Eliminate 3 Styles

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  1. keithmurray

    keithmurray Pooh-Bah (2,967) Oct 7, 2009 Connecticut
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    If you could eliminate any three beer styles, what would they be and why?

    My picks:
    Saison - expensive style and does nothing for me that a few other similar style won't do

    Barleywine - I've tried a few, and it's not a style that I 'get', the ones I have had didn't have much complexity in the flavor other than an abundance of booze, no thank you

    IPA - yeah, I said it! Now before all the hop heads come to lynch me, hear me out. It's a style that I am indifferent to, I could drink one every now and again. I think that american brewers have put too much of a focus on this singular style and it is taking away from having some of these brewers go out and experiment with other styles. I might only temporarily suspend production of IPA's or at the very least limit brewers to one or two IPA's in their lineup. Instead of releasing 7 variants of an IPA, how about you brew 2 and start experimenting with other styles that are under represented?
     
    #1 keithmurray, May 14, 2012
  2. BdubleEdubleRUN

    BdubleEdubleRUN Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 California

    Ouch you picked some favorites.

    My picks:
    Blonde and light lager.

    Have never sought out a blonde. Light lager is pretty obvious.

    Forgot the third, either American Adjunct for more obvious reasons or Kvass because no one will miss it.
     
    #2 BdubleEdubleRUN, May 14, 2012
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  3. bigfnjoe

    bigfnjoe Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Imperial Stout
    DIPA
    Barleywine

    Your move, HYPE TRAIN
     
    #3 bigfnjoe, May 14, 2012
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  4. mrhartounian

    mrhartounian Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2009 Massachusetts

    Wow, three of my favorite styles you picked there. I suppose I could easily do without malt liqueur, pumpkin ales, and milk stouts.
     
    #4 mrhartounian, May 14, 2012
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  5. ChadQuest

    ChadQuest Initiate (0) Mar 4, 2009 Illinois

    I Hate You.
     
    #5 ChadQuest, May 14, 2012
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  6. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,616) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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    I'll not choose light lager as it's a painfully obvious choice.

    My three:

    Kolsch (a good pils is a all that is needed)
    Cream Ale (a bunch of good styles can easily substitute)
    Scotch Ale (I just don't care for them)
     
    #6 Kadonny, May 14, 2012
  7. FosterJM

    FosterJM Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 California

    Blonde Ales
    Chili Beers
    AAL

    Cheers!
     
    #7 FosterJM, May 14, 2012
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  8. pmoney

    pmoney Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2011 Illinois

    Wow OP, we've got very different taste!

    Mine would be:
    - Scotch ale
    - Cream ale
    - Nut brown ale
     
    #8 pmoney, May 14, 2012
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  9. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    Scottish Ales because they are a made up style which are an insult to Scottish brewing.
     
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  10. philbe311

    philbe311 Pooh-Bah (2,516) Jan 21, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Maybe I'm thinking too hard as this is a hypothetical, but "styles" are nothing more than "guidelines." Brewers are going to continue to make beers they (and the public) want. If the "styles" dissappear Saisons will migrate into Belgian Pale Ales, Barleywines into Strong Ales, and IPAs into either Pale Ales or Strong Ales.

    That being said, I'll play along - the Black & Tan style always perplexed me...
     
    #10 philbe311, May 14, 2012
  11. FATC1TY

    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
    Pooh-Bah

    Scotch Ale
    Light Lager
    Kolsch

    The rest are all good, although if I had to pick more, Saison would be my next, I just never got interested in them.
     
    #11 FATC1TY, May 14, 2012
  12. neophilus

    neophilus Initiate (0) Apr 4, 2009 Massachusetts

    California Common - too obscure to be its own style
    Blonde - pale ale can take over the blond category, save the hoppy pales for IPAs
    Stout - Lets just call it all porter so we can stop trying to figure out the difference
     
    #12 neophilus, May 14, 2012
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  13. CellarGimp

    CellarGimp Initiate (0) Sep 14, 2011 Missouri

    Shandy
    American Pale Lager
    Euro Pale Lager
     
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  14. cpetrone84

    cpetrone84 Pooh-Bah (2,352) Jun 23, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Why pick 3 of the most popular and well recieved styles when there are so many ones that you probably have had once. Even if you don't like them now you may grow to them but as mentioned eliminating malt liquor, adjunt lager, and light lager (a true lager is fairly light so "light" lager is almost redundant). Then you have things like a faro, black and tan, chile beer, and japanese rice lagers that are not sold often/at many places thus maximizing the options you would have should you eliminate them.
     
    #14 cpetrone84, May 14, 2012
  15. MaxSpang

    MaxSpang Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2011 Ohio
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    Why eliminate styles? Variety is the spice of life
     
    #15 MaxSpang, May 14, 2012
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  16. digita7693

    digita7693 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2010 Germany

    None.

    To each their own, I personally do not like Rauchbier, but far be it for me to impose my tastes on others or deny the great historical and cultural significance many styles hold; Bamberg, despite its affinity towards Rauchbier, is a wonderful place to visit.
     
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  17. MacNCheese

    MacNCheese Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2011 California

    East Coast IPA's
    East Coast DIPA's
    East Coast IPA's
     
    #17 MacNCheese, May 14, 2012
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  18. pschul4

    pschul4 Initiate (0) Jan 7, 2011 Illinois

    Blondes
    Cream Ales
    Belgians

    If you enjoy any of these three styles then you have defective DNA and I apologize for what you and your children shall go through
     
    #18 pschul4, May 14, 2012
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  19. baconsausage

    baconsausage Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2010 Vermont

    why not nuke em all then? you might find what your looking for in the wine isle.....
     
    #19 baconsausage, May 14, 2012
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  20. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    No. I won't do it.
     
    #20 Orca, May 14, 2012
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