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canadian beer vs american beer

which is best? i am from europe and will travel to usa & canada soon. andreyv

This one will surely result in a "spirited" debate and is obviously a troll but I'll bite. Microbreweries are great in both countries. I prefer Canadian domestic beer simply because it has a higher alcohol content. There you go.

To confuse you even more.... There are American beers sold in Canada that are brewed in the USA and then imported into Canada. There are American beer brands that are brewed in Canada, under license from the American company. There are Canadian beers sold throughout the United States, brewed in Canada and shipped to the USA. There are European beers brewed in Europe and imported into Canada and the United States. There are European brands that are brewed in Canada under license from the European companies. One of Canada's two biggest breweries is owned by a Belgian company. Some Canadian beer is brewed in one brewery and sold in many provinces. Other beer brands are brewed in various breweries across the country, but sold under one name. And some beer is brewed in one or several breweries, but only sold in limited parts of Canada. And if you want to buy beer at a store (rather than in a restaurant, bar or pub)to try yourself you have a wide variety of sources, depending on the province you are in. In Quebec, for instance, small and medium sized grocery stores sell beer. In some provinces,you can buy beer in bars and restaurants and take it home. In Ontario, you buy some beer brands from a retailer called, logically enough The Beer Store, which sells only beer, and some other brands,including most genuine imports, from Liquor Control Board of Ontario stores (it says LCBO on the outside). Comparing beers in Canada and the USA could be an interesting aspect of a vacation trip. Have fun. BAK

I'd say the microbreweries are comparable. As for the larger breweries, I'll give an edge to Molsons/Labatt over Bud/Miller, however I'm not drinking any of these. I'm American btw

If you visit San Francisco don't miss the store in the Cannery - it has beer from EACH country! There you can compare them all.

Canadian beer is more alcoholic and much stronger than the piss that one would call American beer

Keiths Beer brewed in Halifax is the best beer!!!! It is shipped within Canada but not avaiable in the USA.

Wendy, I agree with you about Keith's! It's a very good one!

That Wendy is one smart gal!I think I'll have another KEITHS!love the site thanks from Nova Scotia. You know they say american beer is like makin love in a canoe.....f---in close to water!LOL

Colorado (USA) makes the best tasting beer. That is if you are into premium quality beer. If you prefer the low class drunkards choice, then I would recommend canadian beer. It makes you curse, hurl, and spew obscenities at everyone. So, it really depends on the type of person you are. Either way, Cheers!

USA, Belgium, Netherlands & Germany make the world's finest beers!

Canadians like a stronger beer so they can get wasted easier. Same way blacks and Mexicans gravitate to malt liquor. To them this is a medal of honor.

Your haven't lived unless you've drank a pint of the black stuff (Guiness)!! Knock back 10 pints of that and you'll laugh at those fancy canadian/american refreshments!! PADDY

Forget the coloured water that goes for beer over your side of the pond. You can't beat what's on offer in Europe, particularly Belgium , Germany , Czech and good ol' Blighty. Cheers and tally ho!

Another vote for Alexander Keith's. Man, this post is making me thirsty.

Ignore the commercialised "beer party" brands... take a notice of the smaller, private brands that don't get national (or international) exposure, but are only available in the regions they're produced in.

Rickard's Red. Yumyum. Used to be available only on tap, then came out in bottles and is now available in cans, too, but it doesn,t taste right if you drink it from the cen - it's best in a tall pilsner glass! ja

Oops. Can you tell I'm drinking a Rickard's right now? 'scuse the typos. ja

Everyone says that Canadian beer has a higher alcohol content. Does that include Canadian beer purchased at a grocery store here in Montana.

No, I don't think so. U.S. has their regulations on the alcohol content of beverages. Like Mike's Hard Lemonade in Canada has I think like 6 - 7%, where in the U.S., it has just 4%. Mountain Dew is a non-alcohol example. In the U.S., it is loaded with caffine, where in Canada there is regulations that a beverage that is not a cola type, cannot have added caffine. So, the Mountain Dew in Canada has no caffine. Each country has it's own laws that they must follow regarding food/beverage/alcohol regulations.