I'm in line at a local place that carries a good variety of excellent micros when a small group from the UK comes in. I'm watching to see what they select and it's Bud Light all the way around. It kinda hurt a little...
Not really. On a daily basis (in their country) they can get what we can't here.
When we go there we don't drink American beers...very simple.
In the UK, Bud is an import. Since it's cheap here, and it's classically American (whether you like it or not), it's a natural choice for a tourist.Not sure I understand your point...
Not sure I understand your point...
My point is we can get Bud here every day. Since they were tourists they'll drink anything NEW to them.
Wherever I go I always drink the local beers (other than BMC). That's all they were doing.
Thanks Yuri...
In the UK, Bud is an import. Since it's cheap here, and it's classically American (whether you like it or not), it's a natural choice for a tourist.
Bud is THE beer to drink in America. If you're here to have the American experience, you drink Bud. Besides, it's NOT an import here, so it's naturally cheaper. I found some UK pub menus listing Bud Light at £2.50 per bottle. That's over $4.00!
Do you really think all Irishmen drink Guinness? But what do 99% of Americans order in Ireland?
Guinness has a brewery in the US...but it's still listed as an import (even on the label, IIRC).
I found some UK pub menus listing Bud Light at £2.50 per bottle. That's over $4.00!
OK, you apparently know who you are talking to...I've been to England more than several times. I also lived in Germany for 9 years.lol. You honestly think Bud is a new beer to someone from the UK??? Apparently you're not paying attention and/or have not been to the UK. Bud products are available in almost every pub and most of them have Bud products on tap. Bud light is not NEW to them. And saying when you go you drink the local beers is EXACTLY my point. Bud is the furthest thing from a local beer that I can think of. It's THE most global beer on the planet.
Small point, but I'm pretty sure we can't get Bud Light over here. Normal Bud is available in a variety of places, though there may be some regional differences as I've never seen it on sale in any of the pubs in my area. But it is a well-known brand. I'm not really surprised that some UK drinkers would go for it - most people here drink whatever cheap unchallenging beer is to hand, and much of the time that means they drink beer that most HBTers wouldn't touch with a sh!tty stick. They could either be tourists doing something they thought was typically American, or maybe some pissy-lagerphiles who've had it before. Either way it is wrong and shameful, and on their behalf I apologise.Bud light is not NEW to them.
I never contested this point. I wish tourists would come here for all the fantastic microbrew, but UK beer snobs will find themselves in a futile search for real ale while the masses continue to flock to BMC.it is wrong and shameful
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