Most Underrated Styles?

These threads always boomerang back. It gives me deja vu. But as to the question, I'll sound like a broken record (again and again and again):

1. Cacadian or "black IPA" ales
2. Kolsch
3. Grisette
4. Grodziskie

 

1) Totally agree with the Keller/Zwickel. By far the most underrated style. Just the right amount of flavor with an outstanding appearance and body, while staying dry.

2) Again agree with the dark/black lager. Especially for the Spring season as it thaws. You don't need a warming beer anymore, but still want dark and roasty flavors.

3) Saisons will always be underrated due to their complexity. No Saison is the same.

4) Finally German Pilsners are underrated and often shoved-off into the light and American lager category. But when done right these beer are so perfect.

I hope breweries will start making more Zwickels.

 

Some of you are going to cringe when reading this, but the one beer that I wish I could get more of in Massachusetts is a NEIPA or Pale Ale with a Rye base- I know of two beers that suit- Lux by Bissell Brothers and Danko by Exhibit A, both are intermittently available and require trips. Neither is rated exceptionally high, but rate near my top list of beers. I suspect that lower relative ratings to other NEIPAs discourages brewers from making the style, but I would love some insight. My dessert Island beer would be the NEIPA with honey, Simcoe, Mosaic and and heavy Rye grist mill bill. anyone have a suggestion of other beers that are similar?

 

Grodziskie - can someone talk a bit more of what this style really is? I don't know much about this style.

 

It is a Polish top-fermenting beer made from smoked wheat malt. Very nice.

 

If you talk to distributors, pumpkin beers have fallen way off. Distros are terrified to bring too much in because they know they'll be stuck with it.

 

It was DuPont

Their Vieille Provision in 375 ml bottle, green, 2019.

 

All of the Saison Dupont bottles I have seen have been in brown bottles over the past few years.

Cheers!

 

I’ve seen and bought green bottles.

Cheers!

 

Yes, you have communicated here. Hopefully you have the ability to understand that others have seen differently.

 

Just clarifying for you Jack.
You came in hot with such a definitive, point of authority, statement that DuPont saisons are packaged in brown bottle for years.
But you were wrong good sir.

 

Anything dunkel. Emphasis on weizen.

 

You hardly ever see the ESB style in beer stores, at least where I am.

 

I can remember years ago when Franziskaner Hefeweizen was sold in green bottles. They’ve been brown bottles since at least 2010 I think.

 

And I think a good Hefeweizen or Witbier have become more under appreciated over the past decade. These were my gateway beers into craft back in the 1990’s. Even though today I’m stocked with various IPA’s and cellering imperial barrel aged stouts, I still enjoy coming back to a good Hefeweizen or white ale..especially in the warmer weather months.

 

English Milds and Bitters. I just can’t find them, except the occasional obligatory Fullers and Samuel Smith (which are fine beers BTW). Can’t rate them if you can’t get them.

 

Rye beers in the 6-8abv range, and English Milds, particularly pale ones are hard to come by

 

Another Rye IPA vote. Just delicious.
Also, Baltic porters are a favorite for the winter in northern MN.

 

I really think shandies or radlers don't get enough love. Especially in the Summer. A good change up in the hotter months for something a bit more refreshing rather than warming like a winter lager.

 

No particular order:

• Anything ending in "bock" - especially Eisbock
• AAL - everyone mocks big beer but very few try to beat them at their own game
• English Ales - particularly done in "real ale" way, bitter, porter, brown, IPA, etc
• Altbier is always a fav
• Dark lagers - always use more Schwarzbier and Dunkel Lager