Poll: light or dark beer?

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by Orca, Jul 7, 2015.

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If you could drink only light or dark beers for the rest of your life, which would you choose?

  1. Light

    154 vote(s)
    55.8%

  2. Dark

    122 vote(s)
    44.2%
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  1. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    You can choose only one type of beer to drink for the rest of your life: light or dark. Which do you pick? Why?

    For purposes of this poll, light is 1-20, dark is 21-40. Cheers!

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    #1 Orca, Jul 7, 2015
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  2. offthelevel_bytheplumb

    offthelevel_bytheplumb Maven (1,277) Aug 19, 2013 Illinois

    Light, I like lighter colored beer more than darker colored beer.

    Also worth noting, I placed the first vote.:slight_smile:
     
    #2 offthelevel_bytheplumb, Jul 7, 2015
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  3. BMBCLT

    BMBCLT Grand Pooh-Bah (3,427) May 9, 2014 South Carolina
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    21-40
     
    #3 BMBCLT, Jul 7, 2015
  4. DarthVorador

    DarthVorador Initiate (0) Dec 7, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Dark side all the way!
     
    #4 DarthVorador, Jul 7, 2015
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  5. algebeeric_topology

    algebeeric_topology Pooh-Bah (2,052) Dec 30, 2014 Florida
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    11-30!

    With that said, sometimes it's fun to brew a beer outside of what people visually expect. Hats off to Cigar City for their milk maid. This is fun to do!
     
    #5 algebeeric_topology, Jul 7, 2015
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  6. TwoTrees

    TwoTrees Pundit (951) Oct 31, 2012 Washington

    [Sigh] Like choosing amongst my own children...

    I guess I'd have to choose Dark. I just don't think I could live without Quads, Doppelbocks, and RISs. It's a depressing supposition, though!
     
    #6 TwoTrees, Jul 7, 2015
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  7. superspak

    superspak Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,927) May 5, 2010 North Carolina
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    Tripels, Saisons, and English Barleywines are my top favorite styles; so I am willing to go with lighter colored beers since they all fit those constraints.
     
    #7 superspak, Jul 7, 2015
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  8. MUTINY

    MUTINY Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2015 Virginia

    I hate to say goodbye to 21-40, but 20 & below is more my wheelhouse.
     
    #8 MUTINY, Jul 7, 2015
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  9. 5EKF

    5EKF Pooh-Bah (2,792) Dec 8, 2014 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah

    Look like I evened it up. This was a really tough one. But I always surprise myself when I have a solid dark beer. It reminds me why I don't need to drink APA's, IPA's, IIPA's all the time.
     
    #9 5EKF, Jul 7, 2015
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  10. HorseheadsHophead

    HorseheadsHophead Grand Pooh-Bah (3,732) Sep 15, 2014 Colorado
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    Light, only because IPAs are my favorite. My God, do I love stouts, though.
     
    #10 HorseheadsHophead, Jul 7, 2015
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  11. ChuckHardslab

    ChuckHardslab Maven (1,251) Jan 25, 2012 Texas

    I brewed a 'white' stout around the holidays last year. It was my White Christmas Stout. It actually looks like an amber but tastes, smells, and feels like a coffee stout. It's gotten some great WTF look from some of my friends.
     
    #11 ChuckHardslab, Jul 7, 2015
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  12. algebeeric_topology

    algebeeric_topology Pooh-Bah (2,052) Dec 30, 2014 Florida
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    Haha, I appreciate that you shared this! I think it forces people to reconcile what they think beer is with what beer can be.
     
    #12 algebeeric_topology, Jul 7, 2015
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  13. doktorhops

    doktorhops Pooh-Bah (2,065) Jan 12, 2011 Australia
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    Luke, come to the dark side of the beer!
     
    #13 doktorhops, Jul 7, 2015
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  14. ChuckHardslab

    ChuckHardslab Maven (1,251) Jan 25, 2012 Texas

    I really tried to come up with an answer to this but my head started to throb and steam started escaping from my ears. I knew I was headed for thermal shutdown so I pulled the plug... I just like (and brew) too many styles that are either light or dark for me to decide.
     
    #14 ChuckHardslab, Jul 7, 2015
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  15. BikingDutchman

    BikingDutchman Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2012 Iowa

    I don't think I could do without Porters and Stouts. Plus I'm currently drinking a Shwarzbier...
     
    #15 BikingDutchman, Jul 7, 2015
  16. hopnado

    hopnado Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2014 Michigan

    Color blind people. They're the true winners here
     
    #16 hopnado, Jul 7, 2015
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  17. alucard6679

    alucard6679 Savant (1,009) Jul 29, 2012 Arizona

    I'd have to go with "lighter", both options are pretty broad so it makes the choice relatively easy for me. Top styles I drink on a regular basis are probably: Munich Helles Lager, Hefeweizen, Belgian Pale, English Porter and IPAs so 3 out of 5 wins :slight_smile:

    Props to the OP, can't remember seeing this (exact) thread topic before
     
    #17 alucard6679, Jul 7, 2015
  18. Dachs

    Dachs Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2014 Ohio

    Dark all day. Lighter beers are fine for the summer but if I could only have 1, Id choose dark beers all day.
     
    #18 Dachs, Jul 7, 2015
  19. the_trystero

    the_trystero Initiate (0) Mar 19, 2013 California

    I made it 50/50 again. haha

    Light for me, great IPAs, berliners, sour blondes I could drink every day all day. I don't think I could do so with darker beers.
     
    #19 the_trystero, Jul 7, 2015
  20. BeerBob

    BeerBob Initiate (0) May 30, 2002 Nebraska

    "For purposes of this poll, light is 1-20"
    I vote "Light"
    I really have no preference, and my answer could have gone ether way. Trans flavor profiles exist on ether side, where the opacity of the beverage has little if any correlation to the malt or IBU. There are mitigating factors like adding "Kingsford Charcoal Briquets" (burnt barley) or burnt anything else for effect... :slight_smile:
     
    #20 BeerBob, Jul 7, 2015
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