My favorite blend used to be a 50/50 blend of draft (keg) Fullers ESB and SN pale Ale. The lusciousness of the Fullers combined with the fresher hop character of the SN was quite nice. Unfortunately, my 'local' here in NJ no longer has either product on draft.

You SHOULD blend a Lite beer with something.

I do it occasionally because brewing all-grain, I can usually make two cases worth of the "clone" for1/3 (sometimes even less) of the cost of some "craft" sixpacks, and it has sometimes actually turned out better than the commercial version. When it does, it goes onto my list of brew to make...

I drink most beers anywhere from 50°F to 60*F (which is the temperature of my basement year-round). Certain commercial beers (which I rarely drink anyway) I'll drink at 40*F... but I never drink any highly hopped brew below 50°. Colder temps seem (at least to my palate) throw highly hopped...