Beer Versus Wine Debate What is the grape say when it was transferred by a barrel of beer?
Nothing - it just leave a little "wine"!
What we drink says a lot about who we are - if you believe that the marketing companies that target the mass market with millions of dollars and advertising campaigns. But is this really true?
Boasting both beer and wine is a hobby not mutually exclusive - Personally, I drink both and are consistent with neither the stereotype of the drinker either - I 'm not a young stallion out with great looking babes in a bar while Longnecks ice are engulfed by the truck load, or wrinkled-looking liberal, foodie show wear with leather patches on my elbows.
Beer and wine have a long history and profound cultural significance that is virtually universal in the world. Who actually invented beer and wine is lost in time, but both from the Middle East and have probably been made since the Neolithic period (c. 5000 BC) - probably the former Egyptians and various empires based in the eastern Mediterranean have documented wines and beers as well as archaeological evidence irrefutable.
Certainly, in those ancient times, there was no such thing as NFL or NASCAR events while party Wine and cheese are not exactly on the social menu. The division of potential consumers by using marketing and, by extension, social stereotypes for beer and wine markets has created a false image of who made the drinks. As wine producers of California has begun to make progress on international markets in the CBK 80'sWine was the alcoholic drink of the masses in Europe and not the upper crust - the beer was drunk as the water, simply because it was safe to drink because the alcohol content and, in fact, beer was brewed in order not to get drunk, at least not initially, but to purify water.
The mass production of beer began in earnest in the 20th century - in the centuries preceding other forms of alcohol dominated demand for broke - and the wine has been one dominant beverage. With mass production came the mass marketing and sales of beer, blue collar workers have been targeted with beverages that have been off the ice and thirst after a hard day's work. Girls, cars, friends and be smiling Mr Popular in the bar were all part of the marketing mix launched on potential beer drinkers being sold drinks, beers yellow. Small breweries with an infusion of good have been left out of the beer industry and appreciated by beer lovers.
perception of marketing is rarely an accurate reflection of reality, considering that wine was probably discovered at an earlier date than the beer of the archaeological evidence, the wine seems to have been the first choice of cave man fermented brew. If a wine cave favorite beer, this is barely the perception that marketing beer drinkers have no taste, nor to be a macho, hard-working man stop you from enjoying a good wine . Wine is a drink stronger than beer to those who are looking for a fast race hangover.
On the other hand, experts and wine enthusiasts will probably be the point of labor and skill that goes into creating a fine wine - the reality is that beer requires just as much artistic and imagination as producing a good bottle of wine. The number of microbreweries and breweries that have maintained the family tradition for many generations reflects the diversity of taste, skill and ingenuity when it comes to generating a pint.
Ultimately - Downing a beer or wine siphoning is not predetermined by social status or categorization of marketing - it all comes down to one thing, no matter who you are or what you do - your own taste .
Posted on April 8, 2010.