Drink up!!!!

I dont know what the fuss is, everyone knows Canadians make the best beer.right?

Aye, the Germans had it down; influence some impressionable young folk the road to pure bliss is through total devotion to religion, convince them that their bliss is even stronger if they fast, and then tell them that no more than 5 liters consumption of beer per day is a legal form of fasting. Then give them all the time they need in between praying to brew their beer. They could even make some money if they brewed more than they could drink as long as their brew was better than the next town over...
It's no wonder they made damn sure their beer tasted good.

The main ingredient to beer is water and we have the best ...
Canadian EH

Hey keizo, it's time to start a new website... OCBrewer.

I think Primo was brewed by Olympia, and when it went down, so did Primo.

google translation
learn what you missed during your honey moon and what you should have been doing:
Met
The Met was the national drink of trinkfrohen Teutons, and was in their songs and legends glorified. At that time, the honey bee, in the huge forests of Germany masse happens, simply diluted with water and won by the fermentation much to taste.
After the Romans but the vine was introduced in Germany, was the Met slowly through the much köstlicheren squeezed grape wine. The Metsieder or Metbrauer had not yet had the necessary skills to produce mead, the wine grape in the taste isto.
The Thirty Years' War, the German beekeeping completely destroyed and so was the Metbrauern soil withdrawn. Soon thereafter, the brewing of beer from barley and hops a rapid recovery, the Met fell into oblivion. Only in the nineteenth century were attempts made to the Met in Germany again to bring honor, but unfortunately without much success.
Even today by the Met natives Abessiniens, Gallas, and Massais South African negro tribes very happy drunk. Even the old Met Scandinavians appreciated the extraordinary. At weddings were often 30 days Met drunk, and because of this drink, honey came, called today on the marriage next month as a "honey moon".
Interesting, needs a correction: vine never replaced met or beer ..

What is the world coming to? The next thing we'll hear is that there will no longer be a "beerman" to make weekly deliveries of beer right to their doorstep.

st. pauli milk girl

During the long Warshingtun winters I'm inclined towards scottish style ales and the occasional Guinness draught. Heinekens, Becks, and St. Pauli were always the beers of choice for regatta season back in the day on O'ahu(Green Club=Green Bottles). Nowday, they probably have a vitamin water or something.

Koening Pilsener is from the Rhineland, I think Duesseldorf.
Spaten Braeu is from Bavaria, close to Munich
Bitburger is a Northern Beer, from Bitburg; small town not too far from Cologne.
A little cultural background:
'Freibier' - free beer for all - is what makes the difference in public events; sports events, community celebrations, political events.
A meeting with Freibier will likely get the general nod of well meaning approval.
Another tradition, probably extinguished by now is 'Klassenfahrt Brauereibesichtigung'. Translated fieldtrip to the local brewery.
My class was 9th or 10th grade. You visit those huge breweries, everything is explained. The trip ends with cold plates and plenty of cold beers. They serve very fatty cold plates to avoid 'adverse' effects. It's was a famous field trip pupil looked forward to. Once completed, you felt adult - hmm.
also famous are local community celebrations, for example fire department. A tent is erected, brass music is playing, a 'beer breakfast' is being called and with very fatty food, ballroom dancing farmer's style and of course Freibier, the entire morning is happily wasted.
Probably close to extinction; honestly worth a trip to Europe, it is a very special athmosphere, like a small Octoberfest, but much better.
Life brass music by your local fire department - terrific.
These traditional celebrations are still alive on the country side. Since we have lost two wars last century the media prefer propaganda in that department.
Yet, if you think Germany, it would be better to think ' beer fest in the tent of the fire department'; that comes much closer to the German mentality and what is really going on over there.
Just a little background for the paddler that drinks an occasional beer ... :)

The classic stein is call 'Krug', which means something like can or so. It is madeout of clay, with lid or without, but can also be made out of glass, with lid or without.
The clay ones, with metal lid, are from the first half of last century.
All these are used mainly in Southern Germany, which is Bavaria. The beer there is thinner, less alcohol content, and the volume per serving is much higher, at least half a gallon I think.
The third type of beer glass is called 'Stiefel', translated boot. It is an actual boot made out of glass, content about 1/2 gallon, which is drunken in a group, the Stiefel changing hands clockwise.
The key to Stiefel beer drinking is that the tip of the boot has to point towards the cieling. This can have the effect, that a sudden rush of beer spills over your face, when an air bubble enters the tip of the boot. There are ways to avoid that, but not often successful.
The one that has this happen is responsible to order the next 'Stiefel'.

Since this post will probably expire soon I thought I would throw my 3 cents in on German beer. In 1972 I went to the Olympics in Munich ( as a guest not a participant ). We were touring Europe in a Volkswagen camper so we had many opportunities to get wasted in the pubs and then stagger outside to the camper. I thought I was a well seasoned beer consumer who could hold my own until we hit the beer gardens in Munich. Honestly the beer tasted so good you would lose track of how many you had. And the best part was never feeling sick, no headache, no hangover. Unfortunately we had to leave Munich when all the shooting started since we were staying in the Olympic village and everything got crazy. But the beer was absolutely the best and if I could get a recipe I would try to home brew it.

Best Post Ever, painteur.

Ok, one more from me, too:
Eisbock = 'ice bock'
A beer with a very high alcohol content, 11.5 %; this is done by freezing the beer and thus extracting water.
As far as I know the periphery of the barrel is frozen and the concentrated beer is taken form the middle.
Bock refers to the content of 'Stammwuerze', usually triple of the alcohol content.
'Stammwuerze' are malt derivatives that are measured before gisting.
It will come as no surprise that drinking liquids does not count as an interruption of religious fasting ...
Tommy, you are right, no headaches etc., quite surprising actually. Beer is generally considered part of a meal, 'liquid bread', rather than an alcoholic drink.

I am new to beer. Can someone tell me which one is fastest. I paddle in the SF bay area. Does the brand matter as far as which one is better for bay chop. Any feelings about Chinese made beer. Are German beer drinkers outsourcing to China...and if so, will they be more accessible/cheaper?. Is the quality worse in the Chinese made beers? I heard that a maker in Hawaii was going to start making beer in China and calling the beer the same as American made beer...any thoughts?
Also what bottle opener should i be using to open my beer? I want a bottle opener that won't mess up my shoulder, but I can't decide between a carbon, wood, or hybrid. Thanks in advance.
Josh

The fastest beer is not from China, but from Prague, Ceck Republik.
It is manufactured in the old city at 'Flecko's', and no where else in the world.
Due to reduced CO2 content the friction drag is dramatically reduced; especially in warm conditions and in big waves this one goes really fast.
Speeds up to about 1/4 gallon in 2-3 seconds, 1/2 gallon in about 6 - 8 seconds and 1 galloon in 15 - 20 seconds are not unusual.
To master this beer frequent practice is required.