Most Underrated Beer Style

Pilsners are great beer and very versatile, however IMO it is not mis-represented. Further, Rauchbier is a style unlike any other, many variations, but many have not been exposed to these beers. If you dont like smoked meats like ribs and smoked chicken, then u may not like it..but I love it so I am sure others would to.

 

Scotch Ales would be my choice then. Brown Ales would be my runner up.

 

It's in The Home Brewer's Guide to Vintage Beer.

 

English Dark Mild Ale. Nutty, roasty, bitter, low ABV, lots of flavor, goes great with lots of food.

 

Lots of beers have a proper hop kick to them, some of the more recent ones include Oakham Styrian Goldings as well as the Adnams strong bitter made for M&S in their single British hop range. I'm beginning to appreciate English hops in all kinds of beer. I think Guinness FES is highly hopped, which goes well with its sourness. I've noticed a hop presence in other British stouts (most recently in Fullers Black Cab)...

 

I also think that British hops, even in moderate amounts, can lend a beer a certain elegance that is lacking in American fruity beers...

 

For me its Ambers & Wits. To me Wits are the best thing to grab on a hot summer day and power down. Ambers are great anytime and pair with almost any food.

 

I love a good Kolsch, cheers to you COAST!

 

Browns. For certain. Other definitely get more respect here, but when done well, a brown can literally hit every aspect I love about beer.

 

Goldings is a lovely hop. That's why it has been so highly regarded since the late 1700s .

 

Try TH Trail Magic - I really enjoy it as a good example of a German pilsner. They've got it on now, and it's probably pretty simple to trade for since it's not Julius.

 

As a young man I learned about good beer from travelling through England, Scotland, and Wales, long before many Americans assumed the mantle of beer masters of the universe. Fuggles and Goldings hops are distinctive, subtle, and flavorful. I've said this before, but I can still taste the brews of County Kent with great pleasure. My niece is married to a scholar at Duke, from Canterbury, that brings bottles back on occasion.

 

That's just calculated IBUs, obviously. I've had a couple of homebrew versions and they were crazily bitter, in a totally different way from an IPA using American hops.

 

Frankly, I've turned my back on new world hops. This happens every so often (it is usually temporary), but as I don't go to pubs is rather problematic...And it is unfortunate that many younger (or newer) drinkers dismiss the great British hops as 'traditional' or 'twiggy', and beer that uses such hops as boring and 'brown'. The great Belgian beers have escaped such stigma (probably because they are strong), and yet they use proper 'old world' hops...It's such a shame that so much of British beer production is currently 'underrated' because they are not instantly gratifying or likeable.

 

Red/Amber Ales. They are seen as not as exciting as IPAs, for for me Red Ales are the perfect style. The right mix of malt of hops, flavorful but still drinkable.

 

Im going with weizenbock, and eisbock. I have only had a couple examples of each, and holy shit are they great.

 

Not enough Kölsches in my opinion. Not sure what the difference is with the German Pilsners or Märzens but they're very good!

 

Yes! The English dark mild is probably my favorite style I've had the least of. I'd buy it by the case if I could get some.