{"id":27659,"date":"2025-01-15T03:21:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T03:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/beer\/the-beers-that-have-had-the-greatest-influence-on-me\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T03:21:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T03:21:22","slug":"the-beers-that-have-had-the-greatest-influence-on-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=27659","title":{"rendered":"The beers that have had the greatest influence on me"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Recently I was reminded of a piece that Martyn Cornell wrote back in 2013<\/a> where he critiqued (quite correctly) a silly list of \u201cThe 20 most influential beers of all time\u201d. He sensibly and systematically tore it down, and presented his own list to replace the US-centric nonsense. The original list was generated<\/a> by First We Feast<\/a> and was of course ridiculous for the same reasons that often afflict the USA , i.e., the idea that prior to 1776 nothing existed, and that after 1776 everything outside of these shores is worthless. Regular readers will know that observation is a common one where I\u2019m concerned, but the purpose of this post isn\u2019t to remind you of that (despite the fact that I\u2019ve now achieved that), rather it\u2019s a more reflective and personal post.<\/p>\n

Like (hopefully) all of us, no matter what sphere we consider, as I have aged I have become increasingly reflective. If I\u2019m honest I\u2019ve always been that way, and that\u2019s especially true of my relationship with beer. As such, and in the wake of reading Martyn\u2019s post once more, I decided to compile my own list of, \u201cMost influential beers\u201d. As is true of the other \u2018influential\u2019 lists mentioned in the articles above, this is not<\/em>\u00a0necessarily<\/em> a list of my favorite beers<\/strong>, nor is it similar to Martyn\u2019s list where he attempts to speak about the true influence of beer across the globe, rather it\u2019s just MY personal list \u2013 the beers that have special significance for me<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Now, it may well be that some of my favorite beers of all time do<\/em> appear on this<\/em> list, and I suppose that\u2019s inevitable, but at the same time please note that this list and my favorites list are most definitely not the same thing. Frankly, there may be a few beers on this list that some would think embarrassing, but that\u2019s not inconsistent with then being beers that have influenced me. What does \u2018influenced\u2019 mean in this context? Well they have perhaps had an effect on me personally, taught me a lesson, pushed me in a new direction, have a special nostalgic place in my heart, or have somehow been central to some important aspect of me and my life.<\/p>\n

So, here we go with those beers, each with a reason why. They are in no particular order, but some will be more influential than others, and in some cases I offer honorable mentions which basically did a similar job as the chosen beer in a similar manner.<\/p>\n