Beer

Beer

The grocery store is a whole new experience in France. Mr. Clean is Mr. Propre and if you want a glass cleaner it's not Windex, but Ajax. Most of the familiar brands are missing and the translation of products is not always exact.

All the grocery stores are stocked with wine of course and they also stock many brands of whiskey, gin, vodka and other liquors. I was surprised by the assortment of beer. Not by the many different brands and types, but the alcohol content. You can pick out a beer based on alcohol content alone.

Maybe you've had a hard day and the old Heineken is just not cutting it with only 5% alcohol. You could pop a top on a Brauperle 8-0, with 8% alcohol.

Or maybe a 8.4% brew would give you just that little extra kick.

Or maybe you're really in a hurry to get that end of the day buzz and be the life of the party with no worries and no inhibitions. With an Amsterdam 11.6% brew you can be dancing on tables wearing a lamp shade in record time.