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Europeans of Lemmy, is American beer really that bad? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 days ago by meep_launcher@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I usually assume when Europeans complain about American beers, they just are complaining about our "domestic" beers like Bud Light, Coors, PBR, etc. which makes sense, they are our bottom shelf beers.

I recently chatted with someone at a party who said "no, all American beers are bad" including microbrewery beers.

I've never been to Europe so I wouldn't know, but I do like my Left Handed Milk Stout, NWPAs, and hell even the hipstered out IPAs.

Are these what y'all are referencing?

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[–] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ooooh I want to get into home brewing! I joined the Lemmy community a few weeks ago.

I moved the Chicago for the entertainment industry, and I was pleasantly surprised by the beer here. I would say the difference between PNW and Midwest beers are that PNW likes to go big and bold- high ABV and IBUs. The Midwest likes to make beers that you can drink a lot of (Alagash White is a good one)

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 day ago

Ooooh! I like that approach. I used to get half-pints in brewpubs specifically so that I could drink more varieties. For homebrewing, I really recommend the looking into Milds and Bitters. If going full-grain for your wort, you can pack a ton of flavor in at a low ABV.

Alagash White is great. Have any other suggestions?