Comments on: Brewing for the American market http://appellationbeer.com/blog/brewing-for-the-american-market/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:38:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Loren http://appellationbeer.com/blog/brewing-for-the-american-market/comment-page-1/#comment-30039 Loren Tue, 29 May 2007 12:13:06 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/brewing-for-the-american-market/#comment-30039 "But just as Americans can take inspiration from traditional beers and make them something new, so can other brewers. I think Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel is an example of that. I love that beer, and that Americans are now looking at doing their own riff on that." Which results in the perfect full circle situation, no? This kind of worldwide experimenting and criss-crossing of styles and beer nationalities is refreshing and more than often a worthwhile result. “But just as Americans can take inspiration from traditional beers and make them something new, so can other brewers. I think Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel is an example of that.

I love that beer, and that Americans are now looking at doing their own riff on that.”

Which results in the perfect full circle situation, no? This kind of worldwide experimenting and criss-crossing of styles and beer nationalities is refreshing and more than often a worthwhile result.

]]> By: Stan Hieronymus http://appellationbeer.com/blog/brewing-for-the-american-market/comment-page-1/#comment-29929 Stan Hieronymus Mon, 28 May 2007 13:07:49 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/brewing-for-the-american-market/#comment-29929 I suppose I should be fretting that brewers are giving up their sense of place when they begin to move toward an "international" style - particularly when he consider we already have an international beer style, which is pale, bland lager. But just as Americans can take inspiration from traditional beers and make them something new, so can other brewers. I think Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel is an example of that. I love that beer, and that Americans are now looking at doing their own riff on that. I suppose I should be fretting that brewers are giving up their sense of place when they begin to move toward an “international” style – particularly when he consider we already have an international beer style, which is pale, bland lager.

But just as Americans can take inspiration from traditional beers and make them something new, so can other brewers. I think Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel is an example of that.

I love that beer, and that Americans are now looking at doing their own riff on that.

]]> By: Jeff Alworth http://appellationbeer.com/blog/brewing-for-the-american-market/comment-page-1/#comment-29907 Jeff Alworth Mon, 28 May 2007 03:39:49 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/brewing-for-the-american-market/#comment-29907 Oregon and Seattle have twin International Beer Fests, and last year's featured a number of Belgian breweries with huge, hoppy ales "in the American style." Belgians are always willing to experiment, but it was the first time I really tumbled to the idea that the US had become characteristic enough to warrant imitation. And from the Belgians--what flattery! (I, of course, think of this as the NW or West Coast style, but I hesitate to appropriate it off my own parochial blog.) Oregon and Seattle have twin International Beer Fests, and last year’s featured a number of Belgian breweries with huge, hoppy ales “in the American style.” Belgians are always willing to experiment, but it was the first time I really tumbled to the idea that the US had become characteristic enough to warrant imitation. And from the Belgians–what flattery!

(I, of course, think of this as the NW or West Coast style, but I hesitate to appropriate it off my own parochial blog.)

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