Beer?

Posted Oct 29, 2009 3:02 UTC (Thu) by frazier (guest, #3060)
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...and about the beer? I was in Germany recently and it was most obvious that their average beer was far superior to the average beer in the U.S., but what I couldn't determine was who had the best beer, or if such a determination is even possible.

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Beer?

Posted Oct 29, 2009 13:59 UTC (Thu) by Trou.fr (subscriber, #26289) [Link] (1 responses)

Belgium, by far (if you like tasty and strong beers).

Beer?

Posted Nov 6, 2009 0:18 UTC (Fri) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link]

What about PROPER English ale?

The reason Brits drink warm beer is that you can actually TASTE the stuff. Most american beer is served chilled, so it anaesthetises the mouth so you can't taste the (lack of) flavour.

Cheers,
Wol

Beer?

Posted Oct 29, 2009 14:18 UTC (Thu) by corbet (editor, #1) [Link]

Results are fuzzy, and my notes are incomplete. It seems that more research will be required...

Beer?

Posted Oct 29, 2009 18:53 UTC (Thu) by JoeF (guest, #4486) [Link] (1 responses)

Most of the stuff sold as beer in the US is pretty much colored water.
As somebody who grew up in Europe, I would put Germany, Belgium, and the Czech Republic in the top three, in no particular order.

Beer in Spain

Posted Oct 30, 2009 7:29 UTC (Fri) by man_ls (guest, #15091) [Link]

Spain is not usually associated with good beer, but we have some pretty strong brands. After I've been abroad and enjoyed multiple varieties, I always come back to my Mahou with delight (and a bit of surprise that it is still the best I've tasted). Ambar from Zaragoza is also very good -- their latest International Expo (dedicated to water) ads said "you will come for the water, you will return for the beer". San Miguel sells very well abroad and it is not bad.

As to keg beer, in most of Andalucía they tend to serve a disgusting yellowish stuff, beware; but in the center (esp. Madrid) you will see in most bars a lot of glasses filled with the most delicious golden liquid. It tastes even better than it looks.

In short, I hope that if our editor ever comes here (or has already) he will get a fair sampling of our goods, so that we get a fair place in the competition.

Beer?

Posted Nov 11, 2009 23:45 UTC (Wed) by rstanley (guest, #49163) [Link]

There are two descriptions of American Beer (Lager) that I will always remember. Both are quoted from Brits:

"Gassed up weasel water!" (Unknown London resident)

"American beer is like making love in a canoe! It's f%$#*&g close to water!" (Monty Python) ;^)

Fortunately, there are a large number of Micro Breweries here in the US that DO know what real Beer/Ale/Bitter/Porter/etc... are.

Determining what country produces the best beer is not only very subjective, but such an ongoing process, that the final answer may never be known! ;^)