All American beer is bilge water, isn’t it?
At Grand Central station, in the olive oil shop (yes, there is one) I found myself in the rather strange position of defending American beer to a very genial fellow from Connecticut.
He posited the view that Europeans do beer much better than the USA. I pointed out there are oceans of European beer which are rubbish, and that there are many fine American beers.
“Which?” he asked.
“Well, there’s Anchor for a start”, I retorted.
“And…?” he enquired.
“Um….ah….um” I stuttered to a halt.
Fortunately, my visit to the USA reminded me of the delights of Samuel Adams. I managed to bring back a few bottles of their Summer Ale to dear old Blighty.
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You’re in New York and all you can think of is Sam Adams (slightly spruced-up macrobrew) and Anchor (slightly better spruced-up macrobrew)? Neither are even from New York, a town teeming with breweries. Hopeless. 0 for effort. Finding good beer in the US is extremely easy. Go to a place like The Ginger Man (or really any other bar) and start with this list:
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/country/united-states/213/
When you get through the top fifty, start on the other ten thousand.
Thanks for the education!
As I was on holiday I am delighted with my “0 for effort”!