Oh my, that is not cool at all! At least the "Premium domestic" beers here in South Africa uses quality ingredients. Some of them are actually better than some craft beers in my opinion. Hence why it is so sad for me to pay so much for craft lagers. For a lager here, let us say a pint, costs about $1 USD. But the same craft lager beer is easily $1.8-$3 USD per pint. Sometimes even more expensive. But I also have the memory linked with one of them "Black Label". My father and I always drink one when we cook together. So, it is not just about the beer but the nostalgia linked to it.
But I have heard from people how bad the US beers are. I am yet to try one, as I think we once had Bud here in South Africa, but I have never really tried it before.
I see what you're saying.
It's all personal preference too. I'm not a fan of the premium domestic beers here in North America but other people love them and dislike craft so 🤷
It's worth trying out if you ever get a chance
So true, but sometimes those domestic beers are really just bad. We have one over here that is so bad and watered down it is almost a sin to call it beer. There is a joke about that beer. It is quite long but the punchline is basically the guy sitting at a bar drinks a beer before a funeral; the other guy knowing he needs to go to the funeral says you cannot drink beer; but then he says don’t worry I am drinking [Add that beer’s name] and it won’t smell like I was drinking! Haha stupid bar joke but the gist of it is that the beer is basically flavoured water at that point.
Haha it sounds like a good joke.
I read a quote way back that said "light beer is like swallowing damp air."
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Oh my that is the best one so far! I agree completely. And it is ridiculous when these light beers sometimes fetch similar prices to IPAs and Ales. Not sure how that happens.