I have been intrigued as of late with brewing more lagers, and specifically with making an American Pilsner. This seems odd since I have been, typically, anti American Lagers. It has been a long road to a place I thought I would never reach, but the truth is I need to be less overly-opinionated on things that are not founded on the infallible word of Christ. It's like music, my buddy is very opinionated about how his music is the best music, and I find no enjoyment in his music, nor his claims that his music tastes are some how superior to those around him that don't agree with him. In the same way I look at his claims concerning music and say, "In your opinion", I tend to be just as emphatic about beer choices. According to my taste preferences, "in my opinion", Macro lagers aren't good beer, but to someone else they may taste great. For all the "gospel" or "good news" or "evangelizing" Craft beer (all words I take issue with when used to reference an inanimate object with no power to save anyone from anything), it falls flatter than a Lost Abbey beer, it is all still based on conjecture and opinion. Even with the recent decline in the sales of beer on the whole and the massive growth of Craft beer with increased sales, it is all still preference. Whether it be the Pilsners that swept Europe, or the Pale Ales at the birth of Craft brewing, IPAs, Bourbon Barrel aged 25% ABV syrups, Super Sours, or the current rise of Session IPAs, one thing holds true, what constitutes "good beer" is totally subjective and shifts almost as quick as the smell of that red solo cup of PBR left out on the back patio.
