*** Quoting Malte Schmidt from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***


CS>> You can get just about anything in the USA but it may be 'locally brewed'
CS>> so not taste the same (should be close though and may be so close you
CS>> cant tell).

MS>> Okay, but is it drinkable? 
MS>> I know at least that it is not possible to get the glasses.

CS> I wouldnt know about the glasses but I wouldnt be suprised if you could
CS> find even that in NY City someplace.  On drinkable, couldnt say .

MS> Of course, somewhere one can get such glasses for sure. It is all a ma
MS> of finding it. :) The same with the beer. Certainly there are some rat
MS> good beers even in the USA. But here it is a bit easier.

Grin, thats a matter of opinion based on what you are used to actually.

CS> Um, Pilsner?  I think that's what I've been told American beers are?  They
CS> also make 'Lagers' but those arent as popular.

MS> I am not even sure what "Lager" is exactly. Is there even
a difference
MS> between Pilsner and Lager?

I think so, but dont know what it is other than some sort of processing ¨difference.


MS> btw: One has to pay attention when ordering a beer here. If you order
MS> Bier" then you get a Pils in northern Germany (in G*ttingen you still
MS> a Pils for instance) but order a beer in Bavaria, you might get a whea
MS> beer.

I have never had a 'wheat beer' as far as I know. Then again, I've checked
out ¨many types and only the 'dark ones' are disliked (havent found one yet
that I ¨like and have tried several).

CS> I just know
CS> the most popular import, is Heinieken and next up I think is Corona, then
CS> possibly San Miguel.  If you like Heinekien and not any USA beers, you
CS> will find that one pretty easy to get.  They even sell it at 7-11.

MS> I only know Heineken of those and yes, one can get it about everywhere
MS> Still I haven't drunk it in a long time. Not even sure if I like it. B
MS> am not so picky. I only really realise the difference of those various
MS> beers if I drink them in succession. Not so long ago I started the eve
MS> with Becks draught and continued with Becks from the bottle and then
MS> Flensburger. That was all downhill. :)

Becks?  Common to find in the USA in bottle form.  I can even find that one
in ¨tiny little Sasebo Japan .  I am not sure which country it
comes from but ¨it's an import.  It's ok enough but I normally get
something else.

                                       xxcarol

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