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[edit] Let the natives drink beer.
The lager brewed by these companies was ... designed to meet the appetites of both native Americans and central European immigrants.
... says the article ... leaving me wondering "Well, what about the appetites of the British and Irish immigrants and their decendants? Surely their tastes would have been worth considering."
If by native Americans what was meant was indeed white people, then the sentence needs rewriting. On the other hand maybe they really did brew the larger for the Indians: if this is the case, leave it.
Jimp 6Jul05
[edit] Maybe
The whole article needs a little touching up. On the specific point above, it's technically a correct statement because lagers are more to the taste of central europeans. If you look at beers in England and Ireland, they are technically Ales. So if we are really splitting hairs one could say the 'large commercially brewed beers were designed to accomidate the tastes of Americans and European Immigrants."
There are just so many little details that are missing and assumptions that have been made in a lot of these beer articles.
Throughthelens 20 Jul 2005
[edit] Is this historically correct?
This [1] post on Slashdot gives an interesting explanation to the perceived inferiority of American beers: Prohibition made people tolerate "green" beer, which is only palatable ice-cold; and even after its end, big companies kept doing it because it's cheaper than the way they do in Europe -- where they drink it cool, not cold. Can someone check these facts? -- Stormwatch 14:35, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Nonsensical / Unsupported?
This section below seems out of place and/or nonsensical. It was apparently added by blocked user Scottfischer. The very last bit about it being "doubly so, triple spoken fresh" was added by IP 24.92.51.255. The only info I can even dig up on Greg Latreille has to do with his being an engineer of some sort in Alaska.
The popularity of micro-brewing, or home-brewing, has been skyrocketing as of late. Home-brewing has created a sub-industry led by micro-brew visionaries such as Greg Latreille of Alaska, whose "Flavor Explosions" have been the talk of industry magazines. Mr. Latreille ran his first home-brew contraption out of his college apartment. His beer flowed freely and frequently to the mouths of local patrons and friends, providing for many a satisfying night. After the completion of his college career, Mr. Latreille packed his equipment and graced the peoples of Alaska with "Beers of the Fat.", and doubly so, triple spoken fresh. -- 220.4.54.237 08:39, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
I agree and have deleted. Of note the list of beers given on the link is far longer than that in the article. I am aware that industry likes to have as many categories as possible, so everyone can win a prize at annual contests. Stamford spiney 13:25, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
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- Completely agree. Many on the list while "different" are just basically variations on a theme. I can (in the coming days) tinker with the list to make it more compact and concise, not to mention make the entire article look more professional. Radagast83 19:24, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
