On Dec 10, 2005, at 7:53, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Budweiser, Miller, and the others are the result of catering to a
certain audience that wants beer that is sufficiently light to
allow the consumption of huge amounts without feeling full. Thus,
the popularity of these watery, icy cold beers with minimal flavor
but sufficient alcohol to get the job done. An interesting footnote
to international beer preference: Five years ago I shot a
commercial near a medium sized Australian farming town. I think it
was called Towamba. It was about 150 miles or so from Brisbane.
Anyway, my partner and I were drinking in a local bar with a half
dozen young guys from town. I asked them what their favorite beer
might be, thinking I'd get hooked up to a locally brewed favorite.
"Budweiser!" they unanimously exclaimed. What can one say?
Paul
I was surprised at how much Budweiser I saw when I was in
Southwestern China, in the middle of nowhere.
And Budweiser also seemed to be the brew of choice at many of the
pubs I visited this summer in Ireland. That felt weird. Here I am,
the Yank tourist, ordering up a Guiness or Beamish or whatever's
local, and the "locals" next to me are getting Budweisers. Strange....
Me - I can't stand the stuff. I'll choke it down if it is the only
thing available, but happily that has not been very often!
-Charles
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Charles Robinson
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