Never much of an "American light beer at five o’ clock" or a Saturday night drinker, I began a quest to find a "good" beer sometime in 2012 after realizing that this second most consumed beverage after water was, to be frank, generally nasty. After a couple years, I’m not quite sure if I have succeeded or not. I tend toward the smoother sweet or oatmeal stouts, but have tried a wider variety of dark beers. I always have a lengthy critique of them, so I might as well post my opinion here. [ less ]

Never much of an "American light beer at five o’ clock" or a Saturday night drinker, I began a quest to find a "good" beer sometime in 2012 after realizing that this second most consumed beverage after water was, to be frank, generally nasty. After a couple years, I’m not quite sure if I have succeeded or not. I tend toward the smoother sweet or oatmeal stouts, but have tried a wider variety of dark beers. I always have a lengthy critique of them, so I might as well post my...
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