You know what’s better than an iced-cold beer after a hard day’s work? An iced-cold CRAFT beer.
And in honor of all those tasty craft beers produced by our favorite microbreweries everywhere (and prominently featured at a Jack Astor's Bar & Grill near you during their fun and cheeky Craft Beer Winter Fling Festival going on Nov. 26-Jan. 19), we’d like to give you our top 10 reasons that craft beer is better than… well, everything else.
10 Reasons Craft Beer is Better
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1. Better Flavor
Ahh, the magical flavor of a craft beer. If all you’ve ever tasted is the swill that comes out of those 40’s from your local convenience store, you do not know what you’re missing. Imagine a flavor that is specifically tweaked, refined and aged to hit its peak. Delicious.
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2. Better Ingredients
Mass produced beer is not known for its organic or high quality ingredients. Luckily, many microbrewers take pride in using the world’s finest ingredients for their beers. And they have a vested interest in keeping the earth clean and safe. Don’t believe us? Give your local microbrewery a call; you might be surprised.
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3. Cooler Companies
Stuffed-shirt businessmen are the guys at the helm of most big breweries. Do they love beer? Probably. But do they love beer as much as the dude whose only goal in life is to create the best beer possible? Nope. Seriously, craft brewers are cool dudes and, ipso facto, their companies are cool too.
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4. More Exciting Types
Beer, like art, is a wonderful tapestry of different styles, types and flavors… Well, maybe not so much flavor, but, in beer, flavor is definitely a big piece of the puzzle. And what’s the best way to figure out which flavor/style combo goes together best? Experimentation and the ability to work outside of the box. Craft brewers have this one nailed.
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5. Exclusivity
You know that cool guy in the bar? The one who walks in and orders some obscure beer that you’ve never heard of? The guy who instantly grabs the respect of the bartender and every other person in the joint? Yeah, he drinks craft beers. Just FYI.
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6. Insider Knowledge
There is a wealth of information to learn about beer. But, if you sit around drinking that mass-produced gut-expanding serum sitting in your fridge, then you’ll never expand your mind! Do you know what the best thing about this type of learning is? It’ll result in buying more delicious beer!
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7. You Get to Support Local Businesses
Small businesses are the backbone of our nation and we all should support them. Unfortunately, sometimes doing so is tougher than it should be. Who wants to buy footwear for kids or boutique perfumes? Not us. Luckily, drinking craft beers from small, local microbreweries is just as good, and you’ll actually end up with something that you want!
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8. Higher Alcohol Percentage
A rule of thumb when it comes to craft beers is that they often have a higher alcohol percentage. This usually has to do with both the variety of types of beers that they produce as well as their emphasis on the fermentation process. End result? Drink amazing tasting craft beer and you’ll still end up getting a solid buzz. Win-win!
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9. Impress Your Friends
Nothing will impress your buddies more than keeping your fridge stocked with an amazing array of craft beers. Hell, you can even make a night of it. Grab a variety of craft beers from different microbreweries and have a taste-test with your friends. Trust us, everybody involved will freaking love it.
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10. You’ll Like It Better
Enough said. Let’s get to drinking!
