No more fake errr... I mean US Budweiser in the EU

[Jaffa Cake]

Btw. technically Guinness isn't a beer according to German standards because they don't have a pure yeast based fermentation but a lacto-bacillus "tainted" fermentation, hence the bitter taste and texture.

Different countries have different opinions, of course, and the German Purity Laws represent only one standard – although the Laws these days are little more than a marketing gimmick. We all have different approaches to brewing, be it Germanic-style lagers or porters and stouts such as Guinness, and that's no bad thing at all. Until we get to Anheuser Busch's potion, of course.

I like a nice pale ale, myself. I don't drink wine or spirits.

Oh, and Guinness isn't beer, as alluded to earlier in the thread

It's a stout, a type of dark beer.

 

[leekohler]

That is a personal preference lee. And despite your opinion there are major differences in quality, taste and process. Btw. technically Guinness isn't a beer according to German standards because they don't have a pure yeast based fermentation but a lacto-bacillus "tainted" fermentation, hence the bitter taste and texture. I had some very interesting discussions with friends in Munich who have brewing degrees and work at some of the major German breweries on this very topic.

Oh definitely. I know they vary greatly. Like I said, the more you pay, the worse it tastes. Of course it's a matter of taste. But beer? I simply do not understand why anyone would put that in their mouth. It tastes moldy and gross, and smells like dirty feet.

So working in a restaurant makes an opinion like this valid?

No-having tried a ton of different beers because I worked in restaurants does. It's a requirement of the job to know your product. In any good restaurant I worked in, we were required to attend tastings for absolutely everything.

 

[rhett7660]

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/337100,fight-register-budweiser-eu.html

I am glad that at least in Europe this travesty daring to call itself beer will not be allowed to sully the name of Budweis. The true, real Budweiser (Budweiser Budvar Brewery) is actually a very tasty Lager unlike that deer piss Anheuser Busch sells in the US, which under the rules of the bavarian purity manifest isn't even beer at all.
Awesome.
Cheers,

Ahmed

Ugh, has to be one of the worst beers out there.

All beer sucks. That beer has been dressing itself up like wine for the last few decades or so is hysterical. You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. IMO, there's no difference between Budweiser and Chimay, except that Chimay manages to be even more disgusting. Don't even get me started on crap like Guinness. And before anyone says anything, I used to work in good restaurants for 20 years, I've had just about every beer you can think of- all of them are nasty. Beer is the only beverage that tastes even worse the more you pay. Hey- I tried it.

Beer is easily the worst alcoholic beverage on the face of the planet, right next to grappa.

Now now... this sounds more like a personel preference then fact. I can say the same about whiskey or scotch. Don't like the taste. I can say I have grown more custom to the darker beers. And comparing Budweiser which is a lager to Chimay which is a belgium ale is trully disrespectiful to the beer gods!

There are sooooo many different type of beers out there also. Just like there is of other types of alcohol.

 

[Queso]

All beer sucks. That beer has been dressing itself up like wine for the last few decades or so is hysterical. You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig. IMO, there's no difference between Budweiser and Chimay, except that Chimay manages to be even more disgusting. Don't even get me started on crap like Guinness. And before anyone says anything, I used to work in good restaurants for 20 years, I've had just about every beer you can think of- all of them are nasty. Beer is the only beverage that tastes even worse the more you pay. Hey- I tried it.

Beer is easily the worst alcoholic beverage on the face of the planet, right next to grappa.

Babycham for Kohler!!

 

[leekohler]

Ugh, has to be one of the worst beers out there.



Now now... this sounds more like a personel preference then fact. I can say the same about whiskey or scotch. Don't like the taste. I can say I have grown more custom to the darker beers. And comparing Budweiser which is a lager to Chimay which is a belgium ale is trully disrespectiful to the beer gods!

There are sooooo many different type of beers out there also. Just like there is of other types of alcohol.

Oh- it's definitely a matter of personal preference. Like I said, the "better" it supposedly is, the nastier it tastes to me.

People used to always tell me- "You've just never had good beer before". Oh please- yes, I have. Then I'd start listing the "good" beers I'd had. They'd say- "Wow- yeah, you don't like beer."

Babycham for Kohler!!

What the hell is that?

 

[Jaffa Cake]

What the hell is that?

Lee – you may think that you've tried nice wines and spirits and stuff in the past... but trust me and Queso, nothing sparkles like a Babycham.

 

[leekohler]

Lee – you may think that you've tried nice wines and spirits and stuff in the past... but trust me and Queso, nothing sparkles like a Babycham.

Oh god...I'm scared. I'll go look it up.

EDIT- OH DEAR GOD. That sounds awful!

 

[leekohler]

Now now, calling Budweiser a beer is a stretch as it is and calling it a lager is an insult to any properly brewed lager out there. Like someone else in this thread stated before it's a cheap diluted ricewine with hops added for something pretending to be taste. As for Chimay, never had it but if it is in the same range of products as that .... stuff.... from Anheusser operates in, it probably isn't a belgium ale either.....
Cheers,

Ahmed

Chimay is made by Belgian monks. I used it as an example precisely because it is not nearly in the same range as Budweiser.

 

[Kebabselector]

I do try to avoid bottles of bud, only as a last resort if that's all the event has. As for number 1 import, It probably is as most 'import' beers are brewed in the UK under licence anyway (probably by Interbrew).

As for me I do like my Guinness, in fact a couple of nice pints the other night. After that went to old hooky. Not had that for years, quite an enjoyable pint.

 

[Counterfit]

Oh good! Finally! I used to enjoy drinking Budvar, Plzen, etc. and I wasn't thrilled when I moved to the US that Anheuser-Busch would be able to market the lemonade under the same brand. Cheers!

Hey! There's no need to sully the name of lemonade here!

Personally, I wouldn't serve Bud to my worst enemy.

I would. I think it would pair well with chili made out of his parents.

It tastes moldy and gross, and smells like dirty feet.

Having read this, I don't think I'll ever follow a food or beverage recommendation from you.



Unless it involves hot dogs.

 

[BanjoBanker]

I get a kick out of reading these types of forums. The "my import is so much better than your domestic" types are really just a bunch of poseurs. Several years ago I owned a bar and I had a standing bet that no one could pick their brand out of a six glass line up. I had to pay a guy once, but I think he got a lucky guess, 1 out of 6, the odds are that someone will guess correctly. To me, beer is beer. Golf and hanging out at the lake are about the only time I drink beer anyway. My drink of choice is whiskey, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Sippin whiskey neat to be specific. Anyone who mixes good whiskey with ANYTHING should be put to death on the spot. Mix with blends, not the good stuff. And for those of you who don't know, Jack Daniel's IS NOT BOURBON. Never has been, never will be. So all you folks quit calling it bourbon.

 

[Queso]

Whilst you're right that many of us would struggle picking out our favourite beer brands from a line up it would be easy to spot the one that doesn't actually taste of beer at all, namely Budweiser.

 

[bartelby]

To me, beer is beer. Golf and hanging out at the lake are about the only time I drink beer anyway. My drink of choice is whiskey, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Sippin whiskey neat to be specific.

And I bet you couldn't pick that out of a line up with similar whiskies.

 

[eawmp1]

I don't often drink beer...but when I do, it's NOT Budweiser.

Stay thirsty, my friends.

 

[rhett7660]

Now now, calling Budweiser a beer is a stretch as it is and calling it a lager is an insult to any properly brewed lager out there. Like someone else in this thread stated before it's a cheap diluted ricewine with hops added for something pretending to be taste. As for Chimay, never had it but if it is in the same range of products as that .... stuff.... from Anheusser operates in, it probably isn't a belgium ale either.....
Cheers,

Ahmed

Oh I agree... I merely saying it for the sake of saying it since it was being discussed that is all. Couldn't agree more!

 

[Ttownbeast]

Now now, calling Budweiser a beer is a stretch as it is and calling it a lager is an insult to any properly brewed lager out there. Like someone else in this thread stated before it's a cheap diluted ricewine with hops added for something pretending to be taste. As for Chimay, never had it but if it is in the same range of products as that .... stuff.... from Anheusser operates in, it probably isn't a belgium ale either.....
Cheers,

Ahmed

I think Busch is actually the better of their two main products.

 

[leekohler]

Having read this, I don't think I'll ever follow a food or beverage recommendation from you.



Unless it involves hot dogs.

Haha! Oh come on now. Just because I don't like beer?

 

[Counterfit]

No, because you said it tastes moldy, and smells like feet. While I admit some beers smell nasty (Yes you, gueuze,) I've thankfully never found one that smells like my feet.

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Beer doesn't smell like feet. However, my feet do smell like beer.

 

[Mal67]

I don't often drink beer...but when I do, it's NOT Budweiser.

Stay thirsty, my friends.

I tried a Budweiser once. I won't be trying one again.

 

[steve2112]

No, because you said it tastes moldy, and smells like feet. While I admit some beers smell nasty (Yes you, gueuze,) I've thankfully never found one that smells like my feet.

You have obviously never had a Newcastle that has gone skunky. I love Newcastle, but I hate those clear bottles.

 

[philbeeney]

I don't often drink beer...but when I do, it's NOT Budweiser.

Stay thirsty, my friends.

A classic beer reference with a twist. Very good.

 

[leekohler]

Beer doesn't smell like feet. However, my feet do smell like beer.

I do believe that.

 

[Lord Blackadder]

US-made Budwesier is foul. Though, America does not have a monopoly on horrible beer, as anyone who has had a Foster's, Carlsberg, Heineken, Tecate or Molson will attest.

 

[Mord]

as anyone who has had a Foster's, Carlsberg

They're also fowl.