tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post114719875786052653..comments2024-03-14T13:06:38.883+00:00Comments on cultural snow: Lager shoutingTim Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-1147586098377888112006-05-14T06:54:00.000+01:002006-05-14T06:54:00.000+01:00Prism:The problem is that decent beer (as found in...Prism:<BR/>The problem is that decent beer (as found in microbreweries) is difficult to transport and store and, above all, difficult to keep consistent, which is why nobody's ever been able to market it on a global basis.<BR/><BR/>Kirses:<BR/>I kinda disagree. The crappy Euro beers Billy was discussing (Skol, Hofmeister, etc) really did taste foul. But Budweiser doesn't even have the courage of its convictions. It's all bubbles and no soap.<BR/><BR/>As Arnold Bennett put it, in the line that I want on my gravestone: <I>"Good taste is better than bad taste, but bad taste is better than no taste."</I> I think he was discussing aesthetics rather than bad lager, but the point holds.<BR/><BR/>Word verification: <B>VRAUB</B>. Small town in the Czech Republic. Kafka stopped there once on the way to Vienna, because he needed the toilet.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-1147538882389576632006-05-13T17:48:00.000+01:002006-05-13T17:48:00.000+01:00i accidentally ordered not 1 but 2 (one for each h...i accidentally ordered not 1 but 2 (one for each hand!) bottles of bud in club recently, and even though i was already 3 sheets to the wind and i can't usually tell the difference between lagers - it was fucking awful.Kirseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844127984994772475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-1147452044326629852006-05-12T17:40:00.000+01:002006-05-12T17:40:00.000+01:00Bud gives all American beer such a bad name, too. ...Bud gives all American beer such a bad name, too. The US could have done a lot for its terrible cervisial reputation by organising sponsorship from a consortium of microbreweries.MissPrismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04852979700494482453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-1147439450794451772006-05-12T14:10:00.000+01:002006-05-12T14:10:00.000+01:00Of course, there's always Bud Lite. Which presumab...Of course, there's always Bud Lite. Which presumably is Budweiser with less alcohol and less taste. An interesting mathematical conundrum, if nothing else.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-1147438056140032572006-05-12T13:47:00.000+01:002006-05-12T13:47:00.000+01:00You have to be really pissed to confuse Budvar wit...You have to be really pissed to confuse Budvar with Budweiser.<BR/><BR/>We used to drink Budvar at our local - the barmaid had a large overbite:<BR/><BR/>"Vottle of Vud?"Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00340519450159428760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-1147348860884347262006-05-11T13:01:00.000+01:002006-05-11T13:01:00.000+01:00I was working in a bar many years ago when Budvar ...I was working in a bar many years ago when Budvar (proper European beer) first appeared.<BR/><BR/>When people asked for a 'bud', when I gave them a budvar they NEVER EVER noticed the difference, even though budweiser tastes like yer typical piss-weak lager with a spoonful of sugar thrown if for good measure.<BR/><BR/>Idiots.Spinsterellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611660308963083276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-1147342047758368762006-05-11T11:07:00.000+01:002006-05-11T11:07:00.000+01:00Mmmm... Hofmeister...I totally agree, why does the...Mmmm... Hofmeister...<BR/><BR/>I totally agree, why does the World Cup need to have an 'official beer'? It might as well also have 'official fags' and 'official fast food' (actually it <A HREF="http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/partners.html" REL="nofollow">probably does have official fast food</A>).<BR/><BR/><EM>This message brought to you my Bensons, the official cigarettes of the World Cup.</EM>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-1147289902586325132006-05-10T20:38:00.000+01:002006-05-10T20:38:00.000+01:00Why does the world cup need an official beer anywa...Why does the world cup need an official beer anyway?<BR/><BR/>Least of all Budweiser; available here as a brewed in the UK copy of an American beer that's no good in the first place which nicked it's name from a Czech lager.<BR/><BR/>If they're going for rather crappy beers, I think the offical beer should be Skol, or Hofmeister. Whatever happened to them?Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17841187654606981532noreply@blogger.com