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Keystone light or Natural light is barely considered to actually be beer at all in parts of the midwest, they are so watered down LOL.
I see milennials around Chicago drinking all sorts of decent beers, btw. Not just cess. This includes a lot of IPAs and sour beers. I guess it depends on demographics/what circles you frequent.
Try some of the ‘hazy’ style IPAs. They taste better IMNSHO.
Natty (and Busch) are HUGE in the Midwest, among college students (though in parts of IL, IA, and NE, Busch is consumed regularly at all ages).
Only rich millennials drink craft beer 24/7, most drink a mix of craft/IPA's and your run of the mill beers like Miller and Bud Light.
Natty (and Busch) are HUGE in the Midwest, among college students (though in parts of IL, IA, and NE, Busch is consumed regularly at all ages).
Only rich millennials drink craft beer 24/7, most drink a mix of craft/IPA's and your run of the mill beers like Miller and Bud Light.
You're right. My son likes craft beers and especially IPAs, but he can't afford that all of the time. He'll drink the happy hour PBR or Bud. He went on a Labatt's kick for a month, and has bought Lions Head which costs $3.99 for a six if 12ers.
I'm not too picky about beer but I do enjoy good craft beers, IPA's, scotch ale's for example, so that's what I usually drink.
However, does anyone else mix in a Budweiser/Busch/Keystone or some other watered down beer just for old times sake?
However, does anyone else mix in a Budweiser/Busch/Keystone or some other watered down beer just for old times sake?
Dear God NO! I drank that carp when it was $0.25/beer night (probably 8~10 ounce pours) and I was itching to be drunk, always paid for it the next 2~3 days and once I left that time/place in life (couple years I tried to make college work), I've never had more. I don't care if it's the ONLY thing to drink, I won't touch that stuff... it's just not pleasing to consume.
Apparently I hang out with Elite Millennials because they only drink craft beers (and wine, way more wine than beer). Not rich though, I hang out with homebrewers and we're only spending roughly $0.50~0.60/pint on beer. That's $2.25/6-pack (assuming 12ounce).
I don't know about Millennials, but in my area there has been a Craft Beer, Micro Brewery Explosion. The trend I see is that younger people are obsessed with IPA's and to me anyway, overly Hopped beer. Many breweries have several different IPA's available at one time. As many as 6 or 8 at a time. Meanwhile, they have a lesser selection of more balanced choices.
The more working class, blue collar Millennials I know still drink mostly domestic. Most people I know 50+ drink mostly domestic. The more upper class Millennials tend to drink more craft.
I usually buy a 24 pack of domestic every other week or so, and keep a six or two of craft around. I'll drink the domestic through the week or if I don't know what I want.
There's a huge price difference. I can get a 24 pack of Bud, Miller, or Coors in Virginia for $16. It's $22 in Tennessee. A six pack of anything craft is going to be $10 in either state.
Haha, I get it. I live in Boise and there are a lot of breweries here to choose from. When I have a beer, that's what I'm drinking 99% of the time. I get nostalgic every once in a while and I'll mix in a domestic.
I can't do all those sugary beers, though. Nasty!
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We have a lot of breweries and we are older but love craft beer.
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