What is America's favorite style?

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  1. TheFlern

    TheFlern Initiate (0) May 9, 2009 Idaho

    I know, the American Adjunct lager.

    However, behind the BMC.

    The new brewer association data is interesting.

    It still seems that lagers are really driving sales of some of the top craft brewers but there are others that have Pale Ales and Porters as their flagship beers, so to speak.

    Anyone have any thoughts on this and how things may be trending for the future?

    What is the style of the future for growth in craft beer: lagers, the american pale ale, or something else?
     
    #1 TheFlern, Apr 20, 2012
  2. darkandhoppy

    darkandhoppy Savant (1,099) Dec 26, 2008 Connecticut

    anything bland and inoffensive has the potential to be HUGE!
     
    #2 darkandhoppy, Apr 20, 2012
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  3. dukes

    dukes Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2012 Maryland

    Must be why 21st Amendment and Sixpoint are doing so well!
     
    #3 dukes, Apr 20, 2012
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  4. diesel59

    diesel59 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 New York

    now... now... thats just not nice........
     
    #4 diesel59, Apr 20, 2012
  5. olympuszymurgus

    olympuszymurgus Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2009 California

    Nice and accurate are not always the same thing.
     
    #5 olympuszymurgus, Apr 20, 2012
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  6. diesel59

    diesel59 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 New York

    really? I find monks blood & resin to be quite good.... but then again, thats just my opinion..............
     
    #6 diesel59, Apr 20, 2012
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  7. olympuszymurgus

    olympuszymurgus Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2009 California

    So do I, but being a shit talking contrarian is fun too.
     
    #7 olympuszymurgus, Apr 20, 2012
  8. Heatwave33

    Heatwave33 Initiate (0) Sep 13, 2011 Florida

    From what I have seen personally Pale Ale would be the style for future growth. I have turned purple from BMC to craft and their new favorites are Zombie Dust (Pale Ale), Gnarley Barley (Pale Ale) and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

    I'm sure not too many will argue against them. Smooth, very well balanced, not big hop notes. BAs and non BAs seem to love a good Pale Ale.
     
    #8 Heatwave33, Apr 20, 2012
  9. diesel59

    diesel59 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2012 New York

    yes it is................
     
    #9 diesel59, Apr 20, 2012
  10. TheFlern

    TheFlern Initiate (0) May 9, 2009 Idaho

    That was sort of what I was thinking but then again the same could be said for a good dry stout or a good porter. Guinness and Black Butte have quite the following around my area.

    There are also big followings of variously leveled malty beers like Fat Tire and Alaskan Amber as well as another similar but bigger beer, Irish Death.
     
    #10 TheFlern, Apr 20, 2012
  11. Heatwave33

    Heatwave33 Initiate (0) Sep 13, 2011 Florida

    True. I've seen German Kolsch and Hefeweizen do real well around me. Very non offensive.
     
    #11 Heatwave33, Apr 20, 2012
  12. TheFlern

    TheFlern Initiate (0) May 9, 2009 Idaho

    Oh yeah, totally spaced on Hefes. Blue Moon is really popular pretty much everywhere it seems. It would be nice to see more hefe availability from American craft brewers because these kinds of beers are so drinkable and accessible to almost everyone. BMC requires more of an acquired taste than a Blue Moon or really any hefe imo.
     
    #12 TheFlern, Apr 20, 2012
  13. dukes

    dukes Initiate (0) Apr 2, 2012 Maryland

    Also, sorry to nitpick, but America's favorite style is technically the American Light Lager (Bud Light, Miller Light, Coors Light) as opposed to the American Adjunct Lager (Budweiser, Coors, MGD, Miller High Life)
     
    #13 dukes, Apr 20, 2012
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  14. FreshHawk

    FreshHawk Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2009 Illinois

    Judging from the people around me I'd have to guess some kind of wheat beer. American Pale Wheat, Witbier, or Hefeweizen. People around here seem to drink and enjoy 312, Oberon, Blue Moon, Shock Top, and various German Hefeweizens.
     
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  15. nickapalooza86

    nickapalooza86 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2010 Wisconsin

    APA all the way. So much variation in one style, hop forward, malt forward and balanced there is something for everyone. Everyone from beer geeks to everyday folks seem to love this style, beer geeks goin wild for Zombie Dust and everyone else for SNPA.
     
    #15 nickapalooza86, Apr 20, 2012
  16. mondegreen

    mondegreen Savant (1,013) Nov 4, 2009 Georgia

    I believe the acronym you're looking for is BOHICA. That E is going to confuse people.

    Oh, and on topic, Pales, Ambers, and IPAs seem to be catching on with the masses. Think about beers like SNPA, Fat Tire, Ranger, or Lagunitas IPA. They are everywhere and sell pretty well.
     
    #16 mondegreen, Apr 20, 2012
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  17. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
    Pooh-Bah

    American Pale Lagers. All the character of an APA, with none of the "boring" of traditional lagers :wink:
     
    #17 herrburgess, Apr 20, 2012
  18. TheFlern

    TheFlern Initiate (0) May 9, 2009 Idaho

    :grinning: lol, nice one.

    Do you have a serious opinion though or have you given into the power of Shift?
     
    #18 TheFlern, Apr 20, 2012
  19. herrburgess

    herrburgess Grand Pooh-Bah (3,077) Nov 4, 2009 South Carolina
    Pooh-Bah

    I'm totally Shift-faced.
     
    #19 herrburgess, Apr 20, 2012
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  20. CMUbrew

    CMUbrew Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2012 Michigan

    True...and very sad :slight_frown:
     
    #20 CMUbrew, Apr 20, 2012
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