I usually assume when Europeans complain about American beers, they just are complaining about our “domestic” beers like Bud Light, Coors, PBR, etc. which makes sense, they are our bottom shelf beers.
I recently chatted with someone at a party who said “no, all American beers are bad” including microbrewery beers.
I’ve never been to Europe so I wouldn’t know, but I do like my Left Handed Milk Stout, NWPAs, and hell even the hipstered out IPAs.
Are these what y’all are referencing?
Long time American beer drinker here. The craft breweries here brew some strange stuff these days. There are soon many breweries now it’s hard to stand out brewing something as simple as a porter. Now it has to be chocolate pecan graham cracker infused porter.