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Macadoodles' Domestic Beer
American Light Lager
These are extremely pale, light-bodied, highly carbonated, and refreshing lagers, often brewed with adjuncts like rice or corn in addition to barley malt.
They are designed for maximum drinkability and broad appeal, with minimal hop bitterness or strong flavors.
Bud Light: A classic American light lager known for its crisp, clean finish and refreshing taste.
Miller Lite: Celebrated as the "original light beer," offering a balance of flavor and low calories.
Coors Light: Marketed as "the coldest tasting beer," known for its light body and refreshing mountain-fresh taste.
American Pale Ale (APA)
A foundational style of the American craft beer movement. APAs are medium-bodied, amber-colored ales that showcase American hop varieties (like Cascade or Centennial), imparting citrusy, piney, or floral notes balanced by a solid malt backbone and a firm bitterness.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale: The benchmark for the style, famous for its bold pine and citrus hop aroma and balanced bitterness.
Lagunitas A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale (often available): While leaning slightly into IPA territory, it retains a distinct Pale Ale character with juicy hop flavors.
Boulevard Pale Ale (Regional Example): Often available in areas where Boulevard is distributed, a well-balanced and approachable APA.
American India Pale Ale (IPA) - West Coast Style
Known for its assertive bitterness and pungent hop aromas and flavors. West Coast IPAs are typically clear, golden, and dry-finished, highlighting hop characteristics such as pine, resin, grapefruit, and other citrus notes.
Stone IPA: A bold, classic example with a heavy dose of hop bitterness and citrus/pine aromas.
Bell's Two Hearted Ale (often classified as an American IPA): Highly regarded for its pure Centennial hop character, offering juicy grapefruit and floral notes.
Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA: Known for its continuous hopping process, delivering balanced bitterness and hoppy flavor.
New England IPA (NEIPA) / Hazy IPA
A more recent evolution of the IPA, characterized by its hazy appearance, softer mouthfeel, and intense juicy hop flavors (tropical fruit, stone fruit) with very low perceived bitterness. Yeast strains contribute significantly to its unique profile
Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing IPA: A widely available and popular example of a juicy, fruit-forward hazy IPA.
Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze IPA: Known for its strong tropical and citrus notes with a smooth finish.
Various local/regional craft brewery offerings: Macadoodles often features rotating hazy IPAs from smaller American breweries.
American Stout Imperial Stout
American Stouts are dark, often robust ales with prominent roasted malt flavors like coffee and dark chocolate, often complemented by American hops. Imperial Stouts are stronger versions, with elevated alcohol content and even richer, more complex dark fruit, caramel, and intense roast notes.
Left Hand Milk Stout (Sweet Stout, but very popular domestically): A creamy, sweet stout with notes of coffee and chocolate.
Founders Breakfast Stout (Imperial Stout): A highly acclaimed Imperial Stout brewed with oats, coffee, and chocolate, offering incredible depth and complexity.
Sierra Nevada Stout: A classic American stout with a balance of roasted malt and hop bitterness.
American Brown Ale
A malt-forward ale that ranges from reddish-brown to dark brown. These beers typically offer flavors of caramel, nuts, and chocolate, with a moderate body and a balanced, subdued hop bitterness that allows the malt to shine.
Bell's Best Brown Ale: A flavorful and approachable brown ale with nutty and caramel notes.
New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale (often categorized as an Amber or Brown): Known for its balanced, toasty, and caramel malt flavors.
American Wheat Ale
An unfiltered, often hazy wheat beer that emphasizes the bready, doughy character of wheat malt more than the spicy/fruity notes of German Hefeweizens or the spices of Belgian Witbiers. They are usually light, refreshing, and crisp.
Blue Moon Belgian White (Technically a Witbier, but brewed domestically and highly popular): A spiced Belgian-style wheat ale with orange peel and coriander.
Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat Beer: A popular Midwestern example of a clean, refreshing American wheat beer.
Hard Seltzer
While not technically beer (as they are typically made from fermented cane sugar, not malted barley), hard seltzers are immensely popular domestically and found in the beer section. They are light, effervescent, and flavored with fruit essences, offering a low-calorie, often gluten-free alcoholic option.
White Claw (Various Flavors): One of the most popular hard seltzer brands, known for its clean taste and variety of fruit options.
Truly Hard Seltzer (Various Flavors): Another leading brand offering a wide range of fruit-flavored seltzers.
High Noon Sun Sips (Vodka Seltzer): While a step further from beer, these vodka-based seltzers are also very popular domestic options in this category.
Domestic Beer
Domestic Beer
Coors Light / Coors Banquet
Light grain and subtle corn sweetness. It has a very clean, crisp profile with minimal hop bitterness and a quick, dry finish.
Bud Light
Extremely neutral and subtle. Faint notes of sweet rice and a light cracker-like maltiness. It is defined by its lack of strong flavors, making it incredibly crisp, clean, and easy to drink.
Busch / Busch Light
A clean and smooth profile with a noticeable corn adjunct sweetness. It's very low on bitterness and has a simple, grainy character that is smooth from start to finish.
Yuengling Traditional Lager
A pleasant balance of roasted caramel malt sweetness and a subtle hop bitterness. Notes of toasted grains and toffee give it more body and character than a typical domestic light beer.
Lagars
Pilsner:
Originating from Plzeň, Czech Republic, Pilsners are known for their crisp, clean, and refreshing character. They typically feature a golden color, a pronounced noble hop aroma (spicy, floral, herbal), and a balanced malt backbone. Examples: Pilsner Urquell, Stella Artois, Boulevard Pilsner.
American Light Lager
The most commercially popular beer style in the U.S., these are very pale, highly carbonated, and have a very mild flavor profile with minimal bitterness. Designed for mass appeal and refreshment. Examples: Bud Light, Miller Lite, Coors Light.
Mexican Lager (Adjunct Lager)
Often brewed with corn or rice in addition to barley, these lagers are light-bodied, crisp, and extremely refreshing. They are less hoppy than Pilsners and often have a subtle sweetness. Examples: Corona Extra, Modelo Especial, Pacifico Clara.
Amber Lager/Vienna Lager
Slightly darker and richer than a Pilsner, with a malty aroma and flavor, often with notes of toasted bread or caramel, balanced by a clean hop bitterness. Examples: Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Yuengling Traditional Lager, Dos Equis Amber.
Dark Lager/Munich Dunkel
A traditional German dark lager that is smooth, malty, and rich, often with flavors of toasted bread, chocolate, or caramel, but without the roasted bitterness of stouts. Examples: Ayinger Celebrator, Spaten Optimator (Bock/Doppelbock - stronger version).
Bock/Doppelbock
Stronger, malt-focused lagers. Bocks are typically amber to dark brown, with rich caramel and toffee notes. Doppelbocks are even stronger, often with dried fruit and chocolate flavors, and a warming alcohol presence. Examples: Shiner Bock, Paulaner Salvator (Doppelbock).
Ales
American Pale Ale (APA)
A pioneering craft beer style, APAs are medium-bodied with a balance of malt and hops. They feature American hop varieties (Cascade, Centennial) that impart citrusy, piney, or floral aromas and flavors, with a firm but not overwhelming bitterness. Examples: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Dale's Pale Ale.
India Pale Ale (IPA)
Known for their assertive hop character, IPAs come in many sub-styles. They range from moderately bitter to extremely hoppy, with flavors and aromas spanning citrus, tropical fruit, pine, resin, and dankness.
West Coast IPA
Boldly bitter, piney, and citrusy, with a dry finish.
Porter
Porter: Similar to stout but often with less roasted bitterness and more emphasis on chocolate, caramel, and toffee malt flavors. Examples: Anchor Porter, Deschutes Black Butte Porter.
Amber Ale/Red Ale:
Amber Ale/Red Ale:
Balanced ales with a noticeable caramel or toffee malt character that gives them a reddish-amber hue. They have a moderate hop presence. Examples: Fat Tire Amber Ale, Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale (Irish Red).
Wheat Beer (Hefeweizen/Witbier/American Wheat):
German Hefeweizen
Unfiltered wheat beer with distinct banana and clove aromas from specific yeast strains, low hop bitterness, and high carbonation. Examples: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier.
Belgian Witbier
Light, refreshing, and often spiced with coriander and orange peel, giving it a subtle citrusy and spicy character. Examples: Blue Moon Belgian White, Hoegaarden.