Comment by bigstrat2003
13 hours ago
Bratwurst and wieners are indeed different sausages in the US, but funnily enough you would never boil a wiener here, they are always grilled or microwaved in a pinch. Whereas brats are somewhat commonly boiled (often in beer) to cook the inside, then finished on the grill to brown the outside. Though I personally cook them entirely on the grill, as I think the boiling method is somewhat cheating.
> commonly boiled (often in beer)
woah, i'm intrigued...does the taste of the beer infuse into the sausage? wonder what the difference is between boiling it in a light lager versus a guinness.
as a by-product you then get sausage-flavored beer, but that doesn't sound nearly as yummy as beer-flavored sausage.