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I can not tell you how many times I have had to hear about American beer and how much it sucks, since we've been back in the US. G is really getting on my nerves. And I know from experience, that most German men share the same opinion but come on, there has to be one American beer that is comparable, right? I'm not a beer drinker so I can't make any credible recommendations. But I do have a blind faith in my American breweries! Any suggestions? In Munich, G's favorite beer was Augustiner-Bräu. Since we've been home, he's been drinking Canadian beer, Labatt Blue - by force, mind you.
11 comments:
1. A German Import
1b. A Belgian Import
2. Leinenkugels
3. Blue Moon (Oops...that's Belgian)
4. Boulevard
Admittedly, I usually go for the imports.
BTW-- I always think this website is fun...
http://www.beerpal.com/Best-Beer.htm
Having become a beer drinker at age 15 due to my exchange year (oops, sorry Mom) in NRW, and a poor college kid in the Detroit area at age 17, I can tell you, that Labatt Blue is about as good as he's going to get for a pseudo-domestic beer without treading into super-premium territory like the ones Maria mentioned. I drank a lot of Labatt Blue in college. Not because I wanted to, but because it was the furthest I could easily get from Miller, Budweiser, et al on my college kid budget.
That said, Boulevard's ZON Belgian Wit is excellent. I loved the hints of orange peel and coriander.
I need to spend some more time in Kansas City while it's still in season.
After falling in love with weissbier in the States - at 2.95 a bottle- I have to say that the only American beer that was drinkable was the Michelob dark beer. However, I recently read that Michelob now offers a traditional “hefeweizen.” This may be closer to what G is looking for. Let me know if it's available in Michigan, I'm curious about the taste.
Sorry, but as a Canadian, I have to concur with G. Imports are prime, but maybe there are some good American microbrews?
I just came back from Munich where I had an Augustiner brau (weisse, I think). Yum!
I think he'd have to go microbrew to find anything remotely comparable.
Thanks you guys:)
1. There is no good American beer
2. Dark beer is made for the devil
3. My favorite Canadian is Molson
4. Wheat beer in America... what is it made out of????
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
G
Wheat beer... made of wheat. ;-) LOL!
He needs to switch to bourbon. That's what real American men have done for decades.
Interesting, though. Everyone sneers at US beer, and (mostly) sneers at California wine. These two American industries were decimated by Prohibition, and which even today, suffer for that significant hiccup in a long line of gustatory tradition. When Prohibition was lifted in 1933, there was the Great depression--hardly a time to start, or re-start, a brewery or winery. It wasn't really 'til the 1950s that the high life picked up again, and the alcohol at hand was the brown-spirit cocktail.
Canada, however, kept brewing beer and making whiskey throughout the Prohibition years, hence the modern product, generally, is better than its southern neighbour. Also, places like Kentucky and Tennessee kept the local industry alive during Prohibition, by hook or by crook, so modern Appalachian brown spirits are properly competitive with their Scottish or Irish counterparts.
I say to G, find a microbrew and blow the money on it. Life's too short to drink bad beer.
Try http://www.liquidsolutions.biz/main/. Or Bierkraft in Brooklyn. Both ship.
When I lived in NYC, I often ordered Cooper's Sparkling Ale from Bierkraft in Brooklyn. It was always my tipple of choice when I lived in Australia, and it's kind of like a Weißbier, fermented with yeast in the bottle. Veeery tasty.
Has he tried Sam Adams? A little sweet for a German palate, but drinkable. Which Augustiner-Bräu? Helles?
Maria*
Please excuse my husband's crazy comments.
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Thanks for the information and the link! We are definitely going to investigate a microbrew. He said he doesn't like Sam Adams but I do - Cherry Wheat is awesome. I may try to get him to try another one of the varieties. Yup, it was Helles.
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