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American Beer is #1

thestar.com — Breweries from California to New York are proving they can make some of the best suds in the world. And they're not just copies of the old European originals. While American craft brewers have proven themselves no slouches at styles such as pilsners, pale ales and stouts, they've also created some of their own, often bold styles.

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  • mijelh, on 05/15/2008, -4/+71Article's name: "Is American beer any good?" digg title:"American beer is #1".... Quite inaccurate description in my opinion. Anyway the article is good.
  • blinkatron, on 05/15/2008, -1/+68believe it or not, a lot of us don't even touch coor's or bud
  • Hockey37, on 05/15/2008, -1/+50HOORAY BEER!!!!!!
  • godzillaWax, on 05/15/2008, -62/+113Buried as inaccurate.
  • hayzeus, on 05/15/2008, -1/+47If by that you mean Canadian watered down piss is better than American watered down piss, then you are correct. (Molson versus Bud). But that's not what we;re talking about here.
  • ChefJRD, on 05/15/2008, -3/+40Did any of you actually read the article? No one is claiming that Bud, Miller or any of that crap actually tastes good, they're talking about the many "craft brews" that have popped up across the country. As a (very) novice home brewer and big fan of German beer, I must say that I agree: we've got some darn good beer in the US.
  • Xebius, on 05/15/2008, -16/+53Belgium beer is teh Best!
  • inactive, on 05/15/2008, -2/+36It's not talking about the Miller/Bud/Coors piss-water.
  • maplepie, on 05/15/2008, -17/+51This is great! I'm starting to get into the craft-brewing thing (as a consumer, not a producer) and I think American craft beers can be both diverse, and top-quality.
  • eengineer, on 05/15/2008, -2/+32Clearly you didnt rtfa, nor do you drink craft beer. If you had done either, you would have noticed that the craft American brewers such as Rouge, Troeggs, Brooklyn, or Stone are stronger and heartier than your Canadian beer. Sure, AB, Coors, and Miller produce water, but classifying all American beer as piss is just ignorant. Hence, you get dugg down.
  • hayzeus, on 05/15/2008, -0/+26Basically, yes. The craft brewing industry here is largely a reaction to the longtime dominance of corporate megaswill post- WW2 .
  • freshyill, on 05/15/2008, -4/+30Real beer fans know that some of the best beer in the world comes from the U.S.

    They also know that people who doubt this don't know ***** because when those people think American beer, they think about swill like Bud and Miller.
  • cliffzdude, on 05/15/2008, -2/+29Because the article was about smaller craft brewers. Sam Adams is not a small craft brewer.
  • captainpugwash, on 05/15/2008, -46/+76Number one ?, unlikely. Getting fed up of drinking piss like bud and Coors?, I cant blame them.
  • 5wallace, on 05/15/2008, -2/+25Nobody in their right mind would argue that Miller, Coors, or Bud stand up as great beer. The article is not arguing that. There are a lot of very good micro brews in the US. That is what the article is about, and it is accurate in its analysis.
  • Scopitone, on 05/15/2008, -28/+54I thought this was an Onion article at first.

    Artisan/micro brews? Maybe. Some of them are damn good. But we Americans do spit out some of the worst swill on the planet. Miller/Bud/Coors.
  • HarryBauzonia, on 05/15/2008, -1/+23I'll pick up your slack.
  • freshyill, on 05/15/2008, -1/+22This flies in the face of everything their massive marketing campaigns have led me to believe!
  • inactive, on 05/15/2008, -16/+37RTFA, idiot.
  • jerrycan, on 05/15/2008, -2/+22Canadian piss( molson canadian, labatt blue) is just as bad as American piss (bud, coors, etc). Both countries also have "some" fine mass produced beers and even better craft brewers. The USA is just so much bigger, it has proportionally more craft brewers. I love visiting different parts of USA and Canada trying out greta local craft brews. And brew pubs are AWESOME.
  • inactive, on 05/15/2008, -0/+20Generally speaking, I would expect that mainstream 'anywhere' beer is going to be quite terrible.
  • inactive, on 05/15/2008, -3/+26In my book, American beers are second only to Belgian beers.
    You just can't beat a beer that monks have been perfecting for hundreds of years.
  • ColonelJessup, on 05/15/2008, -0/+24Stone breweries makes some tasty beer. Their pale ale is delicious, but that Arrogant Bastard Ale............... Sorry, that stuff is just too much even for me.
  • DifferentAngle, on 05/15/2008, -3/+22I dont see why people are so surprised by this - there are a lot of americans with a culture of craftsmanship and perfection.
  • jpmoney03, on 05/15/2008, -1/+19And the article is about the micro brews not the BMC crap.
  • displaced1, on 05/15/2008, -1/+18Lets remember the article is found in a Canadian paper, so it is not the Americans touting their own horn.
  • Gravey9, on 05/15/2008, -0/+17too bad you're missin out.
  • bightchee, on 05/15/2008, -0/+18I have been in love with Dogfish Head's "World Wide Stout" from Delaware.
  • jpmoney03, on 05/15/2008, -1/+18Um did you read the part about 1400+ breweries in the US if you can't find variety you just aren't going to the right bars.
  • Ikulus, on 05/15/2008, -0/+15Read the article please. They're not talking about the mainstream piss-water you pick up at the gas station in a 24-pack for less than a buck a bottle.

    This is about artisan microbrews; and yeah, there are a ton of interesting ones in the U.S. and elsewhere. Beer is amazing that way. You can visit any country and sample their alcoholic offerings.
  • wendelgee2, on 05/15/2008, -2/+17You should look into homebrewing. It's one of those hobbies that's both super easy and infinitely complex. Either way, you'll know a heck of a lot more about beer.
  • Flamancot, on 05/15/2008, -10/+29American Beer has definitely come into its own. Gone are the days of restocking the same 24 pack of miller lite. There's much to explore. and lol - that pic's got He'brew right in front there... that ***** is hilarious (and pretty darn good too).. oh those jews.
  • h3lx, on 05/15/2008, -0/+14it's not the alcohol that ruins them, it's their judgement. If a person is irresponsible and ignorant to the basic principle of moderation, everything is lethal.
    If you're drinking to get drunk, you're doing it wrong.
  • boneill428, on 05/15/2008, -1/+15Finally, someone who knows some good beer. Rogue brewery is one of my favorites. Dead Guy Ale is the best.
  • 5wallace, on 05/15/2008, -0/+17Dogfish Head makes some other great beers. The 90 Minute IPA is fantastic. If you have not tried it you are missing out.
  • freshyill, on 05/15/2008, -0/+13Plenty of watered down piss comes from Canada too. Anybody dumb enough to buy into the stereotype that all American beer is mass-market rice water doesn't know ***** about beer.
  • jarjarwang, on 05/15/2008, -3/+15"In 1978, there were just 42 breweries across the U.S. In 2007, there were 1,449."
  • 5wallace, on 05/15/2008, -0/+13Three Floyds out of Indiana is my favorite U.S. microbrew. Dogfish Head also makes some great beers. They stand up to the best imports. I love that I live right next to one of the best bars in the world - Hopleaf, in Chicago. Hundreds of beers on tap and in the bottle from all over the world. If you are in the area and are a beer fan you should not miss Hopleaf.
  • vexingmodstwo, on 05/15/2008, -2/+15Yeungling.
  • xBDVx, on 05/15/2008, -0/+10I've been doing this for a while, and, as the article states, there's a great variety. That ensures you'll never grow bored of the hobby. Even if you're experienced, there's a good chance you'll be totally surprised by how a beer tastes. If you want more info, I suggest you look at http://beeradvocate.com/ ... they rate beers and you can find out where to buy brands, go to beer festivals, and even stuff like beer-food pairings and the correct glassware to use.
  • hayzeus, on 05/15/2008, -0/+10The article is referring to the craft beers -- the mainstream beers still taste like ass.
  • wendelgee2, on 05/15/2008, -0/+11and innovation, rather than tradition...which is the real difference between European and American beers.
  • fakekevinrose, on 05/15/2008, -0/+11What a small world you live in
  • Erowid, on 05/15/2008, -1/+14Canadian as well.... I go to the states from time to time for work, and I've gotta say, there are some damn good beers down south. There are a whole lot of real nice micro brews, just the commercial crap (bud, coors, etc) that we get is what I think gives American beer a bad reputation.
  • BabaRamDass, on 05/15/2008, -0/+10No they're not. Those breweries are making beer for hopheads by hopheads. If you don't like a hoppy beer, don't buy it, but I've never known a fellow hophead to put down others for not being able to chug an IPA in under 5 seconds.
  • ColonelJessup, on 05/15/2008, -3/+13Sam Adams Black Lager is so good.
  • W1LS0N, on 05/15/2008, -3/+18i dont know anything about the smaller independant beers but the american beer we get in england is pretty terrible. thats saying something, cos mainstream 'english' beer (carlsberg, carling, fosters etc) is pretty awful too.
  • jpmoney03, on 05/15/2008, -0/+9Actually it was an article written in Canada.
  • captainpugwash, on 05/15/2008, -9/+19I did, I was referring to the digg title, not that i didn't expect to be dug down for insulting Coors
  • blackgt93, on 05/15/2008, -6/+17This article is about 5 years too late. The real micro boom happened a while back.
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