Craft Beer, Do you Drink it?

The Darkroom

They say Craft beer is getting popular, but how many of you here on boards actually drink the stuff? I love it, and it's the only thing I now drink and would only drink Popular beers when theres no craft. I'm not a hipster or anything and into the underground scene and drink it to look or sound cool, I like it because it is better for you than the chemical muck they serve up at the bar. Now lets see what you all make of it.

biko

Are you buying?

hairyprincess

Have you samples to hand out?

GLaDOS

I certainly do. Nothing better than discovering a new favourite beer.

wazky

Yes I do.

Budweiser is my favourite.

biko

I will on rare occasions but I mainly drink Guinness.

Edit, I'm a fan of Galway Hooker which I think is a craft beer so ok I drink it.

Spunge

nah im straight

dmc17

wazky wrote: »

Yes I do.

Budweiser is my favourite.

Since when does 'ft' look like a 'p'

Holsten

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

I think I drink craft beer.

The meaning is getting so mixed up I'm not sure anymore.

Exactly!

Is a craft beer still a craft beer when the company goes global?

I drink beer that tastes good to me, be it Heineken or Jimmy's Red Stout Pale Ale No 5 brewed in this bathtub.

lazybones32

My brother 'introduced' me some years ago and I haven't looked back.

This gentleman prefers blonds

BMJD

Yes, and it made me grow a beard and act all uppity and stuff.

Hande hoche!

Yep, it's nice to try a variety of them.

How Soon Is Now

If I have to pay 5.40 for a pint of it I don't care if it was brewed in your back garden and is called ebola monkey piss once it tastes good!

That's something that can not be said for a lot of beer in pubs now a days.

Hulk Hands

I drink them the odd time, mostly to try new ones out. If you find one you like they're generally much nicer than the standard Carlsberg, Heineken, Bud etc. Still mainly drink Guinness though. As mass produced as it is, I've still yet to find anything that comes close

Wompa1

Have tried a lot. A lot of them are awful kinds of sh1te , a lot seem to taste nice but then leave a terrible after taste. Still, I've had a few nice ones too. A lot of the pubs over here are only selling craft beers...which I don't like at all

The vast majority of the time I'll only even consider them if there are no normal beers available.

Gatling

Started out on Hobgoblin Ale and slowly discovering various pale ales .
Setting my self a challenge of craft 52 beers in 52 weeks for the new year

The_Valeyard

I may dabble, I may not. Depends on my mood.

First Up

Had a couple of bottles of Kenmare Pale Ale tonight and they were delicious. Really couldn't be bothered with any of the mass produced stuff any more.

yipeeeee

What is everyone's obsession with pale ales all of a sudden?

The nicest one you can get has been around has been around for years, smithwicks, and no one drank it, which proves its a new hipster trend.

Talib Fiasco

No because I am not a posh c*nt. I'd rather spend my money on sunbeds and hair gel.

Lapin

I just call it beer.

Sticking the word 'craft' in front of if automatically makes me think of the words poncy twat for some reason.

Same with 'Artisan Cheese'.

First Up

yipeeeee wrote: »

What is everyone's obsession with pale ales all of a sudden?

The nicest one you can get has been around has been around for years, smithwicks, and no one drank it, which proves its a new hipster trend.

I drank Smithwicks for a long time and would certainly do so in preference to some of the bland lager rubbish out there. But the specialist beers are nicer, at least in the bottle.

theteal

I don't go around talking about it constantly like a knob but I do like to drink different stuff when it's available - it helps that it's seriously cheap over here!

Sufa

As others have alluded to, a serious amount of craft beer tastes absolutely dreadful. An "acquired taste" they say. Total nonsense I reply.

questionmark?

The Real Ale/Stout/cider trend is massive over here couldnt face drinking some of that watery fosters or strongbow ****e. Drink is supposed to have flavour not be chilled to hide the chemical metal flavour!

uch

In my experience most of it is Píss, and that it's drunk by eejits who think they know everyting there is to know about Beer.

First Up

uch wrote: »

In my experience most of it is Píss, and that it's drunk by eejits who think they know everyting there is to know about Beer.

Why the aggro? Drink whatever you like.

Mickey H

The Darkroom wrote: »

They say Craft beer is getting popular, but how many of you here on boards actually drink the stuff? I love it, and it's the only thing I now drink and would only drink Popular beers when theres no craft. I'm not a hipster or anything and into the underground scene and drink it to look or sound cool, I like it because it is better for you than the chemical muck they serve up at the bar. Now lets see what you all make of it.

He's a hipster. You heard it here first.

uch

First Up wrote: »

Why the aggro? Drink whatever you like.

What Agro ?

Pinch Flat

I got a tast of different beers when living on Germany - so pils, weizen, rauch bier, kölsch, alt bier Etc - loads of regional and seasonal variants. So when these became available in larger numbers here I enjoyed the variety.

Similarly, years living in northern England and London exposed me to ales, pale ales, bitters, porters - Some lovely regional variants - again delighted to get these I the local offy

So for me it's about choice, rather than some sort of statement

anncoates

I drink any beer I enjoy the taste of, some of which are sold under the irritating soubriquet of 'craft beer' which will fade away when we finally get used to having a country with more than a few mega brewers.

questionmark?

uch wrote: »

In my experience most of it is Píss, and that it's drunk by eejits who think they know everyting there is to know about Beer.

Or maybe its people who like to have a drink to enjoy it and dont see the point in drinking 10 cans of dutch gold just to get pissed!

johnnyskeleton

Pinch Flat wrote: »

I got a tast of different beers when living on Germany - so pils, weizen, rauch bier, kölsch, alt bier Etc - loads of regional and seasonal variants. So when these became available in larger numbers here I enjoyed the variety.

Similarly, years living in northern England and London exposed me to ales, pale ales, bitters, porters - Some lovely regional variants - again delighted to get these I the local offy

So for me it's about choice, rather than some sort of statement

To be honest, i dont know of anyone who drinks any kind of beer to make a statement. Sure, some people love drinking a beer that you can only buy in a little village in belgium, others has chosen a brand and will nor deviate. What makes their choice of beer taste nice to them does not hold sway for me, but i dont think people are making a statement in their hoice of beer, any more than they are by wearing blue instead of black jeans etc

uch

questionmark? wrote: »

Or maybe its people who like to have a drink to enjoy it and dont see the point in drinking 10 cans of dutch gold just to get pissed!

Ha Ha, good man that's funny, go you

Cienciano

uch wrote: »

In my experience most of it is Píss, and that it's drunk by eejits who think they know everyting there is to know about Beer.

Yeah, those craft beer drinkers sure are eejits. What's wrong with proper beer like Bud, Heineken and Carlsberg? They know nothing about beer. The big eejits.




:pac:

Davarus Walrus

I love trying new beers. It's great when you taste one that is really great. That said, just because a beer is craft and Irish doesn't automatically make it good. Some awful scutter being brewed in Ireland at the moment. Many of the pale ales are putrid.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

I don't think the beers I drink are considered "craft" because the breweries are not small but the beer is brewed traditionally.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Not usually. There's a few I like, but most of the time I couldn't be arsed. I don't like Heineken and Budweiser, but I'm happy out just drinking Tyskie, Zywiec and that sort of stuff.

Lovely Bloke

yes, tonight I drank a smoked porter, a rye ale, a hoppy red, a pumpkin pale, a scotch ale and a ipa

Sheep Lover

Any I have tasted have been of inferior quality to that of "mainstream" beers, it's all down to personal taste.

F*ck craft beer and the pretentious people who persist with pontificating about it. (nice alliteration if I do say so myself).

Craft beer is the latest manifestation of snobbery / hipsterdom.

uch

Cienciano wrote: »

Yeah, those craft beer drinkers sure are eejits. What's wrong with proper beer like Bud, Heineken and Carlsberg? They know nothing about beer. The big eejits.




:pac:

they sure are

moxin

yipeeeee wrote: »

What is everyone's obsession with pale ales all of a sudden?

The nicest one you can get has been around has been around for years, smithwicks, and no one drank it, which proves its a new hipster trend.

Try Galway Hooker. Jeezus Christ, its beautiful

Davarus Walrus

moxin wrote: »

Try Galway Hooker. Jeezus Christ, its beautiful

Lovely stuff. Is it craft beer though? It seems to be everywhere? Not that I'm complaining, but it's hardly niche these days.

Diabhal Beag

Only drink the finest Canadian IPA's myself.

keith16

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Only drink the finest Canadian IPA's myself.

Keiths?

anncoates

Deleted User wrote: »

F*ck craft beer and the pretentious people who persist with pontificating about it. (nice alliteration if I do say so myself).

Craft beer is the latest manifestation of snobbery / hipsterdom.

Ironic thank....

keith16

anncoates wrote: »

Ironic thank....

I miss your old avatar anncoates

Diabhal Beag

keith16 wrote: »

Keiths?

I think the label describes it as pish

Sheep Lover

anncoates wrote: »

Ironic thank....

Whats ironic?, I love sheep and sheep love me.