blake murphy > wrote in
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> i like rolling rock and budweiser also. i think heineken
> and the like actually taste bad - too bitter or 'hoppy' for
> me.

US Heiniken is nothing like what you get in Germany & you're
right, it is weirdly bitter. it's not from hops though. that's
a different 'bitter'. St.Pauli Girl in the US is also a
travesty, at least the dark. i first had St.Pauli Girl Dark in
the Bahamas in the late 60s (why, yes, i was underage by
several years, but when the choices are good beer or bad
water, my parents were sensible enough to let us have the
beer. i credit their sense to my never ever having been drunk
in my life). it was imported German. the St.Pauli (and
Heinekin) in the US is made here. i don't know if it's the
water, the yeast stain or the type of hops, but it's watery &
has a bad aftertaste.

> but some who like that sort of thing, foreign or
> microbrews, feel compelled to describe american beers as
> 'horse ****.' i'm not sure why, other than to boost their
> self-esteem as having 'good taste.'

because American beers are weak & watery. they're good if you
want to serve an ice cold beer, because the chilling isn't
hiding any flavor.
personally, i'm not much of a beer fan, but i really dislike
beers like Bud. maybe for the taste & maybe because it's the
beer of choice for obnoxious drunk fratboys...
>
> if you don't like it, fine, but there's no need to sneer at
> those who do.

unless they're obnoxious drunk frat boys...
lee
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