[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=Blogstar]Never in my life not even up to 35 or so years ago when I had my first beer would it have occurred to me that there were not enough good beers…and I like beer a little bit. I am humored by the variety now more than anything, it’s funny to see the hype like little kids trading poke,e,mon cards or something. Same with cigars and wine . Little boys become big boys only the price of their toys goes up.[/quote]

no, seriously, im willing to agree that all wine tastes about the same…but a good IPA is not like a regular commercial beer, any more than kraft mac and cheese is like a bit of goat cheese from some foofy shop.

not saying it’s necessarily ultimately better, just different…[/quote]

That’s where we disagree scaredy, I pretty much only like red wine but even with in my budget and low level of discernment, some are awful , too sweet, too vinegary and too sour…and there are some that are good. Now when I am with people who pay more ,,,i agree that they often get more….up to a point.

To me beers mostly are rated like coffee, weak and watereyish or strong and thick tasting. Yeah there is some levels of sweetness that come with it too…but that is not a controlling factor. I don’t put sugar in my coffee …could pay more attention to the sweetness variable I guess. Some of the really cool beers that have been shared with me have off tastes, like pine resin or too much reminder of the fermented grain…like it wasn’t finished….pretty happy when my guest bring over the basics and I don’t have to pretend their cool beer matters much to me.