Micro-Brews and Beer Culture

Maybe it is because I am a beer snob, but micro-brew, brew-pub and craft beers are just better than their big brewer counterparts. So what exactly is it that makes them so much better?

Of course I have spent many a night drinking big brewer beer and despite my beer-snobbery I do enjoy a PBR every now and then. PBR is usually my go-to drink when I am out drinking at a bar, primarily because I am on a budget and it is hard to beat the price. I have had many an argument with other beer-snob types about my PBR drinking and I will argue forever that it is in fact an acquired taste.

But everything about a micro-brew just seems better. Maybe it's because the older I have gotten the more I go for quality over quantity, getting drunk isn't quite as important as actually enjoying my drink, not that getting drunk isn't still an occasional byproduct of my drinking, it just tastes better getting there. Big brewers are in the business of making money (well so are microbreweries), but the big breweries aren't really as concerned with the product as much as they are producing as much as they can at the lowest price possible. Whereas micro/craft brewers are more concerned with the quality of the end product, and as any beer lover will tell you, it's worth paying extra for a quality beer... like I said quality over quantity.

My 'partner-in-crime' and I at last years Brewers Rendezvous

If you have ever gone to a microbrewery taproom or brew-pub, you will immediately realize that the vibe is different than your average bar, they are usually more mellow and relaxed. And often times you will find yourself sitting there chatting with someone just to find out that it's the Brew Master, nothing makes a beer seem more personal than talking to the person in charge of making it.

Micro-brew drinkers, just seem to be friendlier than other beer drinkers, maybe it's because we already have something in common, but I have been in countless conversations over the years in the micro-brew section of the liquor store and they almost all started with 'have you tried......?', micro-brew people like to talk about their beer.

And of course the festivals, now I'm not sure if it like this everywhere, but in Colorado we have beer festivals  galore. In the summer it is hard to find a week that doesn't have some beer related event going on. Whether it's a rafting festival, river festival, food festival or pretty much anything else, they all seem to be sponsored by  a micro-brewery or microbreweries, therefore they all have a beer garden which is always a good place to catch up with old friends or make new ones.

 So, go enjoy a good beer, make a new friend and enjoy summer!

Small Town Colorado

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