that may be true, but...

I don't know why that surprises me but it does.

what's most surprising about it?

You just seem like a guy who'd enjoy a roasty, malty, perhaps even barrel-aged offering, based on your posts.

proud of you, dad

I feel that way about Gose beers. Why the fuck can't I have a beer that tastes like a beer anymore?

I don't hate Pilsners. I certainly prefer them (in general) to lagers these days.

A pilsner is a type of lager. What do you mean by lagers you don't prefer, exactly?

I don't know a ton about beer, so forgive me. I didn't know pilsners were a type of lager. I'm probably not educated on this subject enough to use the right words to describe what I'm talking about.

What I'd say is, if I pick up a beer that just says "lager" on the label whiteout a qualifier, I usually don't like the taste or how it hits my stomach. Which is weird because I used to love Stella. But I digress.

Like I said, I don't usually dislike pilsners. I've had two or three Dunkels, all of which I remember enjoying. Bochs are hit/miss.

Perhaps what it really comes down to is the malt? Seems like just doing a quick search that it's the maltier/breadier stuff that I don't gravitate toward. Which would include the helles lagers, right?

That sweetness you find in the malt goes a little unchecked by a hop balance in a beer like that, so you may be on to something there.

Ever hear of the German Purity Law in beer? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot

It's fascinating to me how a beer, made in total compliance to that law, can taste so different from another also made to spec. Those four simple ingredients yield infinite possibilities when messed around with. Science, man.

I definitely find certain beers always make me sick in some way. Brooklyn Lager always gives me a massive headache, for example.

I definitely find certain beers always make me sick in some way. Brooklyn Lager always gives me a massive headache, for example.