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I agree with your reasoning and preferences, but some of us just like cheap beer for the taste. In Northern California a lot of the breweries focus on hoppy fla

by snide 12y ago

I agree with your reasoning and preferences, but some of us just like cheap beer for the taste. In Northern California a lot of the breweries focus on hoppy flavors, which I don't prefer. I'll just take a bud. My reasoning? Why pay for expensive beer! A bud tastes fine.

kbenson 12y ago
In years past, when I went out to bars a lot, I had a few classes of drinks I would buy, depending on my purpose for the night. If I intended to drive home a few hours later after playing some pool, I would just order Bud Light. I was able to drink for the social aspect, it quenched any thirst I had, and at a slow pace because I was playing a lot of pool, it didn't end up intoxicating me all that much. If I didn't have to worry about my ride at all, I would order a more flavorful beer. I also find cheap American beer to be ideal for the beach.
JTon 12y ago
>I'll just take a bud. My reasoning? Why pay for expensive beer! A bud tastes fine Can't help but read your reply in a thick southern accent. Personally, if I'm aiming for an aggressive, high volume night, I'll take a busch over a bud.
edavison1 12y ago
Wasn't expecting this in the comments, but super appreciated. The hops arms race must end. I hope we will all go back to drinking delicious, sessionable lagers soon and realize the IPA/microbrew snobbery mindset so prevalent today is a big mistake, both socially (alienating to the uninitiated and highfalutin) and for the beer drinker's palette (overwhelming, masking flavors).
- Bartweiss 12y ago
  For what it's worth, the microbrewery scene doesn't have to be what it is today. At it's best it would just be a huge range of subtly different beers to give people more things to explore and find a favorite. As is, there's this undying devotion to IPAs and ever-hoppier tastes. There's nothing wrong with non-microbrew, but I'd be happiest of all to see microbreweries open up to exploring more of the possibilities for beer.
- cschneid 12y ago
  I'm glad to see my local (Fort Collins) beer scene swing that direction. See the IBUs in the various beers at Pateros - http://pateroscreekbrewing.com/pcbc/beers http://pateroscreekbrewing.com/pcbc/beers New Belgium has Shift ( http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/detail.aspx?id=fc35795d-8d9d-4f04-9e35-c1c55c2a0018 http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/detail.aspx?id=fc35795d-8d9d-... ) as a good session beer. Fort Collins Brewery has a nice list of less hoppy beers: http://www.fortcollinsbrewery.com/brews/red-banshee/ http://www.fortcollinsbrewery.com/brews/red-banshee/ I like that I can still get the crazy IPAs, but there's a ton of other good stuff to drink too.
- dllthomas 12y ago
  As someone who isn't big on too-much-hops, I've been able to find plenty of interesting microbrews without. As much as I'd certainly a shift away from the so much hops, you needn't feel deprived even in this environment if you keep your eye out. As to hops, for myself I do enjoy extremely hoppy beers, just not nearly as much as I enjoy less hoppy beers.

by snide 12y ago

kbenson 12y ago

In years past, when I went out to bars a lot, I had a few classes of drinks I would buy, depending on my purpose for the night. If I intended to drive home a few hours later after playing some pool, I would just order Bud Light. I was able to drink for the social aspect, it quenched any thirst I had, and at a slow pace because I was playing a lot of pool, it didn't end up intoxicating me all that much. If I didn't have to worry about my ride at all, I would order a more flavorful beer. I also find cheap American beer to be ideal for the beach.

JTon 12y ago

>I'll just take a bud. My reasoning? Why pay for expensive beer! A bud tastes fine Can't help but read your reply in a thick southern accent. Personally, if I'm aiming for an aggressive, high volume night, I'll take a busch over a bud.

edavison1 12y ago

Wasn't expecting this in the comments, but super appreciated. The hops arms race must end. I hope we will all go back to drinking delicious, sessionable lagers soon and realize the IPA/microbrew snobbery mindset so prevalent today is a big mistake, both socially (alienating to the uninitiated and highfalutin) and for the beer drinker's palette (overwhelming, masking flavors).

Bartweiss 12y ago
For what it's worth, the microbrewery scene doesn't have to be what it is today. At it's best it would just be a huge range of subtly different beers to give people more things to explore and find a favorite. As is, there's this undying devotion to IPAs and ever-hoppier tastes. There's nothing wrong with non-microbrew, but I'd be happiest of all to see microbreweries open up to exploring more of the possibilities for beer.
cschneid 12y ago
I'm glad to see my local (Fort Collins) beer scene swing that direction. See the IBUs in the various beers at Pateros - http://pateroscreekbrewing.com/pcbc/beers http://pateroscreekbrewing.com/pcbc/beers New Belgium has Shift ( http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/detail.aspx?id=fc35795d-8d9d-4f04-9e35-c1c55c2a0018 http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/detail.aspx?id=fc35795d-8d9d-... ) as a good session beer. Fort Collins Brewery has a nice list of less hoppy beers: http://www.fortcollinsbrewery.com/brews/red-banshee/ http://www.fortcollinsbrewery.com/brews/red-banshee/ I like that I can still get the crazy IPAs, but there's a ton of other good stuff to drink too.
dllthomas 12y ago
As someone who isn't big on too-much-hops, I've been able to find plenty of interesting microbrews without. As much as I'd certainly a shift away from the so much hops, you needn't feel deprived even in this environment if you keep your eye out. As to hops, for myself I do enjoy extremely hoppy beers, just not nearly as much as I enjoy less hoppy beers.