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I usually assume when Europeans complain about American beers, they just are complaining about our "domestic" beers like Bud Light, Coors, PBR, etc. which makes sense, they are our bottom shelf beers.

I recently chatted with someone at a party who said "no, all American beers are bad" including microbrewery beers.

I've never been to Europe so I wouldn't know, but I do like my Left Handed Milk Stout, NWPAs, and hell even the hipstered out IPAs.

Are these what y'all are referencing?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Prairie Artisan Ales is one of the most unique craft breweries I've ever experienced. The downside is it's in Oklahoma, so I'll never visit again, but if you get a chance to find some at a local liquor store or import, try it out. Plus the can designs are cool. They have some delicious stuff.

But yeah LeftHand in Longmont, Colorado is incredible.

As for European, Belgian Tripel, it is hands down the best.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

But yeah LeftHand in Longmont, Colorado is incredible.

Their Milk stout is pretty popular in my city

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I've not tasted many American beers so I could not tell if they all taste like crap, and I also do not drink at all anymore. But being French, I can say that our Belgian neighbors have some exceptionally good beers, as well as Germans do. I loved a few of those, back then. But then they may also be a tad too... tasty for an uninitiated palate ;)

I'm pretty confident there must some local breweries in a few US places that can make quality beer too, the issue would then mostly be to find enough customers willing to drink it because it's no use to make the best beer ever if most your customers prefer Budweiser or stuff like that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Short answer: yes

Long answer: yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Some are okay-ish. But there is nothing compared to european beer. German especially.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I really liked the Red Stripe and Abita when I visited the US. Don't come near me with a Bud or a Coors through

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Tried different IPA from Belgium and Netherlands as sugested by coworkers and frienda and I fucking hate it. It taste like diluted beer. If you get the chance try Icnusa non filtered, IMO best beer ever. Also I dunno if it's sold outside Italy, have not seen it in other countries

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

ichnusa tastes exactly like every other mass produced lager that you can buy a euro a pint

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I did have trouble a few years back finding an IPA option that wasn’t citrusy somehow. I want to taste my beer dammit!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm a big fan of Blue Moon for a witbier.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As a commonwealther who has tried American beer when she turned 21, I can tell you the complaints are just Europeans making a big deal as Europeans do. Err, I should clarify; American beer is an acquired taste, yes, but all beer is an acquired taste. I didn't like European beer any more.

Rule of thumb, if a European is complaining about American customs, it's most likely their pessimism for the sake of it. They hate American beer. They hate velveeta and decry it as fake cheese even though fake cheese wouldn't cause an allergic reaction. They hate that Americans put dressing on salad, saying "why don't you want to taste the salad". They hate Americanized spaghetti even though it was Italians that Americanized spaghetti. They hate New York pizza. They hate the American fast food industry. All while they seldom question why they consider haggis, snails, casu marzu "delicacies". The only stereotypical thing I've never seen them hate on, ironically, is Buffalo wings.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait there's no salad dressing in Europe?

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