[Mr Ramsbotham]

There once was a Swedish woman who visited the United States for the first time. Arriving in the big city, she decided she wanted to go to an American bar. She found a bar, went inside and sat down.

"I'd like a beer," she said to the bartender.

"Yes, ma'am," he replied. "Anheuser-Busch?"

"Just fine," she said. "And how's your penis?

[WesternCulture]

That's a good one, haven't heard it before.

Neither is it a very unlikely conversation as few Swedes have heard of Anheuser-Busch. We drink a lot of beer (even though we can't compete with the Danes in that field) but seldom Belgian ones (Anheuser-Busch is based in Belgium).

Speaking of Belgian beers, two years ago, my father and I rented a house near the Belgian/French border. In supermarkets down there it could be difficult finding what most people consider to be “ordinary beers”, the people in this part of Europe mostly drink very strong and very dark ale. They seem to think beer should taste just as strong as wine.

Personally, I have no problem drinking ale that tastes like wine, but traditional German pilsner (lager) is the best. My favorites are Warsteiner (guess you can find it in the US as well) and Rostocker pils, but there are hundreds of German beers that are of more or less the same quality.

Sweden doesn't have a lot of great beers, but Åbro Export and Mariestads Export are indeed exceptions to that rule.

By the way, I enjoyed some Liberty Ale and Anchor Steam Beer yesterday evening (not too much though, today is working day). They are pretty popular here in Sweden.

[neocon1984]

Uf Da! Thread Winner!

Since I’m Norwegian-American, I guffawed. I don’t know how other Scandinavians would react (or not react).