OK, we've seen the other beer respect threads, but what beer (or style) doesn't respect you? Which beer/style leaves you asking what they hell were they thinking, and what the hell was I thinking by trying it? For me it has to be Ballast Point Indra Kunindra, a curry stout. They suckered me in with curry, which I love as a spice. The beer smells incredible, the taste not so much, so I recommend opening and just smelling it. What the hell were they thinking? As far as consuming, I'll stick with curry chicken.
Any "Flavored " beers. Beers that have a flavor added to it. Beers with Lime, Pumpkin, Lemon, any Fruit or Berry beers. '
I love that beer My answer is anything with an overtly smokey flavor. I don't want my beer to taste like a campfire or an ashtray
I will 'answer' for two buddies. I met up with my buddies Chuck and Phil yesterday for a cask beer event at a local craft brewery: Brothers Kershner. They both got there before me and already got their first pours. I asked Chuck: what beer are you drinking. He didn't say anything but offered me his glass to try. I took a sniff and responded: Whoa! That beer is very smoky? Do you like it? He responded: take a sip. I took a very small sip and replied: Yeah, but do you like it? He was being cagey and would only say: I won't be getting it again. My buddy Fred also drank this Smoked Lager. Later in the day when we were about done drinking I commented to Chuck that he was a trooper and finished his first beer of Smoked Lager. He replied: Na. I dumped the last third of the beer when you weren't looking. Now for my first beer I got a Wild Ale from Referend Bier Blendery. This beer was both funky and sour from the wild yeast/bacteria used to ferment it. I enjoyed this beer but neither of my buddies would take a sip after smelling it. Different strokes for different folks! Cheers!
Anything that calls itself an IPA. I can handle some hops, but not like that. And I agree with the smoke category. Not just Rauchbier, but anything with a “prominent” smoke flavor. A hint of smoke is fine, but not SMOKE IYKWIM.
I like chili peppers so when I saw a beer from Arizona with a pepper in it, I was interested Mistake! Just like drinking pepper water
I dislike friar flavored beer I dislike really sour beers. I’m happy to see they are going out of style.
I dislike anything bottled in green glass because it skunks so much of the time. I know that isn't a style, but it is my best answer to the question.
Habanero Sculpin for me. The heat was just so overpowering. I enjoy spicy foods but this was just too much. Almost like Ballast Point played a prank on me, and also pranked one of the best beers they had at the time.
That sherlenkerla crap Any hazy from treehouse Any hyped stout from side project ( bbt was a drain pour, i blame the midwest weather...those people need sun and some coastline) Bottle logic scatter signal and 50 other stasis stout( drain pours) Ryeway to heaven ( drain pour) Straight jacket Founders kbs, the new cbs, dkml Monkish ipas Brujos ipas Belgian beers heavy on the yeast ,i feel drunk before i even drink them. I didn't even care to buy westy 12 when 5 cases of them were staring me in the face when i was in Brussels, i did buy a bunch to send to BAs though. I'ma stop now . This is just my experience. .
Any pumpkin beer. Any beer with cucumber (Yeah, yeah, I know Free States' Garden Party has won awards but I'm one of the few that think it's swill). Any beer with overwhelming capsaicin/peppery heat (& I'm a pepperhead!). Any wild/brett/puckerpuss sour brew. And there's probably a few more styles I could list but those are the first few that come to mind. I repeat (and have for years) cucumbers DO NOT belong in beer!!!!!!!!!
I had to stop myself, but Pastry Stouts Milkshake IPAs Horse Beers Hoppy pale ales( fuck west coast pales) Untitled art Angry chair aka diabetes chair cuz thats where youll end up Be back with more
Any beer that comes as a pre-mixed beer+other liquid in a stovepipe can. Michelada or however the hell it is spelled comes to mind. They scream “ drink it from a can in a bag in the ghetto”. I won’t even consider buying one.
Another category that i consider an insult is any beer with fanciful, near imaginary flavor profiles on the can. If I don’t get a similar sensory perception I will note it in my review and score…