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Which country do you think make the best beer? (piefed.social)
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And why is it Belgium?

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[–] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Countries don't make good beers. Artisans do. I do.

[–] zloubida@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Indeed, but cultures help artisans to grow in competence or not. Belgian culture does, and quite a lot.

[–] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

That is true, but then there are situations where it's constraints that enable artisans to push the limits, experiment. Belgium has a respectable tradition and I like Trappist beers a lot, thus I reverse-engineer them a lot, too.

Our culture limits artisans hard, selling quality beer to anyone here is economically unsound. Yet I consider it as an opportunity to fight the challenge.

[–] finalaccountforreal@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Correct! ...so which country has the best artisans? :p

[–] alzymologist@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

As I said, I'm in Finland