That is true, but then there are situations where it's constraints that enable artisans to push the limits, experiment. Belgium has a respectable tradition and I like Trappist beers a lot, thus I reverse-engineer them a lot, too.
Our culture limits artisans hard, selling quality beer to anyone here is economically unsound. Yet I consider it as an opportunity to fight the challenge.
Westvleteren was considered as one of the best beers in the world and very hard to obtain outside of Belgium. But about a decade ago they needed to raise money for repairs or something, so they exported a big batch. My buddy and I searched high and low as there was a buying frenzy for this stuff, until randomly in a small mountain town liquor store on the floor of their walk-in fridge we found a flat of this stuff, so we bought them all. Anyway I didn't like it at all haha found it it way too "flavourful" price-is-right-sad-trombone.wav
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alzymologist@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 123d
Countries don't make good beers. Artisans do. I do.
zloubida@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 123d
Indeed, but cultures help artisans to grow in competence or not. Belgian culture does, and quite a lot.
alzymologist@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 123d
That is true, but then there are situations where it's constraints that enable artisans to push the limits, experiment. Belgium has a respectable tradition and I like Trappist beers a lot, thus I reverse-engineer them a lot, too.
Our culture limits artisans hard, selling quality beer to anyone here is economically unsound. Yet I consider it as an opportunity to fight the challenge.
finalaccountforreal@piefed.social · 2 pts · 123d
Correct! ...so which country has the best artisans? :p
alzymologist@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 123d
I'm in Finland
fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 123d
USA. And I'm not talking Budweiser. Craft breweries are plentiful, often paired with some local music and hopefully some locally sourced meals.
zloubida@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 123d
Because of the Trappists.
shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 123d
Westvleteren was considered as one of the best beers in the world and very hard to obtain outside of Belgium. But about a decade ago they needed to raise money for repairs or something, so they exported a big batch. My buddy and I searched high and low as there was a buying frenzy for this stuff, until randomly in a small mountain town liquor store on the floor of their walk-in fridge we found a flat of this stuff, so we bought them all. Anyway I didn't like it at all haha found it it way too "flavourful" price-is-right-sad-trombone.wav
finalaccountforreal@piefed.social · 1 pts · 123d
This is the right answer
cowfodder@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 123d
Two words: Saison DuPont
More words: avec les bons voeux de la brasserie dupont
finalaccountforreal@piefed.social · 2 pts · 123d
Yes, 100%!!
Wigners_friend@piefed.social · 1 pts · 123d
Rwanda. Virunga mist is the shit.
finalaccountforreal@piefed.social · 1 pts · 123d
I need to try that!
username968142@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 123d
Portugal with Super Bock! 🤤
AccoSpoot1@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 123d
Czechia! It's literally cheaper than water!