An Apology....

Originally Posted by Eichenlaub

Yes, I enjoy Dutch beers very much myself! A majority of people in the Netherlands would agree with you by the way, and prefer Grolsch over any other standard beer. Me, I prefer Bavaria because I think the aftertaste is smoother than that of Grolsch. Plus, it's quite cheap. As a matter of fact, many would agree with me that Bavaria has the best price to quality ratio of all the standard beers.

It's amazing that foreigners take a liking to Grolsch I must say. Not that they couldn't appreciate a fine beer if they tasted one, but because most foreigners' only acquaintance with Dutch beer is through Heineken. And despite what they say in the movies, that beer simply sucks! Trust me, Heineken's global popularity is a result of clever marketing, not quality.

Hmmmm, now that I think of it, an alarmingly high proportion of bars I frequent actually serve Heineken... Well, it must be the atmosphere then.

Kind regards,

Eichenlaub

Eich...I only drink beer out of a bottle, so Heineken doesn't even register on my radar...and I know it's a dump of a beer...wouldn't touch the stuff. Same with Bud which is water with a bit of beer....though the Ice versions are OK for a quick beer.

I love the fact that Grolsch dates back to the medievel times :p. For the same reason I tried Kronenborg 1664 (French beer) but thought it was horrible to be honest. I don't think I can find Bavaria here but maybe a chance of the other one you mentioned. Wrote both down on the shopping list...let's see if I get lucky.