Are There Any Great Beers Not Brewed in America and Europe?

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Tsingtao stout in China. Pretty sure it's only available in Qingdao.

 

Unfiltered Tsingtao is good, too.

 

Out of the country, of course.

 

I find that brewery very hit and miss but the Wit is delicious! Good call.

 

lol I came to say the same thing: News Flash, Canada is a part of America.

And another FYI, the EU is not Europe, though ma

 

Que? I'm seeing way too much love for Coopers and Little Creatures on this thread.

 

Made by an American in Japan so doesn't really count. But yes, the Dark Sky Imperial Stout is delicious and I think it's underrated on BA.

 

The guy asked a question- apparently you have no answer. And apparently if the OP had said North America instead of America the answer would be some- but not that many.

 

Not mentioned yet, South Africa, I have heard stories of a small but interesting craft beer scene.
Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil and Japan all have a reasonable amount of craft breweries putting out excellent / great beer. Small but existing scenes in Israel and China (major cities only). I have a beer from Dancing Camel from Israel for instance and quit enjoyed. I have had some very good beers from Brazil & I have heard very exciting things about the scene.

A lot of countries simply do not have a tradition of beer and the ingredients might not be indigenous. Just like you can find McDonalds almost everywhere but not an USA-style hamburger restaurant, you can find pale lagers everywhere but not always craft. Which doesn’t mean that there isn’t something local and equal fascinating around.

Also are people using the terms Europe and European Union as synonyms because that is just confusing. They are definitely not the same thing.

 

Europe is sometimes taken to mean the continent , sometimes the EU and sometimes the land mass.It's a matter of context and the intended meaning is normally clear.Sometimes the UK is included and sometimes not! It's reasonable to ask us if we have visited Europe and by that we mean the continental land mass from which we are an offshore island.
Similarly America can simply mean the US but equally anywhere from the tip of Chile to Ninavut in Canada. It's again a matter of context and it's usually apparent which meaning is intended.

 

Context usually helps indeed, I was getting no clarity here
Staments like “European brewers” etc. on their own provide no insight into logic behind the use.
In Belgium UK is always part of the term Europe – whether you like it or not
We use the term much simpler, normally Europe is everything that is part of the continent.
If you need to specifically talk about the EU, you just use that term.
I know that the term continent etc. is common in the UK, never heard anyone on the continent view it like that aka continent vs. UK vs. mainland etc.

 

I'm originally from Australia and been here 10 years. Only Aussie beer I'm proud of that we get here in the states is Coopers (we definitely don't drink Foster's). American craft beer is brilliant, love it.....would love to see more Aussie craft beer though. Cant wait to go back to Sydney and try some local brews. Epic and MOA out of NZ is excellent

 

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/389/1115/
LION STOUT!!!!!!!
I believe it was had a better score a few years back, but I could be mistaken. It currently has an 88, but I think Lion Stout is a world class Export Stout.

 

Is that the lager that is on my local shelf? If so I will pick it up.

 

Count me in on the Cooper's. The stout, sparkling ale...all their beers I've ever had are yummy!

 

While not the OP, I'd take his "Europe or America" to imply the continents of Europe (not the EU) and North America (thus including Canada and Mexico, but excluding Brazil).

I don't have a lot of experience with brews from Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, or Japan (not including megaswill) but I'm looking forward to experiencing them as those areas develop better beer in (what I assume will be the 'near') future.

 

probably not. check where it was brewed before buying

 

I am not exactly certain the unfiltered Tsingtao is bottled. As far as I know it is only available out of the casks/kegs fresh from the Tsingtao brewery in Qingdao, China. My wife and I went down to Qingdao for a week and visited the Brewery. In China, the brewery is on a street infamously known as "Beer Street". The brewery is next to several fresh seafood restaurants (in fact they line up and down the street, if you love fresh seafood), and of course fresh unfiltered Tsingtao beer straight from the brewery is available at every restaurant! Much different than the stuff from the bottles. If the unfiltered stuff is bottled, someone let me know. It is GOOD! (IMO)

BTW, if you (or anyone else) is interested in the Tsingtao International Beer Festival, it is held every August in Qingdao (that is, if you have not already gone to partake in the fun). Link: http://www.thatsqingdao.com/qingdao-international-beer-festival/

It is a good time! Beers from around the world, along with fresh Tsingtao. Cheers! (Gan bei!)

Give it a shot! not sure if it is bottled.

 

I hear Perth has a growing number of pretty good microbreweries. Trouble is, it is so far away from Sydney! I spent significant time in NSW and Queensland, not an expert on Australia by any means, but I do know they don't have a lot of imaginative beers (although it seems to be changing! ). I drank my share of Tooheys, XXXX Castlemaine, and Victoria Bitter while I was there! My wife and I even went on a XXXX Brewery tour in Brisbane. The fresh beer is pretty good. They had brews there that are not bottled (at the time it was 2008, so perhaps it's changed now). I agree Coopers stout is great! Australia: beautiful country, laid back, nice weather, nice people. I bet you miss it. Cheers!

 

Good points! I had some colleagues from Guatemala and they always grew confused when someone referred to the USA as "America". They also consider themselves as being from "America". Guatemala is another country that is part of "America".

 

Japan has tons of great craft beers.

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New Zealand has an amazing beer scene right now and is producing beers equally as good as anything you can get in the US. I was recently able to get my hands on a beer called Pernicious Weed from a brewery out of Wellington called Garage Project, and would easily say that it is my absolute favorite DIPA I have ever had.

 

nope, America refers to our country. There are two continents Called North and South America though.

 

La Rana Dorada in Panama City, Panama makes some very good beers.

 

Since technically by law the Queen of England is Canada's head of state, let's just call Canada part of Europe. Problem solved!

 

I thought we lived in the United States... of America.

 

+1 for Epic out of NZ

 

What we have on the shelf is filtered. It's not bad, for what it is. Goes good with honey almond chicken, I know that much

My votes are for Baird/Hitachino/Dieu de Ciel/Unibroue.

 

By America do you mean the USA?

 

That takes care of Australia and New Zealand too.
She is also Head of the Commonwealth which comprises 53 nations.

Back to the Americas, Wikipedia (yes, I know but sometimes it gets things right) points out that to the English speaking nations America generally (but not always) means the USA, to the Latin speakers it means the whole continent, North and South. The name America was first used to describe a region nowhere near the USA.

 

the most common use of "America" refers to the U.S.A., its dumb to refer to the continent of North America as "america"

 

There are very, very good beers coming out of Australia & NZ (especially).

 

If you don't include Canada in "America" then the answer is absolutely, yes.
I'd say we have about 15 or so:
- Obviously Peche Mortel and probably a few others from DDC (Aphrodisiaque maybe)
- Couple from Unibroue, La Fin du Monde being the obvious
- I wouldn't hesitate to call Red Racer from Central City a great beer
- A couple great IPA's from Driftwood (Fat Tug and Sartori Harvest), Singularity too
- Might call a couple from Les Trois Mousquetaires, Charlevoix, or some other smaller QC breweries great too

Great beers from outside North America and Europe, that's a better question.

 

All joking aside, there surely is at least one great beer brewed outside North America or Europe. That said, I have never had one.

 

Definitely Japan

 

It's also dumb to refer to the United States as "America". It's lazy. Our country has a name. It's not "America". It's not like we don't have ways of abbreviating... US, USA, the States, etc.

 

This is a hilarious thread
Since we're taking the political definiton of Europe and the United State of America here and not geographical ones then i suggest Iceland:
Great beers:
Lava
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/17208/46273/

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basically every beer made by Borg:
http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/23680/

interesting to note that BA doesnt even list their big stout, the Quad, or the DIPA they make
maybe i should be adding them.....

 

Moa imperial stout(aged in pinot noir barrels) from New Zealand is dam good and somewhat easy to find at least in my area in NY

 

South Africa does as well.
Fast growing culture of craft beer.
At the moment, Triggerfish Brewery leading the bunch by quite some distance.