I am very fond of beer, especially real ales.
But drinking it, not talking about it.
I feel the same about sex, in that just talking about it is not at all satisfying.

Taste in ale is a very individual thing, so being regaled about someone else's preferences is no guide to your own likely enjoyment.
You just have to try it yourself.

I thought that, if there was a thread dedicated to talking about beer, people who feel like me would not be disappointed by finding it taking over a thread supposedly about something else, pleasing everyone.

Rag, you have instigated a number of such discussions on other threads.
Show us what you can do on an actual beer thread.