re: What's a good starter beer for the amateur beer drinker?

Hey Boondock,

I'm gonna preface my response w/; "Opinions are like A@@holes. Everyone has one and they all smell a little." I think your exploration should start w/ baby steps. Being used to Bud Light means your definition of a beer is one that has little/no body, little/no malt taste, little/no hop bitterness, little/no hop flavor, and little/no hop aroma. For a first step I am thinking Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale or Heineken from a can (again, Heineken can not bottle).

You can tell you are ready to venture further when you switch back to Bud Light you get a laugh from the old joke "What does sex in a canoe and American Beer have in common?" Now is the time to try Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and Ommegang Hennepin.

Where from here......ask the person pouring the beer or the one managing the beer section at the store.


Hope This Helps and GL,



LN