Are you a gourmet beer drinker or do you like basic domestic beers? Did you ever wonder what the type of beer you drink says about you? Just like with a horoscope, handwriting analysis, and other personality type tests, there are always exceptions, it is the same with determining personalities based on type of beer that is chosen. Often beer personalities spill over into food choices, you will find the gourmet beer drinker often enjoys gourmet burgers. Of course not every beer drinker will fit into each personality category. Adding beer or any type of alcohol removes predictability, because with alcohol, its affect can vary person to person and day to day in the same person.

Here is a list of beer drinking types, common personality traits, and the types of burgers they prefer:

CRAFT BEER DRINKERS

• Liberals
• Sarcastic tendencies
• Prefer a Mac laptop
• Focused on beer
• Happy-go-lucky
• Buys organic
• Particular about preferences

Craft beer drinkers are sometimes referred to as gourmet beer drinkers. They often want all the specialty toppings on a gourmet burger. They will choose the more unusual toppings and uncommon cheeses to add to a burger. They are particular about what meat is used and how the burger is cooked.

DOMESTIC BEER DRINKER

• Middle of the road on political views
• Moderately conservative
• Practical
• Resist compliancy to authority
• Low maintenance
• Average in many areas of life

Domestic beer drinkers enjoy the basics on their burgers. Ketchup, mustard, lettuce, tomato, and cheese are common toppings and this suits the domestic beer drinker just fine. They often pass on all the fancy toppings and will order their burger medium cooked.

LIGHT BEER DRINKERS

• Easy to get along with
• Outgoing
• Extroverted
• Knowledgeable about diets
• Perfectionist tendencies

Light beer drinkers are often particular about their burgers, but unlike the craft beer drinker will make choices about their burgers based on calorie intake and may even order a burger with no bun at all or choose the veggie burger if it has less calories. They rarely finish everything on their plate.

IMPORT BEER DRINKERS

• High maintenance
• Most likely to buy a round
• Energetic
• Busy
• Keeps up appearances
• Likes to fit in

The import beer drinker will often order their burger last and conform to the orders on others at the table. Though the burger order will be similar to others at the table, he or she will have specific instructions like the order it is added to the burger and will be very specific on how well done or how rare that it is cooked.

No matter what type of traits you have that are or are not related to the type of beer you drink, 8oz Burger Bar has the burger for you. With the wide range of types of beer available almost everyone can find their favorite type of beer at the 8oz Burger Bar to go with anything, like a gourmet type burger or just a basic burger.

There may not be 99 bottles of beer on the wall to take down and pass around, but there is a good selection of beers available at the 8oz Burger Bar so that you can find one that is perfect for you and matches the burger that you order. The beer is available on tap, in bottles, and in cans. They do have large bottles of beer that you can pass around and share, just not 99 bottles to choose. All the selections of beer won’t mean much to you if you aren’t a beer drinker. Also, if you don’t drink beer, you sure don’t need 99 bottles of beer to choose! Don’t worry, at 8oz Burger Bar, they understand that and have a drink menu with other beverage choices available.

The beer available at 8oz Burger Bar ranges simple to complex. For the burger eaters that like basic and simple beers, there are the following beers available in cans:

• Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR) Beer
• Schlitz Beer
• Olympia Beer

These beers are also available in buckets.

For those who like their beer like their burgers with different and unique flavors, there are micro beers and specialty beers available. Some of the beers you will find at 8oz Burger Bar include the following.

• Beer On Tap-Joe’s Lager, Green Flash West Coast IPA, and Telegraph Porter
• Small Bottles of Beer-Franziskaner Hefe Weisse, ACME India Pale Ale, and Port Brewing Shark Bite Red
• Large Bottles of Beer-Allagash White Ale, Russian River Damnation, and Wandering Aengus Cider

Not everyone likes burgers or beer. Though 8oz Burger Bar specializes in burgers, they have other items on their menu like lamb, salads, appetizers, a veggie burger, filet of fish, and turkey sandwich. For those who don’t like beer there are other beverages available at 8oz Burger bar. Some of them include the following:

• Wines (available by the glass, carafe, or bottle)-2006 PerBacco Pinot Grigio (San Luis Obispo, CA), 2007 Leasingham (dry) Reisling (Clair Valley, Australia), and 2005 E. Guigal (Cotes du Rhone, France)
• Classic Cocktails-Classic Manhattan, Sidecar, Gimlet, Classic Whiskey Sour, and Greyhound
• Signature Cocktails-Lavender Mojito, Blackberry Collins, and Basil Elderflower Daiquiri
• Bloody Mary Drinks-Original, Smokey Bacon, and Bloody Murder

Of course there are non-alcoholic drinks available as well as beer, wine, and cocktails.

Everyone is a little different in their tastes of food and drinks. At the 8oz Burger Bar just about everyone can find great food and drinks to enjoy in the friendly atmosphere at the 8oz Burger Bar.

When think of California, you probably think of beaches, bikinis, and surfers. Chances are you don’t think of skyscrapers, but California is where Skyscraper Brewing Company calls home. One of the beers they brew is Skyscraper Lug Nut Lager. It is an amber lager that is similar in the California Common style. It is also similar to Anchor Steam, but with more hop character. The 8oz Burger Bar in California and in Florida, both serve Skyscraper Lug Nut Lager on tap.

The Lug Nut Lager can be described as follows:

• A citrus hop aroma
• Strong malt flavor
• Hints of caramel
• Strong but balanced hop flavor and bitterness
• 5.2% ABV
• 40 IBU

This beer has won some awards including the following:

• Gold Ribbon – 2009 San Diego County Fair
• Silver Ribbon – 2007 Los Angeles County Fair
• Bronze Ribbon – 2007 California State Fair
• Bronze Ribbon – 2007 San Diego County Fair

Skyscraper Brewery’s Bulldozer Honeyweizen (American Wheat Ale) and Power Tool Pilsner (American Lager) have also won awards at local state and county fairs.

The owner of Skyscraper Brewery Company first brewed his first batch of beer while in college in 1998. Phillip Sutton found his true love and has been dedicated to brewing beer since. Sutton has a passion for all aspects of beer brewing, the complicated machinery to creating recipes.  Before opening his own brewery, Sutton gained experience at as an intern and head brewer at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse in Brea, California. In 2007 he opened his brewery. Phillip Sutton is the founder, president, and head brewer at Skyscraper Brewery. One of the two beers that Sutton started out producing at his brewery when it opened was the Lug Nut Lager. In 2009 his brewery opened up a tasting room that offers food and non-alcoholic drinks for sale.

The L.A. Times mentions Skyscraper Brewery Company in its article “At the Tipping Point” (August 16, 2007). It is an article about local microbrewers and how beer drinkers are eager to drink the beers that they produce. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune covered Skyscraper Brewery Company’s grand opening on January 20, 2007. The article was “Craft Brewery Will Open Today”.

The 8oz Burger Bar knows the popularity of beers micro brewed beers and Skyscraper’s Lug Nut Lager is one of the micro brewed beers that they have on tap. You will also find a unique drink menu that includes canned and bottled beers at 8oz Burger Bar to accompany a custom made to order burger. When in Los Angeles, California or Miami Beach, Florida be sure to make time to stop by the local 8oz Burger Bar.