Magic hat leaves behind a transformed craft beer industry in Vermont

Re:Magic hat leaves behind a transformed craft beer industry... by nkozyra on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @06:55PM (#23707806)

> I mean to say, for instance, I prefer Sam Adams over 90/100 microbrews I've tried.

All a matter of taste, of course, but I've always found Sam Adams to be on par with Magic Hat as the worst of the Big 'Craft' group. They tend to produce the most inoffensive option of any style, typically devoid of any of most palatable of its respective flavors.

After years of drinking these kinds of beers and being consistently disappointed, I'd rather reach for a macro lager or a small brewery's pale ale, gose or berlinerweisse. I think this is because they tend to appreciate what makes each style work and demonstrate that.

Sam Adams pale ales are basically post hopped, skunked lagers.

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Re:Magic hat leaves behind a transformed craft beer industry... by linuxftw on Thursday July 02, 2020 @11:51AM (#23714619)

Yeah, I'm referring to Sam Adams Boston Lager. Their Oktoberfest is pretty good as well. I'm not a fan of much of anything else they put out.

Most of the macros have a 'flagship' product, and that's what I was more or less referring to. Most micros have a fleet of beers, all bad or mediocre. A handful of them have 1 or 2 flagships that are quite good. It's rare that a microbrewery has more drinkable than dumpable beers, IMO.

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