Broadening Your Beer Horizons

Something I just did which was a lot of fun was go through the 250 and make a list of the ones that are super easy to find. Among them are a ton of imports and wacky styles that I don't think I would have tried otherwise.

Give Gruit and Rauchbier a try.

 

Belgian IPAs! Another winning style!

 

A saison during the first real snowstorm, stuck at home and watching the flakes fall, is a delicious thing. I love stouts, porters, brown Ales, etc in fall/winter as much as anybody, but don't let the seasons limit you. I make sure to have a bottle of Dupont's Bon Voeux on hand every New Year's Eve, as well. Because saisons are awesome.

 

Buy singles, try everything.

 

I love Marino's. I actually began, after a couple Sam Adams and the like, with Belgians. It's an interesting place to start. It's really just a matter of trying all kinds of different stuff. I branched out and have discovered that there's at least one beer in every style I've tried that I like. That's not the case for everyone, but nothing gets accomplished without a little experimentation.

 

saisons, hefeweizens and berliner weisse's