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Pißwasser (mispronounced in-game as "pisswasser"; the correct pronunciation is actually "pissvasser") is a fictional German export lager frequently advertised on radio and TV in Grand Theft Auto IV. 'Wasser' in the beer's name translates into English as 'water', making the beverage's literal name 'piss water', which is a slang term for cheap, watered-down beer. Billboards seen in-game expand the urine references, even going so far as to suggest the bottles contain nothing but urine. Furthermore, the six-crate of Pißwasser that Rockstar sent to UK website CVG Online as a present was labeled with the words 'Ü-Rhine', which is probably also a nod to the Rhine river in Germany (also a pun on "urine"). The labels on the bottles are similar to Grafenwalder's labeling.

The Pißwasser name is the company's slogan even states the drink is "You`re In, For a Good Time".

The radio and TV 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.

Jingles

Television Jingle transcript

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