I'm not much for alcohol, but should I ever visit Germany or the UK, I'll give their brews a chance. I'm told by American drinkers that it really is much better there, and not just at the festivals. Again, more curiosity than eagerness.
Yes and no? There are a few styles that they do really well, but they still follow the Beer Purity Law of 1516, which means you can only use hops, barley, water and yeast (added later) in beer making. It limits the amount of variation you you can get.
When people talk about crappy American beer they are usually talking about the mass produced common beers (Budweiser, Miller, Coors, etc.). Heck, about 8 years ago my sister-in-law and her husband were visiting from Germany. We let him try the basics: Bud, Coors, Miller, and Lone Star. His verdict was crap, crap, crap, and an OK breakfast beer.
OTOH, there are a LOT of crafter brewers doing some really interesting things. IPA's barrel aged beers, beers aged in barrels that previously held another type of alcohol, and so on.
Had a flight at a local place that carries about 50 different taps I had....
The Bruery's "Mash and Vanilla (2019)": It's a barleywine aged in bourbon barrels with vanilla beans added. And yes, it's a 3.5 year old keg that they opened last week.
Martin House's "Columbiana": Imperial stout with cherries and coconut aged in rum barrels.
Weathered Souls "BA Rwanda French press": An imperial stout with Rwandan coffee aged in bourbon barrels.
and a few others.
I want to try taco bell 😝
This is that scene in horror movies, isn't it. You know, the one where November is headed up the stairs while everyone in the audience is screaming at them to run for the door.
