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Article - Beer Battle: America vs. Germany |
| Posted by Barry on 2009-09-01 03:24:24 |
| A very interesting article - thanks for posting. I can't comment on US-beer, as the only stuff available here in Ireland is the common muck, such as Bud, Coors, etc., and I believe most of these are actually brewed here or in the UK. Other than that, if you live outside Dublin, the choice is Guinness or Guinness or G... Sorry, in Cork, you have Beamish and Murphy's - both, in my view, better than the almighty Guinness, which leaves me with a hangover after only 3 or 4 pints, What do they put in it to preserve it. I've commented before on this site that, in my view, the wekakness of the German beer market is a lack of willingness to market unfiltered beer, which is why Mars' 'U' and Bischofshof's Zoigl is such a great treat. It's also true that, in great stretches of Germany, it's difficult to get really decent beer. We found that in Trier, Xanten, near Frankfurt Hahn, etc. In Krefeld, which is quite a large town, there was only one decent pub (name escapes me for a moment) with lovely beer. In Koln, the Kolsch is pretty decent but very expensive at nearly €3 for a couple of mouthfuls of liquid and a lot of froth. I was recently in Scotland and, to my great surprise and delight, found a Weatherspoon's pub in the small town of Ayr. I know opinions can be divided on this pub chain but to find excellently kept draught real ale from several small breweries on sale for £1.60 (€2.00) per pint was a real treat. |
| Followups: |
 Article - Beer Battle: America vs. Germany - Krefeld by Fred Waltman on 2009-09-01 08:07:57 |
| Article - Beer Battle: America vs. Germany by DonS on 2009-09-01 20:50:16 |
| Article - Beer Battle: America vs. Germany by Barry on 2009-09-02 11:47:53 |
| Article - Beer Battle: America vs. Germany by Chap on 2009-09-03 00:55:38 |
| Article - Beer Battle: America vs. Germany by JosB on 2009-09-03 14:01:22 |
| Article - Beer Battle: America vs. Germany by Chap on 2009-09-04 00:12:29 |
| Article - Beer Battle: America vs. Germany by Uncle Jimbo on 2009-09-04 07:51:56 |
| Article - Beer Battle: America vs. Germany by Chap on 2009-09-07 04:04:41 |