How much American vs Import beer do you drink?

Every once in a while I will dabble in imports. Price & freshness really are the main reasons I don't drink more. Lack of selection also. There more than a few German beers I would drink if in my market...

 

havent had an import in years.....too many good beers to drink right here in the good ol us of a
god bless 'murica

 

I'm honestly not sure the last "import" beer I've drank. Assuming you're not counting InBev beers . . .

Probably around 10% over the year. Maybe.

 

I'm at about 90% American (despite being British) because I live here. If I was in the UK it would be 90% British, and if I was in Germany it would be 90% German etc etc. I drink mostly American, because there's far more choice (being in America) and a much higher likelihood of freshness. Imports tend to be highly restrictive (in terms of choice in relation to what actually gets brewed in that country) and suffer from freshness issues (there are obvious exceptions - these are the ones that contribute to the 10%).

 

There's just so many American beers to choose from, and I guess I also associate American-made beers with being fresher, since they had to be shipped smaller distances, so I rarely go for imports.

And I also feel like, because the field of American craft is so wide-ranging style-wise, with at least a few world-class examples in most styles, there's less reason to look elsewhere. There's a lot of classic belgians that I haven't tried yet for this reason. I'm probably missing out on something though.

 

About 10%. Now if I could get Schlenkerla for 15 bucks a sixpack instead of 7 bucks for a single...

 

Great poll OP!

Freshness
Selection
Price
Freshness

4 reasons why it's about 90% American for me, except during Oktoberfest, where it reverses, and I drink 90% fresh German imports for a couple of weeks!

 

.01% Have way more than enough choices within my region.

 

If you could call it imported, technically st Louis, i drink a lot of Becks. Also Grolsch, Carlsberg, things like that i love euro lagers, german styles like kolsch, dortmunder, festbier and helles and czech pilsners. I usualy buy 2-4 sixers when im out and at minimum one of those is a euro lager. Nothing can beat it for me. I cant stand heineken though. A lot of people tell me whats the difference between all those but i can tell

 

I'd put it at about 15% imports to be honest..and usually pretty much from Belgium.

 

About a quarter. Americans are getting better at Dubbels, Tripels, and Quads, but the Belgians still reign supreme. Still love my English pale ales (despite the hazards of shipping them across the pond) and German Marzens and Doppelbocks.

 

Probably about a quarter here as well. I generally have a couple of bottles from any of the following in my fridge (or most likely my cellar for the bigger quads/stouts) at any given moment:

Belgian: St. Bernardus, Rochefort, Hoegaarden
German: Weihenstephaner
Danish: Evil Twin, Mikkeller

 

Mostly German and some Belgian.

American stuff is a clear minority though.

 

10% or less. Too many great American beers to go import. I do drink the occasional Pilsner Urquell and Weihenstephan.

 

I selected less than 10%. If the criteria permitted me to include German style, Belgian style, British style, etc. the value would be much higher than 10%. I drink a fair amount of US craft brewed beer that is European styled beer (e.g., I drank a fair amount of Treogs Sunshine Pils this summer; that beer is a German style Pilsner).

Cheers!

 

Probably a little higher than 10% given my more recent affinity for Lambic. There are many great breweries putting out fantastic beer, all within a short driving distance and all very fresh.

 

I voted less than 10%, but I recently found a good shop close to me with a large (and fresh) import selection. Odds are this number will increase in he near future. With all the great American beer to be had I highly doubt this would ever rise above 25%.

 

Currently 100% other than American...

 

10% for me. I'd drink more, but most of the foreign beers I really like are either old or difficult/expensive to obtain.
Fortunately there has been a recent increase in breweries in my area making beers that fulfill some of those cravings, too.

 

closer to the 10%-20% for me. The price of most imports and freshness in Sask if downright terrifying. I could get a $30, 10 month old 6 pack of Lagunitas IPA, or I could get a few different Canadian beers for the same price. Most of what I buy is AB/BC/QC and local growlers, (only 2 packaging brewers in SK...)with the odd US/Belgian/German tossed in.