recommend beer recipe's for me

I sent this email to a friend of mine who is going to introduce me to the world of beer brewing. I thought I would get the opinion of the group as well since I am a complete beginner. So please recommend recipe's to me that you think I would enjoy. Thanks! Dave

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I'm trying to put together a list of my favorite beers so I can get an idea of just what to brew. Here's what I have so far.

1. Warsteiner Premium Dunkel
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   It appears to rate only slightly above average but I really enjoyed this beer. One of my favorites at the grocery store.

1. Negra Modelo (Dark Beer)
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   Another beer with only mediocre reviews that I really liked, this is my usual purchase at the mexican restaurants.

2. Black Butte Porter
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   This is probably my favorite beer and at least the people doing the ratings on that website seem to agree with me on this one :-)

1. Mac and Jack When visiting my favorite bar, the Depot, I always start with Black Butte Porter and then follow up with a Mac and Jack. I'm not sure which kind they server there, but I'm going to check with them tomorrow to make sure. This one is rated pretty good by the above website.

2. Out of the beers you sent me I liked the Scottish Ale and the Light Dunkel the best. I have two types that I have not tried yet though. The others all had very good flavor, but more carbonation than I'm used to. Does that come from being bottle conditioned and the length of time in storage? btw, how do you store your beer?

After writing down each one I liked and looking at the reviews I can see that I favor the darker beers, with little carbonation, and medium to strong flavors. In fact, the reviewers tended to rate the ones I liked as somewhat "flat." Each of these also seems to have a light head although I don't know what that has to do with taste.

Dave