"A German must have time for his [lager beer]."

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  1. h-square

    h-square Initiate (0) Jul 12, 2012 Massachusetts

    "A German must have time for his libations. He cannot march up to the bar, pour out a drink, dash it down without the possibility of tasting it, toss the money over the counter, and rush out like an ignited sky-rocket, as the majority of Americans do. Tables, chairs, newspapers, cigars or pipes, and friends are not merely comfortable additions, but actual essentials to his enjoyment. Instead of a quarter of a minute he wants at least a quarter of an hour for the proper enjoyment of a drink. Conversation is another essential. However taciturn the German may appear among others, let him sit down at one of these tables and get his glass of lager beer and a listening friend, and if anyone desires to know how much talk a human tongue can reel off in any given period, then this is the time to listen."

    Source: "History of Beer", United States Magazine, August 15, 1854, I80
     
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  2. utopiajane

    utopiajane Grand Pooh-Bah (3,982) Jun 11, 2013 New York
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    Hear here! I think that is why so many of us like BA. It's exactly that atmosphere and I don't have to go out. i can find a few chums to talk about things or I can just sit and muse over my lager beer! Cheers!
     
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  3. Squire

    Squire Grand Pooh-Bah (4,385) Jul 16, 2015 Mississippi
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    The reference to Lager beer in 1854 is telling about how fast that new beer style caught on.
     
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  4. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    The difference is whether you're there for the company and the beer is incidental, or vice-versa. I'd have to say that the US leans more towards the latter whereas much of the world leans towards the former and beer is only the social lubricant.
     
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