This would've been a miss before prohibition, when the US had more diversity and depth in beers than Europe, and Canada was a faint buzz (pun intended).

Again Government intervention by well-meaning liberals ruined things. Fortunately and unusually in that case, law was undone (sort of...if you ignore the unnecessary ATF tax organization).

I agree with many here. I would pretty much only drink Sam from the US. Guinness, Becks Dark, Grolsh, et al, were the only things interesting.

Today, I wouldn't waste a minute with a mainstream European beer. Sam, Dogfish Head, Southern Tier, Clown Shoes, Grittys...on and on and on...even mainstream Leinies... are far superior to anything but the best Belgians. Guinness is a fall back. Innis and Gunn is awesome, but far more expensive than just as good or better Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale. Beer snobs, just like wine snobs are passe, and need to get up to speed with engaged, driven capitalistic change. Dump the dated predispositions and morbid America beer bashing. We are back!

excellent! history and a laugh! ;)

bah. pretty bottles. Kendell Jackson Gewürztraminer. Buy a bottle for the bride and let us know...:)

Best swing top bottles for making home brew. Fischer swing tops are great too.

Ahh, Grolsch too.

Talk about entrepreneurial spirit. During Prohibition, rather than closing down or going illegal, the Stroh family used a family recipe for ice cream and kept the doors open and the people at work. Absolutely the best! But we could only have it once in a while because it cost a few cents more than the ordinary stuff.

I know this is going to sound plebian, but I loved Blue Nun. Could drink it with everything.

really?

Yeah Stroh's,, fire brewed!
Also made excellent ice cream. High in butter-fat.

In the early 70's I was part of a group advertising a semi-annual conference in Denver while at a conference in Chicago. We put a 6 pack of Coors on top of our display and had offers of up to $100 for that 6 pack. Since then have tried many different beers, and to an extent prefer many of the microbrews.

I never understood american beer growing up. My dad always drank Heineken. I think the first beer handed to me at a party was Hamms. and then in college everyone wanted Coors-but I worked in a restaurant bar that sold imports-21 of them so my favorite was grolsch. but I also enjoyed Sapporo and Fosters. My son buys small frig kegs of Weinsteiner (he spent time in Germany and does not drink any american beer unless it's a microbrew). that's the extent of my knowledge. I love wine

Ahh, I've always loved Strohs.

Nope. Had lotsa Pabst, though.

Probably never had Andeker on tap made by Pabst?

Herb there is a new link right above your comment :)

grrroooaaan-the Avs have really sucked this season. They won on sat but goodness!

I promise to teach a homebrewing class when I get moved to Atlantis.

Bad link.
However, in my beer drinking days, living in Detroit, (when it was the envy of the country not the disgrace) and being across the river from Canada, I had the opportunity to taste many Canadian beers. I found the best to be local Detroit brews such as Stroh's and E&B. That was until Coors made it into Michigan. Ah, those were the days.

Maybe too much of that Canadian Beer... --lol--

40 years ago, I got back to work after a long 'business' lunch, I reckoned if I hold on to the desk no one would notice but the rocking of the floor was not helping. Then I heard the call- 'Earthquake, everyone leave the building'.

My first beer in Canada was Lebatt (Le Bleu) on tap.
I finished one. By the middle of my second one the room grew dark and sort of started spinning.
My concerned barkeep asked "Are you OK?"
I replied: "I shink dis bea isz a logo schtonger tha I'm uszed ta."
He laughed.
7% alcohol by volume....

thanks! That works. Makes me thirsty.

try this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E064kb3...

sorry-sometimes my location affects this stuff