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[-] regul@lemm.ee 46 points 9 months ago

I went to a bar in Ghent and the bartender told me that British students would constantly wreck themselves because they wouldn't adapt their drinking culture to Belgium's.

However, in true Belgian fashion, I think the thing that bothered him the most (even more than the vomiting) was that they'd order round after round of the same beer, which would exhaust his supply of the appropriate glassware.

[-] UndulyUnruly@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

800,000 warnings must suffice though, no more. Our warnings stocks are nearly depleted.

[-] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 9 months ago

Your typical English ale can be anywhere between 3.5 and 6.5%, sometimes more.

I guess football fans don't drink that though.

[-] chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 months ago

Not as much as it used to be before LLOYD GEORGE got his way smh

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Wonder how the Americans would fare...

It's SUPER weird here... There are states where all you can get is 3.2 beer:

https://www.npr.org/2019/04/05/709515770/the-end-is-near-for-3-2-beer

Then there are microbrew friendly states producing this monstrosity:

https://www.shopmcmenamins.com/terminator-stout-35th-birthday16oz-can/

[-] SaintWacko@midwest.social 35 points 9 months ago

6.45% ABV? What's monstrous about it?

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Yeah that's pretty much the same as my go to..

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

It's not particularly GOOD.

Well, not anymore it's not.

[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 23 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

6.5% isn't even notable for craft beer. That's typical for a double or bock. I've had quadruples that pushed 14% and the article mentions 16%.

Of course none of those are very good for active events like pro sports where you probably just want a nice buzz all day.

[-] GluWu@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

Seems like most are at least 7%, my go to is imperial voodoo ranger which is 9%. I also drink 4lokos which are 12-14%.

[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

I also drink 4lokos which are 12-14%.

Your poor liver and pancreas. Also those don't even taste good IMO...

[-] SaintWacko@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

I picked up a Dragon's Milk Triple Mash once that was 17%

[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

That's nuts for beer. Untapped says that one started at 14% in 2015 but now the new 2024 batch is 18.7%. Surprisingly good reviews all along. Sometimes too much alcohol harms the taste IMO.

[-] SaintWacko@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I mostly bought it for the novelty, but it was honestly fantastic!

[-] PilferJynx@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Isn't that barley wine territory? 5 - 6.5 is plenty good.

[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Yep, most barley wines I've seen were in the 9-13% range. For comparison, typical grape wine is roughly 12-16%, so similar territory in terms of the quantity it takes to get you sloshed.

Lower ABV is definitely better for all-day drinking, especially on a hot day when you need hydration too. e.g. Germans like their summer Radlers which are just lager mixed with lemon soda, often only ~3% ABV overall.

[-] SaintWacko@midwest.social 1 points 9 months ago

Oh yeah, this was definitely an evening sipping beer. I actually split it with my wife and it was still plenty

[-] zeusbottom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago
[-] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 11 points 9 months ago

3.2 beer

That's almost halal!

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

The joke here is "It's like having sex in a canoe... because it's fucking close to water!"

[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

I see a lot of American soldiers in my home city in Poland. These guys can't legally drink in their country, and our beer has twice as much alcohol on average. It's normal to see them passed out on a lawn in fron of a bar, at 9pm on a weekday.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

That's largely a problem of being able to enlist at 18 (and being targeted to enlist as young as 16!) but not legally being allowed to drink until 21.

[-] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 2 points 9 months ago

Having considered the military, I think enlistment should absolutely remain at 18 so you have time to rise in grade and get special training if your going to be a pilot etc. The problem with alcohol is Americans are too stupid at 18 (and even 21 in some cases) to drink responsibly... Which is a problem with Americans, not alcohol at 18 (or at least it doesn't seem to be a problem in Europe). If America made the drinking age 18, a quarter of our dumbass population would be drunk within 24 hours...

[-] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 9 months ago

My dude. Come to Britain. I'll find you a nice 12% imperial stout.

[-] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml -4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I mean America is a pretty diverse place with the best beer in the world, literally. We have so many craft breweries so many varieties, so many ABV levels, so many different kinds of hops, aging, preparations, styles, etc, that I'm sure you can find in any given state thousands of people who would fare just fine. Some others that would find the German offerings a bit boring/mediocre because of the German beer purity laws that stifle innovation in that space.

German beer is good for what it is, but once you've had one each of their 5 styles, you've had them all.

[-] deafboy@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I was about to bitch about the snowflakes and their warnings, but then I realized my brew of choice contains pretty obvious warning right in it's name.

[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Ey gyvna, just lettin ye know befa ya off ta tha pab: yer not onna wan anutha poynt, just an oem'l get ya real 'ammad

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