Styles you wish you drank more often

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  1. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    Every now and then, I have (or hear about) a beer that makes me think, why don't I buy that (beer or style) more often? For me, it's often just a clean, hoppy pale ale or IPA. Nothing fancy, just a good, refreshing, everyday beer. For whatever reason, my buying pattern gravitates more toward big, dark, imperial, barrel-aged beers—which I also love, but let's face it, they aren't necessarily all that refreshing. When I do buy a nice pale ale or IPA, it's the first thing I drink (for freshness) and then it's gone, and I'm back to my stouts, barleywines, what have you. Honestly, if I didn't have so many big imperial beers in the cellar that I'm constantly trying to get through, I'd probably be happy mostly drinking a handful of the same 6% pales and IPAs.

    Anyone else do this, or am I a freak of nature?
     
    #1 Orca, Mar 2, 2015
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  2. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    The beer style that I wish I could purchase (and therefore drink more often) is Classic American Pilsner (CAP).

    Straub makes a nice CAP they call 1872 Lager but I have only been able to lately purchase it periodically when it is released as part of a seasonal variety pack.

    Cheers!
     
    #2 JackHorzempa, Mar 2, 2015
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  3. zappoman

    zappoman Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2014 Illinois

    I find that I think like you do when spring starts coming around the corner. After months of thick, heavy beers, I start buying 6 packs of old favorites and wondering why I don't purchase them more. Right now, I have been purchasing a lot of Two Brothers Night Cat and Temperance Gatecrasher since they have just what I want: a tasty malt presence with aromatic hops.

    A style I wish that I would drink more often is the red/amber ale.
     
    #3 zappoman, Mar 2, 2015
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  4. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

    porter

    love the style and should have a steady flow of founders porter in the fridge all the time

    oh.... wait i have lots of beast mode... well forgert it then
     
    #4 monkeybeerbelly, Mar 2, 2015
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  5. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

    if beast mode counts as a porter that is
     
    #5 monkeybeerbelly, Mar 2, 2015
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  6. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
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    I wish I drank Bayerischer Anstich, cask-conditioned, and Tankova styles more often.
     
    #6 herrburgess, Mar 2, 2015
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  7. MistahBeah

    MistahBeah Initiate (0) May 12, 2013 Massachusetts

    Helles lagers. Wish more were made for my consumption. I've recently gone through/been going through pilsner and quad phases for the same reason. Styles I liked or thought should experience more of.
    I usually stick to IPAs and stouts but it's fun to go off on tangents
     
    #7 MistahBeah, Mar 2, 2015
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  8. bluehende

    bluehende Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2010 Delaware

    Flanders Red for me.
     
    #8 bluehende, Mar 2, 2015
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  9. hoppyman81

    hoppyman81 Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2010 California

    I like to drink through the seasons, hence the boom/bust cycle that goes on in my cellar. I'm looking forward to drinking some nice pilsners this summer, and the occasional Schneider Weisse.
     
    #9 hoppyman81, Mar 2, 2015
  10. zappoman

    zappoman Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2014 Illinois

    I also need to drink more quad/bdsa style beers. I crave raisin and toffee
     
    #10 zappoman, Mar 2, 2015
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  11. Treyliff

    Treyliff Grand Pooh-Bah (5,025) Aug 10, 2010 West Virginia
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Belgian IPA's and English Barleywines, there just aren't enough of them these days!
     
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  12. digitalflood

    digitalflood Pooh-Bah (1,600) Feb 4, 2011 New York
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    Sours. I don't spend enough time trying them.
     
    #12 digitalflood, Mar 2, 2015
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  13. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    Weizenbocks
     
    #13 TonyLema1, Mar 2, 2015
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  14. JuliusPepperwood

    JuliusPepperwood Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2013 North Carolina

    Saisons and berliner weisse's
     
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  15. AugustusRex

    AugustusRex Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2013 Canada (ON)

    English and German traditional styles. Belgian and American styles are easy to get a hold of, but the other two are a real treat when you can get them.
     
    #15 AugustusRex, Mar 2, 2015
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  16. Beer-Revelry

    Beer-Revelry Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2015 Texas

    I wish I had an imperial stout aged in whiskey barrels every day, unfortunately they aren't so common.
     
    #16 Beer-Revelry, Mar 2, 2015
  17. Billet

    Billet Pundit (794) Dec 17, 2013 Michigan

    Red Ales. Irish or Flanders style.

    Berliner Weiss

    English Mild Ales
     
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  18. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    They are ridiculously common. I probably have more of those in my cellar than any other kind of beer. (See my OP above)
     
    #18 Orca, Mar 2, 2015
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  19. BrownAleMale

    BrownAleMale Initiate (0) Dec 14, 2011 Wisconsin

    Doppelbocks, just not a lot of breweries doing the style and even less doing it well.
     
    #19 BrownAleMale, Mar 2, 2015
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  20. fuhkyou

    fuhkyou Initiate (0) Feb 20, 2013 Idaho

    Quality Pilsner, dry and crisp. None of that sweet, creamy malt loaded crap.
     
    #20 fuhkyou, Mar 2, 2015
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