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"something from the Netherlands"...

Please don't fall for the Amsterdam Pot Tourist Trap™.

Some people think Amsterdam™ is covered in thick clouds of pot smoke, and every Dutchy is in a permanent state of "happiness". Naturally The Whole Kingdom is no bigger than the city of Amsterdam.

So each holiday, vacation or weekend, they arrive in huge flocks disguised as "tourists". They drag themselves through overcrowded streets and squares, trying not to get overrun by bicycles (many!) and trams. Naturally they are guided by "friendly" people to a "great coffeeshop", with a chuckling owner making huge profits. Sure enough, they end up in a over priced hovel, disguised as a hotel. Were they are "respectfully" manhandled by "service orientated" staff. Said "happy tourists" tweet the family how "honest and straightforward" the Dutchies are. Google one of those "dirtiest" or "filthiest" hotel lists and you might find one or more in Amsterdam.

After a few days of "potting" they drag themselves in a slower pace through the same overcrowded streets to the airport, seaport or trainstation. Often arriving in their own country were a friendly customs officer politely tells them the "forgotten" pot is not accepted in their country.

O, you mean beer...

Here is an excuse to get a "workout" while enjoying a fine commercial beer product

The BeerBike



I suggest go to Belgian if you want many different beers. They have over 400 brands there.

phoenix1 wrote:QUOTE (phoenix1 @ Jun 19 2015, 10:09 PM) I love my Belgians and make it a point to try something new every time.

I think next time I head down to Bevmo though I'm going to see if I can get something from the Netherlands, I've heard good things about it.

(I think UK beer is generally swill... but then again I think that somewhere along the lines Anglo-Saxons evolved their taste buds right out of the gene pool)

Of course it's swill.

It's from the U.K. Drunk by a nation with no cuisine. A land where dentistry involves getting your bad teeth knocked out by soccer hooligans on a Saturday afternoon. A population of people made surly & dour by the fact that it rains an average of 362 days a year. How could they make beer when they can't even find their way to the brewery (or pub) through the constant smog & fog. How could they ever make a drinkable beer? They've been trying to do it for over two thousand years while the glorious North of America have taken their efforts and perfected them in just a little over two centuries! IPA's, stouts, porters & bitters; all made fabulous by the ingenuity of the American Brain. It's why the USA is great and they are pathetic little Commie Socialists, awaiting the result of their Death Panel to see if they qualify for medical treatment or not. Never should a conneseur of fine things bring themself to the level of a Newcastle Brown, lest the The Bass Museum of Brewing be renamed the Coors Visitor Centre. Oh wait...

Also, when did Stella become hipster? It's been the cheap and cheerful get off your face choice of teenagers for at least thirty years here.

Shorter answer: Nix1... that is pure socialism.

I ended up getting a red ale from Flanders that I swear was misbottled because it tasted a helluva lot more like pear cider than beer.

Look my interest in the Netherlands is more because every single dutch person I've met is awesome af. Plus you guys bike everywhere which would make me feel at home, and I'd like to see flower-filled polders.

Ducky, stella's the hipster beer of choice in America, because it's "belgian" and therefore good. Which is a lot like saying that natty ice is "American" and therefore good. You're supposed to drink it by the keg because the point is to drown in beer while your sorrows fade into the sleepy blackness of late-stage alcohol poisoning.

Shorter answer: It costs money to ship things from Europe to America.

Just a side comment

I've found in my world travels if you are not a douche nozzle about things like comparing yours to theirs at every turn, become annoyed and speaking louder when people don't speak your language, and accept their world view will not be yours. You will generally find the people are pretty awesome the world over. Hell if you attempt to speak their language and smile people tend to want to adopt you into the family and/or attempt to lay you. A definite plus in my book.


Now for my sense of humor
Annoying Duck is a dangerous thing and not for the weak. I can handle it when it happens because my well known man crush tempers his responses to only soul crushing... if I had one

Canadians would scoff at you for saying that Molson Canadian accurately represents Canadian beer. That beer represents horse piss and afterbirth fermented in a bottle with some hops.

Which explains why it's the third most popular beer in Canada behind Coors and Bud.

Also I'm a sportsperson. Friendly rivalries are what make things fun

http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/index.html

England play Canada Tonight

Alright, the date fast approaches. If anyone wants to meet up in Toronto, let me know. I Talked with Paps a while back, but he wasn't sure if he'd be in town at the time.

I'll be in Toronto around 10pm on Friday, I'll be busy for most of Saturday with the CFL game and then my schedule is open from then on. I'll stick around for Sunday and maybe Monday afternoon if you want to hang out then.

Let me know, I look forward to meeting you guys in person!

Duckwarrior wrote:QUOTE (Duckwarrior @ Jun 21 2015, 01:16 PM) Also, when did Stella become hipster? It's been the cheap and cheerful get off your face choice of teenagers for at least thirty years here.

Because they use fancy images of the "premium beer from Belgium" on big mirrors in the bars here.This reminds the young American hipster that the world revolves around them,and they deserve to pay extra to spoil themselves with Budweiser packaged in a different colored bottle and gold on the label.