What nobody mentions that all American pisswater beers have in common with each other and no other beer is rice. That's right--American "beer" is augmented with rice. Real beer has malted barley, hops, yeast, and water, and maybe some flavoring/clarification agents. Sometimes other malted grains are used instead of barley, but rice is used in addition to barley because it's cheap and it lets them use less of the good ingredients.
Did anyone realise that this is actually a very very old australian invention? Some guy had the idea for this many years ago but was turned down because it was too expensive to build.
old post, but i need to chime in here... I am a big fan of great beer, but when you are bass fishing in the everglades, or after some other form of red neck fun, not much beats an ice cold macro. my fave in this environment is rolling rock light. my new fave is Stone's Arrogant Bastard Ale. I would say that there is a great beer for any occasion. The cans seem like an OK idea, however I would never bother to pay any premium price for non-premium beer. Thats what ice chests are for, anyway.
I have to disagree that ALL American beer is crappy. That's like saying that all American food is bad by judging the quality of food at Mcdonald's. Most Americans are very well aware of the fact that Miller, Budweiser, Michelob, and Coors are all crappy, large quantity beers sold in huge cases. Their purpose is to get drunk and do so cheaply. They are not, and have never been sold has as fine beer. The unfortunate thing is that none of our good beer makes it to Europe. There are hundreds of breweries that have sprung up over the last decade that produce some excellent world-class beer. Anchor Steam, Pyramid, Sierra Nevada, Alaskan,Humbolt, and hundreds of other brands are actually very good and made in every variety from IPA, Stout, porter, lager, and many others. I personally toured the Sierra Nevada facility in Chico, California and it was amazing. They use real, handmade copper kettles to cook their mash. What I'm saying here is that it isn't really an accurate term to label American beer as bad. The unfortunate thing is that only the biggest brands get exported. Hell- you can't ever get half of the beer made here in other states let alone other countries. Sam Adams is about the only "craft brew" that has gotten big enough to make it onto the bigger national market. Hopefully some of these others will too, but it might take time to get ameicans more interested in them and make them see beer as much a tasty experience as wine is.
urusaiApr 20, 2006
What nobody mentions that all American pisswater beers have in common with each other and no other beer is rice. That's right--American "beer" is augmented with rice. Real beer has malted barley, hops, yeast, and water, and maybe some flavoring/clarification agents. Sometimes other malted grains are used instead of barley, but rice is used in addition to barley because it's cheap and it lets them use less of the good ingredients.
recon16Apr 21, 2006
Cant wait to see it on diggnation!
chrislewisApr 21, 2006
Did anyone realise that this is actually a very very old australian invention? Some guy had the idea for this many years ago but was turned down because it was too expensive to build.
1337d00dApr 21, 2006
Id rather have a cooler that flash freezes many beers quickly to 32 deg. F,,,,,, or some kinda absolute zero convection,,,, is that too much to ask
stuarteaApr 27, 2006
Beer really shouldn't be freezing cold when you drink it, it's a strange obession having 'ice' this or 'frosted glass' that. If you make it so cold, you're just not going to taste anything. Maybe that's great if you don't like beer?Check out "Some cold facts about beer temperature by George Lenker<a class="user" href="http://www.masslive.com/beernut/republican/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1143622494213180.xml&coll=1">http://www.masslive.com/beernut/republican/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1143622494213180.xml&coll=1</a>If you're looking for a great beer, try Bateman's Darklord! (Probably UK only)<a class="user" href="http://www.bateman.co.uk/Beers/btdarklord.htm">http://www.bateman.co.uk/Beers/btdarklord.htm</a>
woknbluesMay 12, 2006
old post, but i need to chime in here... I am a big fan of great beer, but when you are bass fishing in the everglades, or after some other form of red neck fun, not much beats an ice cold macro. my fave in this environment is rolling rock light. my new fave is Stone's Arrogant Bastard Ale. I would say that there is a great beer for any occasion. The cans seem like an OK idea, however I would never bother to pay any premium price for non-premium beer. Thats what ice chests are for, anyway.
wilywhopper2Aug 22, 2006
I have to disagree that ALL American beer is crappy. That's like saying that all American food is bad by judging the quality of food at Mcdonald's. Most Americans are very well aware of the fact that Miller, Budweiser, Michelob, and Coors are all crappy, large quantity beers sold in huge cases. Their purpose is to get drunk and do so cheaply. They are not, and have never been sold has as fine beer. The unfortunate thing is that none of our good beer makes it to Europe. There are hundreds of breweries that have sprung up over the last decade that produce some excellent world-class beer. Anchor Steam, Pyramid, Sierra Nevada, Alaskan,Humbolt, and hundreds of other brands are actually very good and made in every variety from IPA, Stout, porter, lager, and many others. I personally toured the Sierra Nevada facility in Chico, California and it was amazing. They use real, handmade copper kettles to cook their mash. What I'm saying here is that it isn't really an accurate term to label American beer as bad. The unfortunate thing is that only the biggest brands get exported. Hell- you can't ever get half of the beer made here in other states let alone other countries. Sam Adams is about the only "craft brew" that has gotten big enough to make it onto the bigger national market. Hopefully some of these others will too, but it might take time to get ameicans more interested in them and make them see beer as much a tasty experience as wine is.
cannonballMay 8, 2009
...Expect the first cans to show up on store shelvesin mid-2007