|
Post by DE Sinclair on May 16, 2022 18:58:00 GMT -5
So we're calling light beer food now? I don't even consider it "beer".
|
|
|
Post by Slam_Bradley on May 16, 2022 19:41:04 GMT -5
So we're calling light beer food now? I don't even consider it "beer". It’s like sex on the beach.
|
|
|
Post by tartanphantom on May 16, 2022 20:17:42 GMT -5
So we're calling light beer food now? I don't even consider it "beer".
Water from Lake Erie tastes only marginally worse.
|
|
|
Post by DE Sinclair on May 16, 2022 22:30:55 GMT -5
I don't even consider it "beer". It’s like sex on the beach. Gritty and ultimately unsatisfying?
|
|
|
Post by Roquefort Raider on May 17, 2022 7:55:09 GMT -5
It’s like sex on the beach. Gritty and ultimately unsatisfying?
That too, but it's mainly f*****g close to water.
|
|
|
Post by Slam_Bradley on May 17, 2022 8:29:42 GMT -5
Gritty and ultimately unsatisfying?
That too, but it's mainly f*****g close to water.
Bingo!
|
|
|
Post by impulse on May 17, 2022 9:06:13 GMT -5
To be slightly contrarian, I dumped on light beer for years as you do, and I got into craft stuff. After a decade or so of that, I am just worn out on IPAs and blatant hops in everything. It's been overdone. At an event, I ended up with a light beer of some kind for the first time in a while, and it was surprisingly refreshing. Rather than being sour water like I remembered, it was mildly sweet kind of like bread dough and pretty nice. I was surprised myself.
Not saying I'm stocking my fridge with Bud Lite these days, but it's not as awful as I remembered.
And I am still sick of IPAs.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on May 17, 2022 9:36:27 GMT -5
Gritty and ultimately unsatisfying? That too, but it's mainly f*****g close to water.
so are most American mass market beers. The difference between say Bud and Bud Light )or Miller and Miller Lite or Coors and Coors Light ad infinitum) is negligible from where I sit. They're both watery drool and terrible, and taste like someone drank a real beer and then pissed it out and that got bottled or canned and sold as beer for the mass market. The point is not that light beers aren't terrible, it's that mass market non-light beers aren't any better. -M
|
|
|
Post by tartanphantom on May 17, 2022 9:40:28 GMT -5
To slightly contrarian, I dumped on light beer for years as you do, and I got into craft stuff. After a decade or so of that, I am just worn out on IPAs and blatant hops in everything. It's been overdone. At an event, I ended up with a light beer of some kind for the first time in a while, and it was surprisingly refreshing. Rather than being sour water like I remembered, it was mildly sweet kind of like bread dough and pretty nice. I was surprised myself. Not saying I'm stocking my fridge with Bud Lite these days, but it's not as awful as I remembered. And I am still sick of IPAs. Not a huge IPA fan myself, that ship has sailed, but brewers continue to try to out-hop each other for some reason in some ongoing uber-hoppy pissing match.
I tend to go for heavier porters, stouts and Scottish ales though... an exception to this is that during the summer I lean toward German hefeweizen and alt styles, and the occasional sour style beer.
Neither flagship Budweiser nor Coors products have passed my lips in over 25 years. When I "slum" on beer, it's Miller High Life or nothing. I find it to be the most palatable of the traditional American domestic mega-brewery options-- still that's not saying much.
And the less said about PBR, the better.
|
|
|
Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 17, 2022 9:41:00 GMT -5
(...) Just come right out and say you don't enjoy eating...
Honestly when I come to think of the time and money spent on eating throughout one's lifetime, for the most part I would be totally okay with a once a day pill that gave me all the calories, nutrients, minerals etc that I would need to get through the day. Only occasionally indulging in actually eating when the mood struck. Being that I have blood sugar issues there are days I do have to force myself to eat something so they don't dip too low. To not have to worry about that ever would be nice. To slightly contrarian, I dumped on light beer for years as you do, and I got into craft stuff. After a decade or so of that, I am just worn out on IPAs and blatant hops in everything. It's been overdone. At an event, I ended up with a light beer of some kind for the first time in a while, and it was surprisingly refreshing. Rather than being sour water like I remembered, it was mildly sweet kind of like bread dough and pretty nice. I was surprised myself. Not saying I'm stocking my fridge with Bud Lite these days, but it's not as awful as I remembered. And I am still sick of IPAs. Craft beer, in my opinion, ruined a lot of beers. I have a friend that is a connoisseur of craft beer and of the over dozen beers I tried, I've only liked one. And I probably won't ever buy it as it's too expensive to justify. I'll stick with the people that have been brewing their beers over hundreds of years rather than some dude in his garage. I know that makes me sound like an elitist but I like what I like.
|
|
|
Post by Slam_Bradley on May 17, 2022 10:17:49 GMT -5
Honestly when I come to think of the time and money spent on eating throughout one's lifetime, for the most part I would be totally okay with a once a day pill that gave me all the calories, nutrients, minerals etc that I would need to get through the day. Only occasionally indulging in actually eating when the mood struck. Being that I have blood sugar issues there are days I do have to force myself to eat something so they don't dip too low. To not have to worry about that ever would be nice. Craft beer, in my opinion, ruined a lot of beers. I have a friend that is a connoisseur of craft beer and of the over dozen beers I tried, I've only liked one. And I probably won't ever buy it as it's too expensive to justify. I'll stick with the people that have been brewing their beers over hundreds of years rather than some dude in his garage. I know that makes me sound like an elitist but I like what I like. That absolutely does not make you sound like an elitist. You're drinking the McDonalds of beer and there's nothing elitist about that. It's fine to like what you like. Dudes who are brewing in their garage aren't selling beers to the public. That's not how any of this works for both economic and public health reasons. I don't know how craft beer can have ruined any beers since it doesn't actually have a set meaning. And ruined is in the tongue of the betaster. impulse mentioned IPA's. Honestly, like tartanphantom, I'm pretty tired of IPAs as well. I don't mind them now and then, but I'm sick of going in to a place and 2/3 of the taps are over-hopped IPAs. Luckily I can still find porters, stouts, hefeweizens, and the occasional kolsch. Yes, I'd like to find more bitters, bocks, doppelbocks, goses, saisons, etc. But the market seems to be in to IPAs when it comes to small batch brews and mass produced watered-down pilsner's for the rest.
|
|
|
Post by impulse on May 17, 2022 10:23:32 GMT -5
Not a huge IPA fan myself, that ship has sailed, but brewers continue to try to out-hop each other for some reason in some ongoing uber-hoppy pissing match.
I tend to go for heavier porters, stouts and Scottish ales though... an exception to this is that during the summer I lean toward German hefeweizen and alt styles, and the occasional sour style beer. Neither flagship Budweiser nor Coors products have passed my lips in over 25 years. When I "slum" on beer, it's Miller High Life or nothing. I find it to be the most palatable of the traditional American domestic mega-brewery options-- still that's not saying much. And the less said about PBR, the better.
Right, not to say IPA is all that's around, but it seems the over-hopping pissing contest coincided the rise and ubiquity of IPAs, and I've had my fill of both. Guinness is my default. I do enjoy milk stouts and Scottish ales, but they're a bit heavy for regular use for me. Still looking for a suitable lighter option. I stopped buying my favorite American flagship beer for personal reasons* and haven't found a replacement. Bud Light is tolerable if it's the only thing around or all they have on draft are 15% IPAs from a shack in Portland or something. I am still looking for a good American Lager. Maybe that is an oxymoron. Hefeweizen are nice and pretty close, but a bit thicker and on the sweeter side. Even when I was a broke college student I had my standards. The lowest I could stomach was Miller Lite. *I take issue with some of the owner/company's non-beer related activities and don't want to support them.Craft beer, in my opinion, ruined a lot of beers. I have a friend that is a connoisseur of craft beer and of the over dozen beers I tried, I've only liked one. And I probably won't ever buy it as it's too expensive to justify. I'll stick with the people that have been brewing their beers over hundreds of years rather than some dude in his garage. I know that makes me sound like an elitist but I like what I like. Nothing wrong with that, like what you like. The good thing about the craft movement is there is a ton more variety to find what you like than there was before. Granted, most of it is hopped to death, but not all.
|
|
|
Post by impulse on May 18, 2022 12:51:34 GMT -5
I needed some more coffee after picking up my son from preschool today. He was pretty upset because it was his last day of the school year. We happen to not be too far from Krispy Kreme. They sell coffee...hmmm...
How did I gain 20 pounds since I moved here??
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on May 18, 2022 13:35:15 GMT -5
I don't mind them now and then, but I'm sick of going in to a place and 2/3 of the taps are over-hopped IPAs. Me too. If I go in a big chain (Wetherspoons), then that’s not a problem. But if I go in a small bar, that 2/3 thing can be tiresome, and I find myself wanting to go somewhere else.
|
|
|
Post by tartanphantom on May 18, 2022 14:58:49 GMT -5
I don't mind them now and then, but I'm sick of going in to a place and 2/3 of the taps are over-hopped IPAs. Me too. If I go in a big chain (Wetherspoons), then that’s not a problem. But if I go in a small bar, that 2/3 thing can be tiresome, and I find myself wanting to go somewhere else.
One reason why I like Sheperd Neame pubs-- they still retain their classic beer lines (Spitfire, Bishop's Finger, Double Stout, etc), while also experimenting with newer or different styles.
I went to many pubs while in London, but my wife and I fell in love with The Princess of Prussia (a Sheperd Neame house), in The Minories area right on the border of Whitechapel and Tower Bridge districts. It has a great, quiet cozy feel and in addition to traditional pub grub, it has pretty good Thai fare as well.
And no, they didn't pay me to advertise for them... but I'm sure going to stop in again the next time I visit "The Old Smoke."
|
|