by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 11/25/2017 at 17:39
by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 11/25/2017 at 17:39
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As published today (and likely at other times) by
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Business Insider. The data is sketchy because what American bar sells beer by the milliliter? O.C. doesn’t drink alcohol (for almost 30 years), but don’t those droughts look delicious?
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"fintail" (fintail)
11/25/2017 at 19:25, STARS: 0
Having been in Prague in the past few weeks, that’s right. Awesome fun place. Vienna had some good stuff too (Germany goes without saying).
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/25/2017 at 19:39, STARS: 0
I used to live in Germany in the late 80s. It took me a while to develop a taste for the pils bier that was brewed there, but once I did, nothing in this country comes close. And the pub in each little town has its own, locally brewed beer and each has its own character and it’s served in delicate pils glasses, but the fa , the tap, has to be cold...
You probably already know all of this... Best beer on the planet.
"tromoly" (tromoly)
11/25/2017 at 19:42, STARS: 1
Can confirm, have drank 65 SEK beers in Stockholm and 50 MXN beers in Mexico City this year (8 and 3 USD, respectively).
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
11/25/2017 at 19:44, STARS: 0
Interesting - I had no idea there is so much variation. What is with Norway? I can say from experience that beer north of the boarder is significantly less expensive - I was amazed how much excellent, inexpensive beer there is in the Vancouver area.
"fintail" (fintail)
11/25/2017 at 20:37, STARS: 1
I think someone in Germany told me that a quarter of the world’s breweries are in Bavaria alone, or something like that. I believe it. As you say, many little areas have their own beer, and so much of it is good.
In Prague I recall seeing decent beer and hard cider (I am more of a cider drinker, or a smooth beer) in grocery stores for under $1/bottle, and not a lot more in restaurants.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
11/25/2017 at 20:39, STARS: 0
I’ll never forget going from$2-$3 pints in the US (1999-2000) to vacationing in Iceland and paying 4x that much for local equivalents (or 5x as much for imports).
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/26/2017 at 00:30, STARS: 0
Not LaBatts 50?
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
11/26/2017 at 03:29, STARS: 0
I’m in Munich. The 500 ml beer bottles in drink-supermarkets (not bars) tend to be <€1 a piece too.
To put it in an automotive context: beer in a shop costs only slightly more than the same amount of gasoline.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/26/2017 at 09:21, STARS: 0
How was the Icelandic beer?
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
11/26/2017 at 09:29, STARS: 1
Total meh, you can buy Einstock here in the US for $13+ for a sixer, and it’s decent. But US craft beer is the best and most diverse in the world, so it’s hard to beat. But their average everyday Pilsner was definitely a notch above Bud/Miller.
"fintail" (fintail)
11/26/2017 at 17:51, STARS: 0
And is often cheaper than bottled water, in a supermarket or restaurant.
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
11/27/2017 at 02:02, STARS: 0
In a restaurant, maybe. But 1.5 liters of bottled water in a supermarket is something like €0.20 (excluding ‘pfand’), so a fraction of the cost of either gasoline or beer.
"fintail" (fintail)
11/27/2017 at 09:34, STARS: 0
In a restaurant, I’ll see a half liter of pop or water be 4 Euro or more - beer will be no more expensive. Much different in Murka.
I guess that explains why supermarkets sell weird bundles of bottled water, and people buy it. I wouldn’t have imagined a drinking water issue in Germany - at home, I only buy bottled water if I want sparkling, but the tap water in most of the PNW is among the best in the world.
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
11/27/2017 at 10:01, STARS: 0
Don’t underestimate Germans and their love for Sprudel. They tend to buy sparkling water. Water is safe though. Here in Munich it’s got a lot of calcium though, but not being German I drink non-sparkling and thus tap water all the time.
"fintail" (fintail)
11/27/2017 at 10:22, STARS: 0
That explains it. I also notice 80% of people have a water bottle in their car - I never have this (for fear of disaster).
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
11/27/2017 at 10:29, STARS: 0
I have one too. Why? Because you don’t need a darn cupholder for a bottle.
"fintail" (fintail)
11/27/2017 at 11:26, STARS: 0
I’m afraid of spills, especially in the console area. Two cures, drive without liquids, or in a car without electrics in the console.
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
11/28/2017 at 09:52, STARS: 0
I didn’t think that sounded right that Bavaria had a quarter of the world’s breweries...maybe before the craft beer wave currently going on?
But according to this , as of 2015, Germany doesn’t even have the most breweries in Europe.
"fintail" (fintail)
11/28/2017 at 09:57, STARS: 0
Yeah, that appears to specifically be “craft” breweries. 4000 in the US? I wonder how many exist now. I suspect every trust fund hipster with a hobby “business” in his basement is counted.
It was just something told to me probably around a decade ago. I didn’t see any data, but the diversity of actual regulated beer in Germany tells me there might be something behind it, even if the number is off. There might be a per capita element to it, too.
"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
11/28/2017 at 10:55, STARS: 0
Yea, not sure how they are defining “craft” brewery...I would imagine it would include small local breweries like you described though. The claim just seemed a bit far fetched to me so I looked for something to support it.