Are you a beer connaisseur?

Question

English, Belgian, Polish, and Czech beer tends to be the best, generally speaking.
American beer tends to suck--at least the mass-produced crap like Bud and Coors.
Have you ever tried to convert a Bud drinker and been shot down?
I try to explain that "this English or Belgian beer tastes MUCH better, AND is stronger, alcohol-wise, than the weak American piss you're drinking..." but it's usually like talking to a wall.

Answer 1

I think Budweiser and its ilk are beers for people who don't like beer. It's flavoured water with alcohol. Ales and stronger tasting beers engage the pallet more and require more commitment on your part - i.e. they have a flavour that you may or may not like. With weak lagers, there's very little taste but they get you drunk.

Answer 2

You are indeed correct. Czech beer is lovely, as is Belgian. I've tried to convert a Bud drinker without success - I guess some people like drinking gassy piss! Next time you're in Prague go to the Strahov Brewery - they brew their own beer called St.Norbert. The amber variety is the best I've tasted & doesn't leave you with a hangover in the morning either! Happy drinking!

Answer 3

Light American beer is actually gaining popularity in Europe precisely for that reason - it's light and easy to drink, even easier than some of the lighter European beers such as Carlsberg. The original recipes for Budweiser, Miller, Pabst and Coors were actually those of traditional full-bodied German lagers. When WWII started, grain was rationed and those companies changed the recipe to use less grain and make beer lighter. People liked it, and they kept the new recipe. Even traditional brewers of German and British-style beers acknowledge the fact that brewing Buds and Coors' is very difficult because a slightest mistake could make the beer undrinkable. I am a huge fan of British beer myself and I love cask ales. I am simply trying to say that all beers have their merits. It's just a matter of taste.

Answer 4

I am a beer connaisseur. Beer geagraphy is very wide and some education always help as always. german beer is generally comply with 1516 purity law which allows for only barley yeastwater and hops to be used for beer brewing. This is why most german and check lagers or pilsner have their taste and bitterness. English, Dutch, Belgian, Scottish, Irish...mostly ales wchic have added honey, spices, fruits, etc.
There are many excellent USA microbreweries who have excellent products. Dogfish IPAs from Delaware and Magic Hat products (#9) from Vermont are excellent choices. Steam Anchor in SF has array of excellent products. Unibrow brewery in Canada makes excellent beers (La Maudite, La Fin de Monde) Go for Artisan beers and you would not be dissapointed.

Answer 5

Years ago I attended a beer tasting hosted by the brewmaster from Anchor Brewing. At one point he asked us why we thought Budweiser was the world's best selling beer. All of us beer snobs thought we could explain this travesty by blaming their clever advertising, their high profile in sports and other manly pursuits, their self-proclaimed image as a great beer, etc. When we were finished pontificating, he said,"No, the reason is that people like the way it tastes".

To paraphrase the old saying- you can lead a horse to a fine, hand-crafted malt beverage, but you can't make him like it.

Answer 6

I agree, and it's hard to break someone from drinking the watered down American rice/barley beers for a good beer.

Answer 7

I am but if you go to England you will see that Bud and coors are on tap and also favorites there.

I stopped drinking Bud when I was 18

Answer 8

i had the pleasure of being stationed in germany while in the army.
there are some die ard bud fans, but the real budweiser doesn't come from america. myself, i just drank licher and giessener most of the time that i was in giessen. i tried the maitzels but that kind of thing didn't take. the dortmunder union pils was pretty good though.

Answer 9

bud beer is sh#t

Answer 10

no