Boston Beer Company becomes largest American Owned Brewery Options

[Jim]

not sure what you mean... you don't like beer but want to know what beer you should drink?

Yah, essentially, I want to broaden my alcohol tastes. I'm not a big fan of your typical beer (American beer) but am interested in trying something (I guess like Woodchuck).

[impala454]

woodchuck is awesome stuff, but wouldn't really consider it beer. if you don't like beer, stick to light beers and such, they're not as "beery" if that makes sense.

[FORSAKENR320]

this thread reminded me of this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm8-UiCN9pg

[jwttu]

woodchuck is awesome stuff, but wouldn't really consider it beer. if you don't like beer, stick to light beers and such, they're not as "beery" if that makes sense.

Don't listen to this, light beers are shit. Also ciders are not considered beer.

Heres some recommendations.(I know you can get this stuff in texas not sure about the midwest where you are)

Do you like fruity drinks? Try Abita's Purple Haze, Abita's Strawberry Lager, Great Divide's Wild Raspberry Ale

Do you like coffee/caramel/chocolate flavors? Try Great Divides St Bridgets Porter or Oak Aged yeti, any porter/stout from Breckenridge. Unibroue has a good one called trois pistoles, and Victory has a good one called storm king.

Then there are wheat beers which are pretty universal. Try Boulevards' wheats, New Belgium's mothership wit


Let me know if any of these appeal to you

[dauss]

Isn't Pabst technically the largest brewer in the US except they outsource all their beer to Miller breweries? And I heard that Yuengling was the #2 American brewery now.

I guess the title and what I posted don't jive. Boston Beer Company is the largest craft brewery in the US(and American owned). They are in second place, behind Pabst in terms of beer sales volume, but ahead of Yuengling as an American owned brewery.

[impala454]

Don't listen to this, light beers are shit. Also ciders are not considered beer.

Heres some recommendations.(I know you can get this stuff in texas not sure about the midwest where you are)

Do you like fruity drinks? Try Abita's Purple Haze, Abita's Strawberry Lager, Great Divide's Wild Raspberry Ale

Do you like coffee/caramel/chocolate flavors? Try Great Divides St Bridgets Porter or Oak Aged yeti, any porter/stout from Breckenridge. Unibroue has a good one called trois pistoles, and Victory has a good one called storm king.

Then there are wheat beers which are pretty universal. Try Boulevards' wheats, New Belgium's mothership wit
Let me know if any of these appeal to you

"light beers are shit" but you're suggesting strawberry and wild rasberry and coffee/caramel tasting "beer"?

if you're gonna aquire a taste for beer, just get some shit at the grocery store. get a tallboy of each domestic and go to town. don't listen to the beer phags on here.

[Jim]

"light beers are shit" but you're suggesting strawberry and wild rasberry and coffee/caramel tasting "beer"?

if you're gonna aquire a taste for beer, just get some shit at the grocery store. get a tallboy of each domestic and go to town. don't listen to the beer phags on here.

The domestics I've had are the reason I hate beer in the first place...

[THECHICKEN]

The domestics I've had are the reason I hate beer in the first place...

Sounds like you just don't like the light stuff put in the states. Im sure you have, but just get different beers from a big beer hall (i would say from a store but how you pour a beer effects how it tastes and a bar will know better). Try some wheat beers, some hefewiezen's, guiness from a good bar (so poured correctly), japanese beers, ETC. Just try all the different kinds and find out what you do or don't like.

and remember its bit of an acquired taste, but once you have enough (over time) the taste gets better.

[impala454]

The domestics I've had are the reason I hate beer in the first place...

Just saying, if you're going to try to acquire a taste for beer, starting with all the fancy stuff probably isn't going to help. It's like saying you don't like beef so in order to acquire a taste for it you go have a $100 dry aged ribeye. Just trying to help here, a bud of mine down here has the same idea you do.

I think you'd be surprised how different flavors the standard stuff available at the grocery store have. Not necessarily dometics, but the well known brands. I know our walmart here has about 30 different beers. Just get like 5 different brands once a week and try em all honestly. If nothing else, you'll have an idea of what the standard stuff tastes like, so when you go to a party and they don't have the japanese karate chop sumo sushi beer #3 blend these guys are suggesting, you can make a choice . I think most of us who drink beer have a list of cheap beer favorites, as well as a list of "nice" beer favorites. Even if I go to a nice place and get nice beer, it's usually only a couple, and the rest of the night is cheaper beer (short of special occasions).

On a completely unrelated beer note, I get lots of it tomorrow night, free . My coworkers are takin me out for drunkedness since this is my last week.

[THECHICKEN]

Just saying, if you're going to try to acquire a taste for beer, starting with all the fancy stuff probably isn't going to help. It's like saying you don't like beef so in order to acquire a taste for it you go have a $100 dry aged ribeye. Just trying to help here, a bud of mine down here has the same idea you do.

I think you'd be surprised how different flavors the standard stuff available at the grocery store have. Not necessarily dometics, but the well known brands. I know our walmart here has about 30 different beers. Just get like 5 different brands once a week and try em all honestly. If nothing else, you'll have an idea of what the standard stuff tastes like, so when you go to a party and they don't have the japanese karate chop sumo sushi beer #3 blend these guys are suggesting, you can make a choice . I think most of us who drink beer have a list of cheap beer favorites, as well as a list of "nice" beer favorites. Even if I go to a nice place and get nice beer, it's usually only a couple, and the rest of the night is cheaper beer (short of special occasions).

On a completely unrelated beer note, I get lots of it tomorrow night, free . My coworkers are takin me out for drunkedness since this is my last week.

Or maybe he could find a beer he likes (not the cheap crap) and that makes him able to stand the crappier beers when he goes to a party. I usually drink a good beer first at a bar, then move to the cheap crap once i've already got the good beer taste in my mouth.

to each his own. (oh and i don't think asahi is THAT uncommon of a beer to be considered a "karate chop sumo sushi beer")

[impala454]

Or maybe he could find a beer he likes (not the cheap crap) and that makes him able to stand the crappier beers when he goes to a party.

That doesn't make a lot of sense. So if I go eat the best burger in town at the mom & pop place, that makes me able to stand a burger king grease patty on a bun?

(oh and i don't think asahi is THAT uncommon of a beer to be considered a "karate chop sumo sushi beer")

The point was that it probably wouldn't be your typical party beer.

Jim, if you want to acquire a taste for beer, the simple answer is, go drink some. If American beers aren't your thing that's no big deal, but there are plenty of beers on the shelf at your store that aren't American that you probably haven't tried that are good beers. IMHO that's your best place to start.

[THECHICKEN]

Dude, its not a competition. YES to me it makes since that drinking good beers makes it so that i can stand cheaper beer a little more. Sorry you don't agree.

Why again does he need a "party" beer? Thought he was just wanting to try good beers to get him to expand his horizons...

[impala454]

if it's not a competition why'd you retort back with your "light beers are shit" and acting like a douchebag.

and I could ask you the same thing? why would one need a fancy beer in order to "expand their horizons"?

[THECHICKEN]

if it's not a competition why'd you retort back with your "light beers are shit" and acting like a douchebag.

and I could ask you the same thing? why would one need a fancy beer in order to "expand their horizons"?

lol ok "bud"

im not getting into this whiney bitchy shit thing again with you. Im giving my opinion to HIM on what he should try. Just keep repeating the same thing after every person gives an opinion so you can be "right"...

oh, and expanding horizons means NEW things... he's has already had the cheap shit that will be at "partys" (like he said) which you are wanting him to try ... i suggested common beers that aren't american drafts.

[impala454]

lol ok "bud"

im not getting into this whiney bitchy shit thing again with you. Im giving my opinion to HIM on what he should try. Just keep repeating the same thing after every person gives an opinion so you can be "right"...

you started the shit don't act like it was me. you can give your fucking opinion without quoting mine and talking shit. I said nothing to you until you started quoting and retorting to me.

oh, and expanding horizons means NEW things... he's has already had the cheap shit that will be at "partys" (like he said) which you are wanting him to try ... i suggested common beers that aren't american drafts.

I suggested he look at what's on the shelf that he hasn't tried. What is so terrible about that?