Thread:BrewChris/@comment-26729468-20160202172459/@comment-27675805-20160203080033

I wish I did. Brew is actually half of my last name. HOWEVER!! I moved to Germany some years ago and this place is ground zero for beer of all kinds. I'm somewhat of a connoisseur now. US beer is mostly based on Czech beer in Plzeň. They call it Pilz here (short for Pilsner). I'm not a fan of mass-produced US beer anymore, though. Compared to European beer it doesn't stack up. The US craft beers do, though. A lot of the stuff coming out of Oregon and New England have come a long way.

If you like stronger beers try some of the Belgian brews like this one: http://www.leffe.com/en/beers/leffe-tripel

German beers are great all around. I rarely find one I don't like (except for Becks). They take it very seriously here and have purity laws stipulating that only four basic ingredients can be in German beer: water, malted hops, barley, and yeast. So long story short try to get your hands on some German and Belgian beers and you won't be disappointed.

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