What was your first craft beer?

Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale. Is that considered craft?

 

Bells' SolSun.
I'm old.

 

I am not sure which one I tried first as my friend was trying to convert me to craft. I know which beer I tried that I actually liked. It was Bourbon County.

 

weinhenstephaner heffeweisbier

first american was dogfish head 60min, and it started a hop obsession

 

Samuel Adams Boston Lager. Hated it. Was always a "Big Beer" drinker though. The one that started it all though was a local restaurant that serves a house branded beer. After a bit of investigating found out that it is brewed by Warsteiner for them. It opened a whole new world of flavor profiles I had no idea a beer could possess.

 

Sam Adams Boston Lager in the early 90's.

 

The first one I can remember was Arctic Panzer Wolf from 3F. My friend and I just liked the name and bottle. That was before I even understood what an IPA was, but damn, it was good.

 

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

 

Pete's wicked ale in mid-90's. RIP

 

I was just gonna post the same thing: Pete's Wicked Ale was the 1st....BTW: I dig the hat, Bear!

 

Spent time in college in the early/mid 80s working as a parking lot attendant for extra $$$ so a Harp lager or a big Grolsch "bomber" in one of those green bottles with the ceramic stopper was likely the first non macro and such an extravagance. I am not sure there was any "craft" in NC--a true beer wasteland then.

The first true craft was prob an Anchor Steam--fancy beer as my friends called it--still a solid choice.

 

Alpha King by three floyds, been getting crowned and dusted ever since

 

Boston lager.

 

SNPA

 

sam adams irish red

 

It should be, it's better than a lot of craft.

 

My first was People’s Space Cowboy, a galaxy hopped double IPA and I had no idea what beer was at the time, all I knew is that I liked it.

 

I was a Bourbon drinker, until it just got too crazy. Im not going to consider samuel adams, the 1st was The Bruery Fruet a christmas gift. Never heard of it, didnt really like beer. I haven"t turned back since. Pappy Van winkle, uh its ok, give me a craft beer.

 

Big sky brewing Moose Drool. Drain poured it. Still don't like it to this day. Browns are my least favorite though.