The guy is an ignoramus and definitely not a beer connoisseur... he’s still in the 60’s.
Europeans love american beers...
http://www.latitudenews.com/story/us-craft-beers-gain-fans-in-europe/
It seems everywhere likes American beer. We were on a small island in the Bahamas where one gal at the resort was the greeter, bartender, showed you to your room, etc.
We were going into town to the liquor store to stock up on rum and asked if she wanted/needed anything. She said...yeah, bring me back some imported beer! We said which one? Her answer was Bud. We laughed! We brought her back a 6.