World Cup Beer Matchups

[pstall]

Stolen from a buddy.

Beers from the nations that will be playing at the World Cup. Go get them and enjoy.

Got the idea from there but I thought a few of the beer choices sucked out loud.

Group A

South Africa - Castle

Mexico - Dos Equis Amber (not Corona...thats crap)

France - Kronenbourg (Brewery been around since 1664...they know their beer, which is weird for Frenchies.)

Uruguay - Patricia (never had it, maybe Total Wine or City Beverage carry it?)

Group B

Argentina - Quilmes (dad has been down there a couple times and said it was very good)

South Korea - Hite (had it in NYC - loved it)

Nigeria - "Nigeria present a few more problems, but for someone so committed to celebrating cultural diversity and harmony, it is not insurmountable. It turns out, that the first Guinness brewery ever built outside Ireland the UK was constructed in Lagos in 1962, so a glass of the Black stuff will do nicely." SOLD. Guinness it is since the Irish were cheated out of the WC...

Greece - Mythos

Group C

England - They serve beer warm. I do not recommend following that tradition. It's gross. Go for a Greene King IPA.

USA - Patriotism rings. Samuel Adams.

Slovenia - Lasko

Algeria - This webpage doesn't speak too well of them in terms of beer. Article says Tango which has oranges in it. I guess go with that?

Group D

Serbia - Jelen

Ghana - Star Beer

Germany - I'm with the author of the article -- I love Paulaner.

Australia - If you drink a Foster's then kill yourself. It is a repulsive beer. So many better options from down under. I'd go for James Squire Original Amber Ale. It tastes like God making out with you.

Group E

Denmark - Maybe "cliche" but I'm still going Carlsburg. So good.

Holland - Heiniken is nasty. Grolsch is gross (even sounds the same.) Amstel Light please -- a light beer that tastes like a normal beer? Where do I sign up?

Cameroon - 33 Export. I like the name. Sold.

Japan - Kirin Ichiban. It's number one.

Group F

Paraguay - Dorada (doubtful it is available here, try anyway.)

Italy - Peroni or Moretti? I'll take Peroni in a close contest.

Slovakia - I'll go with the writer again. Tui beer.

New Zealand - Something, anything, from Lion Breweries.

Group G

Ivory Coast - Mamba. I hear Kobe drinks it.

Portugal - SuperBock. I love bocks so I'm sure I would be all over this one.

Brazil - Brahma

North Korea - Taedonggang, packed with Communism!

Group H

Honduras - Barena

Chile - Cristal, no not the champagne, the beer.

Spain - Estrella Galacia. Delicious.

Switzerland - Hell beer. What's the worst that can happen drinking that?

Stay thirsty, my friends.

[Razzy]

Sounds like me and my friends are bound for a drinking game here. For every match pick up a 6 pack of a beer from that country, then drink every time that country takes a shot.

[pstall]

Sounds like me and my friends are bound for a drinking game here. For every match pick up a 6 pack of a beer from that country, then drink every time that country takes a shot.

Takes a shot?!? You might be dead after one half depending on the matchup.

You can't do goal because there might be a game with no drinks. Yuk Yuk.

I say for when Italy plays, drink when there is a blatant flop...Whiny Azzuri's

[ncbobcat]

Stolen from a buddy.

Beers from the nations that will be playing at the World Cup. Go get them and enjoy.

Got the idea from there but I thought a few of the beer choices sucked out loud.

Group A

South Africa - Castle

Mexico - Dos Equis Amber (not Corona...thats crap)

France - Kronenbourg (Brewery been around since 1664...they know their beer, which is weird for Frenchies.)

Uruguay - Patricia (never had it, maybe Total Wine or City Beverage carry it?)

Group B

Argentina - Quilmes (dad has been down there a couple times and said it was very good)

South Korea - Hite (had it in NYC - loved it)

Nigeria - "Nigeria present a few more problems, but for someone so committed to celebrating cultural diversity and harmony, it is not insurmountable. It turns out, that the first Guinness brewery ever built outside Ireland the UK was constructed in Lagos in 1962, so a glass of the Black stuff will do nicely." SOLD. Guinness it is since the Irish were cheated out of the WC...

Greece - Mythos

Group C

England - They serve beer warm. I do not recommend following that tradition. It's gross. Go for a Greene King IPA.

USA - Patriotism rings. Samuel Adams.

Slovenia - Lasko

Algeria - This webpage doesn't speak too well of them in terms of beer. Article says Tango which has oranges in it. I guess go with that?

Group D

Serbia - Jelen

Ghana - Star Beer

Germany - I'm with the author of the article -- I love Paulaner.

Australia - If you drink a Foster's then kill yourself. It is a repulsive beer. So many better options from down under. I'd go for James Squire Original Amber Ale. It tastes like God making out with you.

Group E

Denmark - Maybe "cliche" but I'm still going Carlsburg. So good.

Holland - Heiniken is nasty. Grolsch is gross (even sounds the same.) Amstel Light please -- a light beer that tastes like a normal beer? Where do I sign up?

Cameroon - 33 Export. I like the name. Sold.

Japan - Kirin Ichiban. It's number one.

Group F

Paraguay - Dorada (doubtful it is available here, try anyway.)

Italy - Peroni or Moretti? I'll take Peroni in a close contest.

Slovakia - I'll go with the writer again. Tui beer.

New Zealand - Something, anything, from Lion Breweries.

Group G

Ivory Coast - Mamba. I hear Kobe drinks it.

Portugal - SuperBock. I love bocks so I'm sure I would be all over this one.

Brazil - Brahma

North Korea - Taedonggang, packed with Communism!

Group H

Honduras - Barena

Chile - Cristal, no not the champagne, the beer.

Spain - Estrella Galacia. Delicious.

Switzerland - Hell beer. What's the worst that can happen drinking that?

Stay thirsty, my friends.

Group A-Mexico (Dos Equis Amber)

Group B- Greece (Mythos)

Group C- USA (Sam Adams) *only because it's better than Greene King IPA.

Group D-Germany (Paulaner)

Group E- Holland (Heineken)

Group F- Italy (Beire Peroni)

Group H- Spain (Estrella Galacia)

Winner-Germany (Paulaner) *not near Deutchlands best beer, FWIW.

[Razzy]

Takes a shot?!? You might be dead after one half depending on the matchup.

You can't do goal because there might be a game with no drinks. Yuk Yuk.

I say for when Italy plays, drink when there is a blatant flop...Whiny Azzuri's

Just a sip man, that way you should be just out of beer by the time the game ends. No reason to chug for every shot, pace yourself buddy!

Yeah you can make additional rules for cards, free kicks, flops, offsides, etc., but why complicate things?

[Delhommey]

Basically all the Central and a lot of the South Americans all have the same beer, they just switch the labels.

Bohemia is my Mexican beer of choice.

Estrella Damm is better than Estrella Galicia (though I've learned to appreciate Moritz more) for Espanya.

Anything from Ølfabrikken is my choice from Denmark.

For Germany let's lighten it up with a Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier (fruit not mandatory).

Fuller's London Porter is still my favorite from Ol Blighty. Gotta go for the heavy stuff if you're going British.

La Trappe for the Dutch. If you go mainstream at least go with the cool sounding Oranjeboom.

For the US, how bout a little Brooklyn Lager!

Lot a ways you can go with these countries. The rest don't really have any beer worthwhile (maybe the Antipodean countries, but I only know Coopers and Steinlager, neither which I really care about).

[g5jamz]

Seeing how they are so close to Belgium...maybe substitute them for Holland?

But I'm a huge Sam Adams, Dos Equis (gold label Amber..not the green crap)...I could suggest some from Belgium though.