I drank my first beer since 1997 in Chile last month. They had a German beer microbrewery (Kuntsman) that we kept passing twice every time we went anywhere and after I found out 18 is the legal age there, I took my 18 1/2 year old son and 80 year uncle there and they gave us a sheet of paper with 8 types of beer and a description. Each beer was about a 2 oz shot glass full. One was very sweet as I remember. I hat 6 sips and then I was stunned when they expected me to pick one to drink. I had a glass and ordered an assortment of German sausage and enjoyed the beer. I guess a glass every 10 years isn't excessive, although I drank every last drop! eek

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