What was your first craft beer?

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  1. BeerNutz324

    BeerNutz324 Initiate (0) Sep 20, 2011 Iowa

    James Page IPA I think. At the time the hoppiness disgusted me. Now I can't get enough of that bitter bitter!
     
    #101 BeerNutz324, Feb 13, 2015
  2. deschutes_fan

    deschutes_fan Pundit (844) Sep 24, 2013 California
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    I was pretty young, but remember having Obsidian stout on a camping trip during high school. It was a bit bitter and hard for me to drink, but I oddly enjoyed, certainly more than hamms and budweiser.
     
    #102 deschutes_fan, Feb 13, 2015
  3. 4ingredients

    4ingredients Initiate (0) May 22, 2009 Massachusetts

    Sam Adams 30yrs ago.
     
    #103 4ingredients, Feb 13, 2015
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  4. walterk

    walterk Initiate (0) Jul 8, 2014 Mississippi

    Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat
     
    #104 walterk, Feb 13, 2015
  5. MN23

    MN23 Devotee (365) Feb 11, 2015 Minnesota

    Two hearted ale was my first followed by Sierra Nevada pale ale.

    These are still my personal favorites, and my go to beers if I can't make up my mind.
     
    #105 MN23, Feb 13, 2015
  6. timotao

    timotao Pundit (984) Sep 16, 2013 New York
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    Brooklyn Lager
     
    #106 timotao, Feb 13, 2015
  7. kell50

    kell50 Pooh-Bah (2,334) Jul 25, 2007 North Carolina
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    Saranac Pale Ale.
     
    #107 kell50, Feb 13, 2015
  8. jpezza21

    jpezza21 Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2014 Pennsylvania

    SA Boston lager. Didn't like it at all. Went straight to SNPA and have been a hop head since.
     
    #108 jpezza21, Feb 13, 2015
  9. FlowerPowerQueen724

    FlowerPowerQueen724 Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2014 New York

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    #empirebrewingco #elysiansplitstout.

    #teacheronvacation
     
    #109 FlowerPowerQueen724, Feb 13, 2015
  10. BobJude

    BobJude Initiate (0) Jan 4, 2014 Wisconsin

    Goose Island at the original location in 1991.
     
    #110 BobJude, Feb 13, 2015
  11. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    When I was younger there was just 'good beer' and 'bad beer' :grinning:. So I kind of have to extrapolate the answer a bit.

    First 'boutique' beer- Aass Bock, imported by Merchant duVin*, early 80s.
    First beer by a small independent American brewer- Anchor Steam, mid 80s.

    (*gotta give Charles Finkel his props for being there at the onset of the 'craft' revolution)
     
    #111 TongoRad, Feb 13, 2015
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  12. grahuba

    grahuba Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2011 Connecticut

    Sammy Boston Lager
     
    #112 grahuba, Feb 14, 2015
  13. Spify

    Spify Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2014 Indiana

    Samuel Adams Boston Lager out of a Harvest Collection.
     
    #113 Spify, Feb 14, 2015
  14. puboflyons

    puboflyons Grand Pooh-Bah (4,299) Jul 26, 2008 New Hampshire
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    1986. Catamount Pale Ale from Vermont. The brewery was taken over by Harpoon in the 1990's.

    Not long thereafter - There are a few Pete's Wicked Ale listings on this thread. I had that in the late 1980's too. I drank Sam Adams Boston Lager in the 1980's as well. I have a 25+ year old original Sam Adams pint glass.

    I started hitting brew fests in 1993
     
    #114 puboflyons, Feb 14, 2015
  15. Das_Reh

    Das_Reh Initiate (0) Mar 25, 2013 Florida

    Oh look, this thread again.

    My first beer was a craft beer... Victory Hop Devil IPA. Hell of a way to start for a newbie.
     
    #115 Das_Reh, Feb 14, 2015
  16. KSHunt

    KSHunt Initiate (0) Nov 30, 2014 Iowa

    New Glarus Spotted Cow. Will always have a soft spot for it.
     
    #116 KSHunt, Feb 14, 2015
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  17. Rodney221

    Rodney221 Initiate (0) Sep 14, 2014 Virginia

    Sam Adams. I was used to natty light and coors light and my god, that first SA penetrated my taste buds like no other. It must have taken me an hour to finish the damn thing and while it was a "sipper" at the time, I knew I was going to grow into it.
     
    #117 Rodney221, Feb 14, 2015
  18. SenatorSpaceman

    SenatorSpaceman Savant (1,015) May 24, 2014 Connecticut

    I think Pete's Wicked or Sam Adams Cherry Wheat. The one that got me hooked was Harpoon IPA, though.
     
    #118 SenatorSpaceman, Feb 14, 2015
  19. Pog-Mo-Thoin

    Pog-Mo-Thoin Initiate (0) Nov 28, 2013 Michigan

    It was either Sam Adams Boston Ale or Pete's Wicked Ale
     
    #119 Pog-Mo-Thoin, Feb 14, 2015
  20. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Sam Adams Boston Lager.
     
    #120 UCLABrewN84, Feb 14, 2015
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