Given that beer is a global drink, what makes an American Beer?
Well, first of all, it really should be brewed in the United States. Beer is not always brewed in the country with which it is associated; there are many Australian beers and lagers that are brewed in other countries, under license. How true to the national beverage one is that isn't brewed in the country in which it originated is open to question. Some will always assert that beer brewed in a different place tastes different and, indeed, they could well be right, as the water used will be different for a start, and there could well be other differences caused by the brewing in a different environment (and under different government regulations).
The main type of American beer, and the one most associated with the US, is what is called American lager, which is a type of pale lager. Originally from Europe, this is what is described as a modestly hopped beer and will often use unmalted grains such as maize and rice.
The most well known American lager is probably Budweiser, but other brands exist, particularly in the Coors family of beers, such as Coors Light.
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