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Pay Attention, This Is Important |
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Gregory Morris, 12/17/08 9:41:54 am |
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There are myths about beer in need of debunking. Like how green bottles are useful for anything other than goat piss storage, and how beer should be only consumed at temperatures appropriate for cryogenics.
In addition to what LegendsOfBeer posts, I'd like to add a few other immensely important items.
Myth #13: Budweiser is the King of Beers.
The truth is, to qualify as beer, a beverage needs to be made from barley, water, and hops. Budweiser's primary grain is rice. Therefore, Budweiser is only the King of flavorless malted beverages.
Myth #14: Quality beer has to contain more hops.
For some reason, there is a trend to force over-hopped beers on the market, ostensibly because more hops == more better. The truth is, there are numerous flavors and aromas in beer that must be in balance in order for the beer to be high quality. Adding more hops in lieu of proper balance only serves to make beer more bitter and hoppy. Some brewers think slapping the label "India Pale Ale" on a bottle gives them the right to serve poorly balanced yak spit.
Myth #15: The best beer is imported.
While it is true that there are a number of fine imported beers, there are also many fine craft brewers in the US. Only certain types of beers age well (such as certain Belgian ales), and only those should be imported. If you want a good pilsner, don't import it from the Czech Republic. Go to Prague and drink one. Also, like the linked post mentions, green bottles do not protect beer from being ruined by light and beer demons. Therefore, only a fool will drink an import in a green bottle.
Myth #16: French beer is good.
A baldfaced and inexcusable lie. French beer is a poor attempt to copy their masterful Belgian neighbors. |
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