OAF,
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Originally Posted by O.A.F.K.1.1
America is a big market, that they wanted the opportunity to make more commercially appealing beer would not be surprising.
Need to see some kind of cite on this though.
No, they already had plenty of latitude available for export beers. What they fought hard to get was the ability to use modern beer innovations to improve beer for their local market.
As for listing your favorite beers and beer styles, if you did I could give you some American beers to try that would blow you away. Your posts all show that you have a very elementary knowledge of American beer. Which is fine. Many Americans have a very elementary knowledge of most British stuff. But you’re simply unqualified to offer a knowledgeable opinion on the topic of European vs American beers. There are tons of American breweries making excellent kolsch, Pilsner, pale ale, and various other lighter beers. I have a soft spot for Sierra Nevada because they’re local to me and one of the trailblazers for American craft beer, but SN Pale Ale is far from best in its class. As rdh said, visit the beer thread if you actually care to learn more about excellent beer.