What beer got you into craft beer?

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  1. beer_pilgrim

    beer_pilgrim Initiate (0) Jul 5, 2015 Michigan

    So it doesn't have to be a craft beer. Like in my case the beer that changed me was Honey Brown. It was like that scene in the Simpsons when Homer's mom sees Joe Namath for the first time and her world flipped. That's how it was for me, especially since the last beer I had previously was a forty Schlitz.
     
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  2. eldoctorador

    eldoctorador Pooh-Bah (2,096) Dec 12, 2014 Chile
    Pooh-Bah

    Boston Lager
     
    #2 eldoctorador, Dec 17, 2015
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  3. twizzard

    twizzard Pooh-Bah (2,080) May 11, 2013 New York
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    KBS
     
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  4. Karnivool1

    Karnivool1 Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2014 Illinois

    I used to drink Guinness quite a bit, then I started looked around for more stouts, and discovered Founders Breakfast Stout.....
     
    #4 Karnivool1, Dec 17, 2015
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  5. hopsputin

    hopsputin Grand Pooh-Bah (4,403) Apr 1, 2012 New Jersey
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    Rochefort 10
     
    #5 hopsputin, Dec 17, 2015
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  6. twb0392

    twb0392 Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2014 Wisconsin

    The sams; Smith & Adams.
     
    #6 twb0392, Dec 17, 2015
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  7. Georgefox

    Georgefox Crusader (404) Aug 19, 2013 England

    In terms of American beer, Brooklyn, goose island, snpa. Then looked out for other beers from these breweries. I was already into the English, German and Belgian beer scenes before this.
     
    #7 Georgefox, Dec 17, 2015
  8. SpdKilz

    SpdKilz Pooh-Bah (2,239) Jan 8, 2009 Illinois
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    I have always loved fall, and my first semester of law school I went into my local supermarket and saw Sam Adams Octoberfest. In college I had disliked beer in general, and later would start drinking ice cold bud light exclusively.

    I picked up a six pack of it and from that point on was hooked. I still have a soft spot for SA Octoberfest (and the SA Christmas beers - so glad they brought Holiday Porter back) and buy a ton every year, even though I know there are "better" beers out there for that style.

    Cheers!
     
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  9. tillmac62

    tillmac62 Pooh-Bah (2,859) Oct 2, 2013 South Carolina
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    SA
     
    #9 tillmac62, Dec 17, 2015
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  10. JimmyTheDook

    JimmyTheDook Devotee (353) Oct 27, 2011 Texas

    A joint effort of Shiner '97 (later Black Lager), Rogue Dead Guy Ale, and Sam Adams Longshot box that had the Boysenberry Wheat Ale.
     
    #10 JimmyTheDook, Dec 17, 2015
  11. Harrison8

    Harrison8 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,285) Dec 6, 2015 Missouri
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    Bud Light. It was my first beer and I just thought, "it has to get better than this."

    I was so right.
     
    #11 Harrison8, Dec 17, 2015
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  12. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
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    Stone Ruination.
     
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  13. vabeerguy

    vabeerguy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,245) Sep 21, 2015 Virginia
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    It is hard to remember. Years ago, my wife and I took an eight day bus tour to the west. At one overnight stop, there was a barbecue with a band and lots of beer. One beer caught my attention because of its name. It was called Polygamy Porter brewed by Wasatch Beers. Since we were in Utah I thought it was funny. I have no idea if this was/is a craft beer but it opened my eyes to the fact that there was more than Miller or Bud in the world.
     
    #13 vabeerguy, Dec 17, 2015
  14. Scott17Taylor

    Scott17Taylor Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Iowa
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    Bud light golden wheat, it was the first beer I had that wasn't a normal aal or ice beer, after it was discontinued I found boulevard wheat and now here I am.
     
    #14 Scott17Taylor, Dec 17, 2015
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  15. FrankenMiller

    FrankenMiller Savant (1,194) Mar 5, 2014 Florida
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    I would say BlueMoon... because it was the first Domestic non Miller lite type beer I ever had. The true eye opening came from Widmer Drifter... Such hoppy goodness (at the time). Too bad they dont make it anymore.
     
    #15 FrankenMiller, Dec 17, 2015
  16. DeweyCheatem-n-Howe

    DeweyCheatem-n-Howe Initiate (0) May 23, 2015 Massachusetts

    It was a combination of Sixpoint Bengali and Long Trail Limbo. Didn't get into really chasing the Whalez and whatnot until I had a Heady, a Pliny and a Mastermind at the same party. That was the bigger tipping point.
     
    #16 DeweyCheatem-n-Howe, Dec 17, 2015
  17. dsharvie

    dsharvie Initiate (0) Dec 9, 2015 Pennsylvania

    Yuengling black & tan in the pounder cans got me started with drinking craft beers in roughly '92. Then moved to Yuengling porter, then Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. After that, the sky's opened up...
     
    #17 dsharvie, Dec 17, 2015
  18. balmand

    balmand Devotee (323) Oct 18, 2015 New Jersey

    Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro
     
    #18 balmand, Dec 17, 2015
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  19. McMatt7

    McMatt7 Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2014 Pennsylvania

    12oz bottle of Strohs, Christmas Eve, 1996.
     
    #19 McMatt7, Dec 17, 2015
  20. Tonyjenlasc

    Tonyjenlasc Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2015 New Jersey

    Founders All Day IPA
     
    #20 Tonyjenlasc, Dec 17, 2015
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