Come to the (formerly) Great State of Wisconsin, and try something from New Glarus. Perhaps a Totally Naked, a Fat Squirrel, or my favorite, Spotted Cow. You'll think differently about American beers.
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We Canadians don't add the "light" part to that statement. It's a little redundant.
Insert obligatory defense of Dogfish Head, Yeungling, Sam Adams, Flying Dog, Sierra Nevada, Harpoon.
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Seriously, have a Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA and tell me light is redundant.
There are definitely good American beers. I get Sam Adams fairly often, since it's pretty easy to find up here, and I quite enjoyed some Brooklyn Brewery summer ale I bought last time I was in the US. The Dogfish IPA doesn't really do it for me, though, but that's just because I'm not a fan of hoppy beers and IPAs in general.
I think the thing with American beers is that the widely available stuff (Coors, Bud, etc.) is much, much worse than the widely available stuff in other countries. I mean, give me the option between a Budweiser and a Canadian or a Moosehead, and I'll take the latter every time.
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I am sure there are tons of great micro brewery things that I would love. Artisan beers. My nose thumbing is at the mainstream stuff, it's sad that it's so bland and watery.
If I go to the states again I will be asking for beer recs, unless I'm stuck with my religious inlaws in which case it will be a very dry parched tedious visit. Which is probably what will happen.
Next time I'm in one of the specialty beer stores I will ask about great american artisan beers and try one.
Regarding mainstream American beers, you two are correct. The only one I don't consider absolute crap is Miller Genuine Draft.
Canadave, unfortunately however I would be forced to choose most American beers over Canadian beers since the Canadian beers I have tried (which do include Moosehead) I consider absolute crap as well. Give me a good European brew, Mexican brew, or Aussie brew anytime.
teacake, I highly recommend anything by Four Peaks, Sierra Nevada, or Blue Moon. If you can get your hands on anything by Beaver Street Brewing Co, you'll be in heaven.
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I'd rather stay sober than drink any beer. Disgusting!
As a fellow beer hater, I would strongly recommend Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss. I haven't tried the rest of Leinenkugel's beers yet, but the Berry Weiss tastes a lot better than any other beer I've had.
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You didn't like Moosehead? I've always found that to be a pretty solid lager.
That said, though, like the US, most of our best beers come from the smaller brewers. Creemore Springs, Steamwhistle, Beau's , and MacAuslin all come to mind. The latter especially is one of my favourites... I recommend their Griffon Red and Imperial Stout; they're both excellent beers.
BEER IS WONDERFUL.
When I moved from England back to Canada with the kids for 2 years my then-6-year-old daughter was mortified to be offered some apple cider by a friend's mother. Cider here in the westcountry is, shall we say, just a wee bit fermented.
The "scumble" Terry Pratchett mentions in the Discworld books is a take on scrumpy (a type/brand of local cider), which can, in Pratchett's words, lead to happy brain death. I love the stuff, but can only handle one pint at a time at most.This is also an excellent place to be for real ales. I can't drink any mainstream beers because they're so, so awful compared to a proper real ale, especially straight from the keg. I'm afraid I've been spoiled!
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