriously?” while you’re just trying to enjoy a tasty beverage and watch the Minecraft movie.