I'm no beer connoisseur, so can't really contribute intelligently. But I will point out that in my 40-year beer-drinking career, I've had the most fun in my travels drinking whatever the locals drink. Kind of adds to the flavor of the place.

To this day, the smell of heavy malt immediately conjures up that bar in Taegu in the 70's; highly-hop'd brews remind me of The Monkey Bar in Honolulu; warm Budweiser recalls that surprise 6-pack that First Sergeant Bogle sent us (with the mail) in Honduras.