13 best beer countries

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Message GranvilleTim beers 1857 º places 39 º 14:14 Mon 3/16/2015 https://www.yahoo.com/food/the-13-best-beer-countries-in-the-world-ranked-113273604936.html Saw this article and wanted to share it with you all.
Message Leighton P beers 33712 º places 1204 º 14:35 Mon 3/16/2015 Not a bad list. But for me, if I’m measuring ’best beer countries’ based on what they are doing right now in the ’modern beer era’, my list would probably be something like: 1. US (no question) 2. UK (no question) 3/4. Denmark or Belgium 5. Japan/Canada/Australia
Message Theydon_Bois P admin beers 40489 º places 1239 º 14:35 Mon 3/16/2015 Just about to say ... Belgium at #1! Move along ...
Message rennat42 P beers 5357 º places 205 º 14:38 Mon 3/16/2015 My list: 1. US 2. Belgium 3. Germany 4. UK 5. Canada 6. Denmark 7. Netherlands 8. Sweden 9. Japan 10. New Zealand 11. Australia 12. Norway 13. Ireland Not much difference just a different order.

Message Leighton P beers 33712 º places 1204 º 14:45 Mon 3/16/2015 Originally posted by Theydon_Bois Just about to say ... Belgium at #1! Move along ... I know this is a separate topic altogether, but the Cult of Belgian Beer is too much for me sometimes. Yes, they have world class breweries and are the birthplace of many great styles. I try to visit once per year because they have such a great beer tradition there. But the diversity of beer is lacking. As with other great, traditional brewing cultures (e.g. Germany, Czech Republic) they are somewhat shackled to their tradition, and conservative drinkers (and to an extent brewers that don’t want to see change) prevent new development. The UK has been extremely fortunate in how it has been able to maintain its traditional drinking culture - i.e. classic cask conditioned beer, in styles like bitter, golden, porter et al - while still supporting a burgeoning ’craft’ beer scene.
Message t0rin0 P beers 102 º places 1528 º 14:50 Mon 3/16/2015 Originally posted by Theydon_Bois Just about to say ... Belgium at #1! Move along ... What I’ll say in defense of Belgium (and Germany for that matter) is that while they don’t have as many new breweries and styles as some of the other countries, at least the majority of what they make is pretty solid. The US may have 4000 breweries but 3800 of them are mediocre at best.
Message pivnizub beers 12929 º places 633 º 14:51 Mon 3/16/2015 My list is a bit different, main emphasis on "drinkability", not on exclusivity…: 1. Czech Republic 2. United Kingdom 3. U.S.A (sigh…) 4. Franconia and the rest of Bavaria (nowadays a part of Germany) 5. Austria 6. DK 7. Belgium
Message JK beers 7296 º places 442 º 14:52 Mon 3/16/2015 Czech Republic is top five, so surely in the top 13. No way Ireland should be on that list and Norway is very questionable.

Message Theydon_Bois P admin beers 40489 º places 1239 º 14:58 Mon 3/16/2015 Originally posted by t0rin0 Originally posted by Theydon_Bois Just about to say ... Belgium at #1! Move along ... What I’ll say in defense of Belgium (and Germany for that matter) is that while they don’t have as many new breweries and styles as some of the other countries, at least the majority of what they make is pretty solid. The US may have 4000 breweries but 3800 of them are mediocre at best. Hmmm ... They have world class Lambics - obviously and some top draw Quads, Belgian Strongs etc, and I like the ambiance in many places. However customer service can be non existent, particularly speed wise, and there is a hell of a lot of run of the mill overly sweet booze bombs once you’ve tried the best and move onto the rest.
Message SarkyNorthener beers 5200 º places 142 º 15:02 Mon 3/16/2015 Originally posted by JK Czech Republic is top five, so surely in the top 13. No way Ireland should be on that list and Norway is very questionable. Yes Ireland is a mystery. Maybe I am missing something.
Message JK beers 7296 º places 442 º 15:19 Mon 3/16/2015 Originally posted by SarkyNorthener Originally posted by JK Czech Republic is top five, so surely in the top 13. No way Ireland should be on that list and Norway is very questionable. Yes Ireland is a mystery. Maybe I am missing something. They make Guinness. The thickest, heaviest, darkest, and strongest beer in the world.