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First I have several locations where I can get a wide variety of craft beer, but please don't say to try this belgian bottle 12% 550ml beer from the other side of the world...
I prefer browns, porters, and stouts, and I usually stick to those.
Amber/red: Had a few occasionally, can usually drink it but reminds me of a brown but not as good.
Black ales, good, usually tastes similar to a stout so I like it.
IPA and variants: Been awhile, but usually ends in "bitter face." Any mellow hop forward beer that isn't so bitter I could try to see if it's the bitterness I don't like, or the hops I dont like? I've tried dogfish indian brown, and good human. Both were a pleasant change of pace, but not preferred day to day beer.
Pumpkin ales seem gimicky to me, but the swmbo enjoys them so I get on occasion.
Barleys/strongales/scottish strong/wee strong/ whatever else above 11%: I'd rather sip a good whiskey in most cases. ris are good on occassion as long as the fusel alcohol taste isn't too strong.
Belgians, I don't know how this differ. I know they use different yeast, but that's about it. I've tried a belgian brown, and a quad (gulden draak 9000). The brown was pleasant, but I couldn't tell what made it different than a AM/EN brown. The quad was different, a little sweet, slightly alcoholic, slightly acidic.
I doubt I'd like a bitter.
Milk stouts the swmbo likes. I love oatmeal stouts.
winter ales are so varied it's hard to make a general statement either way, but I've had some that I like.
German ales confuse me in general. Looking to try a dunkelweizen, altbier, and hefeweizen.
Only wheat ale I've had was Oberon from bells.
Irish reds haven't tried in awhile, but used to enjoy when a good brown wasn't available. (this was pre-craft beer for me though)
I prefer browns, porters, and stouts, and I usually stick to those.
Amber/red: Had a few occasionally, can usually drink it but reminds me of a brown but not as good.
Black ales, good, usually tastes similar to a stout so I like it.
IPA and variants: Been awhile, but usually ends in "bitter face." Any mellow hop forward beer that isn't so bitter I could try to see if it's the bitterness I don't like, or the hops I dont like? I've tried dogfish indian brown, and good human. Both were a pleasant change of pace, but not preferred day to day beer.
Pumpkin ales seem gimicky to me, but the swmbo enjoys them so I get on occasion.
Barleys/strongales/scottish strong/wee strong/ whatever else above 11%: I'd rather sip a good whiskey in most cases. ris are good on occassion as long as the fusel alcohol taste isn't too strong.
Belgians, I don't know how this differ. I know they use different yeast, but that's about it. I've tried a belgian brown, and a quad (gulden draak 9000). The brown was pleasant, but I couldn't tell what made it different than a AM/EN brown. The quad was different, a little sweet, slightly alcoholic, slightly acidic.
I doubt I'd like a bitter.
Milk stouts the swmbo likes. I love oatmeal stouts.
winter ales are so varied it's hard to make a general statement either way, but I've had some that I like.
German ales confuse me in general. Looking to try a dunkelweizen, altbier, and hefeweizen.
Only wheat ale I've had was Oberon from bells.
Irish reds haven't tried in awhile, but used to enjoy when a good brown wasn't available. (this was pre-craft beer for me though)
