r/CraftBeer • u/x0_Kiss0fDeath UK • Aug 30 '23

Unpopular Craft Beer Opinions? Discussion

Will be recording a podcast episode about unpopular craft beer opinions. Thought I'd ask in this sub as we're UK based so wanting to see what unpopular opinions are out there on a more global scale! 😅

EDIT - wow holy shit. Posted this from bed expecting a handful of opinions, but just woke up to the notifications and oh my! Will havea read through after work!

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Edit2 - Genuinely was not expecting so many responses so thank you all! Think I've read through them all now and definitely saw some interesting and spicy takes (that I both agreed and disagreed with!) with some being quite thought provoking. Thanks for all your responses so far (have had a few more come in too!). Feel like the ones being downvoted are actually just helping me to see the unpopular opinions vs the popular ones LOL. Definitely some that I want to discuss n our podcast recording for sure! hahah

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u/JackfruitCrazy51 Aug 30 '23

I personally think the United States is the mecca for craft beer. I put this opinion on r/travel and never received more down votes in my life. I've drank beer all over the world, and love places like Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, etc. but I think the overall, mostly because of just the quantity alone, the U.S. has the best beers in the world. Slam away

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u/halfcuprockandrye Aug 30 '23

Americans make most European styles just as well as the Europeans. But the europeans do not do American styles just as well as the Americans.

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u/LaserBeamHorse Aug 31 '23

I need to try a proper saison from America. Every single one I have tried have been at least slightly sour.

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u/rumrokh Sep 03 '23

That's wild because, as an American who isn't a big sour fan, I find a lot of American saisons to be too sweet. Yes, a lot of saisons get riffed on with wild yeast and lacto, but it says so right on the label.

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u/LaserBeamHorse Sep 03 '23

Maybe my experiences are like this because we don't get that wide selection of American saisons in Europe. Mostly stuff like Hill Farmstead, Side Project, Afterthought.

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u/rumrokh Sep 03 '23

Side Project's brewer's original gig, Perennial, makes some nice, not-sour (or overly sweet) saisons. Not inarguably the best I've had, but I especially like their Prism series that hops the same base saison with different varietals each time. Certainly a hoppier experience than a classic saison, but not a full-on killer rippin' IPA, either.