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By: Ruthie

Ruthie — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:32:43 +0000

There is no good American beer. Belgium may be a mere smudge on the map compared to the USA, but they have worked out what should be done with hops yeast sugar and water.

By: Geeklawyer

Geeklawyer — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:32:34 +0000

Hmmm, sounds like one for our CAMRA chums Alex & Evil Dave. Evil?

By: Dan Hull

Dan Hull — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:40:02 +0000

Ruthie, American insularity is only about 95% our fault. We have limited diversity in neighbors, limited interest in the arts and the origin of Western ideas, and limited curiosity about things outside our consumer culture. So what are the good American beers?

By: Ruthie

Ruthie — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:05:11 +0000

No doubt, like 90% of your fellow countrymen, you do not possess a passport, have never left the country and are therefore prepared to drink the pondwater that they dish up in bars in America, because you know no other…

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:20:55 +0000

You mean there is anything besides American beer?

By: Ruthie

Ruthie — Thu, 31 May 2007 22:38:33 +0000

Even I think American beer is shite, and thats saying something. Beer “lite” whats that about? Err beer is made from sugar, ergo beer without sugar tastes like urine. If you don’t want the calories drink water. But this is the country that buys bottled tap water…

By: Geeklawyer

Geeklawyer — Thu, 31 May 2007 13:34:41 +0000

Certainly we can brew crap beer too and do. But, with the exception of some West Coast microbreweries, my experience of American beer was that it was weak flavourless urine. An American acquaintance had the theory that it was because American’s drank and drove - I have no idea.

It certainly took an enormous number of cans of Coors or Bud or Ol’ Redneck, or whatever the fuck it was, to get me smashed.

Not that I want to get into a row with a beer geek - we have some good Camra pubs down my way so I have a passing acquaintance with decent beer such as Hophead and Spitfire.

By: Alex Newson

Alex Newson — Thu, 31 May 2007 12:48:22 +0000

I have some American beer at home and must say that it is a good imitation of the sort of ale brewed in good old Blighty. I trust that Dan Hull can bring some more with him next time he visits.

By: Geeklawyer

Geeklawyer — Thu, 31 May 2007 11:19:04 +0000

I think you need only see Dan Hulls comments (reproduced in the updated podcast post) to understand the caveats on that aphorism

By: Alex Newson

Alex Newson — Thu, 31 May 2007 08:19:03 +0000

All publicity is good publicity, as you know young Geeklawyer. Except, ahem, that Lawblog 2007 pub podcast… (cringes)