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JoeKing



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:24 pm    Post subject: The world's most popular beer is ... Reply with quote

1. Snow

Chinese drinkers guzzled an incredible 10.3 billion liters of Snow in 2013, making it the world's No.1 beer.

Keen to try it? You'll have to jump on a plane to China -- the only country where Snow is sold.

Snow is produced by SABMiller (SBMRF) and local partner China Resources Enterprise. Last year, the brand had 5.3% of the world market.

But before you buy a ticket to Beijing, consider the taste. Snow is a lager, and a prime example of the mostly flavorless -- but refreshing -- beer that dominates in Asia.

2. Tsingtao
3. Bud Light
4. Budweiser
5. Skol
6. Yanjing
7. Heineken
8. Harbin
9. Brahma
10. Coors Light


http://money.cnn.com/gallery/news/2014/08/19/world-beer/?hpt=ob_articlefooter&iid=obnetwork
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maxand



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 11:50 pm    Post subject: Re: The world's most popular beer is ... Reply with quote

JoeKing wrote:
1. Snow

Chinese drinkers guzzled an incredible 10.3 billion liters of Snow in 2013, making it the world's No.1 beer.

Keen to try it? You'll have to jump on a plane to China -- the only country where Snow is sold.

Snow is produced by SABMiller (SBMRF) and local partner China Resources Enterprise. Last year, the brand had 5.3% of the world market.

But before you buy a ticket to Beijing, consider the taste. Snow is a lager, and a prime example of the mostly flavorless -- but refreshing -- beer that dominates in Asia.

2. Tsingtao
3. Bud Light
4. Budweiser
5. Skol
6. Yanjing
7. Heineken
8. Harbin
9. Brahma
10. Coors Light


http://money.cnn.com/gallery/news/2014/08/19/world-beer/?hpt=ob_articlefooter&iid=obnetwork


you must be joe king....

my reaction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lowsgFuNtU
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wangdaning



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 12:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just shows you how bad writers have become. Using a vague word like popular. It would be much more accurate to say the most consumed, which is a synonym of popular but does not match with most liked/enjoyed/desired (all of which could also be synonyms of popular). It is inaccurate and tends to confuse people.

I drink snow, but would much prefer a micro brew from back home in California.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 12:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

wangdaning wrote:


I drink snow


my condolences Laughing
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Bud Powell



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 1:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think Snow is an okay beer. I like Prince Premium, a pretty good lager. I'm not sure of its distribution throughout China. Maybe it's local to Jiangsu. It is becoming harder to find.

The first time I saw the logotype and the logo of the mountain, I thought that the image was upside down because "MONS" (SNOW backwards and upside down) is "Mountains" in French. I'm sure that the subliminal message is lost on the Chinese afficiondes of Snow beer. It had to be unintentional.
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fpshangzhou



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 1:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Snow beer is probably most "consumed" during bbq outings. That's the only time I drink it. It's lite and tasty with the spicy fish on a stick or other goodies grilled up. I personally favor Tsing Tao & Paulaner or other German engineered beer which offers a much better taste and more palatable.
When I visit home, I go for the Sam Adams mixtures. They have a nice collection of tastes for almost any beer enthusiast.

Cheers,

Aaron
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JoeKing



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 1:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

wangdaning wrote:
Just shows you how bad writers have become. Using a vague word like popular. It would be much more accurate to say the most consumed, which is a synonym of popular but does not match with most liked/enjoyed/desired (all of which could also be synonyms of popular). It is inaccurate and tends to confuse people.

I drink snow, but would much prefer a micro brew from back home in California.


I know what you are saying - It's normal to think that the person, place, or thing that is most popular is also the "most liked". But that is only one of the meanings of the word. At least four other meanings agree with the way "popular" was used in the article. So no, not vague at all!

adjective
1.
regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general:
a popular preacher.
2.
regarded with favor, approval, or affection by an acquaintance or acquaintances:
He's not very popular with me just now.
3.
of, pertaining to, or representing the people, especially the common people:
popular discontent.
4.
of the people as a whole, especially of all citizens of a nation or state qualified to participate in an election:
popular suffrage; the popular vote; popular representation.
5.
prevailing among the people generally:
a popular superstition.
6.
suited to or intended for the general masses of people:
popular music.
7.
adapted to the ordinary intelligence or taste:
popular lectures on science.

One could also parse the meaning of "vague" and "synonym".

Vague-not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed. (actually it was clearly stated, just not the meaning you preferred)

Synonym - a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language. Those words do not have the same meaning, they have nearly the same meaning - not the same thing.

"Much more accurate" could also be questioned -yes, I agree there are degrees of accuracy, but does not satisfying four of seven meanings mean it's pretty accurate?
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Non Sequitur



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 5:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is the job-related forum.
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Listerine



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 8:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Non Sequitur wrote:
This is the job-related forum.


Alcohol is as integral a part of survival in the ESL industry as blackboards and dictionaries, lol.
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Alien abductee



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 8:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't drink. I don't know how I'll make it another year!

Surprised
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lager is NOT beer!!!!!! It is nothing but aerated flavoured water.

American 'beers' like Budwesier must be the worst in the world. I can pass stronger water when I go for a pee.

If we are going to talk BEER, then let's talk about REAL beer. Newcastle Brown, or Newquay Steam, or Boddingtons. But puullleeeeaaassseee, don't class Bud, Coors, Tsingtao, or any of those of the same ilk as 'BEER'.

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3701 W.119th



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 12:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was drinking a Snow as I checked this topic. Odd.

It's an inoffensive, reasonably refreshing lager. Although to be honest, if I'd known it was only 2.5% I probably wouldn't have bought it.

Tsingtao lager in Britain seems to taste better than the stuff here. Maybe it's my mind playing tricks on me. I picked up a bottle of their stout last week and it was dreadful. Really bad (although super-strong for China, at c.6.7%).

I like a glass or two of good baiju. I avoid imported beers when I'm out, as I think they're way overpriced in the west. To pay the same price for them here is ludicrous. For all the 'craft' marketing wankery, it's just beer
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JoeKing



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 2:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mike w wrote:
Lager is NOT beer!!!!!! It is nothing but aerated flavoured water.

American 'beers' like Budwesier must be the worst in the world. I can pass stronger water when I go for a pee.

If we are going to talk BEER, then let's talk about REAL beer. Newcastle Brown, or Newquay Steam, or Boddingtons. But puullleeeeaaassseee, don't class Bud, Coors, Tsingtao, or any of those of the same ilk as 'BEER'.

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Not sure if you are being literal or not, because lager is most certainly beer, just like ale is. But maybe you mean the ones you mentioned are so crappy they should not be considered beers, and then you would not get much of an argument from me. Newcastle is ok and I do drink it from time to time, but not really sure I would regard it as top shelf...
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 2:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Non Sequitur wrote:
This is the job-related forum.
Sorry...inadvertently chose the wrong forum..combination of not wearing glasses and drinking beer.....not sure what do about it now. Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 2:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Non Sequitur wrote:
This is the job-related forum.
Besides, we were having a debate on the proper use of the word "popular", which makes it teaching related... Cool
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