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bossface

Joined: 05 Aug 2006
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject: Canada isn't god's gift to beer |
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I'm sick of the American beer bashing as of late.
American beer doesn't suck.
Yes, major mass-market American beers like Budweiser, Coors, and to a lesser extent, Miller, are not good. However, as an American, I don't actually know any fellow Americans who drink these beers regularly. If I am to drink a lighter American lager for economic reasons, I''ll drink a PBR, an Old Style, an Oly, a Hamms, something of that ilk that it half the price of a Bud though superiour in quality. If I am to drink a decent beer, there is no shortage of microbrees to choose from. Regardless of where I am in the states, from Brooklyn to Kansas City to San Diego, I can find a top-notch local microbrew.
Canadian beers, as a whole, are not superior. And I say this with Old Trad currently being my favorite beer. However, mass-market Canadian beers (Molson, Moosehead, Labatt's) are every bit as piss poor as Bud.
So yeah, if Bud = Cass (and I'm not defending Bud, it's awful) then Moosehead=Hite. |
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polonius

Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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Have you ever walked into a Beer Store in Ontario? There are literally well over 300 beers to choose from. Sure, Molson Canadian and Labatt's Blue suck. They are not what most Canadians drink. Although, I do like Moosehead as a generic beer, but there are tons of other Canadian beers that are excellent. I am a big fan of Sleeman's.
I am sure there are many beers in America that are good as well. But the ones that get exported are the ones other countries have experience with. Much like, almost no Aussie would ever drink Foster's. |
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VanIslander

Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:21 pm Post subject: Re: Canada isn't god's gift to beer |
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bossface wrote: |
Yes, major mass-market American beers like Budweiser, Coors, and to a lesser extent, Miller, are not good. However, as an American, I don't actually know any fellow Americans who drink these beers regularly. |
Those beers only have 62% of the American market.
Nothing wrong with water from time to time. |
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sharkey

Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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i love grabbing a budweiser, watching the nascar races and shooting squirrels in my back yard with a shotgun
it all depends on what you like to drink .. for some, beers taste good and others not so much |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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Agreed, OP. If you compare Molson's to Bud well I'll talke Molson's but if you offered me a beer brewed in WA, OR, or Northern CA I would take that.
Anyone who loves beer on either side of the border isn't going to drink a mass market beer. |
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el_magico
Joined: 14 May 2006
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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Moosehead is a great mass-produced beer!
I really miss my Steamwhistle though... can it be bought anywhere in the kimichi-land? |
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jackson7
Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Kim Jong Il's Future Fireball
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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mindmetoo wrote: |
Agreed, OP. If you compare Molson's to Bud well I'll talke Molson's but if you offered me a beer brewed in WA, OR, or Northern CA I would take that.
Anyone who loves beer on either side of the border isn't going to drink a mass market beer. |
You got it. Portland, Oregon, for example, has more than 44 breweries alone. I love West coast beer! Two more weeks and then I'll be swimming in IPA (hat tip to Canada's Alley Kat, as it's the only IPA I can find on tap here). There are even a few good beers being brewed in Alaska. C'mon Korea, step up to the plate. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006 Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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Rolling Rock
Upper Canada Pale Ale.  |
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pavement burns

Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Location: Pocheon, Kyonggido Korea
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espoir

Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Location: Incheon, South Korea
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Come on people Alexander Keiths India Pale Ale or Keiths Red!!
Greatest beer ever!! and yes molson and labatt are just as bad as the piss that is coors and bud, but most canadians that I know dont drink molson or labatt unless they are poor, new to drinking, or a messed up sense of patriotism.
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espoir

Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Location: Incheon, South Korea
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: There's only one thing that makes Canadians mad... |
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haha absolutely hilarious movie. Good ol John Candy, rip dear man! |
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funkywinkerbeans
Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Location: seoul
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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Some of the mainstream beers in Canada are good and are great to take camping etc... Beers such as O Keefes extra old stock, Old Style, Kooteney pale, and Keith's.
US mainstream beers are absolute crap in comparison. Ie ; Coors light, Bud, Pabst blue ribbon
Generally speaking, most Canadians can also outdrink most Americans when it comes to consuming beers. Either it's because the alcohol content is stronger or Canadians learn how to drink in bars when they're young and Americans have to wait till they're 21. |
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jkelly80

Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Location: you boys like mexico?
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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Most Canadians? All 30 million of you? Really?
Three Floyds out of Munster and Bells out of Kalamazoo are two of the best non-Pacific Northwest beers I ever done had. |
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camaroclow
Joined: 10 Apr 2008
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea
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Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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We can all agree that microbrewery beer is better than popular beer, regardless of where it's from. |
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