Do you tend to buy U.S. made beers or imports?

There was a time when I thought that Imports were better. Sad thing is it was beers like Heineken and other filth like that. The only comparison I had at the time were BMC beers, so I was neither right nor wrong. It was a pick your poison kind of thing.

Now, I hardly buy anything from the imported shelf. Most of that is because of the fact that good imported beer is hardly distributed in TX. I mean we can get most of the Trappist beers, but we don't get Shelton Brothers so selection is slim. We get about 5-10 Mikkeller beers where as people that get Shelton Brothers distro get about 10 times that many.

Sadly, even to this day there are people who only drink imports like Stella and Heineken because it's "better" without knowing why. It's the reason that shit beer costs more than some really good micros. In the end, I'll leave the uninformed and blissfully happy masses to overpay for swill.

 

If I had my way I would drink 70% Belgian stuff and 30% American stuff. I just prefer a lot of the stuff made over there. The problem is the price. Local stuff is cheaper. $8 for a Pannepot 330 ML bottle vs 16$ for a Smutty 12 pack. Half the price but 1/6th the beer! lol

I will say that I have been drinking a lot of Jack's Abby lately. Big fan of the growler to be honest. Cheap and fresh!

 

If someone here lives in another country, but buys mostly U.S. made beer, how should they respond to this poll?

 

I do buy a lot of imports and the majority will be from Italy. But I do love American craft so those are my go to's.

 

There was a time that you were correct in thinking that. Luckily we're past that now.

Though I drink a fair number of beers from the UK, Germany, and Belgium, the majority are still Americans.

 

this needs a third option: I buy whatever the hiccup I feel like buying on the basis of merit, not where it is made....

 

'Merica

 

I voted U.S but technically for me they're imports. (can't change the vote now)

 

Beers like Heineken and Stella Artois are superior to American BMC beers. But are there really people that use the logic that Heineken is better than American craft beer just because it's imported? But if we're talking imported beers from the Monks and such vs. American craft beer, then it's a debate.

 

U.S.A. There are so many American brews which make my tastebuds happy, there's not much of a need to go overseas. The Samuel Smith lineup is one exception though.

 

I buy about 99% American craft beer...however, I recently was introduced to, and fell in love with, Samichlaus out of Austria. If you have not tried this beer I highly recommend it.
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I buy more american but that is mostly because there is so much more available at the prices I can afford. I buy a lot of belgians but most are pretty expensive so I can't buy all that I would like to.

 

I buy vastly more American beer than anything else. I will buy a small amount of Canadian beer, and I buy lambic/gueuze from Belgium, but that pretty much covers it.

 

Yes
I buy about 50/50, since I'm not a fan of high ABV, overhopped barrel aged monstrosities I tend to buy a lot of German beer, along with some Belgian styles.

 

Accidentally clicked imports, but I almost always grab US. Exceptions would be Evil Twin, Belgian beer, and one of my favorite go-tos, Kostritzer Schwarzbier

 

I'm at about a 90% 'merican 10% non 'merican.

 

I mostly buy American but do also get lambics/gueuze from Belgium and some Scandinavian beers (Nøgne Ø, Mikkeller, Evil Twin etc.) when i can afford them.

 

I stand by my love for the American and especially the West Coast craft beer scenes, but there's many good beers made in England, Germany, and especially Belgium, that I see no reason to let my nationality get in the way of having whatever beer I'm in the mood for.