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Comment Re:That Explains the Peace in Egypt (Score 2) 66

"no known bacteria that's harmful to man can survive in beer" was what I wrote, and that's true. Infected beer contains no bacteria that's harmful to humans. It can contain plenty of other bacterias though, Beer contains alcohol, alfa-acids, very little to no oxygen and co2. The bacteria that likes it there has no reason to like being inside humans. "Enough alcohol", yes, but it wasn't easy brewing strong beer in those days. Especially considering the bad sanitation.

Comment Re:That Explains the Peace in Egypt (Score 4, Insightful) 66

Please take into account that the beer made hundreds or thousands of years ago had very little alcohol. Things like enzymes, temperature rests, fermentable extract, FAN and sanitation was unheard of. Beer wasn't usually being drunk to get drunk. Beer was a more healthy alternative to water, since it contains a number of nutrients and energy, and also being harmless to drink since no known bacteria that's harmful to man can survive in beer.

Comment Re:There's a reason for that. (Score 1) 633

No, it isn't. Quality isn't at all about how good a beer tastes. That's completly subjective. Quality is brewing a product that comes out just the way you wanted it to, and then brew it again, and again. It's about controll over all the parameters during milling, mashing, lautering, boiling, whirlpooling, cooling, aeration, fermentation, lagering, conditioning, filtration, storage, filling and alot of steps I missed. If a customer thinks a beer doesn't taste good, that's not a sign of bad quality. If a customer drinks a beer that's been infected by bacteria or wild yeast, or damaged by oxygen or light, that's a sign of bad quality.

Comment Re:Incidentally... (Score 5, Interesting) 633

As a european brewer, who has worked for the two largest breweries in my country, two of the smallest and who currently works with planning and installing two new microbreweries, I don't agree. If someone would ask me what's the most difficult beer to brew, I would say Budweiser (if I'm allowed to exclude lambics). Because making a beer that tastes virtually nothing isn't an easy thing to do. And to have every single bottle taste the same is even harder. American breweries have contributed ALOT to the quality aspect of the brewing industry. I don't drink beer with so little taste myself, but I appreciate the quality aspect of it.

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