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I don't like 'regular' beer. But there are many different kinds, where to start?

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Insane Metal

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So the title is straight to the point. I like many alcoholic drinks but I've never really enjoyed regular beer. I know there are many different types though. Which one or which kind should I try?

I usually dislike that bitter aftertaste that is typical of beers.
 
What the hell is a "regular" beer?

It would be easier if you told us what you have tried and didn't like.
 
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Do you mean light lagers like Bud light or MGD? That's not regular beer, that's shit beer.

If you don't like the bitter after taste of beer, try something like a dark stout or something smooth like a wheat beer. If you have a good pub/bar/brewpub in your area, sit by the bar on a slow night and ask to have samples.

marrec said:
Honestly though if you don't like the bitterness then you're hopeless. IPAs are an amazing world of flavor.
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Don't listen to this either. It's totally ok to not like IPAs. Preferences come and go.

Now I really want a beer...
 
Insane Metal said:
So the title is straight to the point. I like many alcoholic drinks but I've never really enjoyed regular beer. I know there are many different types though. Which one or which kind should I try?

I usually dislike that bitter aftertaste that is typical of beers.
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Wheat beers. Stay away from IPAs for now if you hate bitterness.
 
lol I stuck my foot in my mouth so hard once when a coworker mentioned he'd been drinking Angry orchard

"hey man I've been drinking this hard cider stuff, it's pretty tasty."

me: "Oh yeah? My mom picked up a case of that the other day and just loves it!"

He looked at me kind of weird and then blushed, quickly changing the subject to the cowboys game. I didn't even pick up on it until later and didn't even mean anything by it. He hasn't spoken to me about drinks since, lol >.>
 
Ultima_5 said:
I find stouts to not be that bitter. Also get a kinda tipsy then start in on beer. That's how I got used to it
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I second this. Despite their strong appearance, stouts and porters are fairly easy drinking, due to the low hop content. Doubly so if you can get your hands on some of the increasingly common barrel-aged stouts.

I'm partial to Ten Fidy by Oskar Blues, myself, but be warned, it's 10.5% alcohol, so watch your intake.

Also good are Bitches Brew, Palo Santo Marron, and World Wide Stout from Dogfish Head. Similarly to Ten Fidy, watch out for the last two, which have respective alcohol contents of 13 and 18 percent.
 
In my experience the vast majority of pale ale's are a good drink.

The aftertaste comes from the hops that have been used and pale ale's tend to have a "flowery" or "fruity" aftertaste.
 
If you dislike bitterness then try to find some stouts and porters (that aren't Guinness). They typically have lower hop contents, and therefore less bitterness.
 
Seriously, if you don't like bitterness then I'd go with a Blue Moon or Fat Tire type. An American style of Belgian White.

My first suggestion really is fantastic. Slightly sweet with cinnamon and allspice hints.

Stouts are... well, in my opinion they're bad. You might like them so it can't hurt to try.
 
My favourite atm:

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It's got a really great taste - doesn't really have that hopsy taste to it at all that people who dislike beer usually hate.
 
butalala said:
Do you mean light lagers like Bud light or MGD? That's not regular beer, that's shit beer.

If you don't like the bitter after taste of beer, try something like a dark stout or something smooth like a wheat beer. If you have a good pub/bar/brewpub in your area, sit by the bar on a slow night and ask to have samples.



Don't listen to this either. It's totally ok to not like IPAs. Preferences come and go.

Now I really want a beer...
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Thanks, that's a good idea.

mcfrank said:
Allagash White is my go to reccomendation for people who are looking to move from shit beer to good beer.


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Thank you too :)
 
marrec said:
Seriously, if you don't like bitterness then I'd go with a Blue Moon or Fat Tire type. An American style of Belgian White.

My first suggestion really is fantastic. Slightly sweet with cinnamon and allspice hints.

Stouts are... well, in my opinion they're bad. You might like them so it can't hurt to try.
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Blue moon is garbage. He is asking for good beer. And I mean that lovingly.
 
Porters, Lagers, and Wheat beers are what you should be looking to try if you don't like bitterness.

Most "normal" American beers (Budweiser, Miller, etc..) are Pilsners but they're poor tasting Pilsners at that. IPA's will be very very bitter and are an acquired taste. Stout's are good too but a lot of them have a high alcohol content, which can be hard on a non-beer drinkers taste buds too.

Recap: Try Porters, Lagers, Wheat (Hefeweizen), or Stouts and try to stay around 5% "abv" (alcohol by volume) just to start off.
 
mcfrank said:
Blue moon is garbage. He is asking for good beer. And I mean that lovingly.
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I mean to try as an example of an American White (as in, Made in America). Regular Blue Moon is B team easily, but their Cinnamon Horchata Ale is so good and you know it.

And Fat Tire is amazing so you can't trash that.
 
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Try out a Lambic or any other kind of Belgian sour ale. Great fruit flavor that isn't too sweet and doesn't have that bitter flavor to it.
 
Where do you live? If you live near a decent micro-brewery they usually have sample flights. If you're in northern California you should go to Chico and visit Sierra Nevada, you can taste everything they have on tap for like $10 (like 2-3 pints worth of bear). They also sell sampler cases that you can probably get at a decent grocery store. Try them all, start with light colors and go to dark.
 
honestly 'craft beer' pisses me off a bit for reasons unknown. hate the term, hate the culture as far as I've experienced it.
 
Check out a beer's IBU; the higher the number, the more bitter it is. I'm not a fan of bitter/hoppy beers, so I avoid IPAs for the most part. I'm a fan of stouts.

Go to a brewery's restaurant if you have one around since they have a lot of unique craft beers, then read the descriptions and ask for samples. They sometimes cycle them around to keep the drink list varied.

For instance, I have a DogFish Head nearby and love trying samples of their new drinks. They recently had some chocolate beer brewed with lobsters, which was quite interesting.
 
marrec said:
I mean to try as an example of an American White (as in, Made in America). Regular Blue Moon is B team easily, but their Cinnamon Horchata Ale is so good and you know it.

And Fat Tire is amazing so you can't trash that.
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Fat Tire is a C tier beer at best. New Belgium makes some amazing beers in the lips of faith series, fat tire is not one of them.
 
DOWN said:
honestly 'craft beer' pisses me off a bit for reasons unknown. hate the term, hate the culture as far as I've experienced it.
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This. I enjoy them myself but the goony beard men who live and breathe this stuff are obnoxious.
 
Sounds like you need to try stouts and porters, specifically chocolate or coffee stouts. The after tastes are...chocolate or coffee, depending. And I hate coffee but love the aftertaste of a coffee stout.

They're also acquired tastes, and hey it might not stick, but once you've acquired the taste other beers get easier.
 
The only real way to find out is to march yourself down to the liquor store and buy a variety of singles, otherwise its all personal preference in this thread.
 
marrec said:
I mean to try as an example of an American White (as in, Made in America). Regular Blue Moon is B team easily, but their Cinnamon Horchata Ale is so good and you know it.

And Fat Tire is amazing so you can't trash that.
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That's fiction. Because of the prevalence and popularity of hopped beers, OP I'd suggest trying a regular Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Highly drinkable (chuggable) and great lightly hopped flavor for a starter. 5.6% ABV. Widely available.
 
lethial said:
The only real way to find out is to march yourself down to the liquor store and buy a variety of singles, otherwise its all personal preference in this thread.
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Yeah check for a liquor store that allows you to assemble a make your own six pack
 
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