I've heard a lot about brahmas, they seem to be popular. I don't recall ever having them though. Not sure they're really my thing, I just love the coloring the salmon faverolles have, and the speckled sussex I went with too for the same reasoning. Not only their markings of course, wanted a good...
I've had speckled sussex, they're nice. Rhode island reds are a classic, and great layers. Right now I have salmon faverolles, they were bred for their winter hardiness, and that they lay through winter better than other breeds.