Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Because of the volume they make, Sam Adams isn't considered as craft beer by the traditional standard of making <2M BBL per year. Who cares. I like a lot of the beers Sam makes.
Same here. I have a hard time finding something as good or as reliable as Sam Adams Lager.
The Brewers Association changed it to <6 million bbl per year a couple of years ago so Sam Adams is still considered craft. Leinenkugel isn't considered craft due to being owned by SABMiller.
Right now I drink my share of Cantillon. When I move back to Dover, DE this summer from Germany I imagine it will be Dogfish Head because of location. Most likely DFH 60 minute IPA.
I thought I posted in this thread? I know I definitely wrote a response, but perhaps I did not hit "submit"
I am at odds with the BA. On one hand it is currently being run by my home-brew guru Charlie Papazian. On the other, it is a paid-for association (that is member breweries must pay to join the association). The BA claims they did not create the term "craft beer" but there are many in the "home-brew world" who state otherwise. Sam Adams blew past "micro brew" in terms of annual production since nearly day one. Sierra Nevada and nearly all other original micros are also way past the micro destination (Sam Adams produces 2.5M barrels annually, Sierra Nevada roughly 750K annually). In order to continue representing "micro brews" a new designation had to be established. And that is where the term craft beer comes in as Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, et. al. became too large to be micros yet were still too small to be marcos. So the BA not only created the term "craft beer", they also upped the annual production.
The BA has also, in more recent times, changed their definition of craft beer to now include breweries that are only at least 75% independently owned (so Goose Island, Red Hook, perhaps Shock Top and Blue Moon and a bunch of others that contract macros to do their brewing) can still be designated as craft; and, that the designation of "traditional brewing ingredients" be lifted to now include adjunct brewers. So, now, Yuengling is a member of the craft beer movement. Perhaps Shiner, too. Ironically, brewers in the U.S. and England have a long history of using adjuncts. Perhaps also ironic, the BA allows Coor's, AB, and Pabst to participate in the Great American Beer Festival.
Leinnie's was a regional beer until perhaps three years ago. Historically, most breweries were and breweries are today as well. As examples Old Style is hard to find outside of the upper Midwest, Lucky Lager was largely a Californian thing, Olympia pretty much Washington, and so on. And these are all considered macros.
For what it is worth I don't think that many people outside of Wisconsin and Minnesota knew that Leinenkugel's even existed until a few years ago.
Dogfish Head 60 Minute is probably my current most favorite beer.
Budweiser! Oops, sorry! I thought the question was, "what is your favorite crap beer"!
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
