What styles would you like to see more often?

So far it looks like we have more than a handful of requests for more English Bitter and Mild ales, a good number of votes for Czech Dark Lager, Schwarzbier and Rauchbier, a few votes for Black IPA and Baltic Porter, some votes for Maibock and different Bock styles, a couple votes for Scottish Ales, Munich Dunkel, Vienna Lager, Strong ales and Barleywines that aren't barrel aged, Lambic styles, and non-fruited traditional Berliner Weisses. A lot of requests for more traditional classic styles that aren't super hopped up or fruited.

I would like to see more of everything that people have mentioned because I've had some beers I liked from just about all of those styles that I've tried. Old Ale, Dortmunder Export Lager, Faro, Biere de Champagne, Roggenbier, Eisbock, English ales especially pale ales and Brown ales, Wheatwines, Sahti, and more. Some of these styles I have only had 1 beer from because they aren't very common and easy to find in stores or released from breweries. Some of them I am generally a fan of and would like to see more of just because I'd like to be able to find more good ones to drink, and maybe take some space away from the million of NEIPAs, milkshake beers, hard seltzer, and whatever other mostly sameness is taking up shelves these days.

I would also like to see more of the beer styles that I've never tried before in stores so I can actually try one... like a Kvass, Japanese Happoshu, and I guess I never tried an English Pale Mild Ale. I also have Braggot unlisted, I have seen that Sam Adams Honey Queen before and I regret not getting it way back when. More of those would be nice too, I'm a fan of honey.

That is important.

I would like to see some better attempts at this. I don't want them proliferating shelves again like the NEIPA or first rise of the Brut IPA, but I would like some well done examples. Part of the style I thought was it was supposed to feel really light and have a crisp champagne-like effervescence. Some of the ones I had felt a little more carbonated and lighter bodied, but some of them felt forced, some of them had diacetyl, and some of them weren't that different from a heavy hazy NEIPA. I would like a nice hoppy Brut IPA, maybe with Nelson hops to help mimic the champagness, with a real light body and super crisp effervescence like a champagne. Not sure if I'll ever have that though.

Czech Dark Lager x2, I like it. I thought I had tried a few Czech Dark Lagers but under European Dark Lager on here it says I have only had 1 from the style, and it is probably too good of an example to compare to others. I was up at Hill Farmstead the week that they had Rhetorica on tap. That was one of my favorite lagers and dark beers in general, and maybe beers in general due to balance of flavor and drinkability that I've ever had. I love dark lagers.

Ah yes Altbier, the clean German brown ale. I've had a few of those that I'm a fan of too and you don't see them often. We get a couple here from Long Trail in VT and I used to see one from Germany that I don't really see in stores anymore but we can probably still get it. I love brown ales in general too, and the Altbier has an almost lager-like cleanness to it that makes it even more drinkable. I think I'm more of a Helles than Pilsner fan too so I'd like to see a focus on those from craft brewers making lagers.

Think I've only had 1 from each of those styles. I had a local Roggenbier from Night Shift and it was pretty cool and different. The Lindemans Faro I had was nice, and I wish I grabbed more bottles when I got it because that is a style I never see anyone even consider. Maybe when more spontaneous lambic-style brews come about from the US some of the breweries will try making a Faro? It is definitely interesting with the sweetness balancing the sour wild lambic beer.

Hopefully most people think we have enough already... I do enjoy a lactose and fruited beer on occasion but after a while it is sort of just pick what fruit you want and it's the same heavy feeling beer underneath. I don't mind having a few good ones around, but there are a lot more easy drinking beer styles that are great and should receive more attention I think. Hopefully some craft brewers will start making them again.

I'd like to see more breweries local or regional start making some of the classic traditional styles again. It doesn't have to be full force let's replace the market, but just a smaller sustainable batch here and there would be nice, maybe a few times a year from each brewery or something. Every brewer has a different style and what they like to brew so not everybody will want to have a take on everything, but I hope some breweries are starting to realize at least that it's getting boring having 10 different NEIPAs to pick from and having to go to Total Wine if you want a more traditional beer. I guess each market bears a different demand for supply.