Beer is thicker than blood...

[MrNate]

For a guy who is at least half German, I sure as hell can't seem to make anything other than English beers. This "premium light American lager" I just made is one damn fine ordinary bitter.

Not that I'm complaining, mind you. I'm just saying.

[vw addict]

If you are happy, than who cares?:cool:

[dparsons]

The English and the Germans only pretend to not like each other's beers. They both want to be #1 and don't want to give any indication the other guy is a worthy opponent. The advantage of being an American is that you can take anything brought from anywhere and claim it as your own! The advantages of the melting pot.

[corkybstewart]

The first 6 or 7 years I brewed I did almost exclusively English styles. My occasional Germans never turned out good at all. Now Im 50/50 Belgian and English(right now I'm drinking my English red), but I do have a dopplebock lagering.

What I like about brewing English style beers is that the malt is predominant. Yeast is secondary, and hops are not as overpowering as in so many American styles