On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:07:37 +0000 (UTC), enigma >
wrote:

>blake murphy > wrote in
:
>
>> 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

well, i'm sometimes drunk but i've never been a fratboy.

your pal,
blake