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Distro Taste Test - Linux and Beer

Posted by michael on from the mad-max dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Those Aussies are mad!!! Linux is an international phenomenon, drawing in developers and users from all over the globe. This diversity is reflected in the enormous number of flavours (or distributions) it is available in. This cornucopia of names reminds me of nothing so much as the world of beer. I thought it would be entertaining to look for parallels between some notable distros and the beers of the world."

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  1. Drinking Australian Beer outside Australia by Tpenta · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you are drinking Australian Beer outside of Australia then you really can't judge the good ones. Generally, it's the crap that gets exported. There are a lot of really good domestic beers that don't get exported. James Squire springs to mind as one.

    Tp.

    1. Re:Drinking Australian Beer outside Australia by leviramsey · · Score: 2, Informative

      Both Bud and Coors do brisk business in Europe (which is depressing in it's way). That's to say nothing of the extent to which the beer industry is globalized.

      For instance the main mass-produced beer in the UK is Carling, which is owned by Coors. Anheuser-Busch owns a number of European brewers, as well.

      Of course, SAB from South Africa owns Miller and the related brands and Interbrew (Belgian, IIRC) owns Labatts, Dos Equis, and Rolling Rock. There's also a major Indian brewer, whose name I forget, that's been buying up just about every medium-size brewery available in the US.

  2. Re:I reply but for no other reason... by Dark+Lord+Seth · · Score: 2, Informative

    Oranjeboom is vile and nasty; I highly doubt it's even beer officially. Nor terrestrial. I'd prefer drinking mud, magma or sulphuric acid over Oranjeboom anyday. Anyways, to compensate for Oranjeboom, there's Hertog Jan, which is one excellent beer. Rich taste, yet not too heavy on the stomach not do you have to sell yourself into prostitution to be able to afford it. Quality! Also, exported Heineken is SHIT compared to normal Heineken which we got here in Europe. (or possibly just the Netherlands)

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  3. Re:The author has no taste by Darren.Moffat · · Score: 2, Informative

    For those living in the San Francisco Bay Area, Coopers can be found in Beverages and More and James Squire in Trader Joes.

  4. Re:Aussie don't drink Fosters by AtrN · · Score: 3, Informative
    Coopers for serious beer drinking

    Mate, you're not supposed to tell the foreigners about Coopers! They'll take it all. Now keep 'em distracted with talk of VB, New, XXXX, etc...

    PS. Tassie beers - Boag's and Cascade - aren't half bad and Hahn is okay too.

  5. Perhaps, however... by Xenex · · Score: 2, Informative

    Fosters Light Ice is a totally different beer. Fosters Larger is the swill advertised internationally as the beer of choice in Australia.

    But yes, VB is undoubtedly the most popular beer in Australia.