Brewing Styles I Don't Like

[Bluekat]

This is off topic a little, but would you care to share your Porter recipe? I too like to brew straight forward ales and lagers and would love to see what you brewed.

I wish I could take credit for it, but it was from Adventures in Homebrewing, Snowshoe Porter all grain kit. Came out great!

 

[porterguy]

I am also one to "research" styles at a bar before spending time and money. I usually stick to styles I think I will like. Don't like lagers enough to have 50 bottles of it. I rarely brew any fruit beers. Tried one sour; never even got as far as bottling it. It got infected, tasted horrible, and became my first first-ever dumper. Never brewed an IPA, don't care for that level of hoppiness. Smoked beers, no thank you. Pumpkin beers; collect all ingredients, throw away anything pumpkin-related, and brew a pale ale with whatever is left. And brewing special requests don't count; if my spouse or (adult) kids ask me to brew something, I will do so to the best of my ability (as long as I have something around for ME to drink). I am very happy with experimenting with different stouts, browns, porters, ambers, pales (including simple Belgian pale ales).

 

[rburrelli]

Belgians and Saisons. In fact, I’ve long believed that when you order a flight of beers at a brewery, you want to avoid the one they call a Belgian - to me they usually taste like that’s the tank where they put all their fermentation flaws and off flavored beers - and sell it to you a glass at a time by calling it a “Belgian”...!

Ever had a Duvel? Totally opposite of what you are saying.

 

[50calshooter]

Stop listening to other peoples pallets. Who gives a crap what those guys like to brew or drink.

 

[monkeymath]

I do often feel tempted to try my hand at a traditional Münchner Hell or German Pilsner, although I know with searing clarity that this amounts to the ridiculous effort of making something hoping it tastes exactly like something I could buy at any supermarket. Like I know that I'll perceive any deviation from my expectation as a flaw, there is no way to win.

So far, I've only given in to the temptation once. Got super excited during bottling, after a long cold fermentation at 5 celsius it had that cellary musty whiff I was looking for, but when I opened the first bottle it was a major disappointment ("did I add red apple puree during bottling?!").

Since then, I have stayed strong. I still jump between styles after 5 years. Sometimes I think "I really need to sit down and decide on a couple of styles I am truly passionate about and then brew those exclusively", but every such attempt to restrict myself fails.
BEER IS BEAUTIFUL!
Seriously, there are just too many ways for beer to be great.

In the long run, I want to focus on Saisons and "farmhouse ales", probably with brett and stuff, occasional sours. But of course I'd still need my English beers, Belgian Blondes, a hoppy ale every now and then, definitely dark lagers... God damn it, here we go again.

 

[Brew_Dude41]

Sours and pumpkin are some no gose (sorry help it) for me.

Every fall I will pick out a bottle of a pumpkin brew just to confirm that my tastes haven't changed.

With the limited # of brews I get to do right now there is not a chance I am spending that time, effort, or expense on a style that there a chance I won't like.
Not mention something I know I don't like.

 

[oakbarn]

I find that the only adjunct I like is Chile Peppers. I find any fruit and especially grapefruit detestable in a beer. I do not like porters or over hopped beers. I like an old style IPA (Ibu around 45 I think). I do any experiment tasting from a store bought POC beer.

 

[Ninoid]

Wheat, Sour and NEIPA.
I like APA, Stout/Porter and Belgian (Saison and Dubbel).