On Sat 14 Jun 2008 10:55:36a, blake murphy told us...

> On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:07:37 +0000 (UTC), enigma >
> wrote:
>
>>blake murphy > wrote in
m:
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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
>
> well, i'm sometimes drunk but i've never been a fratboy.
>
> your pal,
> blake
>

I don't think I'm a snob about beer, but I have never liked any light
colored beers or "lite" beers, regardless of origin. I prefer porter and
stout and a good bock beer over any others. I guess I simply prefer the
"thick" heavy and/or creamy quality that most of them have.

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Wayne Boatwright
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