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>>>>>Heineken - at gunpoint only.
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>>>>It's amazing how many people think Heineken is great beer. They must figure if it's that expensive it must be good. Actually the price is a result of the relatively high cost of shipping beer across the Atlantic. In Europe it's inexpensive and sort of their version of Budweiser.
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>>>NOpe, our version of Budweiser is actually quite good: the Czech Budwar, for those who can't handle Pilsner Urquell<g>. Otherwise I fully agree: Heineken is more sold on the name than on quality, much like american Budweiser (at least AFAIR the taste).
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>>Thanks for the explanation. I would not have guessed Bud is even sold in Europe.
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>Well, a growing up thomas spent some time with US soldiers, and sometimes there was booze -
>but that was ages ago. The few times I was in the US I was drank much less than as a teenager (we are allowed alcohol much earlier than you, but get the driving licenses later).


Same here - so kids are already piss-heads by the time they get behind the wheel - good timing huh! :-)