Least Favorite Styles

Rounding out the bottom of my list are Saisons and Lambics. I appreciate the history and brewing methods, but they arent for me.

 

I don't really get Saisons....witbier + belgian pale ale = saison. The way lambics are made is pretty cool, but it's for people who don't like to drink beer.

 

I would have to go with Wheat Wines. I just don't get the style, I have tried many examples and I always fine them lacking.

 

Only tried one Wheatwine (Smuttynose), since the style is pretty recent. It was way too much and too heavy. Not paying $22 for Sweet Repute. I think that Wheatwine will do great in barrels (bourbon, port, apple brandy, etc.)

 

Guezes
Most Rauchbier
Sours in general are hit or miss for me.
brown ales

 

American brown ale.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/64/1161/

Not yet a recognized style called "Brown IPA".

http://www.worldbeercup.org/how-to-participate/beer-styles

 

So many s!@#$% styles.

 

Stouts. I keep forcing myself to try 'em because they're so friggin' popular but I can't enjoy coffee-flavored beer. Maybe my brain just associates the taste of coffee with groggy mornings at my desk.

 

Belgians
German wheats
Pilsners
Saisons
I'm an ipa and stout/porter man at heart but I love things like hazlenut brown ale too

 

I can drink & enjoy most any style of beer, but I have the hardest time with BIG Belgian styles. Yes I've had & appreciated dubbels & quads, but they would never ever be my go-to. I don't mind Belgian yeast, most of the time, but these big dark Belgians are just not for me. Too boozy & sweet.

 

A few weeks later and I have Brooklyn Monster (2012) and Weyerbacher Insanity under my belt. I can now eliminate barleywines from my original list, as I deeply enjoy the style.

 

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dont care much for fruit flavored beers ( strawbeery, blackberry, cranberry, etc. )

 

Rauchbiers, Lambics, and Pumpkin Ales, oh my.

 

Brown ales, barleywine and pumpkin beers

 

Sours.....

 

Sours period!

Only exceptions are Berliner Weisse and some Wild Ales.

 

Have since had Alesmith Wee Heavy, it was delicious! Also had Golden Road Burning Bush, a smoked ipa, and Stone Smoked Porter with Vanilla. Enjoyed the smokiness of both! Funny how palates change over time.

 

Providence, I was a bit rushed in my post, so I wasn't able to really go into detail about the one-dimensional lagers I was referring to. I agree with you that there are some great American lagers out there. I referring to mass-production, middle of the road, broad market American lagers. Craft lagers are much more exciting and deserving of attention. Cheers, mate.

 

I'm not fond of Tripels, Hefeweizens, and German Pilsners. I used to love all three styles but now I just can't get into them. Although I do make sure that I drink a few of each style every year to make see if my palate agrees more with these styles again.

I also wish all the sour haters would just not buy them so that I can drink them when I want. It is ridiculous when people on a site called Beer Advocate talk about a style of beer not tasting like beer. That's the kind of thing that Bud light drinkers say to me when I ask them to try a stout or an IPA.

 

Profoundly floral, excessively-hopped IPA's/DIPA's. Tastes like I'm drinking cheap cologne and destroys my palate to try & taste any other style in one session. And the burps are icky perfume all over again.