Do homebrewers favor UK/Irish beers over German/Continental?

[Brew Runner]

i like almost all beers except hefe's and brown ales.

My take on this is i grew up drinking mega-swill lagers, and what not, but it was IPA's that got me hooked on 'real' beer. For me, and i would think alot of people, pale ales, and stouts are like a gateway beer that once you realize how GOOD beer can really be, eventially you come around and discover REAL lagers too, like pilsner urquel, budvar, bocks and the like.

I totally agree on both points! The first IPA I had was either Acme or Boonville, and it was down hill from there. Stout was an acquired taste, though. Now my favs are Young's Double Chocolate and North Coast's Old Rasputin.

Honestly, I've learned that I generally prefer American microbrewed beers over all others. One problem is that I don't know how old most European beers are when I try them, or how they've been handled.

I also agree with this. Another problem is availability of the less popular brews. Usually I find something new and a month later it is gone for another three.

On a side note, I did find a local liquor store that apparently is run by a real beer nut(pun intended). He has stuff from the next county to the four corners of the world. Problem is none of it moves real fast so most of it is getting stale on the shelves(it looks like a regular seedy liquor store until you get halfway to the back, so it doesn't exactly draw enthusiasts).

 

[homebrewer_99]

There is nothing better then sitting on the back porch and downing a Mass of good Helles or Maerzen

This is the only quote I disagree with so far...I'd rather be drinking it in the Hofbrauhaus, Kloster Andechs or Kreuzberg!