I love how it is somewhat implied that the type of beer you drink-----darker / stronger / bolder / more alcohol / implies your level of manhood. With this, too many microbrewery's have completely taken to the trend and over malted / hopped their beers, and if you didn't like it, well, you were not a man. Now don't get me wrong, when done right they are outstanding. It is too easy to mask a bad beer.
I asked our local brewmaster which beer he was most proud of and his reply was his light beer clone ( every microbrewery will have the light / pilsner style beer for those people who walk in and ask for a bud light) his reason was that there was little room for error. It is so crisp and clean.
Now don't get me wrong, i love dark beer. In my opinion Guinness is the best beer on the planet. Just my opinion on a trend.