(22M) I spent two weeks i germany this year, and let me tell you guys, the beer, was simply out of this world. When i was in Munich, i tried the Augustiner-Bräu beer and it changed my life just from how good it was hahaha

Anyway, when i came back to brazil, i really started enjoying beer more, now that i know what good beer is and what to look for. But i always kept thinking, if i lived in a coutry where there's amaizing beer everywhere, I'd definetely have some alcoholism problems.

Is that normal there? Like, unhealthy amounts of beer intake? Or is it just a healthy relationahip with the culture of beer?

by jowzingod

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  3. Many people drink moderate amounts of alcohol every now and then. BUT

    we have about 1.6 million alcoholics and 1.4 million people who abuse alcohol without being alcoholics. Out of 84 million. About 15% of the population consume alcohol in a risky way.

  5. People won’t admit because alcohol is a huge part of german culture – but alcohol consumption is at least problematic. However in the last two decades consumption is going down.

  7. alcohol addiction is huge here and normalized to keep it short, especially beer so yea its normal

  9. It’s difficult to say what alcoholism really is because In terms of quantity (pure alcohol per person) Germany is up there and also higher than the world average but according to WHO alcoholism in Germany is pretty low only coming in in like place 54 where Brazil is around 25.

    From anecdotal experience id say there is roughly the same amounts of alcoholics in society as anywhere else. We do drink a lot of beer and wine but only 1 or 2 on normal days and then more at once on weekends.

    Germany also has very low alcohol tax at least compared to the other places I’ve been. When I lived in Canada a cheap sixpack of beer(on sale) was like 10$ which was at least double what great German beer cost me at home and the Australian guys were amazed at the low prices of Canadian beer haha

  10. In my opinion, Germans’ alcohol intake is pretty low, especially compared to where I come from.

  11. Talk about alcoholism, while showing a picture of food. Strange.

  14. Alcoholism and solidarity with Israel are the foundation of german Staatsräson.

  16. I’d say our problem with alcoholism isn’t any bigger or smaller than in other countries. Yes, we might consume more alcohol than other countries and it has better quality. But being exposed to alcohol this way also means we get to explore our limit in a moreless safe and responsible way.

  20. To Germans, amazing beer isn’t everywhere but only from their local hometown brewery.

  21. Maybe you’re just new to Weissbier. It’s different, nice. It’s traditional in Germany, and with a slightly different technology it’s made in parts of France and Belgium (“Blanche”).

    I am an enjoyer of beers. I love them very much. Too much. So much so that I have 2 crates of Jever Fun that I enjoy right now (alcohol-free). I love beer, but I hate what consistent consumptions of alcohol would do to me.

    Most of my friends barely drink any alcohol, and alcohol-free beer is on the menu with many of them. The good thing is that it became a lot better in the last few years, with more varied tastes for people to enjoy. We even have alcohol-free “Dry” “champagne”. It’s amazing.

    Anyway, in my surroundings, with colleagues and acquaintances, alcohol consumption is definitely going down. Beer making way for Apfelschorle.

  25. Consumption is normalized to a large extent. Lots of people will never admit to having a problem.

    It’s also sometimes viewed as weakness, when people can’t handle drinking a lot.

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