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Why You'd Never See Anthony Bourdain With A Craft Beer
BY LISA CURRAN MATTE
The late chef, author, and television host Anthony Bourdain was a beer drinker, pure and simple. As far as he was concerned, beer shouldn't ever be fancy.
Treating beer like a sacred beverage and discussing nuances and tasting notes was, for Bourdain, hogwash. Bourdain told Thrillist about one experience that shaped his opinion.
Bourdain was in San Francisco looking for a quick beer at a hole-in-the-wall bar, but when he popped into a place, he was surprised by what he saw.
He said, "The entire place was filled with people sitting there with five small glasses, [...] filled with different beers, taking notes [...] This is not what a bar is about."
Bourdain remarked that "People get all bent about it" regarding his unenthusiasm for craft beer. He wouldn't reject a good one, but made it clear: "I’m not going to analyze it."