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Beer

Beer

Date: Sep 04 2007

Themes: Food

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When you think of beer, what color is it? Is it clear like water but slightly yellow and bubbly? Or is it almost black and syrupy? There are lots of different kinds of beer and some of them are specially brewed only one place in the world. Generally, smaller, local breweries produce nicer beer that’s darker in color. Beer from big breweries often isn’t as good, but it’s usually much less expensive. Listen to Jason and Mason talk about beer over a couple of pints at the local pub.

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Mason

Mason

Jason

Jason

Mason:  What are you drinking there, Jason?

Jason:  It’s a Lagunitas IPA.

Mason:  Oh, fine Californian beer.

Jason:  Indeed.

Mason:  Indeed, indeed. I’m slumming it with the Pabst here.

Jason:  Slumming it!

Mason:  I mean, it was like a dollar, what am I gonna do?

Jason:  It’s true. Those macrobrew beers are a lot less expensive.

Mason:  It’s a little spendier, definitely, but you pay for quality.

Jason:  I was gonna ask if you enjoy the taste of the macrobrew beer.

Mason:  I love uh…Well certainly I appreciate the finer points of the microbrew, the many subtle varieties. But, honestly, sometimes, just a little piss beer does me right. I’m not gonna lie.

Jason:  You know what’s funny is here in the Northwest we have sort of the option of dozens of beers, like, at most bars. But a lot of places I’ve been traveling and stuff there’s only like a couple of beers and they’re all sort of…

Mason:  And they all taste like this.

Jason:  They’re all sort of the pale pilsner…

Mason:  Lager-y…And I don’t know what that is. If the country’s used to not drinking beer. Because I drink this when it’s hot out, I just want something that kind of goes down like water, but it’s gonna get me a little bit buzzed.

Jason:  But if that’s your only option, like Tsingtao in China or San Miguel in Spain. What if it’s really cold and you want a nice, thick beer?

Mason:  Doesn’t happen. There’s nothing.

 

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Discussion

Mason and Jason are sitting together at a bar. Jason is drinking a nice Californian beer, while Mason is drinking an inexpensive pint of Pabst Blue Ribbon, one of the most common beers in the United States. Mason says that he likes microbrewed beer, but that sometimes a beer like Pabst is exactly what he wants, especially if it’s hot outside. He jokingly calls Pabst “piss beer” because it is almost the color of urine.

Jason mentions that some countries only have beer like Pabst. Mason wonders if those countries just aren’t used to drinking beer. In any case, it can be hard to find a dark beer some places in the world, even on a cold day when heavier beers taste the best.

What kind of beer is common where you live? Have you ever had beer from another country?

 

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Eddie.jung

South Korea

I love a beer. Especially, I like to drink before going to bed, but not much. It is to reduce a stress.

03:50 AM Sep 07 2007 |

josemarcos

josemarcos

Guatemala

Very good explanation about differences between good and not that good beers. Cheers!

04:35 AM Sep 06 2007 |

zeus2006

zeus2006Super Member!

Turkey

Alcohol is not useful I can accept it if you want to be drunk or if you drink so much but just you can drink a bottle of beer,a glass of wine it will make you relax,it is enough.Why people can't stop theirself when they drink alcohol and why people usually understand to be drunk when someone begin to speak about alcohol.Cola or cafee is not dangerous!!!! Why you drink so much alcohol, then  you don't remember your celebration's feeling!!!!People should do everthing enought not much at that time everthing will be nice in their life.this is not just for alcohol for everthingggggg!!!

08:12 AM Sep 05 2007 |

maggiedy011982

China

Sometimes beer is like an exhilarant.

03:36 AM Sep 05 2007 |

carlosbertholdi

Brazil

Here in Brazil, actually, here in my city where most people like me are descending from families of Germany in Italy, everybody (except me and my friend) loves to drink beer or wine.

I prefer to drink caffeinated drinks like Pepsi, Coke, coffee and chimarrão(mate) that is a traditional beverage here in the southern Brazil.

I never drink alcoholic drinks because of the effect of alcohol, that lows your brain activity. If I want to get intoxicated would be by amphetamines that stimulates the central nervous system rather than numb your senses.

   

09:44 PM Sep 04 2007 |

shanie

shanie

China

we here more usual is pabst .i don't like it very much except very hot or thirsty .or we have a big party .since now i have one time drink to vomit ,that was the day we graduated from college.In that unforgotten day seemed only beer could show out our feelings …

08:45 PM Sep 04 2007 |

zeus2006

zeus2006Super Member!

Turkey

I liked this lesson in this hot weather,it is cool.Here is nearly 38 degree and I am drinking cold beer right now..Cheers!!!!

07:04 PM Sep 04 2007 |

zeus2006

zeus2006Super Member!

Turkey

In Turkey,we have many kind of beer, but just I remember it when out side is very hot, at that time cold beer is very nice after first sip I want to finish all of it :)

And I tasted some different beer when I was in Ireland and UK,theye were also nice.Espacially Irish dark beer is perfect.By the way I was impressed in Irish People, they have tredition when they left their work before arrive home they drop in a bar to drink beer and they chat each other….nice….

07:01 PM Sep 04 2007 |

Blue-Smile

Blue-Smile

Switzerland

For me personal is beer nasty. I don’t like the taste. But in Switzerland we have a lot of beer from other countries.

06:27 PM Sep 04 2007 |

Jesusven

Jesusven

Venezuela

well, We have kind of piss beers here in Venezuela, you know, my country use to be hot outside, so our clearly yellow beer goes down like water and thta´s great because of the weather. I like to drink beer but in special days or when i´m exytremly thirsty. The best beer that is exported around the world is called "POLAR" and its taste is great. have you tasted a POLAR beer?

04:09 PM Sep 04 2007 |

naddito

naddito

Saudi Arabia

i think this lesson evokes meaningful descussion, so i like it

02:30 PM Sep 04 2007 |

Christoph07

Germany

To efsun: An famous german physician- Paracelsus (born 1493, died 1541) told: if somthing poisen or not poisen is only a question of the quantum. I think he is right. So you can find in some medicine also a little bit of alcohol.

 

11:56 AM Sep 04 2007 |

helce

helce

China

    I am unusual to drink the beer ,but I like it .Generally,I drink it a lot when I am not happy,becaue I want to forget all the griefs.Contrary,I drink it when we celebrate for our success or in our friend's birthday party !

   At the same time ,I like red wine more than beer…....

11:41 AM Sep 04 2007 |

efsun.333@hotmail.com

Turkey

alcohol is harmful for people health.Beer contains it.I dont understand people who want to give harm themselves

 

09:57 AM Sep 04 2007 |

Johnny bai

Johnny bai

China

it sounds taste, i will try. 

09:32 AM Sep 04 2007 |

Christoph07

Germany

Beer taste good and when you drink not to much, then its also healthy. In my country we have the second highest rate of liter per head in year of th world. The highest rate has Tschechien since two years I think. If you drink cloudy beer so you get more vitamins. Old signoras becomes ostoreoporosis often. I've heard if they drink often a little bit beer, then the rate to get this illness is lower. In Germany we have a lot of macrobrew. I like also more the expensive microbeer. The paradise of microbrew is Belgium. Why not Germany? The reason is the German purity law. In Belgium you can taste every kind of beer with a lot of anything in it. So you find a lot of tiny individually brewer in Belgium. One tasty Beer I'd liked in US comes from a Company its called Shiner from Texas. 

My favorite drink if its hot is 60%beer mixed with 40% orange-juice. You don't get drunk so fast and its not so sweet like pure juice, it taste fresh and I belief  its healthy :-)

08:48 AM Sep 04 2007 |

naddito

naddito

Saudi Arabia

wow .. beer makes one buzzed

oh its not like ours then , maybe cause it has kind of alcohol which is forbidden in or religion

thank God i dont like it , my favourite is pepsi

07:30 AM Sep 04 2007 |

2008yufan

2008yufan

China

i like beer than others kinds of wine.and it has been a necessery part of bussiness.as u know, when the foreign client come, you must entertain them with wine to show your are hospitabe.espically,the more beer means the more welcome.so i try to drink more beer for my job .and i find the beer taste fine.i like it .

but i just drink chinese beer without foreign beer, what a pity !

06:47 AM Sep 04 2007 |

Melianta

Italy

I don't like beer for its bitter taste and I usually don't like drinking because I don' t wanna to lose my control. I prefer a good glass of water fresh and a correct entertainment, where I know what I'm doing.

06:38 AM Sep 04 2007 |

explorer143

Pakistan

i don't like beer because it's forbidden in our religion, am MUSLIM, but here different communities live in our country, they beer much and some of our religion people drink it…..

05:19 AM Sep 04 2007 |

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