For those who don't like craft brew

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by inchrisin, Oct 10, 2013.

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  1. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    I'm thinking about getting a few more beers for the ever-growing cellar. These will be for the folks. My parents will always take a sip of my homebrew and will always shun the fansy craft stuff. They drink very light ales and lagers. They cap out around Sam Adams territory. I'm not looking to win them over, but just looking to give them something decent to share around the holidays. I'm leaning away from dark, boozy, or too sour. Any ideas for a win?
     
    #1 inchrisin, Oct 10, 2013
  2. Vaison

    Vaison Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2010 Delaware

    It has been my experience that people who are used to drinking mass produced US lagers, tend to like wheat beers and amber beer. Call it a gateway beer or whatever, but that is how I usually break them in.
     
    #2 Vaison, Oct 12, 2013
  3. Kuester

    Kuester Initiate (0) May 14, 2012 Colorado

    Maybe a Bruery White Oak? Or a cellared Bigfoot that's lost its hops, or other barleywine.
     
    #3 Kuester, Oct 13, 2013
  4. rc51sport

    rc51sport Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2013 North Carolina

    So basically anything you wouldn't normally cellar? Why not just buy a 12 pack of bud light whenever they come around?
     
    #4 rc51sport, Oct 14, 2013
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  5. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    Yeah. I know it's a little counter-intuitive. I think the bottom line is that it needs to be something that a Bud Light drinker would swallow and would appreciate that I tucked the majority of the bottle away for myself. Of course I'm going to make them try some, so it may as well be something they can get along with.
     
    #5 inchrisin, Oct 15, 2013
  6. rc51sport

    rc51sport Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2013 North Carolina

    What about an Oktoberfest? SA is even good.
     
    #6 rc51sport, Oct 15, 2013
  7. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    I don't think I've ever heard of an Oktoberfest being sat down for more than a year. Isn't the idea that the beer is brewed for spring and drank by the beginning of winter?
     
    #7 inchrisin, Oct 15, 2013
  8. JrGtr

    JrGtr Pooh-Bah (1,775) Apr 13, 2006 Massachusetts
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    If your folks don't care for craft beer, then why bother using cellar space for beer for them? Get a 6, or 12 or something when they are coming in, or even a couple of interesting beers that they would / might like. From what you say, I don't know that the would catch or appreciate (sorry for the choice of words) the nuances of a fresh versus aged version of something.
     
    #8 JrGtr, Oct 15, 2013
  9. rc51sport

    rc51sport Initiate (0) Feb 25, 2013 North Carolina

    I think you are asking for two opposite things.
     
    #9 rc51sport, Oct 15, 2013
  10. Groulxsome

    Groulxsome Zealot (723) Apr 9, 2010 Canada (ON)

    Do they like liquor or wine? If so, then there are lots of cellar-able beers that have similar characteristics to some kinds of liquor (some Weizenbocks, for example, can taste like Port) and lots of beers (non-sour) can have great wine characters. If you want to give them interesting beer, maybe find a flavour in beer that they like in another drink.
     
    #10 Groulxsome, Oct 15, 2013
  11. Phil_H

    Phil_H Zealot (705) Jun 4, 2013 Wisconsin

    Look into New Glarus beers like Moon Man, Dancing man wheat, spotted cow. All are good solid beers but are not too crazy on the palate.
     
    #11 Phil_H, Oct 15, 2013
  12. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    I'll trade for 3F, Bells or whatever you can't get. I have to drive to Chicago to get NG. :slight_frown:
     
    #12 inchrisin, Oct 16, 2013
  13. Phil_H

    Phil_H Zealot (705) Jun 4, 2013 Wisconsin


    Shoot me a BM and I am guessing we could work something out.
     
    #13 Phil_H, Oct 16, 2013
  14. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    I wouldn't bother with it. Winning them over, whether you can or not, just doesn't seem like a priority. They like what they like, changing that isn't going to create a better bond. If it does, your relationship with them has considerable issues already.
     
    #14 RDMII, Oct 20, 2013
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