We actually have really good beer here in America - for example, there are several microbreweries that sell at least in NC and VA (which is all I care about, since I live in the first and my mum is in the second) who have a rather Gaelic flair, but most people I know bitch that they're "too thick."
I've yet to come across anything that's "too thick", so...
I've yet to come across anything that's "too thick", so...