Craft beer (?) from Macro Brewers

The recent "craft" brews from Anheuser-Busch have some pleasing characteristics but all have flaws and lack the flavor that makes a beer great. I am enjoying a Michelob sampler: Pale Ale, Irish Red Ale, Porter, Marzen, and Amber Bock. The Marzen and Amber Bock were the best but a little thin. The Pale Ale had an odd astringency in some bottles that made me consider pouring a bottle or two down the drain. The hops tasted cheap. One of my tasting notes asks, "How can anyone make a Pale Ale taste bad?" The tastes in the Irish Red did not complement each other. The Porter was thin. I do not plan to shop for these beers and will purchase them only in bars or restaurants with limited selections.

These might be good gateway beers - something to offer someone who always drinks a lager from a macro brewery. They illustrate that beer can be more than pale yellow and fizzy and that beer can have a wide variety of flavors and colors.