Europe has plenty of mediocre "craft" beer. I've had tons of beer in Europe that tasted like homebrew - one dimensional. American craft brewers lean heavily i

Europe has plenty of mediocre "craft" beer. I've had tons of beer in Europe that tasted like homebrew - one dimensional. American craft brewers lean heavily into hoppy IPAs because that's what craft beer buyers like. IPAs are almost always the best selling beer that a craft brand makes. If you talk to them, they will say they'd love to make more varieties of other styles of beers, but IPAs keep the lights on, thus 40% of their product portfolio ends up being IPAs. I hate IPAs and the style of hops American brewers use, so I tend to drink imported German/Czech lagers and pils a lot.