I am experiencing a personal renaissance…and an interesting one, I think. Though I remain a wine and bourbon kind of guy, I have recently been really into beer. And while I can appreciate a nice microbrew, I am really into cheap, light American beer right now. Don’t go snobby on me now. This stuff ain’t bad – especially on a hot day after working your tail off in the sun.

A light went on for me when I saw that crazy always–seems-to-be-drunk guy from Sam Adams, Jim Koch on a beer documentary while Carol was in the hospital with the baby. He was talking about the rise of the Microbrews (is that the title of the next Terminator movie?) but made a long comment praising big American beer. He was basically saying that the mega-breweries need to be acknowledged for producing enormous quantities of a very consumable product with incredible consistency of quality. And he’s right.

So I’ve been trying a few lately. Bud Light is alright. Coors Light I actually like a little better, but I always hear stories about the ridiculous Limbaugh-stroking conservative politics of their Executive team, so…I don’t know. Right now, though, my personal favorite is Michelob Light. I also tried the low-carb, low-cal Michelob Ultra (I’m a total sucker for colorful cardboard displays in the store) and it wasn’t bad. It tasted just a little more seltzer-y than Mich Light.

Anyway, I’ve been enjoying the easy going light beers of the American heartland, and maybe you should too. Seriously. You don’t have to go all Natty Lite or anything, but you should maybe give the big boys a shot again. As my always poetic wife would say – there’s nothing like a cold brewdog to make your day.

I really hate when she says brewdog.