Let's be honest - most craft beer is crap
Aug 17, 2016, 10:40 am
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From that, I'd come to the conclusion that since you think they all taste the same, you're either limiting yourself to one/several varietals or there is something wrong with your taste buds. I, too, have tried hundreds of varieties of craft beers and to say they all taste the same is like saying all vegetables taste the same.
Aug 17, 2016, 12:16 pm
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Be honest. That guy is annoying most of the time. Am I right?
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From what I've read, small breweries like to make IPAs because they're hard to really screw up, since the strong hops flavor can cover up a lot of mistakes, compared with, say, a Kolsch or a bock. So you end up with a lot of mediocre IPAs.
But I think there's a big difference between "most craft beer is crap" and "most craft IPA is crap". I do enjoy a good IPA once in a while, when the mood strikes, but most of the time, I lean towards balanced reds, toasty browns, porters, stouts, and Belgians, and the fall seasonals.
But I think there's a big difference between "most craft beer is crap" and "most craft IPA is crap". I do enjoy a good IPA once in a while, when the mood strikes, but most of the time, I lean towards balanced reds, toasty browns, porters, stouts, and Belgians, and the fall seasonals.
And the more hops and more horsepower are US things
Aug 18, 2016, 12:33 am
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I just don't get people getting so worked up about things. There's a time and place for everything- i'm sure not going to be drinking 8 double IPA's on the golf course or at the pool, but i'm also going to skip the bud light to go with my rib eye, pass the hops please.
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one other "issue" with craft beers. One can't drink them all day.
For instance, every Labor Day weekend Mrs Willie & I hold a party at our lake cabin in N Wisconsin. Folks drink Miller Lite throughout the day, can't do that with craft beers as they just are too rich or heavy.
For instance, every Labor Day weekend Mrs Willie & I hold a party at our lake cabin in N Wisconsin. Folks drink Miller Lite throughout the day, can't do that with craft beers as they just are too rich or heavy.
Aug 18, 2016, 2:18 pm
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Not really. The beer purity law of 1516 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot was mostly about price controls. Using only barley, water and hops would preclude spices, corn, wheat, honey, etc. Now it's pretty much a marketing slogan that sounds much better than it really is.
I wasn't around in 1516, so not sure if it was mostly about price control...or an early form of food safety...or more likely, elements of both as well as others.
But I will take a "Reinheitsgebot-brewed" beer over any of the craft beer with their fruit infusions and hemp-added flavorings.
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