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Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

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Post by mattmanser »

estel wrote: post #44
vacri wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Foster's in Australia is similar. Domestic Foster's is so bad that we won't drink it. Foreigners seem to think that Foster's is a good brew... and they might be right, because Export Foster's is actually a different beer. Causes no end of confusion. How undrinkable is Fosters? We had a '70s theme party once (Foster's is iconic of the 70s here) and I bought a six-pack of Fosters for the humour value (and copped some a…

I am yet to encounter a UK opinion that Fosters is anything even vaguely approaching a "good brew".

It's still a popular drink over here though, competing with Carlsberg and Carling as the standard lager in every pub.

Every pub in a town center will have one of those 3 beers on tap, unless it's very trendy and has no taps. Every off license stocks it too.

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

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Post by mahmud »

hartror wrote: post #59
arihant wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Foster's is fine in India. Not one of the best brands, but it sure is good enough.

When in India I will happily drink anything that is cold and contains alcohol.

Kingfisher is not bad at all, but the alcohol content approaches 6% sometimes, so, count your blessings ;-)

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Post by mahmud »

vacri wrote: post #41
hammock wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Stella is the beer which snobs love to hate- because it's marketed different in America than Europe. (Note to self- don't ever let your brand fall into that trap) There are few topics as polarizing and annoyingly superficial as which beer is "piss-water" and which beer is "good beer."

Foster's in Australia is similar. Domestic Foster's is so bad that we won't drink it. Foreigners seem to think that Foster's is a good brew... and they might be right, because Export Foster's is actually a different beer. Causes no end of confusion. How undrinkable is Fosters? We had a '70s theme party once (Foster's is iconic of the 70s here) and I bought a six-pack of Fosters for the humour value (and copped some a…

Budweiser in Australia is drinkable, though very much generic tasting.

Over all, Australia has better beer, but there are some pockets in the U.S. where there is some kickass brewing culture. I lived in Wisconsin for a bit and they do have a better drop than we do in the East Coast. I mean, Leinenkugel & Stevens Point both brew stuff that's widely available and very much enjoyable, up to bar with Boag's here in Australia.

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

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Post by veyron »

antihero wrote: post #52

$8 for a Stella? Ouch. That said, I paid £4.30 for a Carlsberg Export the other day. Goddamnit Islington Academy :/ And don't knock Stella, it's one of the best of the "mainstream" lagers.

itd be more like 5.60 (after apple takes its cut)

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

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Post by Ras_ »

darklajid wrote: post #25
cmb320 wrote: post #11

I can't believe this simple, kind of stupid thing I did has gotten so much attention. I also can't believe so many people hate Stella. It's not the greatest beer I've ever had, but it's no bud light.

I loved your reaction. But this isn't about your attitude, this is about far more serious things: Beer. Leaving Germany for good end of this month and - well.. Israel's beers are f...ing (well, it's kind of on topic with your app, isn't it?) baaad. So my choice in the future, after being spoiled in a country of beer drinkers, is * Local brand starts with G (Ugh...) * Local brand starts with M (Really. Life's too shor…

Weihenstephaner is very good and well known (outside of Germany). For example "Hefe" is one of the best Weissbiers in the world (http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/weihenstephaner-hefe-weissbier/...) and certainly the best of widely available ones. Absolutely no reason to complain. Stella is only average (gets 18/100 vs Hefe's 99/100 at Ratebeer), but it is also different type of beer - lager.

Do yourself a favor: try different types of beer, not just brands.

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

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Post by hartror »

mahmud wrote: post #62
hartror wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When in India I will happily drink anything that is cold and contains alcohol.

Kingfisher is not bad at all, but the alcohol content approaches 6% sometimes, so, count your blessings ;-)

Yeah an unassuming brew, goes well with curry in that manner.

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

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Post by maayank »

darklajid wrote: post #25
cmb320 wrote: post #11

I can't believe this simple, kind of stupid thing I did has gotten so much attention. I also can't believe so many people hate Stella. It's not the greatest beer I've ever had, but it's no bud light.

I loved your reaction. But this isn't about your attitude, this is about far more serious things: Beer. Leaving Germany for good end of this month and - well.. Israel's beers are f...ing (well, it's kind of on topic with your app, isn't it?) baaad. So my choice in the future, after being spoiled in a country of beer drinkers, is * Local brand starts with G (Ugh...) * Local brand starts with M (Really. Life's too shor…

I actually like G. Also, in Tel Aviv/Herzliya you have good choices (Guinness, Kilkenny, La Chouffe and Mc Chouffe, Bischoff Dopplebock, ...[1]). Pubs that have many kinds of beer in Tel Aviv:

* Norma Jeane - you can find anything there

* Beit Ha'bira ("house of beer")

* James' Beer Factory - this one in Petach Tikva, kosher (opening times wise as well, so no drinking on Friday night) and actually doesn't have much choice. But they serve self brewed beer which is decent.

There are others I can't recall now, but I can ask friends.

If you want to go out for a spree with me and other hackers, make sure to drop me a line here or at maayan@maayank.com! :)

EDIT: Googling for it, Beit Ha'Bira might have closed shop. I suggest as an alternative Norman. I don't recall visiting it, but I've heard (and after googling, read) only good things. For exact addresses google for the names of the pubs with "Tel Aviv".

[1] it's very late here so I'll leave it at that.

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

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Post by bodski »

mattmanser wrote: post #60
SeoxyS wrote: post #48

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Stella is a cheaper and more readily available version of Heineken, to me.

Stella's evil, nick-named wife-beater over here in the UK. It's stronger than Heineken and seems to make people aggressive compared to Kronenberg for example. I won't drink it now after an incident one night where I managed to insult every person in a group of friends. Evil hangovers too from what I remember.

Stella in the UK is basically the same as Carling's 'chemical' lager, it shouldn't be surprising that the hangovers are so bad.

Most lagers on sale in the UK (outside of city 'mini-marts') are brewed in the UK and all seem to taste the same (terrible) and give me hangovers before I have even stopped drinking. We have no beer purity laws like there are in places like Germany either, sold out brands that are brewed in the UK like Carlsberg / Stella / Kronenburg etc are nothing like their native counterparts. The difference when drinking duty free (real) Stella is like night and day (but it does go flat very quickly). The EU just wouldn't put up with such terrible lager, us Brits seem to lap it up though. Another one is Fosters, we seem to love it, apparently Fosters is Australian for 'horse piss'.

In Belgian off-licences, even the 'real' Stella is relegated to the bargain bin alongside Juliper. They 'reassuringly expensive' advertising campaign is a total sham.

Imported Heineken, Becks, Budvar (the original Budweiser brand from Czech) etc. seem to be the only decent lagers you can still find in the shops here, rip off prices though.

Re: Guy Asks For Software Crack, Creator Provides Free App Instead

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Post by seabee »

nagrom wrote: post #38
Shengster wrote: post #7

Fine article, but what's up with the hate against Stella Artois?

It depends where you hail from. Brits and Americans will drink it because they have a HUGE advertising budget. The Japanese won't drink it because imported beer is hellishly expensive and Asahi isn't that bad. The French won't drink it, because wine is much cheaper and much better almost everywhere. Germans won't drink it, because if you want something better then there's umpteen different domestic beers that are fre…

As a very uneducated beer-drinker I hated Stella with a passion. (Later I discovered I just hate lagers in general.)

I think your point is wrong in the general case, and that it is hated for its quality rather than its popularity. But there are two important issues:

1) If you are not a discerning consumer of beer, you will follow the path of least resistance. Stella is well-advertised, easy to buy and widespread, so you're more likely to choose it over other (probably unknown) beers. That's what makes it popular.

2) More people are aware of the popular choice (by definition), more will have tried it than a less-popular beer, it will be mentioned more often, and will be sneered at more often. The frequency at which it is sneered at is a consequence of its popularity rather than caused by it.

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