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>>14842979
>But to think that we would be better than the Bavarians who have been doing it for 600 years is crazy talk
You realize that much of the midwest was settled by bavarians, right?

Its not like America just sprang up out of nothing the white people magically appearing one day with no previous knowledge of anything

Today Germany definitely makes some good beer, probably the best macro tier beer in the world, but its also not a great place for people who really like beer as most German venues have an extremely narrow selection of beer styles. The vast majority of germans only drink very basic lagers, most have literally never even tried a stout in their lives

>>10516862
Euros would have used more hops traditionally, they were just too expensive

Also, to say American craft beer is "based on" Euro beer is kind of misleading. Remember, America was born of Europeans, mostly from beer making regions. Almost the entire north was settled with a plurality of people from Germany. Americans have done a great job keeping alive, or reviving good styles of beer that the people left behind in Europe have forgotten and let die in favor of generic lagers

Plus, big beer is usually correlated with good beer. Sure a beer doesn't have to be strong to be good, but most lighter quality beers are even better if bumped up to a bit more reasonable of a level, many the very ingredients that lead to good flavor also bump up the ABV. Drinking watered down beer to prove how great you are at recognizing subtle watery flavors doesn't help any of us

>>7931740
I suppose it's a coincidence that the states full of Germans drink beer.

You have to go back, Juan.