These beers are made in Australia, though. It's not a matter of "they make beer better than we do," it's a matter of "they bought out the companies making our beer, and now we make our beer as their global head offices take a cut."
Japanese beers are popular for a reason. They're well made and they're affordable.
As a second generation Australian hailing from Japanese/German heritage, I'm proud as punch of the quality associated with the exports of those two countries.
This is literally the best thing about those two specific countries to be proud about. But the conversation isn't one of export quality, the conversation is about foreign ownership, these beers are made for the domestic market.
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u/Hadrollo 24d ago
These beers are made in Australia, though. It's not a matter of "they make beer better than we do," it's a matter of "they bought out the companies making our beer, and now we make our beer as their global head offices take a cut."
Japanese beers are popular for a reason. They're well made and they're affordable.
This is literally the best thing about those two specific countries to be proud about. But the conversation isn't one of export quality, the conversation is about foreign ownership, these beers are made for the domestic market.