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Only if you see inconsistency as bad (if you do, then McDonald's makes the best hamburgers.) Inconsistency is the key selling point of small batches. Agreed, I

Only if you see inconsistency as bad (if you do, then McDonald's makes the best hamburgers.) Inconsistency is the key selling point of small batches. Agreed, IPA is a no-brainer beer without subtlety. If you put enough hops in sewer water it'll taste like an IPA but that doesn't mean making a pilsner is rocket surgery. And as long as I am ranting on IPA, I can't wait for the current craze for them to be over. A few years ago when I would ask the waitress what beers they have on tap she'd rattle off 8 wheat beers. (Seriously, one wheat beer in the summer is plenty and Bell's Oberon is a pleasantly inconsistent choice.) Now it's half a dozen IPAs. I have a suggestion to the bars and brewers for the next beer fad: an old world artisinal classic - lager.

antihero 12y ago
Over here in the UK everywhere is doing IPAs at the moment. It's such a pain. I think it's because the hoppiness masks the fact that they don't clean their lines as much as they should. I miss the days of a good mild or bitter with porters and stouts thrown in the mix.
jessaustin 12y ago
Is lager really hard to find?
- protonfish 12y ago
  On tap at a bar in my area? Yes, absolutely. I see nothing but wheat beer, IPA and maybe a stout or porter. If I want a lager I usually end up with Sam Adams, which is OK, but it'd be nice if another brewery could make a lager too.
  - jessaustin 12y ago
    Perhaps this is my "Midwestern privilege" rearing its ugly head, but I suspect that most of the USA has a different sort of bar scene. "Oh yeah we got lots of stuff on tap. We got Bud, Bud Light, Miller, Miller Lite, Busch, Busch Light, Michelob, Michelob Light... oh I forgot: Coors Light, too!" Frankly I'm always ready for an IPA the recipe for which is "sewer water + hops".
maxerickson 12y ago
Oberon has been more consistent (and I guess not as great) since they expanded production a couple of years ago. It's still really good though.

antihero 12y ago

Over here in the UK everywhere is doing IPAs at the moment. It's such a pain. I think it's because the hoppiness masks the fact that they don't clean their lines as much as they should. I miss the days of a good mild or bitter with porters and stouts thrown in the mix.

jessaustin 12y ago

Is lager really hard to find?

protonfish 12y ago
On tap at a bar in my area? Yes, absolutely. I see nothing but wheat beer, IPA and maybe a stout or porter. If I want a lager I usually end up with Sam Adams, which is OK, but it'd be nice if another brewery could make a lager too.
- jessaustin 12y ago
  Perhaps this is my "Midwestern privilege" rearing its ugly head, but I suspect that most of the USA has a different sort of bar scene. "Oh yeah we got lots of stuff on tap. We got Bud, Bud Light, Miller, Miller Lite, Busch, Busch Light, Michelob, Michelob Light... oh I forgot: Coors Light, too!" Frankly I'm always ready for an IPA the recipe for which is "sewer water + hops".

maxerickson 12y ago

Oberon has been more consistent (and I guess not as great) since they expanded production a couple of years ago. It's still really good though.