Possible Clues:

• Sierra Nevada, e.g.
• Doubly stout Papa first having light beer
• Brit's bitter, in the States
• The PA in IPA
• Brewpub order, sometimes
• Light-colored beer
• Quiet couple of drinks -- or just one drink?
• Blonde picked up at a bar?
• Topic in the history ''Amber, Gold & Black''
• Stout alternative