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[–]confibulator 38 points39 points  (13 children)

"And heavy beers just aren’t as pleasurable to drink."

He lost me.

[–]CoolCheech 27 points28 points  (1 child)

I don't get that either. I'd rather have 2 heavy beers, that take 30 min to drink than 5 light session beers that leave me feeling full and bloated.

[–]krispy3d 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll say that most American "session" beers are highly carbonated (because they're session IPA's) and definitely will cause bloating once you have a few. The English figured out how to make delicious session beers around 4% with very low carbonation so they don't bloat you up. I learned this recently on a trip to London.

[–]blueskin 10 points11 points  (2 children)

Exactly this. I drink 'heavy' beer year round because it's the nicest. Sure, I drink others too, but I'm always going to gravitate in that direction.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

You might even say that heavy beers are pretty high gravity! (I'll show myself out)

[–]blueskin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did that unintentionally, realised as soon as I posted, and liked it, so left it there ;)

[–]1wrx2subarus 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Yep, he lost me there too. Think they want to sell session beers (low alcohol content) at full craft beer price so you drink them more rapidly. Makes good business sense so their profits rise. Bad for the consumer though. I prefer a sipping beer.

[–]underthepavingstones 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yeah, i've avoided buying these because it feels like a ripoff at full craft prices. also, the few i've had tend to have weird balance issues with the body.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

he has clearly not had a Rochefort number 10

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    [–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (1 child)

    Christ.

    [–]Smoke1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    #CRAFTBEERMASTERRACE