Ahhh.
I have an opportunity to visit Budapest on June 12, followed by Vienna on June 16th. I'm thinking of anything would highlight the difference in beer quality and availability that trip would do it. I've got too much already going on this summer with my son heading to Beijing in June and my wife and daughter going down to Cali at the same time so I'm going to pass on it. Maybe if it was Japan instead!
The U.S. had the problem with piss poor beer for a number of decades, but the rise of the microbrewery (and Sam Adams) has made things quite a bit different for the beer drinker nowadays.