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Originally Posted by Penguin
Somehow I got the feeling that this thread went from a bear to a beer thread 
I think like most US-soldiers in Germany, you were probably stationed further in the South - an area of which us in the Rhineland think it is inhabited by barbarians and primitive tribes - though they're not as barbaric towards beer like those Tommies.
The recommended drinking temperature for our brew here is 8°C (exactly 46.4°F) We also have the tactical advantage that the standard glass contains 0.2l (little less than half a pint). So while the Bavarians get a huge 1l glass in their beer gardens, it gets warm and decarbonated quickly, while our resuppies are always fresh and cold. 
(And I won't tell the story of a friend from East Germany who went to a beer garden herer with me, ordered an ice-cold beer and received a Pilsener with ice cubes in it  - ups too late) |
Yeah it can be difficult for us Americans to realize how much diversity there is in a country that is only about the size of one of our (larger) states. Our beer tastes are pretty much the same across the nation; Ice cold and in large quantities.