Beer style you didn't dislike, but don't really like

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by HipsterBrewfus, Jan 6, 2013.

  1. HipsterBrewfus Member

    Location:
    Maryland
    Beers that you give an enthusiastic "meh" to.

    Me? Pilsners.
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  2. ThisWangsChung Member

    Location:
    Maryland
    Sipping on this (still damn good) Curieux, I can now safely say 'tripels' is a category I'm meh on.

    Then again, I can still appreciate an excellent example of the style (like La Fin Du Monde and, to a lesser extent, Curieux)...
  3. LeRose Member

    Location:
    Massachusetts
    Porters. There is just something about this style that I don't get.
  4. HoyaSaxa7 Member

    Location:
    Maine
    ipas. id like to turn a corner on them b/c there are so many out there, but for me.... not there yet.
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  5. ThisWangsChung Member

    Location:
    Maryland
    Have you tried DFH 60 Minute yet? To me, it's a great example of a 'beginner' IPA.

    Hell, if it weren't for that beer, I'd probably still avoid all IPAs like the plague.
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  6. Prh27 Member

    Location:
    Virginia
    winter warmers

    That a completely normal IPA, nothing double about it
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  7. HipsterBrewfus Member

    Location:
    Maryland
    I was kind of thinking the same thing
  8. ThisWangsChung Member

    Location:
    Maryland
    Duly fixed; this is what happens when you've had too many :D
  9. HoyaSaxa7 Member

    Location:
    Maine
    I have, and I really like it. The thing is I was just going over IPAs ive had in my head. I like a lot of them - Jai Alai, Celebration, Finest Kind, 60 minute, Centennial IPA - but I very rarely crave them. If I want something crisp and lighter (I usually drink stouts, so relatively speaking...) I'd opt for a good German pils or something like that.

    Like I said, I'd love to turn the corner but I rarely crave IPAs.
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  10. DelMontiac Member

    Location:
    Oklahoma
    Occasionally I buy a barleywine, but I don't go shop for them.
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  11. ThisWangsChung Member

    Location:
    Maryland
    Totally understood :) Different strokes for different folks.
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  12. BigCheese Member

    Location:
    Massachusetts
    Amber Ales, Irish Dry Stouts, Most brown ales (i like smutty) and Dunkelweiss. Ill never buy these myself, but i'm not opposed to drinking them if their my only option. If I'm buying I'd probably just save the 19cents and buy AAL instead.
  13. SaintBenedict Member

    Location:
    Pennsylvania
    For me: ambers, brown ales and pilsners (most lagers, for that matter).
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  14. BedetheVenerable Member

    Location:
    Missouri
    Kristalweiss, American Brown Ales, and to a lesser extent, (American, especially) IPAs. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE a dank, citrusy, piney American IPA or DIPA now and again, and I went through a short phase where that was almost all I drank, but now, it's more of an 'every few months' thing, and not something I want to drink regularly.
  15. madtrixter787 Member

    Location:
    Virginia
    Pils for sure. There are plenty of other lawnmower styles I'd rather have over pils. I can appreciate, but don't always yearn for.
  16. BrownAleMale Member

    Location:
    Wisconsin
  17. MN_Beerticker Member

    Location:
    Minnesota
    Bitters, always choke em down.
  18. TheMonkfish Member

    Location:
    Chad
    Porters. I love me stouts and am giving beers labelled as porters another shot, but aside from a few exceptions they are just not doing it for me.

    I'd love to like barleywines and sours, but I don't care much for either and my drivers' license and wallet (respectively) appreciate that. :)
  19. decimator Member

    Location:
    Ontario (Canada)
    Most pale Lagers. The vast majority are just meh. I still consume them though. There's always some Lager in my beer fridge. Currently it's some Grolsch.
  20. TongoRad Member

    Location:
    New Jersey
    Tripels- an extremely difficult style to pull off successfully. Most are kind of cloying, some are undrinkably cloying, and the remaining few really do it for me. There is a fine line between Westmalle and the rest of the pack, and I find that La Fin du Monde walks that line, which I could enjoy better in 12 oz. servings over the bombers. As a whole style, though, I tend to be tough in my approach and usually steer clear of them.

    There is a local, mostly draught operation, that does happen to make a killer version; and that's because it is dry, delicate and elegant. If I am craving a Tripel these days it is usually Defiant or nothing....OK, well, maybe Westmalle too...
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  21. kbuzz Member

    Location:
    Pennsylvania
    anything "balanced"
  22. CellarGimp Member

    Location:
    Missouri
    Scotch ales when peaty. Traditional Scotch ales are good though. Otherwise I am pretty much open to all styles.
  23. Moose90 Member

    Location:
    Colorado
    Amber Ales. I'll drink the shit out of Fat Tire, 90 Schilling, etc... They are good in their own right. But I never seek them out on my own.
  24. lonewolfcry Member

    Location:
    Minnesota
    Black IPA - like Mountain Standard.

    If I had nothing else to drink...I might pick one up...maybe (but maybe not)
  25. pjdipes Member

    Location:
    Texas
    Scotch's/Wee Heavy's.....just seem to choke through 'em. Usually end up drain pours.

    Pumpkin beers as well, but to a lesser extent.
  26. Pecan Member

    Location:
    California
    Agreeing with tripels. Also (and I'm going to be verbally abused for this I'm sure), saisons.
  27. lucas1801 Member

    Location:
    Massachusetts
    Drink some Hoponius Union and be happy.
  28. DrLasers Member

    Location:
    California
    Belgian IPA's
  29. gtermi Member

    Location:
    Texas
    I would say lagers. There is just nothing there that I like or hate. Just a very meh style to me. I do really like New Belgium Shift though, that's a tasty lager
  30. schnarr84 Member

    Location:
    Alberta (Canada)
    saisons.. ive tried quite a few and i always have a hard time finishing them. just something about the flavour i guess..
  31. Northlax3 Member

    Location:
    New Jersey
    Anything with that notorious "Belgian Funk". I don't know what it is. I liked Saison Du Pont, but things like La Fin Du Monde and most lambics don't do it for me.
  32. HoshuaJobbs Member

    Location:
    California
    Almost anything Belgian.
  33. cyraschris Member

    Location:
    Florida
    I'm with Hoya on the ipas. I want to like more of them, and like them more but it just doesn't make me excited
  34. csurowiec Member

    Location:
    Maryland
    Tripels. I had a La Fin du Monde the other day for the first time in many years. While I was able to appreciate it as a really well made beer, I didn't enjoy it and don't need to drink one again for years.
    Not a fan of stouts either. Some of them just taste very one dimensional like burnt toast and nothing else. They are never my go to but they still beat out BMC beers.
  35. RichardMNixon Member

    Location:
    Delaware
    Most lagers in general. I don't find them unpleasant as I do hefes, just boring.
  36. szmnnl99 Member

    Location:
    Michigan
    Amber and Brown Ales for me.
  37. Ivegotmule Member

    Location:
    North Carolina
    Strong or imperial blonde/reds. Too sweet for me.
  38. puboflyons Member

    Location:
    New Hampshire
    Others mentioned Tripels. I agree. I drink them but usually I go for a Dubbel or a Quad over a Tripel
  39. yemenmocha Member

    Location:
    Arizona
    Barleywines, nearly everything "Imperial", Brown Ales
  40. HipsterBrewfus Member

    Location:
    Maryland
    Browns are definitely a style I don't ever seek out.

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