Ales are superior to lagers in terms of flavor and quality.
The truth: NOT TRUE. The same people who taught me the difference between lagers and ales were also the first ones to praise the great German lagers and introduce the concept of a session beer (basically a fancy name for “the beer you drank in high school”). As with most things, you can make shitty versions and you can make great versions.
To test this at home with W.A.G., I bought the fanciest lager I could find, a dark one from Rogue Brewery called Chatoe, and the cheesiest-looking ale I could find, Wachusett Country Ale. You may remember how I feel about labels. Well, the Wachuett Country Ale fits into the “nostalgic small town America” label. Seriously, it looks like ranch dressing.
