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| − | [[File:Pißwasser-GTAIV-coaster.jpg|thumb|The Pißwasser logo on a coaster seen on the [[Rockstar Games Social Club]] website.]] |
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| + | |name = Pißwasser |
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| + | |type = Alcoholic Beverage Company |
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| + | |image = Pißwasser-GTAIV-coaster.jpg |
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| + | |bawsaq = {{BAWSAQ/Slider}} '''PIS''' |
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| + | |taglines = ''"You Are In For A Good Time<br>"Cheap German Lager For Export Only"<br>"German Fighting Lager For Export Only"'' |
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| + | |games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''}} |
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| + | {{Quote|Cheap 11% ABV fighting lager brewed in Germany for export only from rice, barley, hops and the fresh urine of Bavarian virgins.| Description at [[Bawsaq.com]].}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Pißwasser''' ([[BAWSAQ]]: PIS) (English: /ˈpɪsˌwɑsər/; German: /ˈpɪsˌvasəʁ/), alphabetized as '''Pisswasser''', is a fictional German export lager frequently advertised on radio and TV in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''. The player can buy stocks from then at [[Bawsaq.com]] website in GTA V. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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| − | 'Wasser' in |
+ | 'Wasser' in German translates into English as 'water', implying the beverage's literal name is 'piss water', which is a slang term for cheap, watered-down beer. According to the in-game website [[Piswasser.com|www.piswasser.com]], the ingredients include "the fresh urine of Bavarian virgins" (however, the site goes on to say "or so we claim", implying that it might not be as fresh as one would hope). Billboards seen in-game expand the urine references, even going so far as to suggest the bottles contain nothing ''but'' urine (perhaps in reference to the [http://www.snopes.com/horrors/food/corona.asp urine in Corona beer] rumor). The beer's slogan & motto tagline is: "You Are In For A Good Time" ("You Are In" being a pun on ''Urine''). The quality of the beer in reflected by its second slogan & motto tagline is: "Cheap German Lager For Export Only". The Pißwasser badge on bar pumps is labeled "'''Ü-Rhine'''" (and the six-crate of Pißwasser that [[Rockstar]] sent to UK website CVG Online as a present was labeled in the same way), which is probably a nod to the [[Wikipedia:Rhine|Rhine]] river in Germany as well as another pun on "'''Urine'''". |
The labels on the bottles are similar to [[wp:Grafenwalder|Grafenwalder's]] labeling. |
The labels on the bottles are similar to [[wp:Grafenwalder|Grafenwalder's]] labeling. |
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Radio and Television advertisements for the beer feature variations of a song sung by a stereotypical redneck man with lyrics that portray comically exaggerated effects of alcoholism, including "<nowiki>[giving]</nowiki> a dude head" and "<nowiki>[driving]</nowiki> drunk off a pier". The Pißwasser song largely spoofs [[wp:Budweiser|Budweiser's]] anthem, "'''This is Budweiser, This is Beer'''", particularly towards the end of the jingle. |
Radio and Television advertisements for the beer feature variations of a song sung by a stereotypical redneck man with lyrics that portray comically exaggerated effects of alcoholism, including "<nowiki>[giving]</nowiki> a dude head" and "<nowiki>[driving]</nowiki> drunk off a pier". The Pißwasser song largely spoofs [[wp:Budweiser|Budweiser's]] anthem, "'''This is Budweiser, This is Beer'''", particularly towards the end of the jingle. |
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| + | In [[Grand Theft Auto Online|GTA Online]], a beer hat of the Pißwasser beer becomes available through the [[Crate Drops|special crates]], after the [[Independence Day Special]] is installed. It can also be purchased in convenience stores across [[San Andreas]] and can be drunk at safehouses. |
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==Slogan & Motto== |
==Slogan & Motto== |
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|"'''You Are In For A Good Time'''" |
|"'''You Are In For A Good Time'''" |
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| − | |rowspan=2|1 January 2008 |
+ | | rowspan="2" |1 January 2008 |
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+ | | rowspan="2" |31 December 2012 |
| − | |rowspan=2|[[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[GTA Chinatown Wars]] & [[Grand Theft Auto V]] |
+ | | rowspan="2" |[[Grand Theft Auto IV]], [[GTA Chinatown Wars]] & [[Grand Theft Auto V]] |
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| − | |"'''Cheap German Lager For Export Only''' |
+ | |"'''Cheap German Lager For Export Only"''' |
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| + | |"'''German Fighting Lager For Export Only"''' |
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| + | | rowspan="2" |1 January 2013 |
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| + | | rowspan="2" |Now |
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| + | | rowspan="2" |[[Grand Theft Auto V]] & [[Grand Theft Auto Online]] |
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:'''Wake up the morning, drop a big ol' log''' |
:'''Wake up the morning, drop a big ol' log''' |
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:'''Out here, you ain't got time for nothing fruity like a jog''' |
:'''Out here, you ain't got time for nothing fruity like a jog''' |
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| − | :'''Marry a fat bitch, and die workin' like a dog!''' |
+ | :'''Marry a fat bitch, and die workin' like a [[Dogs|dog]]!''' |
:'''Cowboys in the heartland, bankers in the city''' |
:'''Cowboys in the heartland, bankers in the city''' |
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:'''We love cars, guns and big ol' plastic titties!''' |
:'''We love cars, guns and big ol' plastic titties!''' |
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| − | :'''Lets grab a case of Pißwasser and drink for the U.S.A!''' |
+ | :'''Lets grab a case of Pißwasser and drink for the [[United States of America|U.S.A.!]]''' |
:'''Hey neighbors I'm sorry, we're partyin' real butch''' |
:'''Hey neighbors I'm sorry, we're partyin' real butch''' |
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| − | :'''Ya oughta speak English if you like it here so much!''' |
+ | :'''Ya oughta speak [[United States of America|English]] if you like it here so much!''' |
| − | :'''Not Spanish, or Chinese, or British, |
+ | :'''Not [[Spain|Spanish]], or [[China|Chinese]], or [[United Kingdom|British]], or fucking Dutch! Fuck the Dutch!''' |
:'''I said yeah, we're gonna keep them illegals out!''' |
:'''I said yeah, we're gonna keep them illegals out!''' |
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:'''Drinking Pißwasser, fighting, getting real shitfaced tonight! Yeah!''' |
:'''Drinking Pißwasser, fighting, getting real shitfaced tonight! Yeah!''' |
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| − | :'''I'm a patriotic American, that's my national right!''' |
+ | :'''I'm a patriotic [[United States of America|American]], that's my national right!''' |
:'''PIßWASSER: German fighting lager for export only''' |
:'''PIßWASSER: German fighting lager for export only''' |
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| + | ==Company Trucks/Trailers== |
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| + | <gallery> |
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| + | Piswasser-trailer-company-gtav.png|Piswasser Trailer. |
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| + | </gallery> |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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<gallery> |
<gallery> |
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Art005.jpg|[[Lost MC Lady]] holding a a Pißwasser bottle. |
Art005.jpg|[[Lost MC Lady]] holding a a Pißwasser bottle. |
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Tracy-Pier.GTAV.jpg|[[Tracey De Santa|Tracey]] holding a Pißwasser bottle in [[GTA V]] during the mission, [[Daddy's Little Girl]]. |
Tracy-Pier.GTAV.jpg|[[Tracey De Santa|Tracey]] holding a Pißwasser bottle in [[GTA V]] during the mission, [[Daddy's Little Girl]]. |
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pisswasser.PNG|The Pißwasser logo in GTA V. |
pisswasser.PNG|The Pißwasser logo in GTA V. |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| − | * The Pißwasser commercial in GTA V uses footage from Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption. |
+ | * The Pißwasser commercial in GTA V uses footage from Rockstar's [http://reddead.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption Red Dead Redemption] combined with footage from GTA V. |
* In the mission [[Mr. Philips]], [[Trevor]] kills [[Johnny Klebitz|Johnny]] by smashing his head with a Pißwasser bottle. |
* In the mission [[Mr. Philips]], [[Trevor]] kills [[Johnny Klebitz|Johnny]] by smashing his head with a Pißwasser bottle. |
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* Despite the commercials portraying the beer and stereotypically American and "patriotic", the commercials say the beer is (ironicaly) a German import. |
* Despite the commercials portraying the beer and stereotypically American and "patriotic", the commercials say the beer is (ironicaly) a German import. |
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* With German subtitles, the references to the Dutch in the commercial have been replaced with Sweden. Ironically, Germany's traditional rivals are the Netherlands. |
* With German subtitles, the references to the Dutch in the commercial have been replaced with Sweden. Ironically, Germany's traditional rivals are the Netherlands. |
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* Based on a similar name, jingle, and origin, it is likely that Pißwasser is a spoof of Budweiser. |
* Based on a similar name, jingle, and origin, it is likely that Pißwasser is a spoof of Budweiser. |
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| + | * The spelling of the in-game website's URL for the beer, [[Piswasser.com|www.piswasser.com]], is an incorrectly alphabetized spelling, most likely done for humor. In German, the consonant letter ß (known as an Eszett or scharfes S in German and a sharp S in English) is conventionally alphabetized as "ss", rather than "s". |
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| + | * There is a [[Pißwasser Factory]] located in [[Cypress Flats]], [[Los Santos (HD Universe)|Los Santos]] in GTA V. |
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| + | * At the liquor store beside [[Trevor's Trailer]], there is a sign that reads "''Buy Pi''ß''<nowiki>wasser. It makes her pretty again.'</nowiki>'''"''''' |
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| + | * The Pißwasser's logo and bottle is very similar to the German beer "Perlenbacher" logo and bottle.[[File:Perlenbacher_svetlo_pivo_v_steklenici_0.5L.jpg|thumb|A Perlenbacher logo.]] |
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==See Also== |
==See Also== |
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Revision as of 16:31, 17 September 2014
“
Cheap 11% ABV fighting lager brewed in Germany for export only from rice, barley, hops and the fresh urine of Bavarian virgins.
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— Description at Bawsaq.com.
Pißwasser (BAWSAQ: PIS) (English: /ˈpɪsˌwɑsər/; German: /ˈpɪsˌvasəʁ/), alphabetized as Pisswasser, is a fictional German export lager frequently advertised on radio and TV in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto V. The player can buy stocks from then at Bawsaq.com website in GTA V.
Description
'Wasser' in German translates into English as 'water', implying the beverage's literal name is 'piss water', which is a slang term for cheap, watered-down beer. According to the in-game website www.piswasser.com, the ingredients include "the fresh urine of Bavarian virgins" (however, the site goes on to say "or so we claim", implying that it might not be as fresh as one would hope). Billboards seen in-game expand the urine references, even going so far as to suggest the bottles contain nothing but urine (perhaps in reference to the urine in Corona beer rumor). The beer's slogan & motto tagline is: "You Are In For A Good Time" ("You Are In" being a pun on Urine). The quality of the beer in reflected by its second slogan & motto tagline is: "Cheap German Lager For Export Only". The Pißwasser badge on bar pumps is labeled "Ü-Rhine" (and the six-crate of Pißwasser that Rockstar sent to UK website CVG Online as a present was labeled in the same way), which is probably a nod to the Rhine river in Germany as well as another pun on "Urine".
The labels on the bottles are similar to Grafenwalder's labeling.
Radio and Television advertisements for the beer feature variations of a song sung by a stereotypical redneck man with lyrics that portray comically exaggerated effects of alcoholism, including "[giving] a dude head" and "[driving] drunk off a pier". The Pißwasser song largely spoofs Budweiser's anthem, "This is Budweiser, This is Beer", particularly towards the end of the jingle.
In GTA Online, a beer hat of the Pißwasser beer becomes available through the special crates, after the Independence Day Special is installed. It can also be purchased in convenience stores across San Andreas and can be drunk at safehouses.
Slogan & Motto
| Slogan & Motto | Start usage | End usage | Version |
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| "You Are In For A Good Time" | 1 January 2008 | 31 December 2012 | Grand Theft Auto IV, GTA Chinatown Wars & Grand Theft Auto V |
| "Cheap German Lager For Export Only" | |||
| "German Fighting Lager For Export Only" | 1 January 2013 | Now | Grand Theft Auto V & Grand Theft Auto Online |
Jingles
Television Jingle transcript (GTA IV)
- Last night, I think I shit the bed
- Got so drunk, I gave a dude head
- Life is just a merciful blur
- When you pop a Pißwasser
- Pißwasser; don't drink it slow
- 3 a.m., buy some blow
- Sleep in the bathroom on the floor
- What really matters anymore?
- All the crap you do, all day
- Who fucking cares anyway?!
- Pißwasser; this is beer
- Drive drunk off a pier
- Pißwasser; drink all day
- It helps your troubles go away, yeah yeah
- PIßWASSER: Cheap German lager for export only
Radio Jingle transcript (GTA IV)
- You work your nuts off everyday
- A proud American all the way
- Life is just a merciful blur
- When you pop a Pißwasser
- Pißwasser, this is beer
- Drive drunk off a pier
- I love drinkin' all day long
- I beat my girlfriend as I sing this song
- PIßWASSER: Cheap German lager for export only
Jingle transcript (GTA V)
- Wake up the morning, drop a big ol' log
- Out here, you ain't got time for nothing fruity like a jog
- Marry a fat bitch, and die workin' like a dog!
- Cowboys in the heartland, bankers in the city
- We love cars, guns and big ol' plastic titties!
- Lets grab a case of Pißwasser and drink for the U.S.A.!
- Hey neighbors I'm sorry, we're partyin' real butch
- Ya oughta speak English if you like it here so much!
- Not Spanish, or Chinese, or British, or fucking Dutch! Fuck the Dutch!
- I said yeah, we're gonna keep them illegals out!
- Guns and Pißwasser!
- Yeah, that's what the party's all about!
- Getting real drunk, puking face down
- Billying and bobbin' while every kid's in town!
- Drinking Pißwasser, fighting, getting real shitfaced tonight! Yeah!
- I'm a patriotic American, that's my national right!
- PIßWASSER: German fighting lager for export only
Company Trucks/Trailers
Piswasser Trailer.
Piswasser Mule truck. (Rear quarter view).
Gallery
A highly suggestive billboard ad for Pißwasser beer
An ashtray bearing the Pißwasser word-mark.
A very common Pißwasser beer bottle.
Pißwasser beer cans.
Proof that Pißwasser is actually made of urine.
Lost MC Lady holding a a Pißwasser bottle.
The Pißwasser logo in GTA V.
Trivia
- The Pißwasser commercial in GTA V uses footage from Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption combined with footage from GTA V.
- In the mission Mr. Philips, Trevor kills Johnny by smashing his head with a Pißwasser bottle.
- Despite the commercials portraying the beer and stereotypically American and "patriotic", the commercials say the beer is (ironicaly) a German import.
- With German subtitles, the references to the Dutch in the commercial have been replaced with Sweden. Ironically, Germany's traditional rivals are the Netherlands.
- Based on a similar name, jingle, and origin, it is likely that Pißwasser is a spoof of Budweiser.
- The spelling of the in-game website's URL for the beer, www.piswasser.com, is an incorrectly alphabetized spelling, most likely done for humor. In German, the consonant letter ß (known as an Eszett or scharfes S in German and a sharp S in English) is conventionally alphabetized as "ss", rather than "s".
- There is a Pißwasser Factory located in Cypress Flats, Los Santos in GTA V.
- At the liquor store beside Trevor's Trailer, there is a sign that reads "Buy Pißwasser. It makes her pretty again.'"
- The Pißwasser's logo and bottle is very similar to the German beer "Perlenbacher" logo and bottle.
A Perlenbacher logo.
See Also
Other beers:
- A.M. Beer
- Benedict Light Beer
- Blarneys Stout
- Cerveza Barracho
- Dusche Gold
- Logger Beer
- Patriot Beer
- Pride Brew
- Stronzo
- A similarly named alcohol beverage: Pissh