Search for the best American Adjunct Lager

[kevm14]

The list: http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/style/ ... gD&start=0

Never had it, but it looks like PBR might be it, of brands I actually recognize. Average score 3/5.
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/447/1331/

Had Bud heavy recently. Average score 2.43/5
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/29/65/

Just bought a 12 pack of Coors Banquet. Average score 2.68/5.
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/306/1276/

And just for Bill, Miller High LIfe. Average score 2.81/5
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/105/580/

I think my next AAL will be PBR. Maybe the hipsters are on to something.

For those horrified by this post, I also bought Shipyard Pumpkinhead.

[Bob]

Make sure you stock up on TP if you're planning to buy PBR.

[kevm14]

Make sure you stock up on TP if you're planning to buy PBR.

I think you glossed over a pretty key piece of data: it is highly likely that each time you've consumed PBR, you have also consumed large quantities of greasy, fatty food...

[Adam]

For those horrified by this post, I also bought Shipyard Pumpkinhead.

That didn't help.

[kevm14]

I know that. Now.

I suck at buying good beer. Now about that PBR...

But actually Bryan combed through the AAL ratings and I think there is a Moosehead Lager of some kind that did rate higher than PBR (something I may actually be able to buy locally).

[Bob]

Shipyard is not exactly cream of the crop for Maine brews.

[kevm14]

I know. I looked it up and it's not good. Pretty strong in the pumpkin flavor.

[Bob]

If you want a beer on the lighter side from Maine, try Allagash White. It is one of the best wheat beers I have had from anywhere. Of course, it should be at $10 for a 4 pack.

[kevm14]

AAL probably isn't my favorite beer style, but I don't know enough to say what my favorite beer style even is. I love spicy food, so it's not totally out of character to (want to) like beer with flavor. I just haven't adapted to the strong bitterness in many IPAs. Fortunately there are other beer types that have flavor.

[bill25]

I hate to say it but this isn't the type of thing that you can get from a website. You just need to try different types and different vendors. It is all different.

Beeradvocate is a great site but they can't tell you what you will like. there are going to be high scoring beers for every type there is. You will not like every high scoring beer.

There are a lot of types. Getting an idea of the general type you like is a start, but you could literally try 3 beers of a type and they could each taste drastically different. Generally I like browns, reds, porters and stouts. I like some IPA's but that is not a favorite. Browns (Ales) can have a lot of flavor without being very offensive. (Caribou Slobber and variants of that are extremely popular in the home brew community) Even beer by the same vendor has a range. I like Magic Hat Circus Boy - their Hefenweizen but don't really like Number 9 which is their flagship. I also don't usually like Hefenweizens. Dogfishhead's Indian Brown is really good, but they are more known for their 60 and 90 minute IPA. Dogfishhead Punk is great also. Sam has a lot of beer that I hate, and a few really good ones. There is somebody out there that likes the exact opposite of everything I said, and that is cool. That is what variety is for. I would recommend starting with better than AALs and things with lower hop and alcohol levels. Then once you have an idea of basic styles you will have more of a feel for what you would want to try. A lot of places do mix a six packs so that is a good way to ty stuff without hating 6 of the same thing. Some less than craft but better than AAL's I would say are: Killians Irish Red, Guinness, Smithwicks. Yeah, the Irish know how to make beer, go figure...