I just got back from a 4 day trip to Europe

[darkangel218]

No Coors or Miller light anywhere in Frankfurt or Munich

Or Uppsala, Sweden


Wtf?



I wasn't happy to say the least

[Arugula Latte]

1. Okay, really?

That's what bothered you? None of the sights made up for that?

Or is this pure sarcasm? I can't tell.

[darkangel218]

2. No. the trip was awesome.

I got to see my friends. Just surprised Coors isn't there.

Yes, it bothered me as I don't drink other beers.


Why do you have to be mean?

[Arugula Latte]

3. Okay, sorry. I'm just envious that you got to go to Europe

and I'm stuck here and I don't even like beer.

[darkangel218]

4. Im originally from Europe, thats why i had to go see friends and family

It was a legitimate concern. I don't do good with strong beer and I don't drink liquor.

[alarimer]

18. So many excellent beers in Europe and you only drink Coors?

I'm sorry, but that's just astonishing.

Live a little! Take a chance! You never know what you're missing if you don't even try something different.

[darkangel218]

22. You think i havent tried other beers? lol! i have

And don't like them.

[Downwinder]

5. Should be. SABMiller plc is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

[darkangel218]

6. I didnt go to UK this time

But like I said , I didn't find any in Germany and Sweden

[Downwinder]

7. They still have Henninger?

[darkangel218]

8. Yah, as Kaiser Pilsen

[Ron Obvious]

9. Those "beers" don't pass the Reinheitsgebot (purity law)

This sounds like complaining about not being able to find Wonderbread, Velveeta Cheese and Hershey bars to me.

I'm in Germany for 3 months a year and I always love the food.

[HarveyDarkey]

10. That's because they drink real beer

[Heddi]

13. Seriously! My husband and I were in Germany a few years ago

and we were in Munich, at a bar drinking very local beer brewed in a very old brewery that we'd never ever be able to get in the US, and this American sits a few seats away from us and asks the waitress if they have Budweiser. Well, there is an Austrian beer called Budweiser that is totally NOT USA "Bud". SO she brings him that and he has a fit. "No no no, BUDDD-WYYY--ZERRRR" he says, very arrogantly. She says "THATTTT ISSSS BUDDDVYYYZERRRR..." very sarcastically back to him and she goes to the bar and brings the bottle back. Oh he was like NO way, no how, I don't know what you're pulling over on me, I'm an american and I want American beer, BUDWEISER and the bartender, who's had it about up to his neck by now says very nicely and with the most awesome German accent ever "oh Sorry sir, she misunderstood you. She thought you said Budweiser, which is what she brought you. See, what you are asking for is translated roughly to "Stale Dog Piss," and we do not allow that to be imported to our country. So very sorry about that. We can, however, offer you authentic beer in its place, if you'd like...."

It
was
fucking
awesome

Asking for horrible non-beer Beer in Europe, and then getting annoyed that it's not served? That's rich.

[trof]

14. Been to the 'Budweiser' bar in Amsterdam. It ain't your father's (U.S.) 'Budweiser'.

Funny.

[Heddi]

16. Well, my dad was a long hair pot smoking biker,

So it may have been my daddy's Budweiser

[HarveyDarkey]

15. I would have loved to have seen that

You're right, Coors,Bud, Miller & other American macrobrews are undrinkable for me, they're not beer. I would love to drink REAL beer in both Germany and Belgium. Especially Belgium.

On edit: Actually it's a Czech beer called Budweiser Budvar in Europe, and Czechvar in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Brazil and Peru. I've never seen it here in the US, but I've seen a few reviews of it.

[Heddi]

17. My husband and I brew our own beer & cider

I haven't had any non-microbrew or homebrew in so long that I'm not even sure....maybe 5 years ago...or longer? The last major company brew we've had was probably a Heineken that was in our minifridge in Thailand....

[cyberswede]

20. +1000

[elleng]

11. 4 day trip to Europe!!!

WOW!

[darkangel218]

12. Thats all i could get off from school.

I missed Monday.

[loli phabay]

25. four days, with two of them for travel can be a pain, but if your just going for business or

To see a family member etc its not to bad.

[elleng]

29. Of course.

Just happens that it is almost the anniversary of my family's first European trip, coincided with SPUTNIK! (October 4, 1957.)

I think we took 10-14 days, not sure, to visit England, Spain, France, Italy and Switzerland. Was nominally 'business' for my Dad, who owned a small travel agency at the time, and the International Association of Travel Agents had their annual convention in Madrid. Got us kids (me and my brother) into the travel mode!

[Vashta Nerada]

19. Germans drink real beer.

Not the piss water you wanted to get.

[darkangel218]

21. Umm.. i like my "piss water" thank you very much!

[kwassa]

23. Is there such a thing as a beer troll?

You might be it.

As no one of European heritage could possibly like one of the most awful creations of American beer culture .... and an insult to the very name of beer itself ....

I question your veracity.

[darkangel218]

24. Tell that to the millions of people who prefer light beer

I guess we are all beer trolls

[kwassa]

31. rather, the millions of people susceptible to huge advertising campaigns.

Light beer has far less flavor than regular beer. It is weak stuff.

[loli phabay]

27. sheeet lots of euros drink miller, bud and other lighter beers

[kwassa]

30. but they aren't beers.

simply water with a faint approximation of beer smell.

[loli phabay]

32. so what, if people want to drink it who cares. some people like pepsi and some like coke

Some like fresca some dew. Its all down to personal choice.

[liberal N proud]

26. That is the beauty of Europe

No Coors or Miller light. They have real beer.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

28. The cousin of my cousin's wife

married this nerdy guy who went to MIT (she's originally from Thailand; he's a Caucasian). After they were married they found jobs in high tech for one year in Nice, France. They kept complaining and complaining to my cousin's wife that they couldn't find any French or Ranch dressing for their salad in France and were desperate to have her mail them some from the States.