Originally Posted by
clarence5ybr
Although some of their specialty beers are not bad, I really don't care for the Sam Adams 'flagship' beer.
As for your comments on American beer, they are so far out of date that they are laughable. In the early 1980s, when Anchor Steam and Geary's were the only two truly good American beers I was familiar with, you may have had a valid point. Today, the majors like Bud and Miller are still crap, but there is so much amazing American beer out there today (e.g., Russian River Brewing, Green Flash, Surly, Stone, etc., etc., etc.) that I can't believe you are still spouting lines like "done the impossible and produces an American beer that is drinkable."
There are a lot of very good microbrews in the US now, but it's often difficult to find them at many locations. I've actually found one restaurant that sells $2 pints/every day, all day, including microbrews. However, especially finding a chain restaurant that serves microbrews can be very challenging.
Originally Posted by
alex0683de
OK, then let me modify that - "done the impossible and produces an American beer that is drinkable while at the same time being able to sell it effectively enough that it is easily found across a broad range of locales".
Because whenever I order a beer in the States, all that is available on tap is the same mass-market swill. Otherwise it's something imported and bottled - though that usually ends up being preferable.
A lot of places haven't realized yet that microbrews sell well.