I offer this post to possibly encourage some of the more timid American beer drinkers to try some bolder brew if you're stuck in that which is offered in most sports commercials and what Europeans described to me as...well, I can't say here what they said it tasted like.

The States has come a long way with "microbreweries" since then.

My local watering hole specializes in a wide variety of domestic and foreign brews and offers a "Beer Of The Month". In November it was Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

and would be a good choice for you to try if you feel experimental about a stronger tasting beer, because it's really just a little more bold than what you've been used to.

First brewed in 1980, it's from Chico, California and was one of the first popular American microbrewed beer that swept across the country. It approaches an India Pale Ale (IPA) which is really my favorite.


We heard from XMarkers "Favorite Single Malts". How about it? Any other beer/ale lovers out there? int: