Only relevant to Americans?

I haven't watched this yet, but I can say that the U.S. has thousands of micro-breweries that are producing some very high quality beer that either rivals or even surpasses those beers from Europe. Unfortunately, the big companies such as Budweiser, Coors & Miller are still quite dominant in the U.S., but even those companies are starting to produce some different beers that are of some quality, unlike their awful signature beers.

"In Europe, although we have Bud, it is not really the dominant beer in the market - Peroni, Grolsch, Stella Artois, Heineken, Kronenbourg are probably the main market leaders..."

With the merger of Anheuser–Busch and InBev, the largest American beer brand and a large number of European beers, including Stella Artois, are now being produced by this one giant company. And none of those European beers retain their taste once they get here. I've had direct imports on cruise ships that taste better than the stuff I've bought in stores here. They don't compare in the least to the American microbrews being produced now.

AMERICA THE BEST. You are watching american movie, so shut up.

Any TRUE beer nerd will tell you that America is absolutely "where it's at" right now for the best beers. In fact other countries, including those in your precious Europe, are imitating American ales. One problem with their beers IS that they have been brewing the same dang stuff for so long. They're afraid of change and even more petrified of breaking tradition. On the other hand, us Americans just want what tastes good, so not only do American craft brewers focus on smaller batches using the best ingredients (on a level that could be compared to monks making ales in their abbeys [you know, when that was actually still happening regularly in Belgium]), we also continue to innovate. Sorry Europe, the torch has been passed.

I love it when Europeans knock American beer without ever truly experiencing what craft brewers producing. Imagine if I drank a Beck's and then said all German beer was revolting based on that experience.

Personally, I think Peroni is awful.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, is THE WORLDS LARGEST BREWER. This is why the aforementioned company, dominates a majority of the movie's content. Chances are, several of your favorite beers, are owned, in some shape or form, by the company in question.

There are many American beers that would rival/trump any other beer from around the world. The key is to stray away from the big names, and focus more on craft brewers. In my opinion, Peroni is a marginal beer, at best. I don't, dislike the brand. However, there is nothing fantastic about the taste. I might order a bottle/glass if it was the only premuim beer available at the restaurant I'm frequenting, yet, still would consider ordering something like Coors, if there were a sufficent price difference.

Beers like Coors, Bud, PBR, and Miller are good for "laying low". They are cheap, easy to kill, and don't get the drinker particulary trashed, unless you are playing excessive amounts of Beer Pong, or bonging one every five minutes. I'll order a Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, Dogfish, Goose Island, Hoffbrau Haus, etc, if I really wish to enjoy the beverage that I'm consuming. The price might be a little more steep, but, you tend to drink them with more care. There is a brewery/restaurant about two miles from my house(Bluegrass Brewing Co of Kentucky), that commonly makes several concoctions that would most likely, knock your socks off. I'm not saying that all of their beers would outdue something found across the pond. But, I'm willing to bet, you'd develop an affinity for one or two of the selections.

Don't stereotype every american beer based upon a swig of Bud Light. In the same respect, I'm sure it doesn't rain every day in London.



"The key is, you've got to be crazy to maintain your sanity"

You seem to take a very ethnocentric tone, though beer belongs to no one as it is around 9500 years old.

Does no one in this thread realize that taste is a subjective thing? You can't just say "American/European beer is the best in the world" because you can't know what others will like. Maybe it is your favorite, and that is great, but what is wrong if someone prefers a different one? I enjoy European beers, American beers, and beers from all over the globe, but I don't judge others for having different preferences. Are we really so insecure that we need the beer we like to be "The Best"? Do we really have to turn such a beautiful beverage into a glorified d!ck measuring contest? Can we all not just sit down, relax, and enjoy a beer?