America went more with Pilsner and Lagers... though we are in the middle of a beer renaissance. There is nothing wrong with pilsners or lagers, and frankly pilsners are some of the hardest to brew as it is more water than beer, and as such any impurities, wrong flavors, etc would be easy to taste. That said, yeah it is a pretty meh beer, but heyyyy this is America, home of meh.