TheLizardKing
Crossed Swords Squire
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- Aug 5, 2004
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I'm in Paris right now. Too bad you were already here. Man, the rain just won't stop pouring today.
-The import beer we get in the states is a lot tastier here. Kronenberg is drinkable, and Heineken is delicious. Right now I'm having a Warsteiner and I have a giant can of Pelforth Blonde in the fridge. On top of that France is starting to get more into artisanal brewing .
As far as I know almost all export beer from Germany gets pasteurized before it leaves the country... kills a lot of the taste for sure. I wouldn't be surprised if those blokes from the Netherlands (Heineken) did that too. Maybe they even have a brewery oversees? Different water = very different taste.A few years ago I worked with a guy who told me that after he tried Heineken in Europe he never drank it again in the States. He said that Heineken and other European beers add in preservatives when imported into the US and it makes a major difference in taste (makes them taste bad).
No to both, and the second one makes me sad that I haven't found him yet. I did find a bunch of Tintin merchandise at a bookstore in La Roche-sur-Yon.
And as for photos: I'm keeping a blog about my travels around France. I'll be updating soon since we visited a vineyard recently.
Speaking of biere, I went to a beer/wine bar/retail shop and snagged a few brews to take home with me.
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Yeah I couldn't resist.