Getting sick of craft beer?

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  1. BigOldOaf

    BigOldOaf Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2011 Massachusetts

    I went to a bar this evening with some solid craft beers on tap. The bartender struck up a conversation and I found out that he is "so over craft beer," and has gone back to macro brews as his primary beer beverage after six years of drinking craft. Anyone here ever feel as though you are over craft beer? I find it rather strange to go back to something so one-dimensional after experiencing the complexities that the craft scene has to offer.
     
    #1 BigOldOaf, May 5, 2013
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  2. HomeBrewed

    HomeBrewed Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2006 Minnesota

    Umm...huh?
     
    #2 HomeBrewed, May 5, 2013
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  3. fox227

    fox227 Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2010 California

    nope.
     
    #3 fox227, May 5, 2013
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  4. StuartCarter

    StuartCarter Pundit (922) Apr 25, 2006 Alabama

    what a strange bar tender
     
    #4 StuartCarter, May 5, 2013
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  5. DogfishJoe

    DogfishJoe Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2010 Ohio

    You mean he went from blue moon back to miller?
     
    #5 DogfishJoe, May 5, 2013
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  6. HATS4BATS

    HATS4BATS Initiate (0) Dec 24, 2012 Canada (ON)

    No
     
    #6 HATS4BATS, May 5, 2013
  7. RBCORCORAN

    RBCORCORAN Initiate (0) May 18, 2009 Massachusetts

    sounds like he's just being contrary . Now that so many others are drinking craft it no longer cool to him. Is he by chance a hipster?
     
    #7 RBCORCORAN, May 5, 2013
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  8. JDD419

    JDD419 Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2013 Ohio

    I would have asked what he considered "craft" beer.
    I could see going back to blue or bud for lawn mower beers but not for all the time consumption.
     
    #8 JDD419, May 5, 2013
  9. willbm3

    willbm3 Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2010 Massachusetts

    He's a hipster. Craft beer was so 2012
     
    #9 willbm3, May 5, 2013
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  10. dalepryor

    dalepryor Initiate (0) Aug 30, 2007 Kentucky

    one does not simply go back to macros
     
    #10 dalepryor, May 5, 2013
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  11. DarkDragon999

    DarkDragon999 Maven (1,331) Feb 13, 2013 Rhode Island

    I can understand if you are sick of craft beer but going back to macros is so not believable.
     
    #11 DarkDragon999, May 5, 2013
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  12. Handyandy58

    Handyandy58 Initiate (0) Aug 3, 2011 California

    I don't know if I would ever revert to macros, but I have had 2-3 week stretches where all I want are pilsners. I get burnt out on hops, on high gravity, big flavor, you know all the stuff we generally love about craft beer. All I'll want is something crisp, cold, and refreshing (I sound just like a Coors Lite commercial, huh?).So I can definitely empathize.
     
    #12 Handyandy58, May 5, 2013
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  13. BrettHead

    BrettHead Initiate (0) Sep 18, 2010 Nebraska

    Did you slap him for me?'

    As far as the whole "reverting" thing goes, I had never had a macro stage myself so I have nothing to revert back to. Well, water... :grimacing:
     
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  14. Rutager

    Rutager Initiate (0) Oct 18, 2010 Canada (BC)

    Craft beer is so over.
     
    #14 Rutager, May 5, 2013
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  15. BigOldOaf

    BigOldOaf Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2011 Massachusetts

    Could have been. He had the glasses!!
     
    #15 BigOldOaf, May 5, 2013
  16. Hopsiam14

    Hopsiam14 Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2013 Minnesota

    This
     
    #16 Hopsiam14, May 5, 2013
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  17. yemenmocha

    yemenmocha Grand Pooh-Bah (4,116) Jun 18, 2002 Arizona
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    No.

    But I am sick of the newer trends in craft beer in recent years where I'll go to any number of craft beer bars with good reputations (even when traveling) and find that 9/10 of the taps are beers I don't want. That NEVER happened in the 90's and early 00's.
     
    #17 yemenmocha, May 5, 2013
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  18. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    I'm sick of craft beer. I'm also sick of good food, good music, and good sex. Just give me whatever is cheapest.
     
    #18 yamar68, May 5, 2013
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  19. BigOldOaf

    BigOldOaf Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2011 Massachusetts

    I definitely get that. That's happened to me a handful of times. It's hard to continue finding brews that are distinct in style and flavor. But that's also the beauty of craft brewing, because when you when find something unique, it leaves an impression.
     
    #19 BigOldOaf, May 5, 2013
  20. BeastLU

    BeastLU Initiate (0) Dec 20, 2012 Virginia

    Hipsters drink solely PBR here. Hipsters hate everything that is popular, except for what hipsters find popular, which of course intrinsically isn't popular.

    Wait What?

    Just drink and be happy.
     
    #20 BeastLU, May 5, 2013
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