What beer did you want to really like but just didn't?

[Torchiest]

Barleywines - I think I will grow to appreciate them, but for right now they tend to be far too cloying for me. Just too thick, too viscous, too much sweetness.

Well, the Bigfoot is hopped up so much that it balances the crazy sweetness, I think. Anchor Old Foghorn, while tasty, can only be consumed in small amounts. I can guzzle me some Bigfoot.

 

[Airtight]

I can honestly say that I enjoy every beer style, including all the sour ales.

Can't believe how many people dislike SN Bigfoot. I just had a 2006 bottle thats been sitting in cold storage since I bought it and it was incredible. Good thing I have a case of it

I never met a beer I didn't like. I always enjoy something about a beer even if its considered "off" or "no good". And if a beer is truly "bad" it can usually be traced back to how it was stored and/or transported and possibly to how it was made by a schlock brewer.

Any style of beer can be amazing. If you find yourself hating a certain style, keep trying anyway. Within every style there are hundreds of variations. You're bound to eventually find one you like if you keep trying.

 

[Alamo_Beer]

You're bound to eventually find one you like if you keep trying.

This is the beer drinker's quest....I like it.

 

[boo boo]

I thought I wouldn't like the trappist ales..I was wrong.
I thought I wouldn't like lambics...I was wrong.
I thought I would like Smithwick's and Kilkennys..I was wrong.

 

[megavites]

I've been stopping every Friday at a local Wegmans that has a great selection
of brews, with the intent to just try some beers that I'm not sure I would like.
(you never know) Two that I had recently...

Duvel Golden Ale- if I had to, I could, but it just had too much of an alcohol taste

Ayinger Celebrator Dopplebock..oooofffff, opened one, didn't even finish it. Sent
the rest home with a buddy. I'm not even sure I'll try another dopplebock.
(unless someone could suggest something that doesn't taste like day old Folgers)

 

[Big Al]

I hate to say this, but most Belgium Beers I'm not a huge fan of. There was one I had overseas Barbar that was an awesome strong honey ale, but most of the Trappist brews I can do without. I'm trying to develop an appreciation for them still as I was the same way with IPAs before I started brewing. Who knows maybe someday my taste buds will come around to Belgiums as well.

 

[DeathBrewer]

Duvel is just horrible. Now that you mention it, I'd say that's #1 on my "wish i liked but absolutely despised the night i had to finish an entire bottle because a friend gave it to me and i didn't want him to feel bad but it made me want to gag" list

and i'm a huge fan of belgian beers.

 

[Ize]

Breckenridge sampler case....oi.

Their small batch IPA and vanilla porter were both decently solid brews. The sampler case is all sorts of bland uninspiring beer.

I just LOVE Breck's Vanilla Porter. It's one I could love year round but I don't because I know I'll burn myself out on it. It's been a while since I've partaken so I may have to snag some for the long holiday weekend. It would go well by the campfire saturday night.

SN's Summerfest was a bit of a letdown. I was expecting something a little lighter and got something more beefy. Good beer, just a bit too heavy for a "summer" beer IMHO.

Schlafly makes a good Kolsch tho. :rockin:

Ize

 

[Torchiest]

Worst hangover of my life was the time I stopped drinking for three weeks and then had two 750 bottles of Duvel followed by a shot of tequila. I do like it, though, just not as much as I used to.

 

[FlyingHorse]

Spent three weeks in Australia in 2001...didn't find one beer I liked. For a country that's renowned for beer drinking, selection was pretty minimal, and mostly BMC-ish.

And my one sampling of Trois Pistoles (which seems to be a HBT favorite) made me think someone created an elaborate recipe trying to clone...Diet Coke. I'll give that one another shot, though.

 

[IrregularPulse]

Old Thread but reviving for two reasons. One because it's a neat idea and two, I'd like to see updated responses to two year opinions from those of you still on the board.

My biggest dissapointment was Delerium Tremens. It's supposed to be rated the #1 beer in the world by very respectable people, well I have many that I put above it. But I've also found that I am just not a Belgian Golden fan. I love darker Belgians such as Delerium Noel and love most TrappistsI've had from Rochefort, Wesltmalle, Orval, and Chimay. Still need to try the other 3.
Also disspointed by Monk's Cafe Flanders Red after waiting soo long to try this style, I wanted BIG Sour.
I'm really on a mission to find some BIG sours and BIG FUNK. if anyone can recommend any...

 

[RogerMcAllen]

Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA.

The 60 was good, the 90 was godly. After a year of searching I finally came across the 120 min. Meh, tastes like white wine.

 

[remilard]

Old Thread but reviving for two reasons. One because it's a neat idea and two, I'd like to see updated responses to two year opinions from those of you still on the board.

My biggest dissapointment was Delerium Tremens. It's supposed to be rated the #1 beer in the world by very respectable people, well I have many that I put above it. But I've also found that I am just not a Belgian Golden fan. I love darker Belgians such as Delerium Noel and love most TrappistsI've had from Rochefort, Wesltmalle, Orval, and Chimay. Still need to try the other 3.
Also disspointed by Monk's Cafe Flanders Red after waiting soo long to try this style, I wanted BIG Sour.
I'm really on a mission to find some BIG sours and BIG FUNK. if anyone can recommend any...

La Folie and Rodenbach Grand Cru are probably the most sour I have had.

 

[Rick500]

Sam Adams Longshot (McDole's) DIPA

I had such high hopes for it...but I could barely drink it. Horribly bitter with not enough maltiness to back it up. Not to say it didn't have any caramel sweetness -- it did. But that was sweet, not malty. Too much hops bitterness, not enough hops flavor or aroma.

I hope I just got a bad bottle.

 

[Homercidal]

Had a trappist ale at a tasting couple of months ago. Was talking to the guy from the brewery and he asked what I liked, didn't like and I told him I like pretty muhc eveyrthing except sour belgians. Then I had a taste and said, ok, what it this. He smiled an dsaid a trappist. I drank it, but just mot my thing. Not even that sour, just not good.

The worst was a raspberry Lambic I tried at a beer fest 2 winters ago. Eveyone was raving about it, but it very nearly made me toss my IPAs back up. It was all I coudl do to choke it down. The next pourer felt sorry for me so he rinsed my cup with some IPA before filling.

And I really wanted to like my first AG IPA recipe, but I screwed up the mash temp and it's too sweet and too little aroma.

I love them Barleywines though. Just a bit in a smallish wine style cup and savor it. def a tasting beer, not a chugging beer.

 

[Saccharomyces]

My biggest dissapointment was Delerium Tremens.

+1 that is my pick too. Worst BGSA I have had. I don't know if I just got a bad bottle or what, but it had so much sediment in there that all I got was the taste of autolysed yeast. I dumped half the bottle after deciding the problem wasn't me.

Lindemans lambics are #2. I *love* Belgian sour beers but these are horribly oversweetened and just taste like cheap imitation pancake syrup. It makes me want to cry to know how good that sh** must have been before they dumped all the sugar in that beautiful lambic and pasteurized it!!

 

[Rick500]

Try DT on tap if you can find it. It's leaps and bounds better (and in fact awesome).

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Geuze! Hated the Lindemann example, even backsweetened.

I hope to try some more prozed examples but, I suspect this is just not something I can enjoy.

Orval! Given the hype I expected it to be the nectar of the gods. Instead, I felt as if I had licked an elephants backside after sitting on rodents. Blech!

 

[Flounder]

Sam Adams Double Bock. I didnt so much "want" to like as I wanted to finish the sixer I had without wasting the beer. I had that beer for over a year and would occasionally pop one open but could never finish it. Usually would end up pouring out half. Just poured out the last one a few days ago after a few gulps. Now I am completely afraid to try any other double bocks. Are they all like that one. It was so sweet and malty and almost had a vommit aftertaste.

The other one that I really did want to like was Bells Oberon. Not sure what I didnt like about it. Wasnt terrible but I wouldnt buy it again.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Sam Adams Double Bock. I didnt so much "want" to like as I wanted to finish the sixer I had without wasting the beer. I had that beer for over a year and would occasionally pop one open but could never finish it. Usually would end up pouring out half. Just poured out the last one a few days ago after a few gulps. Now I am completely afraid to try any other double bocks. Are they all like that one. It was so sweet and malty and almost had a vommit aftertaste.

The other one that I really did want to like was Bells Oberon. Not sure what I didnt like about it. Wasnt terrible but I wouldnt buy it again.

Don't be skeered. SA didn't do the style any justice at all. For an authentic DB pick up something German, or at least German looking. Too many to list but I'd say try a Celibrator and enjoy the goat trinket.

 

[Ryan_PA]

DFH 120 and Fort. I was really looking forward to these two.

Also, Victory Wild Devil. I had high hopes for this one, but my brewery pints were less than good. I have 3 bottles I am going to age the crap out of. Hopefully they get better.

 

[Homercidal]

Sam Adams Double Bock. I didnt so much "want" to like as I wanted to finish the sixer I had without wasting the beer. I had that beer for over a year and would occasionally pop one open but could never finish it. Usually would end up pouring out half. Just poured out the last one a few days ago after a few gulps. Now I am completely afraid to try any other double bocks. Are they all like that one. It was so sweet and malty and almost had a vommit aftertaste.

The other one that I really did want to like was Bells Oberon. Not sure what I didnt like about it. Wasnt terrible but I wouldnt buy it again.

I wasn't a fan of all D Bocks either, and the first taste I had of Oberon was not great. That was years ago. Tried more a while back and actually kind of like it! One thing it's got going for it is that it's light enough that college age kids can drink tons of it and think that it's very fancy beer.

 

[Flounder]

When I was in school 10+ years ago I surely didnt know any kids paying $9 for a sixer

 

[BrewBrain]

I wish I liked wheat beers. I've tried - bought a bunch of Germen wheats of various styles, several American versions. They all have a certain flavor I just don't care for.

The other is Fat Tire, only because when there is some sort of an event, this is the fancy pants beer. i just don't get it. It's one of the very least interesting ambers in the known universe.

 

[DeathBrewer]

Fat tire is LAAAMEEE!!!!

 

[BrewBrain]

Fat tire is LAAAMEEE!!!!

Ya know, I'm beginning to wonder if this is a regional thing. I know absolutely nobody personally who likes the stuff, yet it seems to be everywhere I go. Who's drinking it?

 

[DeathBrewer]

UC Berkeley hipster wannabees. It's got a bicycle on it!!!

 

[Flounder]

Here's another take. What beer did you not want to like but did? Mine was (gulp) Bud Light Lime!!!! I can actually pretty easily drink any BMC but was surprised about the BLL. I'll politely wait for the flames now.

 

[Brewer_Steve]

Grolsch. I want the flip-top bottles, but dislike the beer.

 

[ChshreCat]

Kasteel Rouge.

Picked up a bottle about a week ago and gave it a shot. If cherries are your absolute favorite thing in the world, you might like it. It's like if you took cherries in heavy syrup, liquified it and added a couple shots of vodka. It didn't even taste like beer. Just cherries and hot alcohol. This had more cherry than cherries do. I could taste it three days later.