Why does European beer have SO MUCH foam!? (American Reaction)

[@VaciPlay]

Actually, with the "hladinka" you get the beer very neer the line that is marking the 0,5 liter and then they will just fill the rest with the foam (also "hladinka" literally means "on level"). Also, we usually consider beer without foam as a poor quality one.

[@draumpje]

Or the glass wasn’t clean, that’ll also kill the foam quickly

[@MrMajsterixx]

iam czech and i dont know if low quality is the exact term, more like that its old, because the foam shows the freshness and that the bartender just poured it, without foam it seems like some old forgotten beer

[@rendanfuls]

@@MrMajsterixx I think they meant the quality of the pour. If it arrives with a low amount of foam, the bartender fucked up

[@benediktcz]

"only one beer on tap" it usually means 1 brand of beer (as in from 1 brewery), breweries usually make more than 1 type of beer

[@daste848]

usually 2-3.

[@moniqueriddle9339]

Usually there's 10°, 11° or 12° light beer, one dark beer and in some pubs nowadays also "pomelo" which is a non-alcoholic fruit beer.

[@benediktcz]

@@moniqueriddle9339 if you want non-alcoholic beer in CZ and you like beer, go for Birell w/o fruit taste (it exists in fruit versions as well)

[@filipbitala2624]

AFAIK here in Czechia we have more like 5 per brewery

[@EuropeanPatriot8008]

Usual Selection for small pubs is 2 beers on Tap, one is 10-11 and other is 12. Sometimes there is a 3rd option of a dark beer as Well.

[@johnp8131]

Remember, unlike most American beers, Czech beer has flavour!

[@valcarlin2537]

I was disgusted with us beer when I visited there But I love Czech beer (and German polish Belgium serb ukranian etc etc) buy not Spain or italy😂

[@eduardsekyra1103]

Estrella is not bad and im czech :)@@valcarlin2537

[@maartenbondt9600]

Czech beer is easily one of best in the world

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

​@@maartenbondt9600 Czech beer is quite similar to German beer, due to the shared history. For example, Czech pilsner will taste like German pilsner. You'd have to look into specialty beer for any difference. Bearing in mind that Plzeň (Pilsen) is in Czechia. Czechia does have an amazing history of beer though, being the birthplace of the light beer.

[@maartenbondt9600]

@@Thor.Jorgensen appreciate all the info! I know German beer and Czech beer share a lot in common. I love German beer so I would to try more kinds

[@Kirarak]

The thing with the foam is, no one is robbing you of anything. The glasses are actually 2-3 fingers more than 1 pint (or 0.5 liter, which is the most common ordered amount) and good bartender targets the mix so that if all the foam would dissolve it would be exactly that. Otherwise the foam is natural, very thick and rich in flavor, it actually forms from a protein in a beer and the gas comes from the fermentation process, it's not pressurized or anything.

[@Ga11ifreyan]

That is an astonishingly ignorant sweeping generalisation because it varies from country to country and beer to beer.

[@Kirarak]

@@Ga11ifreyan I don't know what you mean. I am reacting to the KZbinr's comment about video abou beer in the Czech Republic. And I can atest that this is how it's done here.

[@0marenka]

@@Ga11ifreyan context

[@nilocnolnah6788]

Since when did Americans know anything about beer. Or come to that, anything

[@skar5453]

@@nilocnolnah6788 come on now that’s mean The know very well how to shoot people

[@the_pelli]

As a czech citizen. I must say that the foam is actually very important. 1) the aesthetics of the whole thing 2) the foam protects the beer from oxidation 3) it shows the quality of service. As mentioned by several fellows, a good foam hat means clean, wet and cold glass, good beer and propper pressure in the tap system. 4) the amount of foam depends on the style of pour. But that makes a whole chapter.

[@trafalgardwaterlaw5859]

No konečně to tady někdo vysvětlil :D

[@borispsalman]

Exactly an american beer without foam looks like a beer that i poured hours ago and forgot to drink it. The perfect way is that the glass is covered in condensed mist with a nice thick cap of foam.

[@fildakillda]

Modern way to tap beer is under an angle and in one go. For the old guard that is a big no no. Making it in one go in order to quickly serve it after it has been order by a client. Dating back just a 10-15 years, everybody just had a couple of beers every day so the bartenders just had always 5 or more beers sitting under the tap and made it in 2 or 3 goes without ever lifting the glass from the table. That way the foam stayed nice and rich and the beer itself lost some of the air and made you less likely to burp. All the 40 year olds and older guys frown upon getting beer tapped in 1 go.

[@crazy71achmed]

Yes. If you have questions about beer ... ask a czech! :)

[@Shinkajo]

Oxidation? Lmao dude, get real. Do you take like several hours to drink one beer?

[@hanbanaroda]

To clear a few things: - One pub usualy serves beers from one brewery, you'll usually find light one (3,5-4,5%), stronger one (4,5-5,5%) and some special (dark one, ale, wheat etc.). But on a street you'll find few different pubs, each with other beer brand (brewery). - The foam is really creamy and dense, the mlíko is about 0,2l of beer, šnyt is 0,3l, hladinka (normal beer) is 0,5l. The amount of foam changes the taste of the beer and also how much you would burp afterwards and it's contraintuitive: tho more fome, the less you would burp (the bubbles in the foam are CO2 which is naturaly in the beer, the more goes out via foam, the less in your stomach). - The head protects the beer from oxygenation from the air, thus keeping the taste of the beer intact. Just let sit a beer for a while and you'll notice the difference. As beer drinking is done usually for a few hours when you're in pub with firends, you want to stay it good for a while. - American beer uses differnet kind of barley than european deas. Its lighter (both in color and in ABV) and it makes more soap like foam, eg. big bubbles that are not so stable. The reason you blow away the foam is because it does (historicaly and sometimes even now) tastes like soap. The "european" foam is just CO2 with beer around it and it also tastes much like beer, only a little bit sweeter. Most of the biggest breweries in the US also use not a barley malt only, but they are adding corn syrup as american malt sometimes doesnt have enough sugar, further adding to the soapiness. (just to be clear, US culture of home brewing is huge and awesome and produces tons of great beers, but the biggest brands are just cheap flavoured water, sorry)

[@Empikk23]

This needs upvotes. Also the size of the head in case of hladinka does not taking anything from the volume of the beer - 0,5l mark is around the upper part of the handle.

[@branojuraj9063]

Also american and brittish beer usually dont contents hops, which is crucial for the taste for me.

[@moniqueriddle9339]

@@branojuraj9063 I though every beer contains hops. What do they use instead?

[@branojuraj9063]

@@moniqueriddle9339 Barley, Wheat.

[@Hakitosama]

additionnaly, in Belgium at least, most American beers would actually NOT qualify as beer. In my country, beer must be made with barley malt. No barley ? You can't legally call it a beer (I'm serious it's in our law). So the American thingy with the corn malt would 1) looked at funny, 2) forbidden to call itself beer.

[@henningbartels6245]

In Germany the foam is a sign of quality: how firm it is , without large bubbles and how long the head last. We call it the "flower" of the beer and it is important to have it. Without it we would think the beer is old, stale or the glass is dirty.

[@obiwanfisher537]

Exactly. I am drinking beer in the UK, they sometimes do a beer in pour and not even angle the glass, and I think a lot of the beer was foamy like shown here yuck

[@saad-t7k]

Under the communists we had the "Lenin" test - you stuck your chin in beer and if you had a chin like Lenin's, the beer was fine. The communists didn't like the comparison very much, but what could they do - we didn't say it out loud very often, but when you had a "On Lenin" beard, everyone knew right away that you were parodying Lenin. :D

[@1kolaCZek]

In fact, there are pubs in Czech Republic that are older than Christopher Columbus. :D

[@pavelmacek282]

The restaurant is called Červený jelen (means Red Stag) and is in very city centre of Prague. And Janek was right as always - the food is amazing and the cubistic architecture combined with modern renovation is just the cherry on the top. Check also Kantýna - with own butcher shop even before entering the restaurant...

[@puffin20]

You should really visit Czech Republic. They are basically experts in beer. I've tried beers around the world but nothing is compared to the original Czech ones, specially draft in pubs.

[@daladirn5119]

Czech guy here, German beers compare very well. We have some bad beers, they have some and we have many amazing ones and so do they. A German maltser made the first batch of pilsner type beer in Plzeň and that then spread both to Germany and Czechia as the most common beer brewed. Then Belgium makes different types of beer like trappist and is one of the best beer countries in the world in my eyes and many other's. I even traveled to Greece last month and found a pub with beers from microbreweries on tap and even though one would think that Greeks don't know how to make beer, I didn't find a single one I didn't like. Good beers can be found anywhere, it's just that you can find them more easily here. So yeah, if you want to find good beers, you don't have to necessarily travel the world for them. Find a pub with microbrewery beers local to you and go there, I'm willing to bet that you'll find beers to your liking there, since the people usually love their craft and try to perfect it. They have to drink their own beer, so they strive to make it good and at the same they are not restricted by corporate shennenigans.

[@alexandrelarsac9115]

They are the World first beer consumers. So i would trust them with my beer.

[@branojuraj9063]

Pilsner and Budvar are top, also Svijany is pretty good

[@daladirn5119]

@@branojuraj9063 Though many fellow Czechs disagree with me on Budvar and Svijany, yeah... my three favorite brands. :D

[@drsnova7313]

Germany and Czechia have good beers, but lack variety and the will to experiment. Sure, you will find some 500 pilsners in Czechia, and you can find just as many all roughly equally good "Weisse" in Bavaria (rinse and repeat for other regions and types) - but you can't beat Belgium on being the overall best beer country. There's just something for everyone.

[@kripolik]

PLEASE next time when you watch one of their videos stay till the end for a czech word. I would love to hear you try to pronounce some of them 😁

[@ryanwuzer]

My bad! That sounds fun

[@nobodyimportant1600]

They were in Prague, Czechia. Which means you cannot judge their beer because it is literally the best in the world. And tipping in Europe is not expected, but really welcome. You don't have to leave 20%, but 10% can make waiters/bartenders day a little better.

[@bertnijhof5413]

AS Dutchman I have to disagree, Belgium has the best beers (trappist beers), brewed by the catholic monks since the middle ages.

[@johnnyz.9684]

Nothing against your taste but Trappist beer is not a Pilsener type of beer so it's hard (impossible) to compare @@bertnijhof5413

[@arwwarr7578]

@@bertnijhof5413 nope, czech is best

[@xmankubik]

@@bertnijhof5413 In Břevnov Monastery in Prague they brew beer since the year 993!

[@EruditeGayming]

Not to be a hater, but the reason beers in america dont have head and people there dont want foam might just be the general quality of the beer. We like the foam, because the foam tastes good, because the beer is really good.

[@WelsyCZ]

Well beer is generally seen as cheap alcohol in the US and the goal is to get drunk. In Czech Republic, the goal is to enjoy the taste of the beer and the drink itself. This is why breweries care about the way the beer is tapped and why no normal czech person would ever get a beer in a bottle in a pub - the difference in taste and quality is immense! The buzz from the alcohol content is of course a welcome side effect, but it is by no means the primary function and purpose.

[@hanbanaroda]

It's also caused by the different kind of barley that is planted in the US. You just can't make the rich foam out of that.

[@Hakitosama]

@@hanbanaroda Some american beer don't even contain barley and use cheap corn malt

[@BeansAndWeens]

@@Hakitosama or rice.

[@Tackleberry86]

Aaaaaaaaand a little FYI about the tipping in Czech republic (I am a waiter working in a pub situated quite near the Červený jelen, so I am not making anything up): It probably is not as important part of a salary of the staff here as it is in the US, but if you do not tip, waiters will think that you were unsatisfied, that they did a poor job, that something went terribly wrong. Basically leaving 10% is a nice way to show that everything was fine, more than 10% means that everything was excellent and less that there were some gaps that ruined your experience a little.

[@rendanfuls]

Some places actually put the glass on a weight so people could see that they get exactly (or more than) 500 ml of beer. There a two kinds of foam. One is the white, light and "hard" which is mostly air and the other one is creamy and slightly yellow, which has a much higher content of beer. Based on that, there are two main styles of pouring in the Czech Republic (depends on the brand of beer mostly). You either do the "Hladinka" (from the video) where you either pre-pour a bit of foam and finish it with beer or "Nadvakrát" ("Twofer?") when you pour the beer once in a way it foams up more and then finish it with just beer. That way adds more of the "hard" and "bubbly" foam and the beer is a little harsher. It's similar to milk coffee drinks. You have cappuccino that is 50/50 foamed milk and steamed milk and latte that is mostly steamed milk and with a little bit of foamed milk on the top. If the beer doesn't have a head, it turns bad and stale very quickly. The foam adds about 10-15 more minutes to enjoy the good flavour and also gives it another layer of taste and consistency.

[@mikezt]

I think the foam thing is matter of different styles of beers. In America are common pale ales, while in Czech is common pilsner type beer. Usually here in pubs you can get normal, maybe Šnit and Řezané (light and dark mix) beer. And I have an experience, if you order simply "beer", they will serve you the best on tap.

[@tommerker8063]

in germany we also have a lot of pilsner, but we would never accept a beer with that much foam, a good white crown of foam

[@LeoGuda]

@@tommerker8063 You will be able to understand that this is an intentionally tapped beer that is called milk. They pour it into a pint, but they charge 0.2 l, so it's a lot cheaper than the classic pint. And people want it because of the taste. It's different. But that is beyond your understanding.

[@th.a]

You can get a 'Schnitt' also over here in Bavaria. It's just a beer that is tapped faster causing a lot more foam and less beer. And it is of cause cheaper. In Bavaria where beer is served as 1/2 or one liter it is usefull if you don't want to go for a full glass of beer, maybe because you still want to be able to drive home with your car. You often order ''Schnitt' as you last beer of the evening.

[@wolf310ii]

My father told me (my grandma had a bar) that US soldiers not only blow foam off, they even scooped it out of the glass with their fingers

[@frostyodran5893]

i dont even drink beer but i almost gagged

[@walkelftexasranger]

What an animals...

[@Hakitosama]

Heretics....O_O

[@remconoordermeer7015]

There are a huge number of different ways to tap.... a lot of beers have their own 'rules', even. Country specific example: in Holland the head is 2 fingers thick. In Germany they'll tap a lager in two phases; after the foam sets a bit, they'll fill up the glass, giving you a 'crown' of foam. The amount of foam above the edge of the glass needs to equal that below the edge. Guinness foam has nitrogen in it, making it dense and creamy. But as many others said, the basic rules are the same: always start with cold, wet, clean glass. If your foam dies too soon, it's a dead giveaway. Dirty rinse water, a greasy glass or some newbie adding soap incorrectly are a few possible reasons.

[@Zephyrus88PL]

Czech, Poland and Germany are (as far as I know) the biggest three when it comes to beer.

[@kharnynb]

@@marekkelin1181 belgium...

[@gillescallens8267]

Try Belgian...

[@BitmapFrogs]

Czechs are number 1 in the world and double the yearly per capita consumption of beer of number 2, austria... poland is 3.

[@MissTelecka]

Milk is my favorite. The fact is, that the beer is completely different in US and here in Czech, that also makes the ,,foam" tasting different. When you draft the beer correctly to the cold, wet glass, the foam really tastes like a velvet. The beer culture in Czech republic and EU in general is on a different level. Hope you have a chance to visit CZ one day and you taste all of those!

[@drakulkacz6489]

1) One brand usually means one brand of brewery. The brewery usually makes more types of beer according to the sweetness or kind (lower fermentation, top fermentation, 10°, 11°, 12°...18°, pale, amber or dark...rye, wheet, oat...IPA, alcoholic or non alcoholic, pasteriezed or not). I worked for a small brewery and we made 14 kinds of beer. Our pubs usually had 3 differend kind of it (some less, some more) so they asked which one you want. 2) So, beer last time see the air before just at brewhouse when is produce. Since than it is kept under it´s own CO2 or under the produced one - because it lays down and it separates it from the air to make it fresh. The air degrades the beer so it tastes bad. That´s why a good bartender starts with foam to keep it as fresh at possible. If you left here stay the beer too long on the table, a lot of men don´t drink it and want a new one. 3) And yes, the pipe has two ways to tap it - on just for beer and one to add the foam. Usualy it is set that some foam comes with the beer the normal way and the seccond way it just fot more foam - for example for mlíko (milk).

[@noonecz5201]

8:37 We do have tipping in Czech republic, however here you tip for good/exceptional service, not just for receiving the service overall. As far as I know, the mixed beer taking longer, hence being for tourists ment that unlike locals which go there for just the beer wouldn't want to wait, unlike a tourist which doesn't mind waiting for something unusual/sensational.

[@johnhall8516]

I lived and worked in Dordrecht for a year or so,I walked into a local bar and immediately realised I was in the wrong place. I couldn't walk straight out without ending up in trouble so I ordered a beer in Dutch. There were two huge dockers each side of me, they both looked down at me and one of them shouted to the barman "no froth on his beer he's English", everyone laughed, and it became my local. Best satay and cheapest beer in the town.

[@BramVanhooydonck]

Here in Belgium, pint glasses are smaller, more like a regular glass because of the richness in the beers. It's a bit of a gentleman's rule to have the foam about ¼ of the full height if you can do that, since you want people to enjoy as much of their drink without losing the flavors.

[@seijika46]

I would trust the Czechs to know how to serve the best pilsner, just as I would trust them to make it in the first place. (I would trust the US to make something that vaguely looks like lager, render it freezing cold to hide the foul taste and then attempt to use it to get drunk at minimal cost - wildly different objectives.)

[@DanielLopez-up6os]

Youre getting the Same ammount of beer as in the US, the Glasses are just bigger so same ammount of beer just with the extra space is filled with delish foam.

[@Pidalin]

in US you will have pint (or how they call it, it's like European small beer around 0.3 L) of beer, we have half liter, there is no pint of beer + foam, when foam falls down, it will turn back to beer and you should have proper half liter of beer

[@Bobikpata]

Yes, in our country "my dad left for a milk" goes to another level XD

[@martasekac6097]

Yeah, there are literally competitions in beer tapping in Czechia.

[@romanstejzi3636]

dude. you have to understand that CZECH is home of the beer. its tradition and a lot of experience pasion. the beer made for american market is not even on the same level as the cheapest beer in czech dude. trust me

[@mattimatkalainen]

Foam IS beer too.

[@moonshot242]

Schnitt in Germany means cut, so half the glass beer and half foam

[@Iris_Bohemica]

I would love more reactions to Honest Guide :)

[@marty6945]

8:50 A good tip is important everywhere, as well as in the Czech Republic, but innkeepers and other staff are not vitally dependent on it.

[@HibikiKano]

You can try it at home. Just pour into a glass from bottle or can. If you freshly rinse the glass with ice cold water or a glass straight from the pantry, some beers do taste very different. Some others have minimal change though

[@trafalgardwaterlaw5859]

This video is from the Czech Republic, they are professionals in brewing beer as one of the few countries that knows how to make and drink beer + they drink more beer than the Germans :D

[@Sklepmistr99]

Yes, we are a nation of drunkards, but there is one secret... The joke is that most ordinary Czechs prefer lighter beer. Mostly 10 degrees, which has an alcohol volume around 4%, so you can drink more... :)

[@Edbi18]

@@Sklepmistr99 only girls drink 10° true men drink 12° atleast :)

[@mdesmet9111]

I must say that this type of pouring is not 'European' but typical for Czech Republic. In Belgium, were we also have a bit of a beer culture, you get fired as a bartender if you pour the 'milk' or a beer with no head. Around here, the head of a beer is supposed to be about 3cm thick. Anything more will cause the foam to sink in and anything under will not completely seal the beer from contact with the air. A good bartender can pour 100 beers and the height of the head will only differ a few milimeters between them.

[@sabinaskopikova1564]

Info from person from czech republic😂 Honza and Janek are exactly same names. They are both nicknames for name Jan

[@mlambrechts1]

Beer has to be poured in a clean glass. First water with (special) soap, then clear the soap of with pure water, then DRY the glass if you are drinking high alcohol beers (Marc from Belgium). FYI, this is how it's done in Belgium: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHK0n2qvnt-Vlbc

[@gremlinrambo]

yeah combined with this one from Stella (which gives a bit more explenation), it gives a better view kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpyyhHSXicp6Z8U

[@andrewbowman4611]

The foam of certain beers is an integral part of their flavour. Pilsners and weissbiers especially benefit from a larger head. Ales and commercial lagers not so much, although Irish stouts also have a big head during the two-pour serve, which eventually settles into a smaller one. Beer without a head is essentially flat, and not especially tasty by and large.

[@Azhureus]

Červený Jelen = Red Deer in case you want to visit, might help in search :)

[@BergenDev]

Im going to Belgia, they rock 1500 ish beer types. It will be hard.

[@obiwanfisher537]

That is not EUROPEAN beer, this is definitely a czech speciality, and I'd say probably maybe even a speciality inside czech republic because I have been there and I don't remember seeing anyone drinking "milk" or anything like that. Should watch a video on german pils pouring

[@frufruJ]

Czech here: My biggest culture shock in the US was when we went to a pub, and instead of each of us getting a pint of draught Guinness, the waitress got us four glasses and a jug of draught Guinness in the middle of the table.

[@radomircita9420]

Řezané beer is tourist thing, because if you made it for everyone, it would take ages. So it is more of a showbeer

[@ivy_angels]

in the Netherlands we just measure how much foam is needed with our fingers we hold them horizontally to the glass and if our Index finger and ringfinger cover the foam part and only the foam part it's a perfect tap beer

[@zyriuszitraius8162]

In Belgium the amount of foam and way of tapping will often depend on the kind of beer. After all while still mostly local beer in the pub there will be many kinds of beers being served, mostly because if you just search online then you'll probably find multiple breweries close by no matter where you are. Personally I've got one down the street and one on the next street, but I've never searched online so I might be able to find more in my town. And even then this is a pretty small country so you can get beer delivered on the same day from the different side of the country but that doesn't change that there are a shit ton of bears some like Stella, Jupiler, etc. which people around the world might very well know. But the really good Belgian beer is are those you probably wont find outside Belgium. Also to all Germans all I want to say is, no your beer ain't better and it never will be. I don't know why American's always think yours better but it ain't it just the same as American's thinking "French fries" are French when even the French know that it's Belgian so don't get any ideas. 👀

[@Hakitosama]

PREACH !!

[@robinsebelova7103]

7:45 There is usually only ONE BRAND on tap, but there can be more kinds of beer - light/dark lager, alcohol free, fruit beer(radler), one specially bitter(extra hops) or more types of light lager 10°, 11°, 12° beer or sometimes even higher degrees specials. And all those kinds of beer can be served in different way as is shown in the video. The čochtan (read chocctan, "ch" as "chocolate") mean wasserman/water spirit 11:24 Pub's name is Červený Jelen (lit. Red Stag)

[@novh4ck]

Generally in most larger pubs there is one 10°, one 11°, one 12° and one dark beer + some sweet non-alcoholic drink on tap or/and fruity non-alcoholic beer. Some small pubs can have only one or two of these.

[@AspectFantassy]

Hello, here is a person who drinks beer almost every week and even has a certificate for tapping beer (quite normal for a person who studies the field of hotel management, a field directly intended for customer service) let's take it from the beginning - MILK - more foam, almost no beer. I say almost none, mind you. The foam of our Czech beer is fluffy, creamy and very "firm", which means that the drink is sweeter as a result. It must be drunk as quickly as possible due to oxidation, which harms the beer and the foam. SNYT - as he said, due to the fact that there is some less foam in the beer (as it is a small beer 0.3 poured into a glass 0.5), the beer does not oxidize so quickly. It also makes the beer very pleasant and overall sweeter. ON THE LEVEL - standard beer taps in all Czech restaurants and pubs. We have glasses of size maybe 0.6 - 0-7, there is a line on this glass with 0.5 where the beer is tapped, the rest is foam which again helps against oxidation. Also, thanks to this creamy foam, the beer will slowly but surely run out, which means that within one to two minutes, 0.1 dcl of foam will turn into beer. But of course everything depends on the customer's taste and preference. We Europeans don't like UK and US beer because you don't have the right foam, because of that the beer loses its value, taste, beauty and spoils faster.

[@Kathy9586]

1:37 this short "no" kills me 😂

[@martinchochol1756]

@ 1:36 What you see is a full glass of beer, man. This beer foam is so thick that when it fully disintegrates, the "liquid" beer level will be reaching the upper part of the handle. This is a pretty extreme way to tap a beer and few people order it. Your mistrust probably stems from the fact that you don't know a proper beer. I have quite some doubts, whether the thin tea you think of as beer in America could be tapped this way 😉@ 7:41 He said there is only one beer on tap. But he added: "meaning a brand". As I already explained somewhere else, that usually means they have at least 3 types of beer of that brand: standard pale lager ("12°"), slightly thinner one ("10°") and dark lager 🍺 @ 8:21 They are not waiting longer, he phrased it poorly. You saw how quick it was tapped. And the beer is served immediately. What he meant was it takes some time for the dark bear foam to disintegrate. And it looks fancy. I think it might be the only way of pouring dark beer over pale one without mixing them: to pour it on top as a foam. BTW in my country (Slovakia) you would usually get this drink the other way around: pale lager on top of the dark one. But the shown one tastes better to me personally 👍

[@CptSnoby]

Yeaah, if something, the Honest guide videos cant never dissappoint. Not only you'll see the entertaining, but also you can learn so much from it!

[@jozopako]

It is real here in Czech and Slovakia. But no one orders that milk.

[@baramuth71]

The creation of the beer foam The formation of beer foam is a natural process that basically requires two factors: Protein and carbonic acid. The basic ingredients, hops and malt, are responsible for the formation of these two factors. The carbonic acid is created in the fermentation process. Here, the yeast converts the malt sugar contained in the beer wort into alcohol and carbon dioxide. The actual process of foam formation then takes place when the beer is poured. When the beer is poured into a beer glass or mug, the carbon dioxide dissolves and gas bubbles consisting of carbon dioxide and air rise to the surface. Molecules are deposited on the surface of the carbonic acid bubbles. These are mainly proteins that form an elastic skin around the bubbles. The bubbles are deposited on the surface of the beer and combine to form a foam crown. The degree to which the beer foams when poured depends on two factors. On the one hand, the temperature is important. In principle, if the beer is too cold, it foams too little; if it is too warm, the beer foams too much. This is because the carbon dioxide is released more quickly at higher temperatures. The ideal temperature of a poured beer is six to eight degrees.

[@Punki001]

Hmmmm. This comment made me so thirsty. Even more than watching the video.

[@harrisaari8067]

After barley is harvested and sold first thing done will be measuring protein and moisture levels. If barley isnt dry enough it will grow mold in silo. If barley has too much protein the beer will foam alot. In countries where beer foam is considered bad the high protein barley is put into fodder silo.

[@daste848]

8:40 because it is kinda of show and something nice to look at i guess.

[@dpapad202]

The thing with the clean glass is because fats from your dirty hands and skin due to surface tension break the bubbles. When you have a beer try next time to rub your nose and gently touch the foam. You'll see it breaking up. It's also a classic trick if what you are boiling is about to foam over. Splash some oil in the pot and the foam goes bye bye

[@twu1915]

Tipping is very common in central Europe. You are not obliged to tip 10, 15 or even 20% but you make it at least the next full euro with prices below 10 euros and even more than the next full euro when it is above 10 euros.

[@jaromirandel543]

Foam prevents beer from the oxidation and keeps its fresh taste. And the foam is very creamy and dense.

[@aleatoriodecartagenadeindias]

really good video, i think everybody learnt many things today. Ryan, you have to visit Europe.

[@michael6401]

In England our pint glasses have a line near the top which marks a pint, the liquid has to come to this point so you know your not getting a short measure, but of course we like a foam head above the line, and our beer tastes great 👍🏻

[@robinward3003]

American beer is artificially carbonated, making the foam mostly air. European beer is naturally carbonated, making very small bubbles, making the foam thick, and mostly made of beer. American beer is like making love in a canoe, fucking close to water. Eric Idol. MPFC.

[@Xnhl]

What he shows is s Czech thing. Us Germans like beer to have a head, too but not in this way. Most important is the the marking to which the glass has to contain beer or we would feel cheated. Another difference would be the top. Germans like a little hood, which others would remove Like they show with the dirty glass It's a quality thing, too: If in Germany you see beer without much foam, chances are the glass isn't cleaned/rinsed well, the beer isn't well/freshly drafted ("Tröppelbier") or stale. Tip: Use your napkins, don't use standard lipsticks and chapstick only sparingly, aka really only when going outside again. 😏

[@WelsyCZ]

Yeah, its very easy to see a badly cleaned glass - the bubbles on sides are very easily noticable and the head of the beer looks much more like soap and it goes away much faster - this happened to me in july, the guy tapped the beer, put it on the counter, before I even put my money on the counter, half of the beer head was gone. Also, it is not as much of a czech thing as it is special for this 1 brewery - Pilsner Urquell. This is the most popular czech brewery and their beer is consumed the most. Because of this, they make a big deal out of this tapping culture. The dark beer they used is from a brewery owned by Pilsner, its called Kozel. But generally, this kind of tapping is not common for most breweries. There is 1 standard way to tap a beer, which is filling the glass with beer JUST UNDER the 0.5L line (like 0.45) and fill the rest of the glass with foam, meaning the total volume of beer is 0.5L. For Ryan: The function of the head is super important. You know what happens to beer, when you set it down, forget about it for 1-2 hours and come back to it. Ignoring the temperature, the tase is awful. Thats because it oxidized. Oxidized beer tastes extremely bad. The head protects the beer from coming in contact with oxygen in the air, stopping the oxidation process completely. Of course, the head will slowly disolve, but you can see the head is very thick and creamy, it wont go away nearly as fast. And also, you would be surprised how liquid the foam is. It is very drinkable.

[@dirklatham1045]

I have never had a glass of just foam in Ge. There is a marking in the glass where there has to be that much liquid beer in the glass. But is usually always has a head of foam on it.

[@mirakos3708]

Yes, in the Czech Republic we have a really thick beer foam. And you could say that the foam is thick like milk. Our foam is made from beer and there is not only artificially finished foam, it is just beer in a different form.

[@oskarponizil103]

Just to clarify, it's hella thicker than milk :D

[@janvranka3822]

There is no tap for foam and tap for beer. The tap has two positions forward and backward one position is for beer and one is foam only

[@lattekahvi1298]

at least in Finland every bar or restaurant accepts tips, its just not mandatory so you only tip if the service is really good, not because you don't want to get thrown out of the door, though the custom depends on the country so I can't say it's the same for every European country

[@DanielixKlimax]

BTW: Something similar can be done with Kofola. (And yes there's pretty big difference between tapped and bottled)

[@honzawill]

Heya, this is in Czech Republic

[@AtotehZ]

If you're in a place where they don't know exactly how to tap beer or the beer is different, it might react differently than what you saw from the sweat. For an instance. Glasses that just came out of the dishwasher can foam too much as well. You have to rinse them properly with clean water to avoid it. In other words, it doesn't have to be dirty. It can simply be leftover soap/salt/detergent the beer reacts with and in such small amounts you'd never notice if not for how the beer reacts to it.

[@horrigan495]

1 Beer Brand on tap is usuall... Tho the brand has usually 2-4 variants and they all taste different. But its rare to see 1 Pub with many brands... This style of beer (Pilsner) requires quite fast consumption of the keg... Kegs here are 13 Galons. They cant have keg opened for a long time as the beer inside will go bad so they keep 1 brand to keep the need volume pumping through the tubes :) Tho dont try the Milk draft with american or british beer... it wont work. Tho the foam bubbles are universal :)

[@unseelie7774]

Never tried to mix dark and light beers, but I find dark beers to be sweeter and thicker, so I'm surprised the dark beer doesn't go to the bottom of the glass. Dark beers might look intimidating, but they are really delicious by the way.

[@dominikakratochvil860]

There one beer of the type. There is only one dark beer, one 10%, one 12%, maybe one fruit beer, and Kofola which is our version of Cola, for kids and drivers.

[@SilvieFicova]

Cerveny jelen means Red deer (you can see in the video, a red tank with horns)

[@RaskaTheFurry]

there is one brand of beer on tap, usually. Unless the pub has its own brewery ( which is quite common )

[@Why-D]

Very interesting, especially about the foam in a dirty glass!

[@vulgoalias4050]

The tourist thing is that they usually go for pricier options and they tip more. Czech regulars rarely go to these fancy places. They usually frequent a pub in the vicinity of their work or home and rarely experiment with their beer. It's the same place, same bartender, same fellas, same beer pretty much all the time. The above applies mostly to Gen X and voomers. Millennials and Zoomers tend to experiment more and drink less often.

[@malsm8892]

Even my 14 year old grandson when in Florida with my son noticed that the pint was a short measure 16oz were as in UK 20oz to the pint

[@Steel1ix-2.0]

Czech peoples are most beer drinking state on the world ✌🏻🇨🇿

[@Rioushka]

honestly i dont find a beer without foam appealing at all xD 6:25 is just what i want to see

[@LuffyL-ch1ku]

I Belgium we also don't have something like milk in this video. Belgian pilsner beers aren't very good compared to Czech pilsners, but we have the best craft beers! We also serve our beer with a good foam head like in this video and ofcourse in a clean and wet glass.

[@feluno]

I guess that the video was mistakenly uploaded on your other channel? I'd definitely say it fits better here 😉 Also, it would be great if you could link all your other channels in the "channels"-area of your channels. That way, it would be much easier to find them...

[@ryanwuzer]

Yes! Haha. I thought this was in Germany at first. I'll do that! Thanks

[@lopeetoom01]

Here in the Netherlands we use differend glasses, not that big size and a differend shape, and the foam should be 2 fingers thick. And the beer from the tap is in almost all bars pils (ale), the name of the type of beer.

[@jaromirandel543]

7:45 - Actually there usually is one brand on tap. For example in our city the Beer called "Zubr" is brewed. And they make: Zubr Classic: 10° light beer with 4,5% of alcohol Zubr Gold: 11° light beer with 4,6% of alcohol Zubr Grand: 11° six times hopped light lager beer with 4,8% of alcohol Zubr Polotmavý 11%: Semi-dark lager beer with 4,8% of alcohol Zubr Premium: 12° Light lager beer with 5,1% of alcohol ZUBR Gradus - Kvasničák: 12° Unfiltered light lager beer with 5,2% of alcohol And on But in most pubs only one kind of 10°, one kind of 11° and one kind of 12° beer is on tap.

[@jaromirandel543]

To summarise that. If you are not in any microbrewery pub with their own beer, you will mostly find the local brand and the Pilsner Urquell which is something like national beer.

[@filipsand3290]

Its different foam than you are used to, more like a cream if it is drafted properly. Similar to guiness foam..

[@Sala_mandr]

I used to have special Rauchbier glassware called Bamberg with the biggest space for the head

[@adamlubieniecki9074]

in Poland the best is foam like two finger (piana na dwa palce)

[@marekgajda736]

Tip culture is funky here cause like you dont declare it in check, it goes straight to the persons pocket sort of, and also usually on a good night you get like 2-3 hours worth of your base salary on top of it, but generally, lets say you make 5/hour, your tips will average around that on the worse days, sometimes less. Ofcourse you get sort of preferential treatment from the server you regularly tip cause well, theyll like you more :D Also the tip can not be paid by card (since its legally in the grey zone) so you usually get the most in the worse bars, where not as many people pay with their cards.

[@bobovoxar9296]

beer have to have exact temperature... must be served in cool glass ... foam is an insulation from above to keep it as long as posible cool ....

[@CarlCarlssonn]

the foam is the guarantee that you get a freshly brewed beer, no stale slop...hard to understand, right?

[@DJLEXX666]

the foam is that the beer not getting stale!! and standard in central europe is 2cm of foam on top of the beer

[@brunokaceriak7006]

In Czechia you wouldn't just blow off the foam as you said you do it in America, because how thick it is. 🍻

[@SurrendeRMaS]

10:23 .. that very moment, he realized.... :D

[@zappybuzzard7358]

In Belgium we have a beer called Jupiler it's like a Budweiser type en and when tapped te foam Layer needs to be at least 2 fingers wide other wise they look at you like your joking right?

[@TheBitProgress]

You should try the middle one. Dark Kozel is delicious!

[@cocobunitacobuni8738]

I've lived in Europe for 6 years and have had beers from breweries in existence since 1363 and I have never even seen a beer like that.

[@lordhovado9018]

Pub in czech republic has mostly two brands of beers instead of one

[@marty6945]

6:37 Don't worry, if you wait a while, the liquid gets higher and a main part of the foam will disappear.😊

[@karelmarik885]

they could have more types of beer on tab but in the most pubs is only one type

[@JakubSemoda]

You know, everybody thinks, Germans, especially Bavarians are the ones, who understand beer. They drinks it from huge cups, but you know 😀 No shit Czechia is connected with the beer, as same, as Russians, and vodka. For thousand years. So no surprise for me. I live in Slovakia (maybe you guys, or your parents remembers Czechoslovakia.), and I can only recommend you going to Prague. Czech Republic is so beautiful ♥️ I was in Prague at the beginning of the September, and I'm already missing that country. J

[@hanbanaroda]

No, go to Brno! 😆 The beer culture there is greater because all the good pubs and breweries are concentrated in the city center, it's like one big beer drinking skansen 😅There are superb pubs in Prague too, but they are far apart and there are lots of turists traps.

[@wolfyoy6144]

@@hanbanaroda Whats brno? Is that the B in LGBT?

[@walkelftexasranger]

@@hanbanaroda Yeah Prague sucks when it comes to good beer. Plzeň, Brno and Ostrava (if you want visit big cities) are far better.

[@aladinsane5771]

Surprise.... vodka is the Russian copy of dutch Jenever, when Tsaar peter the great came to visit dutch shipbuilders in august 1697 , he took home a little more then just knowledge about ships, he also took the " how to make Jenever guide" with him ( and the Brits did the same making it Gin ).... B|