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I've been to the US and no matter the place I've been, the tap water is terrible compared to what I get from my own tap at home. Maybe this is different in some

by zaarn 6y ago

I've been to the US and no matter the place I've been, the tap water is terrible compared to what I get from my own tap at home. Maybe this is different in some very rural and remote mountain regions in the US. While the US has a fast growing craft brewery scene, the german one has about 800 years head start in experience and market depth. Tasty beverages for me as a german boil down to either a soda or beer. ANd granted, I've tasted the american versions of various sodas and softdrinks. Even our coca cola tastes better and less artificial.

vinay427 6y ago
> the tap water is terrible compared to what I get from my own tap at home. I suspect this is just because it's not what you're used to rather than an actual quality judgment. I feel this about my home city when I travel elsewhere, and I complained about my current home city when I first moved here from a different country. For instance, I've felt the same about the water in many German cities whether I visited from Switzerland or the US. > While the US has a fast growing craft brewery scene, the german one has about 800 years head start in experience and market depth. I agree that this difference probably exists, but no one's starting from scratch these days and there's no reason to indicate it would continue at the same pace as Germany in the 1200s anyway, so I would presume it's far from a 800-year headstart (if there's any at all). In many cases, there may be no advantage besides the cultural recognition of certain concepts that have been more pervasive in Germany for a long time. Have you actually tried a decent variety of North American craft beers?
jfengel 6y ago
This is certainly a matter of taste. When I was in Germany for months, I had to buy bottled water to make tea, because what I got out of the tap was undrinkable. Germans appear to love their mineralwasser. I find it tastes like soap. If that's what you like, then the stuff out of my tap will also be undrinkable. No arguments about the soft drinks, though. I go out of my way to get the Coke with sugar rather than corn syrup -- I don't think I'm just fooling myself that I can taste the difference.
cafard 6y ago
I remember Denver (or anyway Jefferson County) water as quite good. It is true that there are other regions where it's hard to say much good about the water.

by zaarn 6y ago

vinay427 6y ago

> the tap water is terrible compared to what I get from my own tap at home. I suspect this is just because it's not what you're used to rather than an actual quality judgment. I feel this about my home city when I travel elsewhere, and I complained about my current home city when I first moved here from a different country. For instance, I've felt the same about the water in many German cities whether I visited from Switzerland or the US. > While the US has a fast growing craft brewery scene, the german one has about 800 years head start in experience and market depth. I agree that this difference probably exists, but no one's starting from scratch these days and there's no reason to indicate it would continue at the same pace as Germany in the 1200s anyway, so I would presume it's far from a 800-year headstart (if there's any at all). In many cases, there may be no advantage besides the cultural recognition of certain concepts that have been more pervasive in Germany for a long time. Have you actually tried a decent variety of North American craft beers?

jfengel 6y ago

This is certainly a matter of taste. When I was in Germany for months, I had to buy bottled water to make tea, because what I got out of the tap was undrinkable. Germans appear to love their mineralwasser. I find it tastes like soap. If that's what you like, then the stuff out of my tap will also be undrinkable. No arguments about the soft drinks, though. I go out of my way to get the Coke with sugar rather than corn syrup -- I don't think I'm just fooling myself that I can taste the difference.

cafard 6y ago

I remember Denver (or anyway Jefferson County) water as quite good. It is true that there are other regions where it's hard to say much good about the water.