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Next time I'm in SD I might ask for some recommendations and do a pub crawl. You're right about the taste though, every micro-brewery seems to have an IPA, Stout, and an Ale, and then all of their 'craft' beers.

Or Grizzly's.

I love trying local breweries whenever I visit. Their is a trappist brewery in New York that I want to visit. Columbus, Ohio, also has a toooooooooooooooooonnnnnn of great breweries.

Ah - yeah I guess that does make more sense when you compare the water used in beer, and not bottled water in general. I also find it funny how people think American Beer is awful, but only look towards the Budweiser and Coors. We have a few breweries here that make fantastic beer. Ommegang, Goose Island, Abita, even Sweetwater here in Atlanta makes great beer. There has been an explosion of micro/craft breweries here in the States, and probably my favorite one is Unknown Brewery. I'll see if @Spike and @Dr. Gonzo agree as they both live/have lived in the States for some time.

It's a bit different thought right? I'm from Atlanta, home of Coke, and no matter where I go, if I get a Dasani, it's taste the same to me. Whereas if I'm out to eat and get a water here, it'll taste VERY different than when I travel to Chattanooga and have some of their water.

I'm not a major gamer, but was big back in the day. My buddy informed me that Starcraft is now available online for free, so I have played that for a few rounds and it's massively nostalgic. I do play A LOT of chess online though, and have been spending more time on Twitch watching some of my favorite chess players. I don't really understand why, but watching people play chess, talking about it, listening to music, drinking, etc, is something I could watch for HOURS.

I have heard from multiple people that Guiness doesn't travel well. I'm not a fan of it here, but it's odd how that can happen with beers.

Holy smokes man...his story, plus that movie, are likely to be absolutely brilliant.

Is this based on a true story?

Damn, from Essen none the less.

Ah - funny enough, their is one grocery store that does this, Aldi, and they are from Sweden. Otherwise, that is a very foreign concept in America but genius really when you consider the amount of time and effort stores put in gathering up all of their carts in the parking lot.

A what???

I also like to drink Warsteiner, particularly while watching the Bundesliga. Dunkel, Lager, doesn't matter as I find it rather tasty.

I have never had it, but I'll check it out and grab a pack next time I find it.

I have never been able to get into Heinekin. Dos Equis is one I can get behind, for sure. Sol and DE are similar to me, and typically Sol is cheaper here so I just gave a case of that and I'm on my way.

That's not too bad really. I'm surprised Union Berlin and others are that much now that I have something to compare them to.

Fair enough. See I find Carta Blanca a bland beer, but if the minute Sol touches my lips, I know it's either time to relax and enjoy life. It's my 'go to beer' that I always have in the fridge, and man it's heavenly for a go to beer.

Eintracht Braunschweig are much cheaper I see. 67 Euros /year.

Holy shit - Union Berlin is 120 euro a year Can't even find how much one for Eintracht Frankfurt is...but I am going to assume it's expensive as hell.

Idk...I think their are situations for all kinds of beer. Give me a stout in the winter, and give me a Bud/Coors Light in the Hot Summer. Although for 'basic' light beer, nothing beats Sol. My god it's heavenly.

What a dick weed that guy is.

I get it as I read your post. I was just comparing them as Kolsch is very light and taste similar to water, yet is a German beer.

I dont mind them either. But after the meme of American beer tasting like water, I figured it was all too easy.

Ha - the truth hurts It's not a bad drink as sometimes a light, crisp, easy drink it was the occasion calls for. But it's similar to some generic American beers in ABV and taste profile, just with a different strand of yeast.