I quit drinking beer around 1972 after returning to the states after being station in central Germany where every town larger than 5000 people had at least one brewery, them dang Germans would keep and drink all the good beer made there for themselves, not export it
I never got use to American beer enough to like it so when I was young I drank good Kentucky Bourbon instead
We where warn about the strength and alcohol content of the German beer before being allowed to go out to drink in their bars, I did find out at the local enlisted men club that they where correct I drank three glasses of the local German beer and couldn't decently walk down the hall to the mens room without bouncing off of both walls Beer was under 15 cents(50 Phinney SP) a glass at the club, same price out on the town in the Gast Houses for a 1/2 liter flippy bottle
It was way better than American beer
They don't chill it either so it is served at room temps. which made me want to drink more
BTW I think there must be over 20 brewery here in Central Oregon, 10+ here in Bend