[Warren]

If you have ever had German beer, not the German beer imported & modified by US regulations, you would be upset too. American beer is piss poor compared to German beer. I was stationed in Augsburg Germany '64 - '66 & was introduced to the great German beer. Best I have ever had.

[LibWhacker]

Best I have ever had.

My thoughts, too -- until the last 20 years or so when lots of small American breweries caught up to them, imho. 'Course, it has been a looooooong time since I had a real German beer . . .

[bmwcyle]

Didn't make it to England?

Piss is too good to be linked to Bud.

[Tailback]

I was at Ansbach myself 89-91, thank God for the microbrew revolution in Oregon. I can go to any local bar here in Salem and get a Oregon brewed beer to rival any I drank in Germany. I don't blame the Bavarians, Budweiser is only useful for cooking bratwurst in.

I bet none of the hardcore beer drinkers on FR know that the East German army rioted in their barracks during the crisis surrounding the opening of the Berlin wall. Their commanders locked them on post and forbid them from drinking beer. It's entirely possible that the German love for beer helped in the winning of the cold war by the USA!