# Why does American Beer Suck? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [March 2, 2004, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-american-beer-suck/232060 "2004-03-02T05:59:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![svrider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@svrider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/svrider)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-american-beer-suck/232060/121 "2012-07-12T11:21:05Z")
Clearly a matter of taste. I am danish and like budweiser. The tendency around here seems to be that the more weird and undrinkable a beer is, the better it is perceived to be. ---
**Author:** ![Double\_Foolscap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-american-beer-suck/232060/122 "2012-07-12T13:17:52Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Ask and you shall [receive](http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/). Do you also work in the realm of free plane tickets from the UK? šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-american-beer-suck/232060/123 "2012-07-12T14:10:49Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Ask and you shall [receive](http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/). Iā€™ve been to the GABF a few times, and it is an experience to be remembered (especially when you get to take the stage and accept a (silver) medal for your brewery!), but it isnā€™t the best beer festival Iā€™ve ever been to. That honor goes to the [Great Taste of the Midwest](http://www.mhtg.org/great-taste-of-the-midwest/), in Madison, WI and in second place is [Big Beers and Barleywines](http://www.bigbeersfestival.com/) in Vail ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-american-beer-suck/232060/124 "2012-07-12T14:35:15Z")
> [@GreasyJack](#): > > Bud, Coors, and MGD is usually in the same general price range as Sam Adams or Sierra Nevada. Where are you? Around here the macros you mentioned are about half the price of the crafts. Generally, you can expect to pay about $6.99-$9.99 for your average 6-pack craft/micro brew here in Chicago. Some maybe more, but Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada, for instance, are usually around $7.99. If you get a 12-pack, if youā€™re lucky, youā€™ll find a deal for $11.99, or basically a buck a beer. I havenā€™t seen these kinds of beers cheaper than a buck a beer here for a few years now. Meanwhile, BudMillCoors-type beers are about half that price. You can get a 12-pack of Miller Lite for $7.99. Old Style you can get a 24-pack for $10.99. Big Flats (at Walgreenā€™s) is $2.99 for a 6 pack. Thereā€™s a significant price gulf between the macros and micros/crafts. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-american-beer-suck/232060/125 "2012-07-14T04:56:16Z")
I have found a good Korean beer, after lots of thorough researching ;). Itā€™s called Cass Red. ---
**Author:** ![oreally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ab992/32.png) [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-american-beer-suck/232060/126 "2012-07-15T20:42:33Z")
Iā€™ll believe that when I drink it. šŸ™‚ Iā€™ve yet to have a good ā€œoriental beerā€ (Sapparro is OK I guess). And I havenā€™t ever had anything Korean I liked, food or drink. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-american-beer-suck/232060/127 "2012-07-16T01:11:39Z")
> [@bump](#): > > (on an aside, Iā€™d love to see Budweiser, Miller or Coors come out with a limited edition throwback version of their 1880s era recipes; what now is called a ā€œClassic American Pilsnerā€) That style really hasnā€™t caught on yet. One reason for the profusion of microbrews is that few to none are lagered. It takes more equipment, and more volume to make it pay. So the taste of microbrew drinkers has been firmly focused on ales, as a result of whatā€™s available. Try Boulevard Pilsner from Kansas City sometime if you can find it. It might be just what you have in mind. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-american-beer-suck/232060.md?page=6)