What beer(s) have you lost interest in since homebrewing?

[hal2814]

I hate to be trendy but I'm also a recovering hophead. I just don't care for IPAs anymore and that makes me a little sad inside. I think it's just a matter of overexposure.

But to be a little more in-line with the OP, when I started brewing, I lost interest in Molson Ice. I used to LOVE that beer and now it's just meh.

 

[Unkle-Sam]

I just moved from eastern PA to Pittsburgh and was shocked to find that people here generally don't understand that lager = Yuengling.

Me: I'll have a lager please
Bartender: What kind?
Me: wha...??

Haha, I've lived in Philly for over a year and I just noticed people doing that...and it annoys the hell out of me. It's like if someone asks what sort of car you drive and you answer with "a four door."

When I lived in Boston, the same thing started happening with Harpoon and "IPA." Now, I loves me a Harpoon, but it would really irritate people who prefered any of the other 15 IPAs available locally.

Back on topic tho, I've always found much more merit in a well built session beer than anything extreme...extreme beer goes against what I consider the spirit of beer to be.

 

[commonlaw]

I can tell you what I've become more interested in -- session beers. You don't find a lot commercially. I can't wait to serve my 3.25% bitter via pseudo cask, and to brew many more under 4.5% bitters, ESBs, milds, browns, etc.

As far as commercial beers, I've lost some interest in IIPAs. I mean, I still like a pliny or something else great, but I've stopped trying every one I see. If someone tells me it's a good beer I'll give it a go, otherwise there's plenty more beers I'm interested in trying.

 

[dogwielder]

Anything in a bottle I can't reuse.

This! If I grab something new and find screw off caps it feels like such a waste...

 

[PseudoChef]

I used to drink a ton of Amber Bock. Not so much anymore. Not that it's a bad beer - but more that I really used to drink a lot of it.

 

[Sum1Stu]

I lost intrest in lagers in general, especially adjunct lagers. Recently Ive had a alexander keiths, and what I thought was a good IPA, now my preferance has changed....it lacked in taste!
The only lagers I can think of that still might be good on my list are beers like heineken, grolsch, and mayb stella. I like my hops, like many of you!

I have a new appreciation as well, for flavour beer, not beer that "easy-drinking"(water)

I also like adjusting my own ABV levels, instead of highering them like most young brewers would, ive actually reduced them to 4-4.5%.

 

[heywolfie1015]

This! If I grab something new and find screw off caps it feels like such a waste...

Totally. On a similar note, I passed up buying a four pack of Boddington's last night--even though I was in the mood for pub ale--because it came in cans.

 

[Danbreeze]

Pilsners-either commercial, craft brewed, or homebrewed. They just dont do anything for me.

Went to a tasting at Dogfish Head on New Years Eve and they had My Antonia on tap which is their continuous hopped Imperial Pilsner. I figured it may be worth trying. Still not my cup of beer....

 

[NorCalAngler]

Unfortunately my gateway beer, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, has lost its luster for me. I like it and I will order it if it's the best thing on the beer menu, but I find it fairly plain now due to the IPA craze.

 

[elproducto]

I find I've lost interest in most commercial beers. They just can't compete with the freshness of homebrew.. especially in my favorite style IPA's.

 

[Malintent]

Used to flip over a beer called Lions Head. Hard to find where I am. Recently, I found it, got all excited, had some, and all but spit it out. I'd rather have a BMC shoved down my gullet than drink that yellow water ever again.

 

[rycov]

i'm gonna have to say new castle. man i used to love that **** when i was a kid. i got a twelve pack the other day. bleh. it tasted like some generic brown beer water. no decernable flavors at all. it tasted fake. like it wasn't made with real grains or something. im actually kinda dissapointed that my taste has grown. i can get that stuff anywhere, now i dont like it

 

[BrewThruYou]

I used to like really sweet beers (hefeweizens especially) and lighter beers. I would drink Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat, Bud Light Lime, Corona, Sea Dog Blueberry Wheat, etc.

Now, I still enjoy a good hefe, but I'm preferring IPAs, PAs, etc.

 

[OfWillAndWorthy]

Sadly, Yuengling and New Castle. Those used to be my go-to beers and even now I fall back on Yuengling if I'm out at a bar and they don't have a microbrew on tap, but as my taste-buds have changed it tastes more and more like water to me. I still shake my head at my BMC friends who pass up a pitcher of Yuengling because it's too "strong" for them.

 

[heywolfie1015]

Sadly, Yuengling and New Castle.

100% agreed on Newcastle. I feel conflicted about it, too, because Newky got me into craft beer. I just can't stand when it comes out all skunked and awful-tasting. Damn those clear bottles.

 

[JBrady]

All american and nearly all german wheat beers. Since experiencing alot more styles than I used to have knowledge of, my taste buds just don't like wheat beers much anymore. If I do get in the mood for one it will be a true to style german hefe.

 

[chapa]

100% agreed on Newcastle. I feel conflicted about it, too, because Newky got me into craft beer. I just can't stand when it comes out all skunked and awful-tasting. Damn those clear bottles.

Ahh so thats the "mexican beer" flavor I thought of, when I had a New Castle last week. My uncle bought a mini-keg of it, and while having a glass I said "its like a watered down brown ale mixed with a corona/mexican beer". It must be the clear bottle skunk...but if that's the case...how'd they manage to get that skunk in the mini-keg....? hmmmm

He didn't have much to say about it either, and just re-iterated that he wished I had brought some GOOD beer!

Back on topic, I'd say Amber Bock, Guiness, and most wheat beers(Blue Moon and Boulevard). While I'll still drink them if its the only thing available, they just aren't as good as they used to be....and there ARE definitely MUCH better stouts than Guiness!!

On a side note: I added some Guiness to a Ranger IPA the other day, and it was pretty good. Was at the bar and wanted something different. Kind of gave a slightly roasty/silkiness to the hoppy brew. I'm almost tempted to try Guiness with an Amber Bock though, just because you can never find a good porter or stout, or really even a brown ale, at the bar! Might as well concoct your own!

 

[Ernst-Haeckel]

+1 on Guiness, New Castle, Blue Moon. I would say Sam Adams, but I have renewed faith in them after being in Boston 2 weeks ago and drank a lot of Boston Brick Red. Great beer!

 

[jtkratzer]

Used to flip over a beer called Lions Head. Hard to find where I am. Recently, I found it, got all excited, had some, and all but spit it out. I'd rather have a BMC shoved down my gullet than drink that yellow water ever again.

That used to be around $10 for a case of bottles when I was in college and we drank a lot of it as it was far better than the BMC types.

 

[cbauer210]

Lost intreats in most magic hats, harpoon, and long trail. They used to some of my favorites.....they just don't do it for me anymore. Over the last 10-15 years they have grown so much as companies... I really feel like the quality has dropped.