Continental Taste

Looking back I cannot count how many different beers have come my way for tasting and quaffing, yet these days given the choice I inevitably go for Continental lagers.
Maybe my taste buds have changed, or simply that I have grown to be more selective.
I was brought up in the days of Watneys Red Barrel, or Courage's Best Bitter and of course not forgetting the offerings from our local brewers, Strongs of Romsey, and Gales of Horndean. There were others of course, but back in the mists of time, these were the ales I particularly remember. At one time when I first started working, and then old enough to go to the pub next door, when funds were low I would opt for a half pint of mild, because it was marginally cheaper than the bitter. The landlord used to call it rain and draw it off from a barrel at the rear of the bar.
I have never been fond of real ale, and have gradually come to favour the much lighter, but no less alcoholic, lagers. The first I can remember drinking regularly was Harp, and my choice of beers at the time possibly had something to do with the fact the Watneys, Courage and Harp each had breweries in the town where I was then working.
Today in any pub I am likely to opt for a pint of Grolsch or San Miguel and the longtime favourite 1664.
On the other hand, drink driving laws now mean that I am more than likely to relax with a beer at home.
My top choice lately is Czechoslovakian lager.
Na zdravi — to your health