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Best Beer Countries

favorite beer Countries

  • Canada

    Votes: 20 20.2%

  • USA

    Votes: 20 20.2%

  • Germany

    Votes: 41 41.4%

  • Holand

    Votes: 10 10.1%

  • Scotland

    Votes: 7 7.1%

  • Belgium

    Votes: 30 30.3%

  • Mexico

    Votes: 5 5.1%

  • Brazil

    Votes: 1 1.0%

  • Japan

    Votes: 6 6.1%

  • Australia

    Votes: 6 6.1%

  • Russia

    Votes: 1 1.0%

  • Ireland

    Votes: 18 18.2%

  • Venezuala

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • France

    Votes: 2 2.0%

  • Spain

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Africa

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other (Asia)

    Votes: 4 4.0%

  • Other (South America

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other (Europe)

    Votes: 18 18.2%

  • Other (Carribean)

    Votes: 2 2.0%
  • Total voters
    99
#22
louieeadg said:
:hmm: Here we go with the stereotypes again...:scowl: So the 1600 breweries that were operating, and operating profitably, in the US PRIOR to PROHIBITION were selling water at 5 cents a glass and calling it "beer"? :eyebrow:

And by "US beers" do you mean...

Amber / Red Ale
Barley Wine
Blonde Ale
Brown Ale
Dark Wheat Ale
Double / Imperial IPA
Double / Imperial Stout
IPA
Pale Ale (APA)
Pale Wheat Ale
Porter
Stout
Strong Ale
Wild Ale
Chile Beer
Cream Ale
Pumpkin Ale
Rye Beer
Wheat Wine
All-Malt Lager
Amber / Red Lager
Double / Imperial Pilsner
Macro Lager
Malt Liquor
California Common / Steam Beer
or...
light lager? :eyebrow:

edit: louie's not happy.

edit, part deux: oh, and Mexico shouldn't get their own category...ALL beer in Mexico is German style lagers because many Germans were kicked out of the states during the World Wars.

edit: louie's still not happy.
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I don't know any of those beers, but the ones that were available in normal bars I visited in the US were not to my liking, to me they tasted like water. and no i didn't try bud light ( i had already made that mistake prior to going to the states)
when i go to places i try to sample the good local stuff, but i couldn't find any good US beers, that's all i'm saying. the op's question was about what we like and i answered the question how i see fit. there is no need to get so touchy about what beers i like, cos quite frankly i couldn't care less about which beers you like.

do you know a tripple westmalle? if not how do you know that american beeres are better? you like what you like and i like what i like, can't we get along on that premise?
and what do you mean by "prior to prohibition"? are these beers not around anymore?
 
#23
mvw356 said:
I don't know any of those beers, but the ones that were available in normal bars I visited in the US were not to my liking, to me they tasted like water. and no i didn't try bud light ( i had already made that mistake prior to going to the states)
when i go to places i try to sample the good local stuff, but i couldn't find any good US beers, that's all i'm saying. the op's question was about what we like and i answered the question how i see fit. there is no need to get so touchy about what beers i like, cos quite frankly i couldn't care less about which beers you like.
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Then why did you say US beers taste like water if the op's question was about what we like? There was no point to the statement other than annoying the huge majority of this forum. Who else in this thread posted about what beer they DIDN'T like? The comment was childish, people have a right to get annoyed with it.

IME, I've had a good beer from every country I've tried. No reason to hate any country's beer even if I didn't try a beer from there that I liked.
 
#24
mvw356 said:
do you know a tripple westmalle? if not how do you know that american beeres are better? you like what you like and i like what i like, can't we get along on that premise?
and what do you mean by "prior to prohibition"? are these beers not around anymore?
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I know and have had many belgian tripples but I'm not familiar with westmalle...for the record I never said anything about your pallet or mine, that wasn't the issue. And believe me, I know and respect people's pallets all to well, its how I pay my bills...I just get touchy about the beer in america because the good stuff is far too overshadowed by the mass-marketed rice/sorghum crap they sell at football games and grocery stores...

As far as prohibition goes...there were 1600 breweries operating successfully in the US prior to 1920. This is an incredible number considering our population at the time. And these breweries were making beers that we see today in other countries and on the craft/microbrew scene...they were all traditional brews according to where the brewer immigrated from...and were VERY authentic. The influx of Germans in the late 1800's really boomed the market and was the first time America was introduced to Bavarian Lagers...much like the Czech lager(great with seafood by the way). The German influence was so strong that the national meetings held for the Brewer's Organization were conducted in German...

Prohibition was fueled by the Temperance movement and it was easy for them because of the large German influence in the industry. It was spun as a "foreign evil"...

So when WWI ended, so did prohibition...but the small breweries were non-existent because they couldn't afford to open-up again. That and the government put restrictions on beer: to be "patriotic", the gov't said each glass should stay at 5 cents and it should be no stronger than 4.3% ABV...which is virtually impossible to do with barley, hops, water, & yeast. So they had to make it out of rice :scowl: and they still make the mass produced junk out of rice...which is why it has no taste...

I just get irritated because American beer has a bad rap...no fault of anyone but us...and yes, these beers are around now. Its taken a national movement to get away from the general attitude americans have about beer due to commercials...
 
#25
need4mospd said:
Then why did you say US beers taste like water if the op's question was about what we like? There was no point to the statement other than annoying the huge majority of this forum. Who else in this thread posted about what beer they DIDN'T like? The comment was childish, people have a right to get annoyed with it.

IME, I've had a good beer from every country I've tried. No reason to hate any country's beer even if I didn't try a beer from there that I liked.
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this board is full of remarks like "i don't like warwicks because the necks are huge" or "i don't like the way a sterling sounds compared to sting ray" and i really don't see the problem.
I am sorry if i offended anyone form the UK/US because i'm not too fond of their beers (the ones i tried).
 
#26
louieeadg said:
I know and have had many belgian tripples but I'm not familiar with westmalle...for the record I never said anything about your pallet or mine, that wasn't the issue. And believe me, I know and respect people's pallets all to well, its how I pay my bills...I just get touchy about the beer in america because the good stuff is far too overshadowed by the mass-marketed rice/sorghum crap they sell at football games and grocery stores...

As far as prohibition goes...there were 1600 breweries operating successfully in the US prior to 1920. This is an incredible number considering our population at the time. And these breweries were making beers that we see today in other countries and on the craft/microbrew scene...they were all traditional brews according to where the brewer immigrated from...and were VERY authentic. The influx of Germans in the late 1800's really boomed the market and was the first time America was introduced to Bavarian Lagers...much like the Czech lager(great with seafood by the way). The German influence was so strong that the national meetings held for the Brewer's Organization were conducted in German...

Prohibition was fueled by the Temperance movement and it was easy for them because of the large German influence in the industry. It was spun as a "foreign evil"...

So when WWI ended, so did prohibition...but the small breweries were non-existent because they couldn't afford to open-up again. That and the government put restrictions on beer: to be "patriotic", the gov't said each glass should stay at 5 cents and it should be no stronger than 4.3% ABV...which is virtually impossible to do with barley, hops, water, & yeast. So they had to make it out of rice :scowl: and they still make the mass produced junk out of rice...which is why it has no taste...

I just get irritated because American beer has a bad rap...no fault of anyone but us...and yes, these beers are around now. Its taken a national movement to get away from the general attitude americans have about beer due to commercials...
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thanks for the explenations. i'm sorry if my post came across as "you are just too stupid to make good beers". that's not what i wanted to say at all. i'm sure there are a lot of good beers around in the us and uk, but you admitted that they are hard to find in the us at least.
my point is that good beers (according to my personal definition) are readily available in belgium.
we should really have a beer while we disuss this:p
 
#27
mvw356 said:
thanks for the explenations. i'm sorry if my post came across as "you are just too stupid to make good beers". that's not what i wanted to say at all. i'm sure there are a lot of good beers around in the us and uk, but you admitted that they are hard to find in the us at least.
my point is that good beers (according to my personal definition) are readily available in belgium.
we should really have a beer while we disuss this:p
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There's nothing to discuss...Belgian Beers are some of the best in world...

And no, its not hard to find good beer here anymore...there's a pub with 24 taps that I live above and none of them are budweiser or miller lite...

Have you have had the Rochefort Quadruple? Def. one of my favorite beers in the world...
 
#29
cheers to that....oh and there was a guy I played baseball with who was in the Marines for a bit. He said they went to a couple places in Tokyo that had cool lights and bean bags all around...and hot asian chicks bring mushrooms to your table...
 
#37
A friend and I spent all of last summer in Europe with this book and the intention of getting a true education on the great beers of the world.

We had some wonderful brews everywhere, but only Germany and Belgium really stood out to me. Well, Italy did too, but only because I thought they were the worst.

That said, as a beer lover, I'm glad I live where I do. California and the Pacific Northwest (particularly Oregon) have an incredible variety of great beers.

What I also noticed in Europe was that while here in the states, many of the beers considered to be the best in Europe are available for purchase here in the states (thank you Bev Mo) I couldn't find any of the best American craft beers for sale in Europe - and I made it a point to look.

Too bad. As for me, I'm trying to decide if with my lunch I'd rather have a Pliny the Elder or a Double Bastard, as I'm in the mood for a good IPA.
 
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#40
morf said:
You people need to start drinking beer.
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At 11 in the morning? OK...:cool:

Morf, we just had a brewfest the other day in the next town to where I live. There were 65 beers presented that all can be found fresh (on tap for the most part) within an easy day's drive from here. Not one looked or tasted anything like what most people outside of the US think of as American beer (aka 'swill').

Anyhow, beer doesn't really travel all that well IME. If I lived in the Czech Republic, Germany, or Belgium I'm quite sure that I'd have voted differently.;)
 

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