What beer got you into this?

[chemnitz]

I guess I was spoiled from the start. My first beer ever was on a trip to Germany. It was a pils, but I don't remember the brand. When I returned to the States and tried insipid macro-brews, I realized that nothing compared to what I got overseas.

I lived for a while in England and then for a while in Germany, and I thoroughly enjoyed the selection of beer. When I returned Stateside, I finally decided to try homebrewing because you just can't get an authentic, fresh German Pilsner or Hefeweizen around here. So, I will give credit to the beer that became my standby when I lived in Dresden--Feldschloesschen! I don't expect any of you have heard of it. It's the local, working-class brew in Dresden (and the only beer available during the time of the East German regime).

 

[Panther1911]

When I first started drink beer it was BMC, I didn't like craft brews. Then one day a few years later I thought I'd try a Sam Adams BL, I fell in love. Then I made it a goal to try all 20 something flavors of SA in a year, I did it with a month to spare (has to wait for seasonals). Then I realized I liked a lot of craft and micro brews.

I had be toying with the idea of home brewing on and off for a while, then my brother called me one day and said that he got a home brew kit at a garage sale. Have been brewing since then (like 2-3 months now)