Poll: Ale or Lager?

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Ale or Lager?

  1. Ale

    458 vote(s)
    84.8%

  2. Lager

    82 vote(s)
    15.2%
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  1. bushycook

    bushycook Zealot (681) Jan 31, 2011 Virginia

    Cake or death?
     
    #141 bushycook, Jun 16, 2015
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  2. Chaz

    Chaz Grand Pooh-Bah (3,668) Feb 3, 2002 Minnesota
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    #142 Chaz, Jun 16, 2015
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  3. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
    Society Pooh-Bah

    NO! You're a heretic and you are obviously a relic who can't accept the lazy, simplification of how beer is brewed! Um, let alone marketed.

    And history means nothing because the internet tells us so! :grinning::stuck_out_tongue: (yeah, my tongue is firmly planted in my cheek)
     
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  4. Shroud0fdoom

    Shroud0fdoom Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Maryland

    I voted Lagers. The German in me is Always Right.
     
    #144 Shroud0fdoom, Jun 16, 2015
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  5. Premo88

    Premo88 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,670) Jun 6, 2010 Texas
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    lager

    but the question sucks! :grimacing::stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #145 Premo88, Jun 16, 2015
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  6. AugustusRex

    AugustusRex Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2013 Canada (ON)



    I like hearing @marquis differentiate between the categories "ale" and "top-fermenting beer". The most important lesson is that our definitions on this site should not be seen as absolute, and that other cultures in the past, and in different locations break beer categories apart very differently.

    Plus, why should top fermentation/bottom fermentation be the most significant divide in beer? Is it really the most significant variable controlling flavour? Chimay Red and Celebrator have a lot in common. A LOT in common.
     
    #146 AugustusRex, Jun 16, 2015
  7. kwakwhore

    kwakwhore Maven (1,413) Nov 1, 2004 North Carolina
    Trader

    I do remember the first time I had an Optimator on tap and the waitress told me that it was a stout. That was in San Antonio.
     
    #147 kwakwhore, Jun 16, 2015
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  8. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
    In Memoriam Pooh-Bah Trader

    Again I agree with you completely, but this genie is not going back into that bottle here anytime soon. I am sure there will be some provision made for the future yeast situation, and for that matter I am sure the number of styles will become larger and even more superfluous, despite folks like you and I arguing against. Cheers!
     
    #148 cavedave, Jun 16, 2015
  9. beergoot

    beergoot Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,310) Oct 11, 2010 Colorado
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    half an hour ago, lager...now, ale...20 minutes from now??? choices and decisions, choices and decisions...
     
    #149 beergoot, Jun 16, 2015
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  10. Brolo75

    Brolo75 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,134) Aug 10, 2013 California
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    Ales
     
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  11. Himself

    Himself Initiate (0) May 20, 2014 Massachusetts

    Although Jack's Abby is one of my favorite breweries (they brew lagers exclusively) I am an Ale man.
     
    #151 Himself, Jun 16, 2015
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  12. Beef_Curtains

    Beef_Curtains Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2013 Ohio

    grape soda
     
    #152 Beef_Curtains, Jun 16, 2015
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  13. Bonis

    Bonis Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2010 Ohio

    Just give me IPA... probably will regret saying that once palate fatigue sets in
     
    #153 Bonis, Jun 17, 2015
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  14. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
    Society Pooh-Bah

    Gotta say -- that's the first time I've ever heard that. I got into a "discussion" with bar tender who tried to tell me that Doppelbock meant "double dark" and there was no reason people should be getting so tipsy on such a beer. :grinning:
     
    #154 steveh, Jun 17, 2015
  15. Hoppity1

    Hoppity1 Zealot (740) Apr 25, 2015 Illinois
    Trader

    Due to the much wider range of beer styles that fall into the ale category, it’s certainly ales, but I do enjoy a good lager now and then.
     
    #155 Hoppity1, Jun 17, 2015
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  16. MN23

    MN23 Devotee (365) Feb 11, 2015 Minnesota

    I'm a sucker for a good pils, but IPA's and stouts turned me to the dark side
     
    #156 MN23, Jun 17, 2015
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  17. djsmith1174

    djsmith1174 Savant (1,015) Aug 21, 2005 Minnesota

    I really love lagers, but chose ales because they represent a larger percentage of my purchasing.
     
    #157 djsmith1174, Jun 17, 2015
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  18. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    Correct; and no, not about the origins of lager and ale and porters and the proper terminology and categorization - the site has a list. Two styles: ale and lager. I used it. What's to debate? Ale or lager category. Pick one. Or not.

    You don't have to chose. You don't even have to post. And the poll was not a tool to help me choose my beer :confused: I'm not even vaguely trying to suggest that anyone drink one beer or another. I hope you weren't suggesting that anyone who creates polls or opinion threads is but a "semi" beer advocate...

    The poll doesn't ask which style is "better" :astonished: The poll's sole purpose was to reveal the disparity between ale and lager preference among craft drinkers. It's a popularity poll.
     
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  19. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Dammit! I always forget cake, death, and grape soda in my polls :rolling_eyes:
     
    #159 Greywulfken, Jun 17, 2015
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  20. steveh

    steveh Grand Pooh-Bah (4,174) Oct 8, 2003 Illinois
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    Only implying you were by creating such a divide.
    The poll was meant for everyone to choose -- isn't that what a poll is, a choice between options?
    And that doesn't prompt a discussion of favorite, or best? C'mon man, your sole purpose in launching this thread was to prompt argument, that's plain as day on this site with your 2 "choices." If you can't own up to that motive you're showing your true colors to all of us, and you're right, it's not worth anyone who has any inkling of fair play to post on the thread.
     
    #160 steveh, Jun 17, 2015
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