Stella is also known as wife beater here and in the UK due to its association with let's just say 'the lower classes'. Nice beer though. It's funny how different beers are viewed in different regions.
Exactly, it's a lot like culture. Go to the country that made some tv show/book/whatever popular and most people there think it's trash. Yet they in turn think some rubbish from your country is the best thing ever.
Spot on Martin, the same can be said for Guinness, Irish people are proud of how well it's sold worldwide and how it's become a big well known brand. So when we hear someone say it's not their thing it comes as a bit of a shock, as Sheik said, different strokes for different folks.
Dunno why I'm talking so much about beer today, I'm suffering from possibly the worst hangover of my life.
Isn't this an Islay malt?
Getting one of these for New Year
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