[OT] Language Cocktail

[Nick Sabalausky]

On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:30:21 -0500
captaindet <2krnk at gmx.net> wrote:
> ouch!! this gives me a phantom acid reflux. Yuengling is hardly
> german/czech lager/pilsener style but rather appalling. the little
> flavor it has is mostly metallic/sour. (disclaimer: last time i tried
> it was in 2005.)

Well, if you're German, then that doesn't entirely surprise me. As
an American who only rarely has beer, I'm *far* from really knowing
what I'm talking about ;)

But for an inexpensive american beer, I found Yuengling to beat the
heck out the others, or at least Yuengling's Lager anyway (I didn't
really care for their Black & Tan). I mean, stuff like Bud Light is
*everywhere* in the US and I find it completely undrinkable (seriously,
it's *really* disgusting), but Yuengling's Lager I can actually enjoy.

>
> yes, i do love my beer. being a german who lived several years in the
> UK and US (and currently do) i have quite an opinion on this. first
> thing, i had to give up the idea of finding german style beers (which
> is mostly pilsener and wheats). buying the stuff imported from
> germany does not work either, at least not for pilsener, as it is
> invariably stale and off* (no preservatives!), 

I'm very curious what you think of Stella Artois. Being a Belgian beer,
how does it differ from a typical true German beer? And is it noticeably
different in US than in Europe (if you've tried it both places)?

> 
> but the imported wheats from germany are usually good, not
> stale

I've had a couple of those, they were indeed pretty good. As for the
american wheats, I've had mixed experiences with Blue Moon. There was
once or twice I liked it, but other times it seemed pretty bad. I don't
know why that was.

Actually, I once had an imported German non-alcoholic beer. Yea, I know,
I know, "non-alcoholic beer", but I'd never tried a non-alcoholic
before so I was curious. And I figured "Well, if anyone can make it
good, Germany probably can." It was a good guess - one of the best
"beer"s I've had!

> 
> as for american beers that resemble fresh/authentic german/czech
> pilsener most, i can recommend lagunitas pils, victory brewing pils,

I'll definitely have to try those.