In the mid-90's Heineken and Becks were considered "fancy" beers. By the late 90's , microbreweries were starting to appear (at least in the Chicago-area where I was living).
Keep in mind, it's a joke meant for & by computer nerds (i.e. people who have tried more OSes than beer styles), not beer nerds.
Re:If operating systems were beers (1995)
by matthewmcg on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @12:10PM
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Of course. But along the way someone took it from the computer nerds and put it up on a beer nerd website....
It’s a good reminder that >25 years ago most bars and grocery stores has just a few different brands of larger, and maybe a light option or two.