{"id":47308,"date":"2021-09-16T09:33:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T13:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/?p=47308"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:43:44","slug":"10-types-of-craft-beer-drinkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/en\/10-types-of-craft-beer-drinkers\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Types of Craft Beer Drinkers: Which One Are You? 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style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">By <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/literatureandlibation.com\/2013\/05\/23\/the-10-types-of-craft-beer-drinkers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Oliver Gray<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With an ever-growing selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/a-que-nos-referimos-por-calidad-en-cervezas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">high-quality beers<\/a> available, almost every craft beer lover is experiencing an era of taste enlightenment, a renaissance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/aprendiendo-a-comprender-las-maltas-base\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">malts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/10-cosas-que-deberias-saber-acerca-del-lupulo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hops<\/a> sheathed in glass and labeled with colorful, clever heraldry.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9326\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9326 size-full\" title=\"10 types of craft beer drinkers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bebedor_de_cerveza.jpg\" alt=\"10 types of craft beer drinkers\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bebedor_de_cerveza.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bebedor_de_cerveza-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bebedor_de_cerveza-114x60.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">10 types of craft beer drinkers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With so many options, it was inevitable that drinkers and drinking habits would naturally stratify into groups based on behaviors, preferences, and alpha acid concentrations.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the 10 types of craft beer drinkers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"thebe-1379964412\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9395258998211551\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9395258998211551\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"8775458773\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>1. The Local Drinker<\/h2>\n<p>Drinks only beer brewed in his hometown and maybe a few nearby regions exclusively.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s a champion of the local scene, often expounding on the microbrewery that&#8217;s growing in popularity or announcing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/en\/session-beer-seasonal-beer-and-saison-differences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">seasonal beers<\/a> from his favorite brewery.<\/p>\n<p>He doesn&#8217;t mock beer from other places, but given the option, will always say &#8220;prefer your local brewery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You really can&#8217;t be angry with him \u2014 he&#8217;s a catalyst for progress, keeping smaller breweries alive, building from the ground up and supporting them with praise and money.<\/p>\n<h2>2. The Old-School Drinker<\/h2>\n<p>Has had the same job for ten years or more, orders the same food every time he goes to the same restaurant, and to no one&#8217;s surprise, has been drinking the same beer every weekend from the comfort of a very worn armchair.<\/p>\n<p>This could generally be a positive thing, like an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/ipa-inglesa-vs-ipa-americana-referencias-de-estilo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">established IPA<\/a> or a modern, well-crafted lager.<\/p>\n<p>But, like an old man stuck in a rocking chair at a retirement home lamenting the world as it &#8220;used to be,&#8221; he gets grumpy and dismissive if anyone suggests he try something new.<\/p>\n<p>He will probably drink that same beer until he dies or until the brewery goes under, at which point he&#8217;ll try to find a beer exactly like it \u2014 the only time in his life he&#8217;ll attempt to try anything new.<\/p>\n<h2>3. The Critic Drinker<\/h2>\n<p>A storm of criticism who, despite having tried some of the finest beers in existence, seems like he can never say anything good about any of them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9324 size-full\" title=\"The critic drinker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bebedor_Cr\u00edtico.jpg\" alt=\"Beer critic\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bebedor_Cr\u00edtico.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bebedor_Cr\u00edtico-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>His constant criticism of everything beer-related makes the people around him sometimes wonder if he actually likes beer or just likes talking about how much he doesn&#8217;t like beer.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s not rude; he often correctly points out flaws, like excess hops, acidity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/off-flavors-aromas-y-sabores-no-deseados-en-la-cerveza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inappropriate aromas<\/a>, or weakness in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/los-diversos-esplendores-de-la-malta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">malt structure<\/a>, and he&#8217;s probably tried more beers than most people who say they love, admire, and\/or adore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/cerveza-artesanal-necesita-definicion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">craft beer<\/a>. But no one has ever actually seen him enjoy one. The day he does, the universe might implode.<\/p>\n<h2>4. The Appreciator Drinker<\/h2>\n<p>He&#8217;s the antithesis of the critic, who, despite trying some things that a man stumbling through the desert dying of thirst would reject and toss in the trash, likes almost everything that passes his lips.<\/p>\n<p>Even beers that could be toxic or cause a severe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/alergia-a-la-cerveza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">allergic reaction<\/a> are fine in his world. If the beer really tastes bad, he&#8217;ll find something good to say, whether about the cute label design or the cap printing.<\/p>\n<p>When his drinking buddies say: &#8220;How can you drink this crap? It tastes like plastic mixed with pellet mash!&#8221; He&#8217;ll answer: &#8220;Yeah, a bit, I suppose. But it&#8217;s definitely not the worst I&#8217;ve had.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>5. The Disoriented Drinker<\/h2>\n<p>This guy really wants to be part of the craft beer wave, he truly wants to fit in with all his friends at the bar on Friday night, but the combination of an unsophisticated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/el-color-en-la-cerveza-origen-ajuste-y-medicion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">color palette<\/a> and a possible taste bud problem prevent him from grasping the finer nuances of a good beer.<\/p>\n<p>He often asks, searches, and reads articles about whether a Lager is a Pale Ale, or whether a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/que-es-una-stout-referencias-de-estilo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stout<\/a> is a Hefeweizen.<\/p>\n<p>He has good intentions and seems to enjoy his beer, but it&#8217;s not quite enough to keep styles or breweries in focus.<\/p>\n<p>Once he&#8217;s correctly identified an IPA, it will be the only thing he orders \u2014 partly out of fear that people will realize he has no idea what he&#8217;s talking about, partly because he&#8217;s proud he finally got one right.<\/p>\n<h2>6. The Discoverer Drinker<\/h2>\n<p>This drinker could also be called &#8220;The Exaggerator.&#8221; His ability to identify flavors \u2014 many of which were not intentionally added to the beer \u2014 borders on the paranormal.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll bring his nose to an IPA and immediately verbally note the subtle aromas of &#8220;raspberry, turmeric, and waffles.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"thebe-1661740476\" class=\"thebe-libros-amazon thebe-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; padding: 16px; max-width: 320px; margin: 20px auto; text-align: center; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LddZmQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43340 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gu\u00eda Pr\u00e1ctica Catar Cerveza Amazon\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Catar-cerveza.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #0000ff; font-weight: bold; margin: 8px 0; line-height: 1.2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LddZmQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Gu\u00eda pr\u00e1ctica para catar cerveza: C\u00f3mo apreciar correctamente todas las cervezas del mundo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium fasc-ico-before dashicons-cart\" style=\"background-color: #ff9900; color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LddZmQ\">Comprar en Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He&#8217;ll take a sip and, swirling his tongue around his mouth, ask whether we&#8217;ve noticed the way the hops have created &#8220;an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/en\/causes-and-effects-of-oxidation-in-beer-everything-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oxidized and dirty flavor<\/a>,&#8221; but &#8220;in a good way,&#8221; then point out that the finish is like &#8220;cashews cooked over a fire of pine logs and Brazilian rosewood.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He claims to sense things humans cannot physically detect, like passion and eccentricity, and if he&#8217;s really tasting all these things, it could be something very, very wrong with his tongue. Or maybe he&#8217;s about to have a stroke. Nobody knows.<\/p>\n<h2>7. The Beer Snob<\/h2>\n<p>Everyone knows them; this drinker isn&#8217;t just happy relaxing, enjoying, and drinking his beer \u2014 he also can&#8217;t control the urge to explain why the beers he drinks are vastly superior to the beers others drink.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9325 size-full\" title=\"The beer snob\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bebedor_Cr\u00edtico-1.jpg\" alt=\"The beer snob\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bebedor_Cr\u00edtico-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Bebedor_Cr\u00edtico-1-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll never stoop to anything below 9.5% ABV, somehow equating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/abv-vs-abw-cual-es-la-diferencia-en-la-forma-que-medimos-el-contenido-de-alcohol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alcohol content<\/a> with quality.<\/p>\n<p>If it&#8217;s not a Double, Triple, or Imperial version, he won&#8217;t even notice he&#8217;s drinking it, as it&#8217;s clearly beneath his refined tastes and standards.<\/p>\n<p>He spends his free time on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeradvocate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BeerAdvocate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ratebeer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RateBeer<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/untappd.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Untappd<\/a> writing brief, excessively harsh, condescending comments, always adding &#8220;it&#8217;s no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/old-rasputin-notas-de-cata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Rasputin<\/a>&#8221; at the end of every one.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody likes him, but he thinks he&#8217;s doing the beer-drinking community a favor by ranting about &#8220;the impurity of large-scale brewing&#8221; whenever he gets the chance.<\/p>\n<h2>8. The Meta-Snob<\/h2>\n<p>This drinker has become a meta-snob \u2014 that is, what a beer snob aspires to become.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s the countercultural reaction to the condescension that permeates the beer world regarding the use of popular tradition products.<\/p>\n<p>He wears hipster glasses, a low-crown hat, and tight pants. This guy isn&#8217;t actually interested in beer for beer&#8217;s sake \u2014 what he really likes is annoying people and being &#8220;ironic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As soon as a good beer is no longer trendy, it&#8217;ll no longer be a target as a bad beer, which means it won&#8217;t be ironic anymore, and he&#8217;ll disappear into the repetitive sounds of electronic music.<\/p>\n<p >No se encontraron productos.<\/p>\n<h2>9. The Comparator Drinker<\/h2>\n<p>This guy can&#8217;t help comparing the beer he&#8217;s currently drinking to every other beer he&#8217;s ever tried.<\/p>\n<p>The first words out of his mouth after the virgin sip of a new (to him) beer are always: &#8220;Mmmmm, this reminds me of&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His mission is to compile a mental database of every beer to create connections between breweries and be a walking, talking craft beer reference encyclopedia.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s really great to have around if you&#8217;re trying to find new beer styles to try, but otherwise his relentless obsession with categorizing and ranking beers makes it hard to spend time with him.<\/p>\n<p>Never, ever, under any circumstances \u2014 unless you need to kill two or three hours \u2014 ask him what his favorite beer is. Trust me.<\/p>\n<div id=\"thebe-884913458\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9395258998211551\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9395258998211551\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1179889612\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2>10. The Newbie<\/h2>\n<p>The new guy! The excited drinker! The man who just tried his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/en\/the-history-of-russian-river-and-its-double-ipa-pliny-the-elder\/\">Double IPA<\/a> and can&#8217;t stop talking about it!<\/p>\n<p>A new craft beer fan is born in the maternity wards of bars every Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>This guy tends to be overly enthusiastic, recommending everyone try the best beers of every type, even if they&#8217;re not of age, not beer fans, or even human.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll keep talking about how IPAs are his favorite \u2014 no Amber, no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/pilsner-checa-vs-pilsner-alemana-referencias-de-estilo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pilsner<\/a>, no Stout, not even any IPA at some point, drunk on the new breadth of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeertimes.com\/guia-de-estilos-de-cerveza-bjcp-2015-espanol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">styles<\/a> and flavors he just discovered, and on the beer itself.<\/p>\n<p>This guy tends to drink too much out of excitement, not realizing that his new love is a respectable 2, 3, or 5% ABV higher than the things he used to drink in college.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody gets angry when he overdoes it a little. 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