New neighbor beer dissapointment

I have never understood people's desire to "convert" people to craft beer. I have accidentally turned a few friends along the way by letting them try the stuff I have, but I would never go out of my way to try to turn someone into a beer geek. It is a fate I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.

 

Definitely agree on the Summerfest. It reminds me of a BMC beer without the metallic flavors. I think the Prima Pils is a bit too hoppy for a pilsener and certainly too hoppy for a BMC drinker. Lastly, I can't comment on the Brooklyn Summer since I've had it.

 

I don't understand why you served him something you already knew he wouldn't like?

 

I wouldn't worry about buying beer for your neighbor to enjoy. If he likes bud light and you know he is coming over stock up on some bud lights. If he is jewish and your catholic are you going to try and convert his religion as well. Some people don't drink beer at all what would you do if you had one of them for a neighbor?

 

The guy wants to be a friendly neighbor and keep a supply of free beer on hand. I don't think it's too horrible to want to find a beer that they both enjoy so that the OP can dip into the stash or drink (and enjoy) the same thing that his neighbor is having.

 

Come on...you have never even once had something in your fridge or cabinets just because you thought someone else might like it?? not ever?

 

I buy what I want to drink not what I want others to drink. I am hoping that someone will eventually drink the can of Bud I've had in my fridge for the last year though.

 

Why does he need converting? I'm serious.

 

Why are people suggesting Pale Ales when the specific request is "not too hoppy"? NONE of them (well, Magic Hat #9, which isnt quite a pale, maybe) are the answer.

There is a whole world of non-hoppy craft beers to choose from. Go malty.

 

Why not go wheat with a hefe and witbier, perhaps a Berliner weissbier. Or go sour with some wilds, lambics, oude bruin. Up the abv with a english barelywine like some foghorn. Stouts (oatmeal velvet merlin or barney flats) and porters are good as well. There are belgian dark ales too. bocks and double bocks too. soo many non hoppy beers.

 

Just because he doesn't like hoppy beer doesn't mean he won't like good beer that isn't hoppy. How about a good German style lager, like a bottle of Weihenstephan. Or any of the Kolsch style summer seasonals coming out.

 

The dude probably doesn't even know what hoppy is. He just had a beer and somebody told him it had a lot of hops, so he associates this with stuff he is supposed to not like. I'm not a fan of most sweet beer, but I find one I like every blue moon.

 

Don't disparage your neighbors since it could turn out for the best. My neighbor likes porters and stouts and doesn't like IPAs and I am a hophead and don't care for porters and stouts. So what's the rub? Whenever he has a party and has leftover APAs, IPAs or ambers that people bring, they find their way to me and whenever I have a party and have leftover porters and stouts, they find their way to his house.

 

Oh no you di'nt!

 

Ha.

I'd get a laugh.

 

This is what I did with my neighbor. Over a year or 2 he has slowly progressed to more hoppy beers. He is now enjoying IPA's along with his usual Bud Light.

 

Good neighbors are better than gold. If he likes Bud Light buy some GD Bud Friggin Light. But offer some Prima Pils or Full Sail Session occasionally.

 

This. If you actually want to be nice... grab a few cans of Bud Light and keep them in your fridge. They won't go bad (can bud light even do that?) and he'll actually, ya know, APPRECIATE it.

Or, keep giving him beers he probably won't like. That's neighborly.

 

Don't be a Jehovah's Witness. If the neighbors are cool and you want to hang out with them. Be a good neighbor and have a six pack of bud hanging around and drink what ever you want. Eventually he will get curious and ask about what you are drinking or he doesn't care about drinking quality beer and will enjoy his bud.

 

Because it's fun to have neighbors and friends to share good beer with. It's been my experience that most people who default to BMCs do so because they haven't been introduced to craft offerings they would enjoy. I have a couple friends who have tried a wide variety of stuff and still prefer a Miller Lite. Fine...no harm in that. However, I have many more who have found a niche of craft stuff they like better and others who have jumped in headlong.

Again, more friends to share good beer with means more fun when you're drinking.