Alternative title: How to trigger all Europeans with one map
Paddy Irish man here: Guinness is loved here and would be my weapon of choice in the pub.
Czech here, I’m fine with that.
Czechs: there’s beer here, so I’m happy either way.
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As a fellow german I disagree, if someone would give me Becks I’d refuse to drink it. Are you from greater Bremen area by chance?
Proof that America isn’t the only country with bad mass-manufactured beer brands.
Whoever even thought that to begin with
American beer gets ragged on pretty regularly by Europeans, but I doubt many of the thousands of independent microbreweries in the US have much international distribution.
Carlsberg has a special place in my heart because on a trip to Malawi (Sub-Saharan Africa, not Hawaii) it was the only beer available most places. The best part was that all the Carlsberg ads on the bars and shops said “Probably the best beer in the world,” like they weren’t really sure.
Looking how I got a Stiegl even in bumfuck nowhere, Canada, it’s kinda hard to belive that Gösser is the most popular. What’s the source for that? Edit: Ah source is “trust me, bro” Or rather a cursory internet search
Gösser radler sales at least in germany must be huge. Probably counts towards beer. I like it too, gösser radler.
Here in South Netherlands Heineken is not very popular. We drink the local brands. Alfa, Gulpener, Brand. I don’t drink Heineken, if I drink beer it is mostly local, German Kölsch or Belgian Trappist beer.
That is definately addressed in the title, though.
Where you went wrong is the part where you expected someone to read a sentence.
Most of there are one of the cheapest beers you can get. I’m sure that is a major factor.
Probably most of them are pilsners that taste the same too.
I think it’s more of who puts most money into marketing.
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In the UK, John Smiths is a fucking awful beer. There are so many independent breweries that there are many good beers to choose from. John Smiths is literally the bottom of the list!
No fucking way is John Smiths the most popular UK beer.
My parents and in-laws dri… Okay, nevermind
That’s the part so many people miss with crap like this: they’re not saying it’s the best, or that it’s the favorite, only that it has broad general appeal.
In the US, Miller Lite is nobody’s favorite beer (outside of a handful of devotees, I’m sure), but it’s a beer that any beer drinker can fall back on and locate just about anywhere. It’s not excessively high ABV, not overly hoppy, not sweet, low calories, doesn’t sit heavy, isn’t strictly for warm or cool weather, and reasonably priced.
Demographically, it is drank by college kids, sports spectators/tailgaters, old guys down at the social club, golfers, rednecks, wannabe rednecks from the suburbs, bachelorette parties, rock show attendees, and pretty much anyone anywhere beer is being served.
For those reasons, it’s likely one of the top 5 “most popular” beers in the US.
Everyone saying they’re local regional favorite or specialty craft brew is better are just missing the point.
It might be interesting to look at the parent brands and see if this more a matter of who has the most resources for marketing and export sales.
And I thought the most popular piwo brand in Poland is Wyborowa.
My Polish friends from when I lived in Amsterdam liked Grolsch out of the green bottle with flip top.
I would have guessed tyskie, that sure must be the most popular polish beer in germany.
You can really see the divide between wine cultures and beer cultures here
It’s funny, as an american, the farther right I move on the map the less beers I have heard of.
I mean yeah thats pretty much the tldr of average american knowledge of europe
It is a pity that I hate the taste of beer, as there would be so many different kinds to try out…
Liking beer’s taste is a Stockholm syndrome. Never have I ever met a person who has liked beer’s taste at first. But when you’re young and don’t have a lot of money, beer is the cheapest alcoholic beverage so you’re almost forced to drink that in some point.
Then after a while you start to “like” the taste and soon you’re like “this is good” but you’re still lying to yourself until one day you really start to like it.
Then you start to try different beers and they taste different to each other but they really aren’t as good tasting as good ciders or long drinks, but you keep on drinking and tasting.
So just keep on trying to like the taste and some day you might.
I’ve always liked beer. Prefer it to long drinks and ciders too.
These are all terrible beers. Every single one of them.
Guinness ain’t bad.
It actually is. I mean of course it’s all about personal taste, but from a brewer’s perspective, it’s one of the worst actually.
Having worked in the industry, and with the company that owns the Guinness brand specifically, it’s really not. Again, you may not personally be a fan, but you seem to struggle with objectivity on this one.
Even many of the others aren’t that bad. Light lagers are surprisingly tricky to produce consistently, since their lighter flavors mean that any flaws are much harder to hide.
Edit: I redacted my comment as I don’t want to expose too much. Let’s just say most brewer’s I work together with have a passionate distaste for Guinness, mainly for the brewing process. But that may also be the elitist mindset of German brewers.
I agree with the light lagers sentiment though. I personally despise them but the brewing knowhow behind them is pretty extensive.
Anywho, it all boils down to personal taste and I can find better beers in most of these regions (haven’t been to all yet).
So it’s literally that you just cannot work your mind around separating personal preferences from more objective statements. Good to know.
Sure.
Guinness isn’t considered good in the industry, plus I dislike the taste. I like the company behind it though. There we go. Shit like the American Budweiser or Beck’s is difficult to brew, but tastes like shit. Taste can be an objective thing too, hence why there are beer sommeliers. But sure, if insulting me makes you happy, I’m fine with that. Have a pleasant day mate!
I agree that, of those shown here that I have tried, these beers are mostly in the inoffensive 4-6 out of 10 range. Like most things produced primarily for popularity over the art of the craft they intentionally do not push any boundries.
Would you list off some beers that you think are good representations of the brewing art from your perspective.
So is this map saying John Smith’s from England is the most popular beer with other countries outside the UK? Absolutely zero chance John Smith’s is Scotland’s most popular beer, Tenants massively leads lager sales and has high brand opinion. Not too mention how many better beers there are in the UK now
