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The big guys don't make good beer, generally," Roper said. "Even your Heinekens or your Becks are not going to be good. An Anchor or Sam Adams or a Sierra Nevada might make a good baby step into a large beer menu. … Another suggestion is drink local. In Boston, that is Sam. Here in Chicago, that's Goose Island or Three Floyds or Half Acre."