You really are pretty fucking clueless aren't you? Come one, just admit it. Start reading more about the craft beer scene and learn some things. You're as ignorant as I was 10 years ago.
If someone is a fan of something, it's probably going to make their opinion more informed and thus valid that someone who is not a fan of something.
Every bar had Guinness on draft because Guinness has perfected the genre? Has Budweiser perfected the lager genre?
Have you had any stouts by AMERICAN breweries? Any imperial stouts?
More pilsner beer might be sold in America, but i can guarantee you there are more IPA's produced in America. Practically every craft brewery that opens makes an IPA, much fewer make a pilsner.
I bet there are far and away more IPA's than pilsners or marzens by American breweries.
There may still be a dispportionate amount of IPA's, but there's still over 70% of the list that is not an IPA.
Beer geeks putting down Guinness is like indie music fans putting down Train or Maroon 5. But if they like stouts and you don't, isn't their opinion perhaps more valuable than yours?
What stouts have you had other than Guinness?
It doesn't surprise me that someone who doesn't like stouts would say that Guinness is their favorite stout.
You've been misinformed.
http://beeradvocate.com/lists/top
Of the top 250 beers, only 67 are IPA's. So that's (at least) 183 non-IPA's that rate a 99 or above.
Sounds like you should do advance research on Beer Advocate. If you find something that's 95 or above, it's going to be good.
some place like Frisco tap house and paying the same to try a beer that might not end up tasting all that good.
I read that if a beer isn't a super hoppy IPA it will get bad reviews on Beer Advocate.
YOu don't think 67 out of 250 for one beer type isn't kind of weird. By comparison they only have 2 Pilsners. No Marzens. They have a ton of Imperial Stouts. I think you have to find out what you like by tasting it. I just saw some discussion on there about how they have a friend who usually has good taste in beer but thinks Guiness is the best stout. And then you have a ton of replies saying how bad Guiness tastes. Typical pretenious stuff it is kind of pathetic really.
Well Guiness is by far my favorite stout. Most Stouts are god-awful.
I have had a ton of stouts but I don't remember their names as I don't like them. I do like Samuel Smiths Stouts. No Guiness is not like train or maroon 5. It is like the Beatles. And how is their opinion more valuable than mine. Perhaps the reason almost every decent bar has Guiness on tap is because it has actually perfected the genre. And why would I want the opinion of someone who doesn't like Guiness if I like Guiness?
I would think more Pilsner is sold than IPA's in this country. I would think IPA's market share in the US is miniscule. I would say Lagers outsell Ale's dramatically in this country. How many Lagers are on the Beer Advocate top 250?