German. Pronunciation

[EoinMag]

I personally never understood why so many German words are used. It seems silly to me. Afterall beer has been made all over the world and it seems odd to describe truuuub for an Australian Bitter. Or Krausen on an American pale ale.

I think using German only terms some how negates all the other countries contributions.

Well it's down to tradition and where the industrial processes were cemented and passed on from, this happens to be mostly Germany...apart from Belgium, name one other country that is famous for beer...where beer is the first thing that enters your head when the country is named...????

 

[skw]

I personally never understood why so many German words are used. It seems silly to me. Afterall beer has been made all over the world and it seems odd to describe truuuub for an Australian Bitter. Or Krausen on an American pale ale.

I think using German only terms some how negates all the other countries contributions.

How do you say "fermentation" in Sumerian?

 

[OswaldvW]

How do you say "fermentation" in Sumerian?

kaš sur

 

[user 144271]

Seriously? I apologize but that is just silly

Beer is made EVERYWHERE and for thousands of years EVERYWHERE



England
Germany
Belgium
USA
Canada
Mexico
Ireland
Australia
Japan
Scotland


Country Production in Litres Percentage of World Total
1
China 44.8 billion liters 25.3 %
2
United States 22.9 billion liters 13.7 %
3
Russia 10.8 billion liters 6.4 %
4
Brazil 10.7 billion liters 6.3 %
5
Germany 9.9 billion liters 5.9 %


I guess since China produces the most beer maybe we hould start speaking mandarin

 

[EoinMag]

Seriously? I apologize but that is just silly

Beer is made EVERYWHERE and for thousands of years EVERYWHERE



England
Germany
Belgium
USA
Canada
Mexico
Ireland
Australia
Japan
Scotland


Country Production in Litres Percentage of World Total
1
China 44.8 billion liters 25.3 %
2
United States 22.9 billion liters 13.7 %
3
Russia 10.8 billion liters 6.4 %
4
Brazil 10.7 billion liters 6.3 %
5
Germany 9.9 billion liters 5.9 %


I guess since China produces the most beer maybe we hould start speaking mandarin

Have you heard of Don Quixote?

 

[masonsjax]

Beer built the pyramids.

 

[EoinMag]

Beer built the pyramids.

It must have been a Stones brewery beer...right...right?

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

das Hündchen

Meine Hunde fahren in der Hundewagen:

MC

 

[Remmy]

We need English words for all of these. It'll make life easier.

 

[EoinMag]

We need English words for all of these. It'll make life easier.

brewer1:What was it that Krausen was called again?
Brewer2:Fermentation foam.
brewer1:Yeah, I'm really glad we translated that one, it's so much easier to remember.

 

[Remmy]

brewer1:What was it that Krausen was called again?
Brewer2:Fermentation foam.
brewer1:Yeah, I'm really glad we translated that one, it's so much easier to remember.

SomeoneWithABrain1: Let's just pronounce it "krow-zen."
SomeoneWithABrain2: "OK. Great."

 

[Hopinista]

I've never actually liked German beer. I mean F me, right?

 

[tootal]

German is pronouced the same way it is spelled, but you have to understand the German alphabet first. I agree with the reason we use so many German brewing words is that most of the breweries in America were started by Germans. It just became an industry standard.

I remember back in the early 80's I was visiting a friend in Lawrence Kansas. He had just picked up some German students from the airport and we were going to take them out drinking that night. Well after we had a table of empty Michelob bottles I learnsd how to cuss in German. Go figure!

 

[EoinMag]

I've never actually liked German beer. I mean F me, right?

Yep, weird, apart from anything else the range of possibilities is so large that you can't have tried them all...have you?

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

Table of empty Michelob bottles I learnsd how to cuss in German. Go figure!

Well, there's yar problem.

MC

 

[OswaldvW]

Seriously? I apologize but that is just silly

Beer is made EVERYWHERE and for thousands of years EVERYWHERE



England
Germany
Belgium
USA
Canada
Mexico
Ireland
Australia
Japan
Scotland


Country Production in Litres Percentage of World Total
1
China 44.8 billion liters 25.3 %
2
United States 22.9 billion liters 13.7 %
3
Russia 10.8 billion liters 6.4 %
4
Brazil 10.7 billion liters 6.3 %
5
Germany 9.9 billion liters 5.9 %


I guess since China produces the most beer maybe we hould start speaking mandarin

Well, Tsing-Tao brewery was started by a group of German and English brewers. The Czech Pils style was started by a German brewer. And German brewers Miller, Anheuser, Busch and Pabst brought their style to America. The Mexican Negra Modelo is styled after a Vienna Lager. It just seems as if the Germans were really good at brewing and that people studied German techniques to make good, clean, consistent beers.

 

[Hopinista]

Yep, weird, apart from anything else the range of possibilities is so large that you can't have tried them all...have you?

Well, I'm Belgian so I may be a bit biased

 

[EoinMag]

Well, I'm Belgian so I may be a bit biased

Ahhh, well I don't really like Belgian beers apart from Lambeek Mmmmm

 

[masonsjax]

The only Belgian beer I like is Fat Tire.





I'M KIDDING!

 

[Clonefan94]

I guess I don't get the big hang up with correct pronunciation. Heck, you can go to just about any state in the Union here and find a lot of words that are pronounced differently, just depending on what part of the state you are in. Let alone what country.

Next time anyone is in Chicago, point to a tree, as someone what that is. Then hold up 3 fingers and ask them how many fingers you are holding up. I've lived here for 20 years and still laugh that in Chicago Tree and Three are the same word.

 

[Hopinista]

The only Belgian beer I like is Fat Tire.





I'M KIDDING!

Don't lie

 

[user 144271]

Well, Tsing-Tao brewery was started by a group of German and English brewers. The Czech Pils style was started by a German brewer. And German brewers Miller, Anheuser, Busch and Pabst brought their style to America. The Mexican Negra Modelo is styled after a Vienna Lager. It just seems as if the Germans were really good at brewing and that people studied German techniques to make good, clean, consistent beers.

Well following this line of thinking all cars and their parts should have German names since Mercedes invented the car.
All fireworks and firearms should have Chinese names.
and maple syrup should have Canuck names

 

[tootal]

Well, there's yar problem.

MC

In 1980 there was no "craft" beer in 99% of the bars. Especially in the middle of Kansas! There was a brewery in Lawrence, which is really good, but we weren't there. In most bars a Michelob was the closest beer to a craft that you could get. It was advertised, in the day, as the beer for connoisseurs! Boy how things have changed!

 

[skw]

I guess I don't get the big hang up with correct pronunciation. Heck, you can go to just about any state in the Union here and find a lot of words that are pronounced differently, just depending on what part of the state you are in. Let alone what country.

The same goes for German. Where others say vey-tsen, I say woy-tsuh (both written Weizen).

 

[Qhrumphf]

The same goes for German. Where others say vey-tsen, I say woy-tsuh (both written Weizen).

Factor in some of the non-German German, and it gets crazy. I listened to something in Zürichdeutsch, and it didn't sound even remotely alike.

 

[EoinMag]

The same goes for German. Where others say vey-tsen, I say woy-tsuh (both written Weizen).

Naja ob du wirklich Deutsch sprichst
;-)

 

[Keith_O]

Ask a German speaker in the hill country of Texas.
They speak a distinct dialect, My ex-wife swore that my Dad didn't speak German. I said well, then he's been cussing me in Klingon for 25 years then...

 

[alane1]

If you get into Sud Tirol and Romansh Ladin they sound nothing like Hochdeutsch

 

[nhindian]

If you get into Sud Tirol and Romansh Ladin they sound nothing like Hochdeutsch

If you go pretty much anywhere in Germany it sounds nothing like Hochdeutsch since almost noone speaks Hochdeutsch

 

[alane1]

Hochdeutsch = standard German, or is what I learned in schule falsch?