As it turns out, I like lager. Amstel, Heineken, Kirin, Sapporo, Beck's, Tsingtao, Carling. When you go to the snooty million-microbrew bars, they generally have one lager, and they resent having to carry it. When you go to the grocery store, they'll generally have at least three of the above.
Given those likes, you should try some true Czech pils, like Budvar ('original Budweisser') or Pilsner Urquell. Bonus - they are often quite cheap (at least around here), for such a good lager.
The bitter is what I like about them, but the skunky is a flaw - it's not meant to be that way. Poor handling, usually - light and/or heat.
Frankly, I'm shocked at how often Czech beers reach NZ in good condition. I suspect warehousing in the American South is the real culprit - it is so often in good condition here, and was almost always skunked when I used to get it in Oklahoma. Of course, Oklahoma has arcane beer laws - it used to be (and may still be) that it was illegal to refrigerate beers over 3.2% - barbarians.
Ever had Bitburger? It doesn't have as much depth as Budvar or Urquell but it's still delicious and insanely easy to drink.