I think jacob's list was reasonable and short The problem with beer is the availability is never static, so you have to have a good long list of go to beers. I've even trained my wife on how to pick beers I'll like.
My advice with beer is that you should spend a lot of time trying everything. Any time you see a beer you haven't tried, try it. You'll eventually be able to figure out which things you're likely to like and which you aren't.
Are you still feeding hte amp with your laptop? Ground issues can make everything weird, and having a computer electrically connected to a tube amp can make for REALLY weird things.
Jay's on the rag, ignore him.
He's right tho, not an exciting story. I just accidentally shorted the outputs of headroom monoblocks to the outputs of my m3. 3 smoked amps
e306x-e307 Knife : Leatherman
That's what I've got as my general use knife. VERY useful when you can't carry more tools. It's discontinued, but you might be able to find one cheap.