I love the hops. Why so fervently oppose having options? Some may prefer sweeter taste of wheats, some the smokiness of porters, some the bright crisp taste of pils.

At the least, you've got options. How about living in a place -- most of the world, in fact -- where there is the same 5 beers offered everywhere, and they're all the same style, or minor variants on the same style of lager.

Has there been an absolute explosion of craft beers and beer styles in the last decade plus? sure

Are all of them necessary? not really

Is it a bad thing ? why would it be. nobody complaints about having thousands of wines on offer most of which require an exquisite palate to differentiate.


My beer 'experimentation' days are over. After probably 500+ different individual ones, i've lost the enthusiasm and novelty of trying new beers... but sure am glad breweries like Flying Dog , Dogfish head, and Bell's exist.