drkaeppel
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Never really liked BMC, but didn't know any better for a few years. I think Chimay's Grand Reserve was my first "Holy S*#&!" moment.
jborho said:I fell in love with IPA's. Ofallon, Rogue, Sam Adams, any IPA......
Anyway, first beer I thought 'holy crap, why did I ever drink cheap sh*t'? Ommegang 3 Philosophers? Not too keen on it anymore, but it opened my eyes.
Revvy said:This is really cool actually. I wonder if there's not some beer gene in us. Because how many times have you heard your BMC sticklers taste a craft or homebrew beer and say it tastes bad and stick with their favorite tipple. Yet you tried something, and though you didn't like it, continued to explore the world of beer. I'm not bashing the standard person who is wedded to BMC, it's just that there is something about us love trying more and more beers, whether we end up liking them or not.
I'm willing to bet that an open mind to new things isn't strictly beer related.
I love trying new things, be it food, beer, cigars, etc. I'm not satisfied by repeating the same product ad nauseum.
Variety is the spice of life.
Well,let's see...that's going back a few decades! I cut teeth on my grandma's keg charred sour mash,learned fishin,huntin,& auto repair startin at age seven. Somewhere around 8-9 dad started teachin me pit bbq. But the ones that got me goin were P.O.C. from Cleveland,Carling Black Label,& Duquesne. These just had really good beer flavor that's sorely lacking nowadays. But,as a young man,I loved little killers (small bottles of cream ale called little kings).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUd6lYNc_EE&feature=related
Bet you'd kill for those little cream ale bottles nowadays, eh? I'd love some for barleywines.
Speaking of, these are some awesome 1970's era carling pints that I picked up years ago for like 5 or 10 bucks for all three cases. The one in front is a newer pint I threw in to replace one that broke, but you can see the line marks on them. They have a lot of character going for them.
Revvy said:Speaking of, these are some awesome 1970's era carling pints that I picked up years ago for like 5 or 10 bucks for all three cases. The one in front is a newer pint I threw in to replace one that broke, but you can see the line marks on them. They have a lot of character going for them.
For me it was La Fin Du Monde. The taste, alcohol burn, uniqueness all contributed to my never going back to a BMC beer. Granted I had imports and micro's before, LFDM opened my eyes.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale still one of my favorites
1997 I tried my first Oregon IPA (rest his soul) and it all went downhill from there. Before that, the best beer I'd had was a Boston Lager, my uncle told me it was the best beer out there, I agreed, being only a teenager. But everything changed that night in '97 when I discovered that delicious hoppy Oregon IPA
Danbreeze said:Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale. Loved the combination of floral hops and the caramel notes.
I have been a hophead ever since. :rockin:
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