On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:30:21 -0500 captaindet <2k...@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.