"I hate how bitter all beer is. My favorite beer is Coors Light because it's probably the least bitter beer out there. Otherwise I'll just have an amaretto sour or some other mixed drink that tastes good."
That's an ACTUAL conversation I had the other day. Someone found out I brewed beer, and he proceeded to say how all beer is just too bitter and awful and how if he's FORCED to drink beer he prefers it to be Coors Light over anything else. Then he asked if there was anything I could make that could be better than Coors Light.
Seriously.
I don't mean to be a beer snob or anything (as I'm actually drinking a Coors right now), but what the heck can you say to these types of people? "I'm sorry, most beers are bitter, stick to your mixed drinks?"
I suggested that perhaps he might like some type of hefeweisen, as (to me) they seem like the least bitter style of beer out there. I'm not very well-versed in the different styles of beer, however, so I'm welcome to suggestions on what styles I should be introducing this guy to to at least get him interested in beer.
Similarly, have any of you people met folks who think beer is just "too bitter"? Have you ever made a brew to appease them? I'm thinking about making some sort of honey-sweetened hefe, but I'm open to all suggestions.
This is a challenge to my homebrewin' skills! :rockin:
That's an ACTUAL conversation I had the other day. Someone found out I brewed beer, and he proceeded to say how all beer is just too bitter and awful and how if he's FORCED to drink beer he prefers it to be Coors Light over anything else. Then he asked if there was anything I could make that could be better than Coors Light.
Seriously.
I don't mean to be a beer snob or anything (as I'm actually drinking a Coors right now), but what the heck can you say to these types of people? "I'm sorry, most beers are bitter, stick to your mixed drinks?"
I suggested that perhaps he might like some type of hefeweisen, as (to me) they seem like the least bitter style of beer out there. I'm not very well-versed in the different styles of beer, however, so I'm welcome to suggestions on what styles I should be introducing this guy to to at least get him interested in beer.
Similarly, have any of you people met folks who think beer is just "too bitter"? Have you ever made a brew to appease them? I'm thinking about making some sort of honey-sweetened hefe, but I'm open to all suggestions.
This is a challenge to my homebrewin' skills! :rockin: