As a German, I am wondering:
These efforts to brew your own beer, does it arise after you’ve tried all the beers available in the market? I’ve never felt that and I don’t know anyone who tried to make his own beer. Does that say something about our local beers?
Believe it or not, the US market has more to offer than the german market right now.
There’s been a lot of micro breweries starting up in the last ten years in the US whilst germans drink less and less beer and the customers tend to buy cheap industrial beer without real or unique character.
This trend might change somewhen in the next ten to twenty years but right now germans mainly prefer their beer like they prefer their food: cheap and mass produced.
Another advantage of the US market is they don’t care as much for the Reinheitsgebot as germans do. Still lots and lots of germans believe a beer not brewed following the Reinheitsgebot could not be sold as a beer by german law. Even though nowadays the Reinheitsgebot is nothing more than a marketing gag it keeps germans from experimenting whilst the americans are less inhibitioned.
Well, has anyone of you ever dried any of those pee-coloured yellow bubbly liquids they call “beer” in the U.S. of A. (and Canada and … well, in Mexico they at least have Tequila to wash it down)? Just imaginate you have nothing than that or water (or some soda pops which, if you’re lucky, consist of water and a couple of artificial flavours and sweeteners) you’ll find the idea of brewing something yourself quite … usable. If someone goes blind from drinking it, well … such is life.
I take umbrage with your latest comic, sir! I’m a home brewer, and I tell you what, it’s some of the best beer I’ve ever had! And no, it’s not because of the local brews being no good, I live in Bend, Oregon, where some of the best beer on the planet is brewed!
Then again, if someone is trying to brew something at home that tastes like the mass-produced American Lagers (Bud, Coors, etc.)…why bother? Ugh!
I hate beer. Then again, the only kind of beer I ever tried was Bud Light, which I heard is considered awful, so maybe there are beers out there I’d actually like?
Try Rolling Rock in the green long necked bottles. Almost all glass bottled beers taste better than the canned beers.
Of course, Europeans and quite a bit of the rest of the world thinks we drink beer flavored water which brings to mind the old – now out of date due to corporate mergers – joke:
The presidents of Coors, Budweiser, and Guinness are at a convention and decide to have a beer together during happy hour.
The President of Coors says, “Give me that best beer made from Rocky Mountain water, a Coors Light.”
The President of Budweiser says, “Give that All American beer, a Budweiser.”
The President of Guinness says, “I’ll have a 7-Up.”
“What?!”, exclaim the other two Presidents. “I thought we were going to have a beer!”
The Guinness President replies, “Well, if the two of you aren’t drinking a beer, then I won’t either.”
You know, I hated beer too for a long time. Then one day a switch in my tastebuds got flipped. Now I crave a beer after work. ‘Course, that could just be the alcoholism talking.
As a German, I am wondering:
These efforts to brew your own beer, does it arise after you’ve tried all the beers available in the market? I’ve never felt that and I don’t know anyone who tried to make his own beer. Does that say something about our local beers?
Or do you just have too much spare time?
It’s most likely too much free time coupled with a desire to experiment Not unlike someone who comes up with their own twist on a common recipe….
While I haven’t had the homemade beer experience, its happened enough with many of my friends and tasting their latest recipe…
Loved today’s strip Adam! The head positioning and glasses bug’s hands told everything nicely.
So nicely, that at first I thought Doctor bug was the same Glasses bug. Would have been an nice added irony. “Full bodied poison” indeed!
Does wanting to do something yourself mean having too much spare time?
Believe it or not, the US market has more to offer than the german market right now.
There’s been a lot of micro breweries starting up in the last ten years in the US whilst germans drink less and less beer and the customers tend to buy cheap industrial beer without real or unique character.
This trend might change somewhen in the next ten to twenty years but right now germans mainly prefer their beer like they prefer their food: cheap and mass produced.
Another advantage of the US market is they don’t care as much for the Reinheitsgebot as germans do. Still lots and lots of germans believe a beer not brewed following the Reinheitsgebot could not be sold as a beer by german law. Even though nowadays the Reinheitsgebot is nothing more than a marketing gag it keeps germans from experimenting whilst the americans are less inhibitioned.
Well, has anyone of you ever dried any of those
pee-colouredyellow bubbly liquids they call “beer” in the U.S. of A. (and Canada and … well, in Mexico they at least have Tequila to wash it down)? Just imaginate you have nothing than that or water (or some soda pops which, if you’re lucky, consist of water and a couple of artificial flavours and sweeteners) you’ll find the idea of brewing something yourself quite … usable. If someone goes blind from drinking it, well … such is life.Where’s a “NORM!” bug when you need one to try the latest batch.
Well now I wanna draw a Norm bug.
I take umbrage with your latest comic, sir! I’m a home brewer, and I tell you what, it’s some of the best beer I’ve ever had! And no, it’s not because of the local brews being no good, I live in Bend, Oregon, where some of the best beer on the planet is brewed!
Then again, if someone is trying to brew something at home that tastes like the mass-produced American Lagers (Bud, Coors, etc.)…why bother? Ugh!
If you’re going to make something which still tastes like beer why bother?
I hate beer. Then again, the only kind of beer I ever tried was Bud Light, which I heard is considered awful, so maybe there are beers out there I’d actually like?
Try Rolling Rock in the green long necked bottles. Almost all glass bottled beers taste better than the canned beers.
Of course, Europeans and quite a bit of the rest of the world thinks we drink beer flavored water which brings to mind the old – now out of date due to corporate mergers – joke:
The presidents of Coors, Budweiser, and Guinness are at a convention and decide to have a beer together during happy hour.
The President of Coors says, “Give me that best beer made from Rocky Mountain water, a Coors Light.”
The President of Budweiser says, “Give that All American beer, a Budweiser.”
The President of Guinness says, “I’ll have a 7-Up.”
“What?!”, exclaim the other two Presidents. “I thought we were going to have a beer!”
The Guinness President replies, “Well, if the two of you aren’t drinking a beer, then I won’t either.”
Yeah, that one is around here too. With the local brands, of course.
As an Australian i can report that even brands which are not reputed as being piss are still horrible.
You know, I hated beer too for a long time. Then one day a switch in my tastebuds got flipped. Now I crave a beer after work. ‘Course, that could just be the alcoholism talking.
That is the stress talking.
I hear that someone sent an American beer for chemical analysis in Britain and the answer came back, “Your horse has diabetes.”
I’ve tried good beers and I still don’t like beer. Rather have a good rum punch.
All beer is awful. Then, I get a headache just smelling alcohol.