r/Homebrewing Jun 11 '21

Craft Beer Brew Humor

So I run a liquor store which speciallizes in craft beer. #1 store in the state, to be more specific. I live and breath beer. If I'm not selling beers or ordering beers for the store, I'm buying beers, reading about beers, brewing beers, out with beer reps drinking beers. You get it.
Over the past few years I've been getting more and more disenfranchised with the what is being considered "craft" beer. This really hit hard with feedback from my last 3 batches.

Super crisp- clean, sessionable Lager: Too boring
Top tier West Coast IPA: Too bitter, not hazy or fruity enough
Marshamallow Dessert stout (I wasn't happy with sub-par quality) AMAZING!!!

Long story short, I want to brew more "Craft" beers. Does anybody have any recipes for a good New England Double Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Tropical Salted Caramel Double Dry Hopped Extra Oat Cream Vanilla Milkshake Chocolate Raspberry Icecream Sour White Stout Infused with Mint, Hibiscus and Truffle oil?

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u/ridethedeathcab Jun 11 '21

This kinda reads like the anti-beer-snob snob. Like these are the same kinds of things I hear from people who hate craft beer in general and just drink Bud Light. "Isn't there any normal beer". People like what they like, and brewers are often interested in exploring their creativity and pushing boundaries. I'm sure there's still plenty of beer in you preference to choose from it just may not be dominating the market right now.

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u/sinburger Jun 11 '21

I like beer flavored beer, and I also like fancy candy/fruit beer. I definitely understand the frustration when the market is flooded with candy beer at the expense of well crafted beer-flavored beer.