The beer that you're concerned will disappear

There are many more non-traditional beers on the market here. The old styles still exist of course but mostly only the older big brewers continue to produce them. They obviously still have a market but they do not attract the new to craft enthusiast who are driving the scene here.

 

Me too. I actually bought a bottle for a colleague as a thank you, since he told me how much he liked it. Didn't buy one for myself since I only had cash and enough for one bottle. Never saw it on shelves or tap after that.

Kind of hoping beer karma drops a bottle of something unexpected and great in my lap some day.

 

“…they do not attract the new to craft enthusiast who are driving the scene here.” Beer consumers are going to drink the type of beers they prefer to drink. In your opinion, is that a ‘bad’ thing?

Cheers!

 

I'm somewhat addicted to habanero sculpin right now, and am definitely dreading the day BP stops selling it on their website, let alone stops bottling it altogether, which I wouldn't be surprised about as it doesn't seem that popular.

Is that considered a one off? I don't even know what "one off" means.

 

"Craft" beer consumers are going to try most any and everything that is "new and exciting," frequently at the expense of things like tradition, culture, and brand loyalty. In you opinion is that a 'good' thing?

 

ESBs are hard to find and Red Ales are scarcer then hens teeth. Both are excellent, IMO, but are hard to find. Arcadia ESB is really good, but I haven't seen it much this year. I only know of one locally brewed Red Ale I can buy easily.

English IPA may also be difficult to find, at least in the US.

 

If you ever get to Kalamazoo, you must try some Old Peninsula Red, it is the best.

I see you are from Illinois, have you tried McCarthy Red from Emmet's Ale House? It is very good also.

 

I also really enjoy Brooklyn Lager, while I know that beer isn't going anywhere I wish I saw more Vienna's out on the shelves.

 

I have not but I will seek it when I move to Chicago. I am on the Illinois side of St. Louis right now.

 

Any american beer that ISN'T an IPA. Seriously, can we brew something else every now and again? Hows about a good saison? Baltic porter? Triple?

 

Now that I think of it, Anchor Breckle's Brown isn't on the shelf as much as I used to see it. I'd hate to see it go, it's a unique take on the style single hopped with Citra. Like many have already said, brown ales just aren't selling much these days.

 

Yes I would. Might take 20 years but no doubt palates are changing.

 

Weizenbocks & Doppelbocks.

 

Miller Lite, it's market share is shrinking and I'm afraid.

 

Rayon Vert will be back soon. It was just put on the backburner while their new facility, where it will be brewed, went up. Cheers!

 

Maybe you've been looking right at it. This beer was renamed a couple years ago to Thunder Trail, and I think it's produced year-round.

For a red ale, you might look for Latitude 42's Red Beard Ale in cans, although I don't know how widely their beer is distributed in Michigan. I recall this one being a bit hoppy, but I really liked it.

 

i fear for the traditional pub and cask beer in the UK.

 

As long as beer drinkers have diverse tastes, there will always be beers sent out to pasture that somebody loved.

One mans shelf turd is anothers perfect drink.