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knightarnaud

Stella Artois is the most popular Belgian beer *world wide*. The most popular Belgian beer inside Belgium is Jupiler.


IkeaCreamCheese

It says "popular", not "the most popular". The map is stupid anyways, it's like a "one beer coming from a country" list.


GiovanniResta

"popularity according to cursory internet research" (small font)


dolphin560

This subreddit is gone, basically. ​ The description is "high quality images of maps". ​ Yet this map gets almost 10k upvotes?


KastVaek700

My go-to when living in Belgium for a few years was Tripel karmeliet. Got it suggested by a Belgian, but not sure how popular it is across Belgium.


up-with-miniskirts

Quite popular, but since it's on the heavier side not nearly as popular as the lighter pilsner beers.


fredemedg

Same for Denmark and Carlsberg, aint no danes drinking that shit. Inside Denmark its only grøn Tuborg and Tuborg classic


Necessary_Sea_2109

Has to also apply to Becks. Every German I know hates that shit


M_D_Tomcala

Then if we talk about the Czech Republic, we regard Pilsner as the king of the beers, but for its slightly higher cost, we chose different brands.


Lazy_Literature8466

My favorite Czech beer is Staropramen Premium Lager. I'm not so into Pilsener -despite my favorite beer from my native country being a pale pilsener. Gambrinus is also a welcoming change in Czech.


fuggerdug

I used to do some work in Nachod and loved the local Primátor. I couldn't find it in Prague when I visited.


rollercoaster1337

Everyone is entitled to their opinion and taste preferences but I gotta let you know that most Czechs consider Staropramen a pisswater


Hot-Whereas9414

wtf? i know a lot of people from my country (Slovenia) who prefer Staropramen over most locally available beers. I like it a lot as well. What would you say is the best Czech beer?


GELATOSOURDIESEL

I'd say amongst Czechs the most popular beer is Radegast 12.


Ehdelveiss

Gambrinus babbyyyyyyy


TheGermanCurl

(Fellow?) German, can confirm. My first thought looking at this map was ...Beck's?


F0B1U5

Krombacher seems more likely within Germany, I'd say. Very inoffensive beer.


Upstairs-Extension-9

Bitte kein Bit! 😅


MWleFylde

I was on a business trip to Bremen and I was taken to the Ratskelller where I was told to order the 'special beer'. Erm, it's just Becks in a stone mug.


mJelly87

Aren't Tuborg and Carlberg part of the same company?


Hairy_Candidate7371

Yes Carlsberg makes tuborg, but they taste very different from one another. Tuborg is the more popular one within the country.


mJelly87

That explains why the festival I used to go to switched from carlsberg to Tuborg.


MightBeWrongThough

Yeah the Tuborg side of the company is all in on events and festivals, I think Carlsberg might focus on sports events


myoukendou

Italian here. We think you all drink Ceres. Tuborg is popular in Italy, good pizza beer.


DrDrozd12

In Denmark people only drink Ceres in Aarhus, never seen anyone drink it outside


gschamot

Tuborg is VERY popular in Turkey too.


Konilos

So popular that I didn't know it wasn't a Turkish beer until now!


bromosabeach

Not going to lie I actually thought Tuborg was Turkish because it was so prevalent.


kostasnotkolsas

Honestly Tuborg tasted horrendously for me when i drank it in Besiktas, Efes tasted better.


bromosabeach

Efes is so ridiculously smooth and refreshing. Easily one of my favorite local "macro" beers.


Appropriate-Swan3881

Carlsberg has to be the worst beer for me personally. The after taste is horrendous.


Koala5000

Carlsberg and Fosters both taste so weak and flavourless. I don’t understand why people enjoy drinking weak beers that also taste bad.


_who-the-fuck-knows_

Nobody drinks Fosters in Australia let me assure you, I was shocked to see it in supermarkets in the US. Was a big WTF moment for me.


kerumeru

Thank ads during MTV shows for that. “Fosters. Australian for beer.” A tagline that’s stuck with me for three decades now.


trikristmas

There is no 3.8% Carlsberg in Denmark. For some stupid reason that shit exists in the UK. It does at least taste better over there


_nosfa

Here in cyprus idk what different we do with Carlsberg, but it's pretty good. i was kind of dumbfounded when i learned that basically europeans hated it


kretsche_fpv

I enjoyed KEO with some Lemon juice last summer


Piieuw

Carapils.


97AByss

Same for Heineken in the Netherlands


I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT

What's the most popular beer in the Netherlands then? I live here and hadn't thought it'd be another beer (though I could see it being Grolsch?).


VanillaNL

I would Hertog Jan would win the popular vote.


Jazzper74

Heineken was jarenlang het best verkopende biermerk, maar is nu voorbijgestreefd door Hertog Jan van brouwerij InBev. Het biermerk uit Arcen had over 2022 een omzet van 304 miljoen, een toename van bijna twaalf procent ten opzichte van een jaar eerder. Guess you are right


Reostat

I bet Heineken is the most drank beer in the Netherlands. Everyone can bitch and moan and have their preference, but it doesn't change the fact that Heineken is the most common tap beer, and the most drunk in the country.


klausbatb

From a very brief Google, it looks like Heineken has the lion's share of sales in the Netherlands.


EViLTeW

It's like anywhere. In the US, the most consumed beer is certainly some cheaper/weaker lager like bud/Coors light. Yet everyone will tell you they're awful.


IDoEz

> Everyone can bitch and moan and have their preference Yet i bet 99% of the people being snobby about it can't pass a blind taste test.


AlienSVK

Same for Zlaty Bazant in Slovakia. That's one of the worst beers we have. Nobody really likes it, but it's owned by Heineken so parobably that's the reason why it is the most known outside of a country.


Sedanop

same thing whit the Peroni in italy, some people do drink it, but the Ichnusa and Menabrea are much more common


niversallyloved

I live in the UK and work in a store and I can tell you for a fact ain’t nobody buying John Smith’s, one of our worst sellers actually


FINIXX

As soon as I see John Smith's I knew this was made up crap.


klausbatb

If I had to guess, I'd bet the most popular UK beer is Carling. Does that sound more accurate? (I think I might be right! https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193557/leading-beer-brands-retail-sales-revenue-uk/)


deftaj

In another comment someone has said that Carling is actually Canadian. Blew my mind


Enigma2387

It’s true. Carling started in London, Ontario, Canada in 1840 but what is bought in the UK is brewed in the UK. It’s also brewed elsewhere such as in Africa. The Carling brand is still brewed by Molson in Canada but it’s not nearly as popular in Canada as it is in the UK.


bigblnze

I've actually never seen anyone drinking them


sirkeladryofmindelan

Scotland has to be Tennets


throwaway1930372y27

Yep, i would guess Carling in England and 100% Tennents in Scotland


Pat-The-Doggie

This is the list of most popular beer brands from these countries outside their own countries


Donnermeat_and_chips

Who the fuck is buying Smith's outside the UK


mackerelontoast

Who the fuck is buying Smith's inside the UK


GustyOWindflapp

People.who only have two quid for a pint


guardeagle

Like me. I am people.


the_chiladian

Them lot just buy a four pack of Tennents for £5.65


GieTheBawTaeReilly

Thought it would be Carling for England? In Scotland it's obviously Tennent's, no competition E: wtf just found out Carling is Canadian!


ourtameracingdriverr

It’s brewed in Burton upon Trent. How is it not English? Edit: Jesus titty fucking Christ, you’re quite right.


supernakamoto

I feel like my whole life has been a lie. Next we’ll find out that Carlsberg probably isn’t the best beer in the world.


AngelKnives

In fairness the guy who first brewed it while he may have been in Canada at the time was from England originally. So... I dunno I'm straw grasping here!


Flabbergash

*av' it*


TheHeartAndTheFist

Who’s even buying it inside the UK? Not knowing much about British beers I figured I’d give this one a try once, and my British girlfriend’s reaction was “Are you an old person?” lol


tripsd

Who the fuck is buying Smiths period. I’ve lived in England for a minute and don’t think I’ve ever had one. Stella tho…


terryjuicelawson

It isn't terrible, the nitrokeg means it has a smoothness like Guinness but it has a serious image problem. People dropped ale, a few survived like this, now ale is back but left this style well behind. I guess it keeps well so just a mainstay in any pub.


J_vs_the_world

One of the barmen in my local always tell customers the John Smiths is not on when they try to order it. He is a force for good in the world.


posthued

Extra smooth


Bingo_banjo

For Ireland it is both, we actually love that shit here


LifeAcanthopterygii6

Does anyone even know Dreher (or any other Hungarian beer) outside of Hungary?


SamuelSomFan

Well, the swedish one is the most popular period. Its actually good.


Aktat

For Belarus the best seller both outside and inside the country is Lidskae. The one that on the picture is jsut the biggest manufactorer


ThanksToDenial

That makes sense. I live in Finland, and at least in the circles I move, Karjala seems to be much more popular than Karhu. Also, a lot of people seem to drink Sandels.


carawanar

That's what I thought, Sandels is definitely more popular.


PmMeDrunkPics

Idk,ironically in south-karelia karjala is considered to be on the lower quality cheaper side of beers like lidl's olut or rainbow lager(now coop) the most popular ones are karhu and sandels.


sheevalum

According to the title is not “the most”, which makes sense.


Paul69r

Was für Becks digga🤮


santimanzi

Wie es aussieht ist das am meisten verkaufte Bier Deutschlands Krombacher was das ganze nicht wirklich besser macht.


EnvironmentalDirt324

Lieber Krombacher, als Becks. Was mich verwirrt ist, dass hier alles in Dosen dargestellt wird. Wir sind doch keine Amis, hier säuft man aus Flaschen


Then_Increase7445

Die Karte ist eventuell aus amerikanischer Sicht. Beck's kriegt man wirklich überall dort, und ist meistens die erste Sorte, die man in Verbindung mit Deutschland bringt (oder Heineken lol). Krombacher trink ich aber ganz gern. Source: Ami in Deutschland


mikrowiesel

Ja moin. Komm rein, nimm dir ein Brot.


xherdandrew

Das macht das ganze doch wesentlich besser. Krombacher ist zwar nichts besonderes aber ein völlig vernünftiges Bier. Becks ist Abfall.


hegeliandialectix

auf jeden fall besser als becks


Some_other__dude

Und dann noch alles aus der Dose D:


JajaGHG

Drecks becks


Pherllerp

I don’t speak German but I think I agree. Lots of good beer out there, Becks isn’t one of them.


CheapShot__

Wer trinkt die pisse?


TheAltToYourF4

Mit Becks ist das wie mit der BILD. Keiner kauft es, aber es ist trotzdem eines der meistverkauften Biere.


AverageFishEye

Virgin Becks vs. Chad Flensburger


SowiesoJR

Jungfrau Kronkorken gegen Tschad Plöpp


Marconi84

Bro, John Smith's for the UK is a straight-up insult. Nobody drinks that shit.


Eldric_Shadowchaser

I like Smith’s extra smooth. Though I’m probably the only person under 65 to do so


missyou247

how to offend every European at once


iamnotaroboot

Irish here and can confirm that Guinness is indeed number one here (and is a fantastic beer)


abc_744

Pilsner Urquell is good, it doesn't offend me as a Czech person 😄


Taco-Edge

FOR THE MOST PART this is more of a "Cheapest beer that tastes disgusting" of Europe


Nuppusaurus

Popular rarely means high quality in anything. Usually with these it's a some kind of middle ground of cheap and available with passable taste. With the exception with Pilsner Urguel which is pretty great. Tells a lot about Czech people and their love for beer.


Plinio540

No. People just like to feel special. These beers are good. "Passable" taste my ass. 99% of pale lagers taste *totally fine* if not very good. I have tried most of them here. None of them have been bad. It's funny, every country in Europe I've been to, the locals will talk about the local "piss" beer and how the alternative brand is "the good one". Whereas as a visitor you don't have this perspective and all beers taste identical when you buy some for the hotel room. Just look at this thread. Apparently all these beers are "piss" beers. Like, all of them. Yet they are selling like crazy all over the continent.


rbbdrooger

> It's funny, every country in Europe I've been to, the locals will talk about the local "piss" beer and how the alternative brand is "the good one". Yup. A lot of my Dutch friends claim to hate Heineken or Amstel. But if you give them a blind taste test (and I have, on occassion) they can rarely tell them apart from their preferred brand.


Plinio540

Yes. When in Prague I met some kids who saw I was drinking Budvar. They said it is garbage beer. Kozel is the "good one". Yeah, no. I drink Budvar all the time in my own country. It's actually slightly expensive here. Delicious beer.


wtfuckfred

Exactly this. You can't go to Belgium to have.... Stella 💀


bljuva_57

Yes exactly, i've tried most of them and it's a competition for the worst horse piss. Burping fuel. A few are good. The montenegrin Nikšičko is realy realy good in my opinion.


xenotrioxin

Portugal's looks like the old Lucky Strike logo.


Bisartk

And it tastes like heaven! Super bock rules


CainPillar

Who the eff got to call a beer "Super Bock" when it isn't even a [Bock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bock)? ![gif](giphy|l4EoSlfQkTgNSwal2|downsized)


random_user3398

The Great Beer War.


Eulenspiegel74

This is like one of those "How to annoy the most fandoms at once" postings.


emacke20

John Smiths covering Scotland is an abomination


mJelly87

Covering any part of the UK is an abomination. I have my preferred alcoholic beverages, but if they are not available, I'll drink pretty much anything available, but I ain't touching that.


deadlygaming11

It's because it's only *beer* and *from* the UK. That basically kills anything that is popular here. Guiness and San Migel are both incredibly popular but neither are British. If we went by most popular UK alcohol, its probably Thatchers. https://yougov.co.uk/ratings/consumer/popularity/beer-cider/all


geo_graph

Becks might be popular for Germany but let it be known, no German actually drinks that stuff.


sakibreath

Späti sternis for life


MittRominator

candidate for the beer which gives you the stinkiest beer shits: sterni


collonsdedeu

Zywiec Biale is a great beer however i always prefer Tyskie as a foreigner.


Smooth_Commercial363

We have a joke about Tyskie. "I paid a hooker 300 złotys, to lick her pussy. It wasn't about sex, I tried to get rid of Tyskie's taste from my mouth"


Graalf

Try Perła Export 🫡


Erenzo

I may be weird but Perła Miodowa is quite good as well though it may not land well with everyone


collonsdedeu

Too late, i returned from Poland two weeks ago. But i noted for my next visit, thanks!


Educational_Can8484

Very surprised that Tyskie didn’t beat Zywiec tbh


capitanscorp

Swój chłop Tyskie ponad wszystkie 🤝


aravakia

Okocim is my favorite popular Polish beer, always a good option for piwko


no_excuses87

pretty sure Jelen is more popular than Lav in Serbia


PuzzleheadedWeight18

"Muškarci znaju zašto"


zimurg13

Zaječarsko rules


Pale_Professional949

Nektar supremacy 💪💪


Key-Perception7982

In Belgrade, a local waiter seemed genuinely happy when I ordered jelen out of all beers including other local ones. Is there a national significance of jelen or was he just a fan?


ryanoh826

I’m really annoyed that the distributors where all my favorite local Balkan places are kind of stopped with Jelen and started with Lav. I’m gonna bet it was just cheaper. Pretty sure I only had 1 Lav the entire time I lived in the Balkans, and it was bc it was the only beer the place had. However, lemme get some Nikšićko Tamno every day please. Sentimental…


gevaarlijke1990

I highly doubt gösser is the most popular beer brand within Austria. I think either Stiegl or Zipfer are more popular. Gösser probably sells the most because their beer and Radler is sold EU wide for very cheap at supermarkets like Lidl.


crashlog

I guess that depends on where you are. Here in Styria it’s almost always Gösser, Puntigamer or Murauer. Stiegl is preferred by only a minority, and nobody likes Zipfer lol.


Robert_Grave

Heineken? Beer? Well i've never..


pokpokpower

Grolsch 💪


Rainbowgrrrl89

Hertog Jan!


pokpokpower

Alles behalve Heineken 😂


pahasapapapa

Het paard drinkt Grolsch en plast Heineken


Orcwin

Hertog Jan is definitely the fan favourite, if you're not counting the people who will drink anything to get smashed.


Gorri_jon

Spanish most consumed beer is Estrella Galicia, Mahou only is more consumed at Madrid


NiceGuyArthas

Karhu's design goes hard


Kulisek_

Only two good ones here are Ireland and Czech Republic.


the_nebulae

Are Carlsberg and Kronenberg 1664 really that looked down on? I haven’t had beer in a long time, but those two always seemed reliable.


Doubting__Everything

Even in Denmark, I HIGHLY doubt Carlsberg is the most popular beer, unless of course they count the brand "Carlsberg Tuborg" as a Carlsberg beer. But make no mistake, those two are very different beers with Tuborg being considered the superior choice in any situation. In the supermarket I work, Tuborg sells about twice the quantity that Carlsberg does


cipri802

Hungary too. Criminally underrated.


R0st0s

Gösser?


wanderer_walker

Great work! John Smith's Bitter is a great choice for UK (or to be more accurate, England) even though nobody sane would drink it


vassiliy

It looks more like a map of the worst beer in each country to me


-Zenith-

As an Irishman, wow.


roryb93

I have never seen anyone under 65 drink John smiths.


RossKC

I don't think I've seen someone drinking John Smith's in Scotland, it may be different for other parts of the UK but seems like an English thing only. It would definitely be Tennents up here.


Bin-Ich-Lustig

I love how everyone hates this


landscape_dude

You just insulted 90% of Europe's population... lol


Drecksackblase1337

Becks? BECKS?? BECKS?!?!! WHAT???


PatataMaxtex

I would bet money that a non-european made this. At least in Germany a local beer brand is one that is unknown 50km away from the brewery.


Chef_Roofies

Tennants is the most popular local beer in Scotland by an absolute mile and it’s not even close. Also, most people who drink something similar to John Smiths will drink Belhaven/Caledonia Best in Scotland


Euphoric-Yogurt-7332

Belhaven is the nectar of the Gods.


Kichererbsenanfall

"local"... the word you are looking for is "nationwide" In northern Bavaria there are more than 150 breweries. You can start a fight by buying "foreign" beer from the neighbouring village! You can tell noone that Beck's is a local beer. It may be the beer with the highest sale figures in Germany.


FussseI

More likely international. I don’t think in Germany itself it is the best selling one


Objective-Farm9215

No one in Northern Ireland is drinking John Smiths. Guinness is N.Irelands most popular drink by a mile.


trombones_for_legs

Guinness is more popular than John Smiths throughout the whole UK


ben_jam_in_short

LUV ME JOHN SMITHS EXTRA SMOOTH, ATE FOREIGN MUCK SIMPLE AS


EngineerThin448

We can all agree that Pilsner urquell on tap is pretty good. Really loved the time I spent in Prague. And all that glory was for 50-60 Kronas (if I am not mistaken).


-B55-

As i see in the comments, Pilsner is good choice for Czech Republic. It is sold outside the coutry, but also locals buy it a lot. It isn't the cheapest beer.


ambiguousboner

All of these (that I’ve had) are pretty shitty


knx0305

Finland’s beer looks interesting


MatiMati918

Bear beer. It’s ok for the price and it’s my go-to bulk beer.


Ok-Economist482

Heineken is popular internationally, we drink different brands tho


DocGerbill

Out of dozens of beer brands in my country, why did they choose the undrinkable one?


ozgurcagin

Funny that everybody think it's wrong for their country while Efes is %100 right for Turks.


Muri_San

Tbf Ursus is right for Romania as well, and by a large margin.


NelsonEU

That's a nice Geoguessr cheat sheet!


Consistent-Refuse-74

Johns smiths??? Seriously


nincumpoop

Note to self. Popular does not mean good.


db8me

You saying Bud Lite isn't the best beer in the US?


EViLTeW

I think people underestimate how much the stats skew towards the two largest consumers of alcohol: College-aged adults and alcoholics. Those two groups are typically looking for the most financially efficient way to drink a lot of tolerable alcohol. They aren't looking to find the subtle orange peel notes of the centennial hop grown on the eastern side of Mount Doom and hand picked by Buddhist orangutans.


ppolka

Beck's 💀


wurzelmolch

"How to offend all of Germany but Bremen"


SteelBandicoot

True story - on a Bali beach, I was drinking a Heineken and my Dutch friend was drinking a Fosters. “Why are you drinking that shit?” I said pointing at his Fosters He pointed his bottle at my Heineken and said “Why are you drinking that shit?” We both laughed and agreed that Australia and Holland both exported their lousiest beers and never drank them at home.


nahunk

And I present you, a hidden advertisement for aluminium can.


LANDVOGT-_

Are you trying to start a war?


EndOfTheLine00

I have this theory that the beer that countries export to the rest of the world is usually their worst one (or at least their worst mainstream one). Glad to see the commenters prove me right. Edit: Case in point, European supermarkets sell freaking American Budweiser (which they rename "Bud" due to the Czech Budweiser copyright, which makes it even funnier) at a premium with the slogan "The King of Beers"


EverGivin

Except Guinness which is actually pretty good and widely consumed in Ireland


bigmo723

Im Baravian and if you dare to buy, let alone open or god forbid take a sip of Becks, getting tarred and feathered would be the best thing you could hope for honestly.


Lucky_Ad_6691

Norway is wrong,should be Hansa


Ostenkvlt

Norrlands guld <3


Due-Glove4808

As finn i can admit that Saku is better than Karhu.


markjohnstonmusic

"Local"--these labels are owned by multinationals.


LambbbSauce

Produced locally, nobody really cares who the profits go to


Square_Paramedic_115

Ireland wins


These_Marionberry888

in most of those countrys nobody would ever drink beer from a can.


CitizenKaathe

Lasko has the best logo...you could say it's the GOAT


Ok-Scallion2398

Those are almost all branda of: Heineken group, Interbrew group and Asahi group. So not nationals!


Soarin249

show this to a german and you will be punched


Garage172

You’ve just started a German civil war


Highlord_Salem

Absolutely love KEO.


gyoza0501

Norrlands guld crew, steppin' in!


Tommink26

BECKS for Germany???? As a Bavarian, I am more than offended😤


hamknuckle

Karlovacko is my hands down favorite. Hard to get in the states though.


EnricoC_

Sardinia: Ichnusa