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I don't like 'regular' beer. But there are many different kinds, where to start?
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Belgian beers are great. We can get most of the good ones here and there are a lot of those styles being made here. What Europe is lacking is the huge craft beer selection and variety that the US has.
Do you have a brewery nearby or a bar with lots of taps? If they have a sampler flight of beers, get that and figure out what types of beer you like. Don't worry about brands, that can come later if you really want to dive into the rabbit hole. Then, the next time you're at a bar you can ask "do you have any *type of beer*" when you order to keep expanding your palette. Note that if you have a certain beer at the tasting and don't like it, don't write it off. The specific brewery might be a bad representation of it.
Insane Metal
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Holy shit I got much more replies than I expected hahah. You guys are awesome. Now I don't even know where to start lmao
DrROBschiz
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The easiest beers to drink for me have always been wheats and ambers.
Wheats are a sliperry slope because many of them go a little crazy with the sugar. Sugar is the enemy of a good beer when too much is used.
Ambers are just all around balanced and flavorful. Super easy to sit and enjoy.
I also enjoy a good pale.
I do not recommend stouts, browns and IPAs unless you actually like them and know how to drink them.
Cider beers might as well be wine coolers. Again its about the sugar and its an easy way to turn your stomach and ruin your night. If you enjoy cider try to get one thats as dry as possible
I cannot ever recommend oak barrel aged whickey beer hybrids, rootbeer beer (trending now and its terrible), or anything that mixes beer and dessert.
Trappists are excellent and flavorful... If its a good one
Best of luck on your beer drinking adventure!!
Wheats are a sliperry slope because many of them go a little crazy with the sugar. Sugar is the enemy of a good beer when too much is used.
Ambers are just all around balanced and flavorful. Super easy to sit and enjoy.
I also enjoy a good pale.
I do not recommend stouts, browns and IPAs unless you actually like them and know how to drink them.
Cider beers might as well be wine coolers. Again its about the sugar and its an easy way to turn your stomach and ruin your night. If you enjoy cider try to get one thats as dry as possible
I cannot ever recommend oak barrel aged whickey beer hybrids, rootbeer beer (trending now and its terrible), or anything that mixes beer and dessert.
Trappists are excellent and flavorful... If its a good one
Best of luck on your beer drinking adventure!!
Start with the ones I posted, brother
OP is in Brazil, no?
What's the craft beer scene like there? I've enjoyed going to other countries and seeing how they're growing their own scenes. Went to South Korea and was pleasantly surprised with a lot of the crafts I tried. A bunch of single batch brewery bars have been popping up all over.
What's the craft beer scene like there? I've enjoyed going to other countries and seeing how they're growing their own scenes. Went to South Korea and was pleasantly surprised with a lot of the crafts I tried. A bunch of single batch brewery bars have been popping up all over.
God Dayumm
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I liked Brahma in Brazil. It's probably the equivalent of a bud light, but I still liked a lot! So refreshing
DrROBschiz
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Also ignore people shitting on Lagers/pilsners and other domestic common beers
If you enjoy it than drink it.
They are cheap and easy to drink by design but there is no shame in enjoying it. Dont be a beer snob.
Just humbly be fun and drink happily and responsibly
If you enjoy it than drink it.
They are cheap and easy to drink by design but there is no shame in enjoying it. Dont be a beer snob.
Just humbly be fun and drink happily and responsibly
Fourth Stooge
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The best way to get into beer is to start simple and sensible. Don't go all out for the super-limited, ultra craft, artisanal, organic hippie stuff. That stuff is nice once you know what you like, but the flavors tend to be geared toward very, very specific tastes. I tend to like imperial stouts, but I would not recommend them to someone who is not a long-time beer drinker.
In other words, don't try to win any snobby "best-beer ever" contest. Beer snobs are worse than wine snobs.
Beer goes very well with food. That's the way you'll enjoy it most. Pizza, burgers, burritos, pasta, barbeque, nachos, sandwiches. Anything with bread, fat, salt, spice.
Start with a simple, clean tasting beer-Rolling Rock, Corona, Molson, Asahi. Beer snobs will laugh at those beers. But those people also drink beer with blueberries in it so I wouldn't listen to them. Drink it ice-cold with some good regular food that you enjoy. Then you'll be able to appreciate the beer for what it is and not get overwhelmed with the bitterness or aftertaste.
In other words, don't try to win any snobby "best-beer ever" contest. Beer snobs are worse than wine snobs.
Beer goes very well with food. That's the way you'll enjoy it most. Pizza, burgers, burritos, pasta, barbeque, nachos, sandwiches. Anything with bread, fat, salt, spice.
Start with a simple, clean tasting beer-Rolling Rock, Corona, Molson, Asahi. Beer snobs will laugh at those beers. But those people also drink beer with blueberries in it so I wouldn't listen to them. Drink it ice-cold with some good regular food that you enjoy. Then you'll be able to appreciate the beer for what it is and not get overwhelmed with the bitterness or aftertaste.
DrROBschiz
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Absolutely delicious.
This is literally just root beer.
Cymbal Head
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'Tis the season for brown ales. Bell's Best Brown Ale is a personal favorite of mine.
Avoid Newcastle Brown in the clear bottle. If it sits under fluorescent lights for any period of time, it ends up tasting like a skunk.
Ultimately, your tastes are your own. Try a bunch of different styles of beer, see what you like, then try more within that style. If it turns out you can't find something that speaks to you, so be it. Nobody is required to like beer.
Hmm if OP is indeed in Brazil, my recommendation is probably off in a lot of ways. I stand by my other comments, though.
Avoid Newcastle Brown in the clear bottle. If it sits under fluorescent lights for any period of time, it ends up tasting like a skunk.
Ultimately, your tastes are your own. Try a bunch of different styles of beer, see what you like, then try more within that style. If it turns out you can't find something that speaks to you, so be it. Nobody is required to like beer.
You people recommending Not Your Father's Root Beer might as well be suggesting Mike's Hard Lemonade.
Hmm if OP is indeed in Brazil, my recommendation is probably off in a lot of ways. I stand by my other comments, though.
If you find a place to buy single beers near you you'll be great. A few I recommend for someone just getting into it.
Magic Hat #9 - It's a less aggressive version of a pale ale. It also has apricot in it. From this you can tell if you like hoppiness and fruit beers.
Bell's Oktoberfest - This one is tasty and very very malty. Beers range on the scale of Hoppy (vegetal bitterness) to malty (bready sweetness) depending on how much and what kind of each are in it. After having these two beers you should have more of an idea which direction you lean.
Guinness - Honestly you're best off just ordering this from a bar that has it on tap. They're not the same in a bottle or can. This is a stout with nitrogen in it for the carbonation instead of carbon dioxide. Honestly it's one of the lightest stouts you will find but is still a good intro and a show that dark beers don't have to be intimidating.
Weihenstephaner Hefewiessbier - This is a german wheat beer. I love the taste but they are noticeably yeasty which bothers some people. Give it a try.
After those you will have more of an idea what style you like and then find good ones in that style. The variety of beer that can be found is enormous and there is one for almost any pallet. A lot of people will recommend really strong beers and honestly imperials make up most of my favorites but to start I'd stay with a beer that has more of it's own flavor and less of an alcohol flavor.
Magic Hat #9 - It's a less aggressive version of a pale ale. It also has apricot in it. From this you can tell if you like hoppiness and fruit beers.
Bell's Oktoberfest - This one is tasty and very very malty. Beers range on the scale of Hoppy (vegetal bitterness) to malty (bready sweetness) depending on how much and what kind of each are in it. After having these two beers you should have more of an idea which direction you lean.
Guinness - Honestly you're best off just ordering this from a bar that has it on tap. They're not the same in a bottle or can. This is a stout with nitrogen in it for the carbonation instead of carbon dioxide. Honestly it's one of the lightest stouts you will find but is still a good intro and a show that dark beers don't have to be intimidating.
Weihenstephaner Hefewiessbier - This is a german wheat beer. I love the taste but they are noticeably yeasty which bothers some people. Give it a try.
After those you will have more of an idea what style you like and then find good ones in that style. The variety of beer that can be found is enormous and there is one for almost any pallet. A lot of people will recommend really strong beers and honestly imperials make up most of my favorites but to start I'd stay with a beer that has more of it's own flavor and less of an alcohol flavor.
DrROBschiz
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Its worse actually
LegendofJoe
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Go Belgian all the way if you don't like bitter beer. Belgian Strong Ales are the best type of beer in my humble opinion, it's in a tier of its own. I wouldnt start there though, you should try some Belgian Wheats and Lambics first.
edit: Shandys are a good route to take too. Traveller makes some amazing Shandy brews, I'd definitely recommend trying some of their stuff.
edit: Shandys are a good route to take too. Traveller makes some amazing Shandy brews, I'd definitely recommend trying some of their stuff.
It's good, but I can think of plenty of single IPAs alone I'd rather have. Not to mention 2x, 3x, and blacks.
LegendofJoe
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DrROBschiz
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You know what's up. And America is moving up in the world. We have the only Trappist Brewery outside of Europe now in Massachusetts. If you haven't managed to get your hands on it yet do so ASAP.
Well the branding is certainly aesthetically enticing lol
Would love to try this
Corona is the opposite of a clean tasting beer though. So is Rolling Rock. It is rare to find those in the bottle where they aren't skunked.
yellowjacket25
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One of my favorite Stouts. Not bitter and easy to drink.
Inferno313
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I don't like beer either OP. You do you. I usually get alcoholic root beer (SO GOOD) or cider as an alternative.
One of my favorite Stouts. Not bitter and easy to drink.
This was my favorite until I tried Rasputin. This one is still top 5 stouts.
SomedayTheFire
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I don't know, we have huge selection and variety of craft beers here too. Local and Europe wide craft beers.
Obviously my original post wasn't entirely serious but we do have a fairly large selection of beers, and craft beers. You just have to know where to look!
GalacticMouse
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Do you live near any breweries that specialize in multiple varieties? If you do, I'd recommend going to do a tour and tasting! You'll typically get to try out a bunch of different types and see if anything stands out to you.
Personally, I like wheat beers. Allagash White was mentioned earlier and that's really tasty. If you haven't tried them before...give some big options like Blue Moon or Sam Adam's Summer Ale a shot...they tend to be a little smoother with some citrus flavoring to them.
PassiveObserver
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If a nice cold and cloudy hefeweizen with a slice of orange dunked in doesn't hit the spot, stop trying!
richardhawk
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Craft beer is bullshit and a waste of money.
Just drink high life and don't be a snob about something that's ultimately there to get you fucked up.
Just drink high life and don't be a snob about something that's ultimately there to get you fucked up.
Ah okay, from what I've seen in the beer thread it seems that at least some of the European posters are jealous of the craft beer explosion in the US. Obviously, Europe is huge and lots of different countries, so I'm sure the availability differs. What we all agree on is that beer is great.
Maybe people enjoy the taste of something and don't want to just get drunk? Put me in that camp.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Whoa whoa why spend money on High Life big shooter? Just knock back some Steel Reserve.
SomedayTheFire
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Agreed. Craft beer is definitely blowing up now. Slower uptake than you boys across the water but its getting there. Local breweries near me are churning out some great great stuff now.
stufte
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This is an incorrect opinion. Please stop disliking things that I like.
What a stupid post.
This is good advice. Always keep an open mind (tongue?) with the crazy variety of quality beer out there.
What's your problem with Blueberries?
+1,000. Dragon's Milk is an essential.
Fourth Stooge
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Nothing bold or complicated about either one. Not spiced or overly hopped. That's what is normally considered a clean tasting beer. Kind of a palate cleanser as beers go, which is why they pair so well with food
If you're regularly buying skunked beer, you need to shop someplace else and/or go to better bars. They're likely skunking all of their beers since they're storing all of them the same way.
Fourth Stooge
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I have no problem with blueberries. Until someone puts them in beer and ruins two perfectly good things on purpose.
Beatofficer
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This x100.. It tastes the best if it's ice cold. Buy a six pack and throw a couple bottles in the freezer for 10 minutes and enjoy.
It's so good and even better with some vanilla ice cream.
Black beer ftw
If you have a chance to get a hold of Köstritzer, try it (I'm not sure if it's distributed internationally, but I'd expect it to be). By far Germany's best "mainstream" black beer and IMO it's more compatible to people who are inexperienced with beer altogether, as opposed to a pilsner or a stout.
That being said, I don't understand how a beer can be too bitter
There are so great bitter German and Czech pilsners. I long to finally try an IPA, which is supposedly even more extreme in that regard.
If you have a chance to get a hold of Köstritzer, try it (I'm not sure if it's distributed internationally, but I'd expect it to be). By far Germany's best "mainstream" black beer and IMO it's more compatible to people who are inexperienced with beer altogether, as opposed to a pilsner or a stout.
That being said, I don't understand how a beer can be too bitter
There are so great bitter German and Czech pilsners. I long to finally try an IPA, which is supposedly even more extreme in that regard.
Tarkus
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