Gimme questions for beer pros/experts?

Question

In order to generate more site traffic, are more basic questions okay?

It seems like the questions lately are either mythbuster, or esoteric questions that might not have a definitive answer. Would generic questions about styles or history be beneficial to the site or is that not the goal?

Is it too general to have questions like: What is a (style X) beer? Tagged: history, Style

Answer 1

Definitely okay! These types of questions are in fact encouraged. We have a few such questions out there already:

• What is a "White IPA" and is it actually an IPA?
• What's the difference between a porter and a stout?
• What should I expect from a Belgian triple (tripel)?
• What are the difference between a dubbel and a tripel?

So far they appear to be tagged style and classification. I like your history suggestion as well.

I think Beer.SE is still in a flexible, forgiving phase where we're still trying to figure out what exactly is too subjective or too definitive, so don't be shy to ask any question, especially if it's a real question you or someone you know actually has about a beer. That said, thanks for asking—it helps for people to know, especially since Beer.SE still lacks a clear "What can I ask here?" FAQ.