Foam on the beer. If there is no foam on the beer, either the beer is dead, there's not enough gas in the tap, either the glass was dirty. Two reasons to refuse a beer.
Great video guys hahaha!! Also kuddo's for your self-reflection! Not easy to see that from your own folks haha. I'm sure dutch people have the same things at other places! Here's the translations from Sally. 06:54 "Jesus we don't have that here" 08:29 "These people....keep going, atleast you'll get a tip.." 09:52 "Sigh... atleast those annoying americans give a good tip.."
Yo Eric .. is it just me or have you lost weight? Oh, about that foam on beer : It's a good way to tell if your glass is clean. The foam won't stay if the glass has grease in it. It's also a good way to prevent your beer from going stale too fast. The foam insulates a bit so the fizz doesn't escape the beer as fast.
You old(er) food videos are interesting. I reply here because I assume you do not check all the older videos for comments. I always wondered what Americans think of our steak, simply called a biefstukje, compared to the American version. So I am not talking about T-bone or ribeye but what Dutch eat as a biefstuk. Seared in roomboter (real, salted cream butter), seared with salt and pepper only. It can be found at any butcher. Have you tried it already or willing to try? I always wondered what you think of our steaks because I love yours. On this video, foam on the beer in The Netherlands need to be 2 fingers thick. I looked it up and this is what Dr. Google got me: "The foam head acts as an insulating lid that prevents the carbon dioxide from evaporating less quickly. In this way, the beer is shielded from the air. Without carbon dioxide, the beer will lose its refreshing sparkle." Have you guyz tried Duvel beer yet? My favorite! I remember my father drinking 2 glasses of Duvel at a new years party being a very experienced drinker (!) and when he got up to take a leak, he fell right back in his chair. Hoegaarden grand cru would be my second choice. Then, where you picked up "houdoe" because that is the slang of my hometown Den Bosch? (It is pronounced Russian style though like "how do".) For Americans to know, most companies don't accept credit cards unless in tourist areas. Visa and Masters are often still ok but American express is a no no. What does work though are cards with a "Maestro" logo and even the debit cards will work. I don't get the ice thing either. Cold is cold to me, no need for ice. I find ice cubes against my lips when drinking pretty annoying. When I go McD, 30% is ice and to me that is 30% less cola. But I'm Dutch...
The most taste in beer is in the foam. In a cafe you can sit where ever you want. In a restaurant you must wait. The netherlands is often cold so we have ice only when it's hot. Don't shout, it's not nice. You are in the Netherlands so try to speak dutch. Don't forget you are in the Netherlands. I am glad that you are not behaving you always so in a cafe.
Hallo lovely people, well I never met American tourists in a caffee but see lots of them cycling in the Krimpenerwaard from the fastferry in Krimpen aan den IJssel to Gouda, they always have helmets on. Groetjes.
Yup, I saw them. they were so obnoxious that they chased all the other customers out of the place. I would have thrown them out long ago myself if I was her.
@@SoultoSoulTravels Great to hear. The USA is not currently the best place in the world to be. I was born a Brit but now live in Germany., and have now dual nationality British/German. How about you two taking Dutch nationality? But I understand this gives you Tax Problems in the US. However it gives you more freedoms than you would have with a US Passport
The vocal fry is getting worse in the US. Copied from Kardashians? Even people who do a lot of public speaking exhibit this obnoxious affectation. Doe gewoon, people.
Like this new shooting angle! BTW foam on the beer is partially just a custom, but not having foam is also an indicator that the glass is greasy/not clean.
Americans are big tippers because US bar personell is very underpayed and service is not included in the price, so tipping a certain percentage is almost mandatory. Here in the Netherlands service is included and we tip what we like for the kindness and the atmosphere.
Great video again! I had to laugh so loud, my wife asked what was wrong. You said it was a bit over the top, but it is toe cringing recognizable. My brother in law was over from the US a month ago and he complained about the service, the size of the coke, foam on beer “I also pay for the top part of the glass” and he got really angry and impatient, ran inside after he didn’t get enough ice. So yes, spot on!
Next time, show your brother in law the beer the marking on the glasses. There is a small line on the glass marking the 0,2 or 0,5l mark what his beer should be. The extra room in his glass is there for the foam. The markings are there so you can check you got what you paid for. In the USA, a glass for a pint should be full to the rim to match a pint. A Dutch glass for 0,5l has the marking of 0,5l and the extra part for the foam. So he still got his 0,5l beer (or whatever size he wanted).
Hi guys, just had to comment now, I am in Maastricht atm for a very big concert and had the pleasure of being seated at dinner across a typical American. I was highly amused at his antics as I had just watched your clip and he was soooo typical....thank you so much for all your content but here by say that I have had this experience first hand myself. Lol. It would be lovely to catch up with you two while in the Netherlands I am here for 2 weeks. Tot snel xxx
Well foam on beer keeps the beer fresh , it also indicated that a glass is clean , the size of the bubbles on top indicate that a glass has been cleaned accordingly , 2 fingers of foam is the rule . if a beer goes flat its stale or extremely dirty glass. There are beers like Bitburger ( slogan Bitte ein Bit . ) a German beer that is a draft beer that needs to settle when coming from the tap it can take 5 to 10 minutes to get a good glass of bit burger beer and its worth it . Also beer is a European mainstay , for the past 2 millennia . also extremely important during the age of sail as beer would be used as back up to the fresh water supplies . as it would contain alcohol that would last longer than fresh water. and contained valuable minerals for the body . Scurvy was a great plague on ships .and armies needed also needed hydration beers where a good way to garantee people not to get sick of contaminated sources and as 90% of the european nations are coastal regions and maritme nations , Beer is a big deal . The same as food items like capucijners ( beans /peas from a bleu pod) high in proteine and vitamins , zuurkool ( sauerkraut ) wich contains huge amounts of vitamine c . The US are not a maritime nation , nor explorers . otherwise they would have beer in their navy as mandatory survival supplies.
We can spot a Dutchie when we are abroad by the way they look at you. Just a fraction of a second longer than people from other countries do. Except Germany maybe. Some call it the "German stare" and feel a bit uncomfortable when that happens. It comes along with directness.
Eric, you compare all the time! How Dutch words are unpronounceable, how you’re still not used to kilometres, Celsius, kilograms, or how to communicate time… I can only hope you’re joking, and manage to navigate just fine in this (bewildering?) continent.
Very funny video. They should show this to all expats as part of the "inburgeringscursus". I just wonder, where you guyz live, do they come to your table for your order because I am used that you have to go to the bar yourself to order unless it is also a bistro/restaurant.
It's fairly common in The States to have your table waited and it is also fairly common that waiters are either vastly underpaid or the place charges a mandatory 'tip' (serving fee). On a global scale I do believe that it is not them but us that are the odd ones to have cafes that are operated by a single person that really only comes from behind the bar to collect empty glasses that haven't been returned by customers themselves.
We usually do go up and order, then they bring it to our table. But, we have noticed that if our empties have been sitting for some time, the servers will come and ask it we would like something else.
No foam on the beer is the beer is dead (meaning no CO2 bubbles) and thus stale. Or the glass was not properly cleaned. If you pay a big amoount for a small beer, you expect these things to be in order. So foam must be on the beer to check quality. And I just love to "eat" into the foam at the first taste of the beer. It gives a nice sensation.
This is your best video ever. The amount of self mockery is fantastic. The waitress was very cooperative and knew exactly what was happening 😂. Otherwise you would get...🤣. Thanks
Beer without foam is gonig back right away. Although that's probably not going to happen anyway. they wouldn't serve you that beer. And the large portions of everything is what's making the Americans medium and large themselves :) When we go to a bar, we don't need to have a beer the second we enter, you need to experience the place, look around, what a nice café, oh look they have a billiard table, look at those people, etc. and than when the beer arrives you can really enjoy it. Treat the staff as you would like to be treated yourself. And Sweet Caroline.... late at night you might not recognize the Americans, because the Dutch will be singing along just as loud haha 🍺😂👍
Foam on beer. In the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany it's a "must". Two fingers of foam. Pouring beer from the barrel is considered an art and there are competitions. Watch a couple of videos on the subject and you'll understand. Also the drinking has it's etiquette e.g. never from a plastic cup, never directly from the bottle, never ice-cold, etc.
Foam on beer is a Dutch thing. The region we call Germany today had its "Reinheitsgebot" [1] that translates into both "purity order/law" and "cleanliness order" and this listed ingredients allowed in beer. Yeast was not included in that list and by the standards of way back, no German beer today passes that law. Also, it regulated the market of grains: wheat to the bakers and barley to the brewers. Beer was more like safe drinking water, hundreds of years ago. It starts with boiling a vegan soup from ground grains, then waiting for it to ferment (yeasts eat the carbs and in return put alcohol into the beer). In England you would have ale houses where people opened up their living room and sold their home brewed ale. In Dutch towns and cities, the brewers would be concentrated in one street, generally along a canal as all logistics of bulk went over water. The Dutch version of "an uphill battle" (that you can never win) is "vechten tegen de bierkaai": fighting against the beer quay (implying brewery workers as enemies, both the strongest in town, and full of Dutch courage). Beer was produced at different quality levels and consequently different ABV. For example by reusing the residuals of the first brew (gentlemen's beer) a second time (men's beer) and more until it became beer for women and children. Both in Germany and here, and probably in England too, this led to outlets selling cheaper beer as if more expensive. And this is why Germany had its beer police, IIRC, that not just policed the wheat/barley segregation. Foam on Dutch beer? Well, the foam is an indicator of two things: the beer only has lasting foam when it is really fresh, and in the case of fresh beer, the foam only lasts if the glass was properly cleaned. In cafés/bars where beer is served from kegs or large tanks pressurised with CO2, the cleanliness of those lines and the appropriate does of CO2 are secondary to the freshness and the clean glass only. Classical Dutch beer glasses have a volume level indicated where the beer's fluid surface should be (for the serving you bought) and the space above it should hold that lasting foam. If it's all good, now you take a sip and a ring of foam is left in the glass where the foam surface was before the sip. Each next sip adds the next ring of foam. You need a special detergent for beer glasses in order for this to work properly. You can make a law on purity and police it at considerable cost, or you can be pragmatic and have a cultural tool that informs the consumer. Let's face it, being guaranteed that beer got brewed from a few ingredients only is one thing, but does not guarantee that your small village's pub serves fresh beer. [1] German expat in the USA a has a nice overview of German beer history in her YT video ua-cam.com/video/XVIHxQVj7t0/v-deo.html "Why GERMAN BEER is so famous", channel "Feli from Germany", released Aug 8, 2023. While - gluten - I cannot drink beer, I drank it until the medical issue surfaced and have memories of beers around Europe. German beer was not at the top, but a couple Belgian beers were to me.
Yes, absolute, lots off foam, why: it tastfull..otherwise we think/,say the be❤❤er is 'dead'. Great that video.. maybe...you can try to speak some dutch, after two years. Was did a real video😂..I thought so!
Oh you guys, for my information: is coffee in de US less strong than here? I bought a coffee from a famous American brand who have a store in Utrecht and I was very disappointed. Lateron I thought, maybe that is to the American taste. How do you rate "our" coffee, is it (to) strong?
I think that people from the US should just know one thing: stop assuming. Don’t assume that the way it is in the US is the same outside the US. The US is usually ‘the odd orphan particular one’ when it comes to service, the size of things, tipping, etc. And not the rest of the world. 😉
Tammie and Eric..time to go East.. Zwolle, Assen, Groningen, you old Netherlands is small and you go fast to the other side of the country ( wich is older and more interesting by the way)
Well, normally everybody wants foam on there beer - 2 fingers - from the rim, except in the UK. They like flat beer. We don’t like that in the Netherlands
8:28 deze mensen.. arhg houd vol, dan krijg je ten minste fooi.... "These people urhg! Hold on a little longer, than I get some good tip!" Because Americans tip big 😂
When you said you didn't like head in your beer I already knew you drank bud. Honestly a lot of this sounds like boomer culture. I would never ask for a restaurant to turn up the AC. That seems like a pretty rude thing to do.
Bwhahahaha. That was hilarious. Sally was great! Hahahaha. 10 points! I do not know how you timed the recordings, but if you read the comments from last video, there are a lot of things true. Many people do not like to hear that they fit a stereotype, but I say a stereotype has to come from somewhere to become a stereotype. As long as there is foam on beer, it is at it's best. A good beer in a clean glass will result in foamrings on the inside of the glass while drinking. When the beer is in ggod condition you can count the amount of sips it took to empty the glass. Dunking beer into a glass is for everybody. Pouring a good beer takes skill. I even competed once in the Heineken biertapwedstrijd. A competion in serving beer. Hahaha.. MORE ICE!!!!!!!!
Truly loved this video. ❤️ what a great idea. Like you said we are all tourists at some point. Just act as a guest not an obnoxious i...t!! Keep them coming. 😊
The collection of these behaviours together would most probably get you thrown out of any Dutch café ;-) This is the best sum up of what you need to do as an American tourist to be solumnly hated 😛 If you want everythging to be identical to your US life.. Why travel? I had a week ago an US colleague visiting and he ticked some of the items from your list..
I went to my favourite restaurant in Alkmaar with my American friend , I told her that she can't pay with credit card or US dollars. At the end of the night she insisted on paying with her Amex and got really mad when they said no to her and then tried to pay with dollars and complained that the service was bad😱:(
This should be compulsory viewing for all US Americans before travelling "Overseas". And that includes Canada and Mexico! I have seen USA tourists on three continents. The worst thing about them? They are so LOUD!!!!!!!! 😠
I know it was al in good fun and the waitress was in on it, but I couldn't help myself cringing the whole time😅 knowing there are actually Americans that truly behave that way
How wonderful it must be to go half way around the world and still be able to address everyone in your own language. And experience that as such a normal thing that you don't even register it. (You should try that in small towns in for instance France) Welcome to The Netherlands! 😃
you can be actors, you did it so well, I almost believed it was real. I think you are blending in very well here. Happy to have you here in the Netherlands.
Foam on the beer. If there is no foam on the beer, either the beer is dead, there's not enough gas in the tap, either the glass was dirty. Two reasons to refuse a beer.
The britisch dont like foam on there beer, its just a different way of tapping
We Germans say "flower" to the beer foam, it contains the smell and taste.
@@racingweirdothat's why brittish beer is different, no foam needed....
The foam protects the beer's taste from oxydation. Pilsner/Lager goes off very quickly. Ales not so much.
@@racingweirdo its also different beer..
You guys had way too much fun acting like annoying tourists :') all three of you! Waitress finally could show all her pet peeves hahahaaa
A foam "collar" on a mug of beer tell the tale that it is freshly draught. We do have carbonic acid added to our beer when on tap.
That was fun 😄
I was waiting for the lady to shout at you… 😏😉
Greetings, 🙋🏽♂️🇳🇱🌮
Great video guys hahaha!! Also kuddo's for your self-reflection! Not easy to see that from your own folks haha.
I'm sure dutch people have the same things at other places! Here's the translations from Sally.
06:54 "Jesus we don't have that here"
08:29 "These people....keep going, atleast you'll get a tip.."
09:52 "Sigh... atleast those annoying americans give a good tip.."
So you live close to the Schieweg. I used to live in the ZwartJan Straat. Nice neighbourhood
Yo Eric .. is it just me or have you lost weight?
Oh, about that foam on beer :
It's a good way to tell if your glass is clean. The foam won't stay if the glass has grease in it.
It's also a good way to prevent your beer from going stale too fast.
The foam insulates a bit so the fizz doesn't escape the beer as fast.
You old(er) food videos are interesting. I reply here because I assume you do not check all the older videos for comments.
I always wondered what Americans think of our steak, simply called a biefstukje, compared to the American version. So I am not talking about T-bone or ribeye but what Dutch eat as a biefstuk. Seared in roomboter (real, salted cream butter), seared with salt and pepper only. It can be found at any butcher. Have you tried it already or willing to try? I always wondered what you think of our steaks because I love yours.
On this video, foam on the beer in The Netherlands need to be 2 fingers thick. I looked it up and this is what Dr. Google got me: "The foam head acts as an insulating lid that prevents the carbon dioxide from evaporating less quickly. In this way, the beer is shielded from the air. Without carbon dioxide, the beer will lose its refreshing sparkle." Have you guyz tried Duvel beer yet? My favorite! I remember my father drinking 2 glasses of Duvel at a new years party being a very experienced drinker (!) and when he got up to take a leak, he fell right back in his chair. Hoegaarden grand cru would be my second choice.
Then, where you picked up "houdoe" because that is the slang of my hometown Den Bosch? (It is pronounced Russian style though like "how do".)
For Americans to know, most companies don't accept credit cards unless in tourist areas. Visa and Masters are often still ok but American express is a no no. What does work though are cards with a "Maestro" logo and even the debit cards will work.
I don't get the ice thing either. Cold is cold to me, no need for ice. I find ice cubes against my lips when drinking pretty annoying. When I go McD, 30% is ice and to me that is 30% less cola. But I'm Dutch...
Old beer has no foam ;)
The most taste in beer is in the foam. In a cafe you can sit where ever you want. In a restaurant you must wait. The netherlands is often cold so we have ice only when it's hot. Don't shout, it's not nice. You are in the Netherlands so try to speak dutch. Don't forget you are in the Netherlands. I am glad that you are not behaving you always so in a cafe.
She was clapping again 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hallo lovely people, well I never met American tourists in a caffee but see lots of them cycling in the Krimpenerwaard from the fastferry in Krimpen aan den IJssel to Gouda, they always have helmets on. Groetjes.
that's a very interesting place to see American tourists hahhahaaa
Yup, I saw them. they were so obnoxious that they chased all the other customers out of the place. I would have thrown them out long ago myself if I was her.
I still haven't heard. Are you staying in Holland or are you returning to the good old America?
Hi Chris! Our resident permit renewal applications just got sent to the IND for approval. Hopefully, they will approve us to stay!!😊
@@SoultoSoulTravels Great to hear. The USA is not currently the best place in the world to be. I was born a Brit but now live in Germany., and have now dual nationality British/German. How about you two taking Dutch nationality? But I understand this gives you Tax Problems in the US. However it gives you more freedoms than you would have with a US Passport
How to spot American tourists in a Dutch cafe ? Vocal frying !! (Vocal fry is a type of vocalization characterized by a low, creaky voice)
I hate that!
The vocal fry is getting worse in the US. Copied from Kardashians? Even people who do a lot of public speaking exhibit this obnoxious affectation. Doe gewoon, people.
Hilarious!
You NEED 2 fingers of foam on your beer!
She said 'Jesus, we don't have that here'
😂😂😂
Hahahaha!!! I never saw Americans behave that bad!!!!
Heineken is GEEN bier!!!🤣
🤣🤣🤣 agree
'Can we sit anywhere?' waitress: 'No idea, have you tried?'
Like this new shooting angle! BTW foam on the beer is partially just a custom, but not having foam is also an indicator that the glass is greasy/not clean.
The American café horror show.
Lol, and then they say Dutch people are rude. I got 'plaatsvervangende schaamte'
You did a great job!
You guys made me laugh so much. I bet you had a great time acting like that😂
Americans are big tippers because US bar personell is very underpayed and service is not included in the price, so tipping a certain percentage is almost mandatory. Here in the Netherlands service is included and we tip what we like for the kindness and the atmosphere.
This acting was hilarious😂 you guys have to do more of this! haha
"do you take US dollars"💀😂
Awww, thank you so much, Sam!!💕
Great video again! I had to laugh so loud, my wife asked what was wrong. You said it was a bit over the top, but it is toe cringing recognizable. My brother in law was over from the US a month ago and he complained about the service, the size of the coke, foam on beer “I also pay for the top part of the glass” and he got really angry and impatient, ran inside after he didn’t get enough ice. So yes, spot on!
Next time, show your brother in law the beer the marking on the glasses. There is a small line on the glass marking the 0,2 or 0,5l mark what his beer should be. The extra room in his glass is there for the foam. The markings are there so you can check you got what you paid for. In the USA, a glass for a pint should be full to the rim to match a pint. A Dutch glass for 0,5l has the marking of 0,5l and the extra part for the foam. So he still got his 0,5l beer (or whatever size he wanted).
Hi guys, just had to comment now, I am in Maastricht atm for a very big concert and had the pleasure of being seated at dinner across a typical American. I was highly amused at his antics as I had just watched your clip and he was soooo typical....thank you so much for all your content but here by say that I have had this experience first hand myself. Lol. It would be lovely to catch up with you two while in the Netherlands I am here for 2 weeks. Tot snel xxx
After the complaint about the foam the waitress was talking to herself and said: These people! Just hang in there, at least you'll get a tip.
Don't snitch... 🤔
@@D0G_CN sally was acting as well. So no snitching.
Just translating
@@colourmehonest7935 just kidding 😁
Well foam on beer keeps the beer fresh , it also indicated that a glass is clean , the size of the bubbles on top indicate that a glass has been cleaned accordingly , 2 fingers of foam is the rule . if a beer goes flat its stale or extremely dirty glass. There are beers like Bitburger ( slogan Bitte ein Bit . ) a German beer that is a draft beer that needs to settle when coming from the tap it can take 5 to 10 minutes to get a good glass of bit burger beer and its worth it .
Also beer is a European mainstay , for the past 2 millennia . also extremely important during the age of sail as beer would be used as back up to the fresh water supplies . as it would contain alcohol that would last longer than fresh water. and contained valuable minerals for the body . Scurvy was a great plague on ships .and armies needed also needed hydration beers where a good way to garantee people not to get sick of contaminated sources and as 90% of the european nations are coastal regions and maritme nations , Beer is a big deal . The same as food items like capucijners ( beans /peas from a bleu pod) high in proteine and vitamins , zuurkool ( sauerkraut ) wich contains huge amounts of vitamine c .
The US are not a maritime nation , nor explorers . otherwise they would have beer in their navy as mandatory survival supplies.
We can spot a Dutchie when we are abroad by the way they look at you. Just a fraction of a second longer than people from other countries do. Except Germany maybe. Some call it the "German stare" and feel a bit uncomfortable when that happens. It comes along with directness.
You 2 missed out on a acting career hahah, this was really fun to watch
Eric, you compare all the time! How Dutch words are unpronounceable, how you’re still not used to kilometres, Celsius, kilograms, or how to communicate time… I can only hope you’re joking, and manage to navigate just fine in this (bewildering?) continent.
Very funny video. They should show this to all expats as part of the "inburgeringscursus".
I just wonder, where you guyz live, do they come to your table for your order because I am used that you have to go to the bar yourself to order unless it is also a bistro/restaurant.
It's fairly common in The States to have your table waited and it is also fairly common that waiters are either vastly underpaid or the place charges a mandatory 'tip' (serving fee). On a global scale I do believe that it is not them but us that are the odd ones to have cafes that are operated by a single person that really only comes from behind the bar to collect empty glasses that haven't been returned by customers themselves.
We usually do go up and order, then they bring it to our table. But, we have noticed that if our empties have been sitting for some time, the servers will come and ask it we would like something else.
No foam on the beer is the beer is dead (meaning no CO2 bubbles) and thus stale. Or the glass was not properly cleaned. If you pay a big amoount for a small beer, you expect these things to be in order. So foam must be on the beer to check quality. And I just love to "eat" into the foam at the first taste of the beer. It gives a nice sensation.
Very American: "I wanna speak the manager" and " I wanna speak my lawyer first "
The "manager" (or supervisor etc ...) line is typical for a Karen.
This video was so funny, you are absolutely my 2 favorite youtubers now.
This is your best video ever. The amount of self mockery is fantastic. The waitress was very cooperative and knew exactly what was happening 😂. Otherwise you would get...🤣. Thanks
Beer without foam is gonig back right away. Although that's probably not going to happen anyway. they wouldn't serve you that beer. And the large portions of everything is what's making the Americans medium and large themselves :) When we go to a bar, we don't need to have a beer the second we enter, you need to experience the place, look around, what a nice café, oh look they have a billiard table, look at those people, etc. and than when the beer arrives you can really enjoy it. Treat the staff as you would like to be treated yourself. And Sweet Caroline.... late at night you might not recognize the Americans, because the Dutch will be singing along just as loud haha 🍺😂👍
I love the "Jezus dat hebben we hier toch niet"
Foam on beer. In the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany it's a "must". Two fingers of foam. Pouring beer from the barrel is considered an art and there are competitions. Watch a couple of videos on the subject and you'll understand. Also the drinking has it's etiquette e.g. never from a plastic cup, never directly from the bottle, never ice-cold, etc.
Foam on beer is a Dutch thing. The region we call Germany today had its "Reinheitsgebot" [1] that translates into both "purity order/law" and "cleanliness order" and this listed ingredients allowed in beer. Yeast was not included in that list and by the standards of way back, no German beer today passes that law. Also, it regulated the market of grains: wheat to the bakers and barley to the brewers. Beer was more like safe drinking water, hundreds of years ago. It starts with boiling a vegan soup from ground grains, then waiting for it to ferment (yeasts eat the carbs and in return put alcohol into the beer). In England you would have ale houses where people opened up their living room and sold their home brewed ale.
In Dutch towns and cities, the brewers would be concentrated in one street, generally along a canal as all logistics of bulk went over water.
The Dutch version of "an uphill battle" (that you can never win) is "vechten tegen de bierkaai": fighting against the beer quay (implying brewery workers as enemies, both the strongest in town, and full of Dutch courage).
Beer was produced at different quality levels and consequently different ABV. For example by reusing the residuals of the first brew (gentlemen's beer) a second time (men's beer) and more until it became beer for women and children.
Both in Germany and here, and probably in England too, this led to outlets selling cheaper beer as if more expensive. And this is why Germany had its beer police, IIRC, that not just policed the wheat/barley segregation.
Foam on Dutch beer?
Well, the foam is an indicator of two things: the beer only has lasting foam when it is really fresh, and in the case of fresh beer, the foam only lasts if the glass was properly cleaned. In cafés/bars where beer is served from kegs or large tanks pressurised with CO2, the cleanliness of those lines and the appropriate does of CO2 are secondary to the freshness and the clean glass only.
Classical Dutch beer glasses have a volume level indicated where the beer's fluid surface should be (for the serving you bought) and the space above it should hold that lasting foam.
If it's all good, now you take a sip and a ring of foam is left in the glass where the foam surface was before the sip. Each next sip adds the next ring of foam. You need a special detergent for beer glasses in order for this to work properly.
You can make a law on purity and police it at considerable cost, or you can be pragmatic and have a cultural tool that informs the consumer. Let's face it, being guaranteed that beer got brewed from a few ingredients only is one thing, but does not guarantee that your small village's pub serves fresh beer.
[1] German expat in the USA a has a nice overview of German beer history in her YT video ua-cam.com/video/XVIHxQVj7t0/v-deo.html "Why GERMAN BEER is so famous", channel "Feli from Germany", released Aug 8, 2023. While - gluten - I cannot drink beer, I drank it until the medical issue surfaced and have memories of beers around Europe. German beer was not at the top, but a couple Belgian beers were to me.
about 2 fingers wide of foam on a normal glass
The size of the coke is promoted by Coca Cola as ‘the perfect serve’ being about 200 ml. So that is what you get.
When in a new European town, having your first beer, always ask for their best local!
Then gradately taste your way through all the others 🥴😵💫🤕🤣🤣🤣
Yes, absolute, lots off foam, why: it tastfull..otherwise we think/,say the be❤❤er is 'dead'.
Great that video.. maybe...you can try to speak some dutch, after two years. Was did a real video😂..I thought so!
Coke from a gun. 🤣
Can it sound more American?
They don't have Budweiser but they have beer that is just as bad Heineken. 🤣
Love your videos. ✌
Oh you guys, for my information: is coffee in de US less strong than here? I bought a coffee from a famous American brand who have a store in Utrecht and I was very disappointed. Lateron I thought, maybe that is to the American taste. How do you rate "our" coffee, is it (to) strong?
I think that people from the US should just know one thing: stop assuming. Don’t assume that the way it is in the US is the same outside the US. The US is usually ‘the odd orphan particular one’ when it comes to service, the size of things, tipping, etc. And not the rest of the world. 😉
Tammie and Eric..time to go East.. Zwolle, Assen, Groningen, you old Netherlands is small and you go fast to the other side of the country ( wich is older and more interesting by the way)
Well, normally everybody wants foam on there beer - 2 fingers - from the rim, except in the UK. They like flat beer. We don’t like that in the Netherlands
Houdoe!! That's what they use in Noord Brabant when they leave or say goodbye. My wife is a proud brabandse american!!
8:28 deze mensen.. arhg houd vol, dan krijg je ten minste fooi....
"These people urhg! Hold on a little longer, than I get some good tip!"
Because Americans tip big 😂
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American beer is like having sex in acanoe...fucking close to water ... you two are awesome!!!
This was so funny. I love Tammy's laugh. You guys are quite good in acting.
When you said you didn't like head in your beer I already knew you drank bud.
Honestly a lot of this sounds like boomer culture. I would never ask for a restaurant to turn up the AC. That seems like a pretty rude thing to do.
Such a lovely couple, love to watch parts of your uploads...Real funny this one :):)
Freaking Americans. 😆 This is brilliant y'all.
Bwhahahaha. That was hilarious.
Sally was great! Hahahaha. 10 points!
I do not know how you timed the recordings, but if you read the comments from last video, there are a lot of things true.
Many people do not like to hear that they fit a stereotype, but I say a stereotype has to come from somewhere to become a stereotype.
As long as there is foam on beer, it is at it's best.
A good beer in a clean glass will result in foamrings on the inside of the glass while drinking.
When the beer is in ggod condition you can count the amount of sips it took to empty the glass.
Dunking beer into a glass is for everybody. Pouring a good beer takes skill.
I even competed once in the Heineken biertapwedstrijd. A competion in serving beer.
Hahaha.. MORE ICE!!!!!!!!
Truly loved this video. ❤️ what a great idea. Like you said we are all tourists at some point. Just act as a guest not an obnoxious i...t!! Keep them coming. 😊
This is of course acted, you both are not like that. (I hope) ☺️ By the way, the lady of the cafe is quite a friendly lady with a lot of patience 😂
You forgot coffee! They order coffee and expect people to know they mean drip. They think espresso based coffees are not real "coffee".
This is hilarious 😂
Yea great! My wife has a cafe, and they always walk inside to ask: if it's open, and if they can sit on the terrace while there is enough room.
when you get foam on tour beer you know the glass is very clean. If the glas is not rinced properly you can not create a big layer of foam.
O wow, you guys really live close by....funny seeing the places I never visit 😇
What's it with that new Dutch "rolling R". Trendy I guess.
It took a little bit, but I love you guys!!! I am moving to the Netherlands in August!
Okay I just reacted too fast. Might be Dutch ❤
White tennis shoes. Dead giveaway.
Combined with high waist shorts (the men)
yeah..... that's how to get Dutch blood pressure going up for sure ! Nice acting !
Then again… if you are looking for an acting career…. Don’t give up your day job 🤣
The foam is a sign the beer is fresh, it is that simple, if the beer goes flat, it is old, and probably luuke warm ..
IF it started as a well tapped beer indeed.
Beer with foam and beer without foam actually tastes differently!
You folks crack me up. Even I was getting irritated from you two.🤭🤭😄
Finally they can taste REAL beer and then they want american waterbeer.....🤣
Oh my god, you two were SO obnoxious! Well done. 😀👌
The collection of these behaviours together would most probably get you thrown out of any Dutch café ;-) This is the best sum up of what you need to do as an American tourist to be solumnly hated 😛 If you want everythging to be identical to your US life.. Why travel? I had a week ago an US colleague visiting and he ticked some of the items from your list..
Who doesn't know the lines to Sweet Caroline?? 🤝🙏👬👫
"when you have it hot, you can sit outside..." Class!
Haha this is an excact depiction of how people abroad experience Dutch behaviour!
Ask anyone from Belgium....
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Except the Dutch would rather die than tip.
@@flitsertheo well that's
the cliché also Scotts suffer..
The point is that Dutch folks aren't that close-handed at all, generally.
Foam on the beer is sensory experience. It hightens the enjoyment....
I went to my favourite restaurant in Alkmaar with my American friend , I told her that she can't pay with credit card or US dollars. At the end of the night she insisted on paying with her Amex and got really mad when they said no to her and then tried to pay with dollars and complained that the service was bad😱:(
Rottjeknor humour ... it takes some effort getting used to it. I never did and will never do.
This should be compulsory viewing for all US Americans before travelling "Overseas". And that includes Canada and Mexico!
I have seen USA tourists on three continents. The worst thing about them? They are so LOUD!!!!!!!! 😠
They love to toot their own horn.
@@thomasbarchen 🤣🤣🤣
Yes WAY too loud. Sadly another habit the Dutch slowly take over.
I know it was al in good fun and the waitress was in on it, but I couldn't help myself cringing the whole time😅 knowing there are actually Americans that truly behave that way
"if you have it hot" lol, this was translated literally.
They remind me of American tourists.
She says "these people, hold on then i'll at least get a tip." 😂
Exactly two fingers of foam.
I always put my fingers vertically to the foam, that way it's never too little or too much. :P
How wonderful it must be to go half way around the world and still be able to address everyone in your own language. And experience that as such a normal thing that you don't even register it. (You should try that in small towns in for instance France) Welcome to The Netherlands! 😃
This looks so embarrassing 😂😂
you can be actors, you did it so well, I almost believed it was real. I think you are blending in very well here. Happy to have you here in the Netherlands.
You were so annoying. 🤣🤣🤣
Good thing you didn't sit outside!! Wailing sirens responding to rampant crime and innocent tourists getting shot!!
That’s funny!!😂
Americans beer oh boy.. I cant drink that. Budweiser, coors etc. I tried.. Just does not compare to european beers.
Have you tried Bud Light? It's real nice!
@@thomasbarchen Yeah once, i woke up in a skimpy dress and with blue hair. Not a good look for a guy 🤣
I could not stop laughing. You guys are so lovely and have lots of humor. 👌😘😘