11 Beers Ranked Based on How American They Are

Source: spoonuniversity.com --- Thursday, June 29, 2017
Sucking down a few tall ones with the boys during a sweaty, sultry summer is an American staple. Out by the sizzling grill, by a pool with flamingo floats, or in the dripping heat of a Baseball stadium – as Kendrick would say, it’s inside our DNA. Whatever the type of beer (Pilsner, Ale, Lager, Porter, Stout, etc.) , some are more traditionally “American” than others. Your Belgium IPAs are a far cry from Eagle and ‘Merica jingoism, but a bottle of Yuengling or Sweetwater 420 was fermented with red, white, and blue. Here's a list of 11 beers, ranked based on how “American” they are. 11. Stella Artois Sorry Pilsner lovers, this beer is not American at all. Although a six-pack is available at any Publix or Walmart, its regal lettering and impressive founding date (1366) heralds from Belgium, not the United States. Stella is golden and commercialized, and its only American-ish quality is its owners: Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev). A beer conglomerate based in Belgium, AB InBev is the largest beer brewer and distributor in the world. 10. Beck's This green-bottle Pilsner is most famous in Germany, although it has an American distribution center in St. Louis, Missouri. It makes the list because of the controversy that occurred in 2015, in which the Brewery was sued for deceiving American customers. Most of these customers thought it was imported from Bremen, Germany (where the headquarters are), when really, it was produced in the sam ...

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