Re: the OP, I think these views belong in a world 20 years or more in the past, where the American beer scene was almost exclusively the pale, astringent lagers with a lot of rice or corn used in the brewing. That is most certainly not the case now. (
Have been to and sampled multiple beers in UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Japan, China). While there are great beermaking regions in the rest of the world, I defy you to show me any beer region in the places mentioned that exceeds the quality and variety present on the Front Range of the Rockies Between Denver and Fort Collins.
The following is strictly my opinion, and also quite possibly
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My personal belief is that when people express that "X is better in Y place than it is here," it's just the Unobtainium Syndrome, which states "If we can't get it, then it must be better." This is a continuing theme in all Internet discussions relating to cars. If a car is available somewhere else in the world, and not in the U.S., people will chime in (never claiming to have either been to this place or driven one of these cars) stating that it's the paragon of the car builder's art, and it is rank injustice that we are not able to buy this particular ride in the U.S. And that's all I think that this is......