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OT, my kind of humour.
I had to share this one...
During a major International Beer Brewers Conference, a few of the attendees decided to step out for a few beers. Once at the local pub, the rep for Budweiser orders a Bud. The rep for Miller orders a Miller. The rep for Coors orders a Coors The rep for Heineken orders a Coke. When asked why he ordered a Coke, he replied: "well, you guys weren't going to be drinking beer, so I decided I wouldn't either. |
"Robatoy" wrote in message
... I had to share this one... During a major International Beer Brewers Conference, a few of the attendees decided to step out for a few beers. Once at the local pub, the rep for Budweiser orders a Bud. The rep for Miller orders a Miller. The rep for Coors orders a Coors The rep for Heineken orders a Coke. When asked why he ordered a Coke, he replied: "well, you guys weren't going to be drinking beer, so I decided I wouldn't either. I'd rather have a Coke than a Heineken. Heineken is about 5% better (IMO) than the large brand American lagers, and that isn't saying much. If you have to have a pilsner, have a Pilsner Urquell. I stick with stouts myself. todd |
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Robatoy wrote:
I don't drink Heineken either...it tastes skunky to me. Yeah, very. Bleah. -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/ |
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(J T) wrote: Sat, Feb 12, 2005, 12:53am (Robatoy) says: I don't drink Heineken either...snip There's a reason those countries label tbe beer they export - export beer. They don't consider it worth drinking themselves. Good point. When in Oz, the guys I partied with, would never drink Fosters. "We don't drink that rot over here, mate. We ship that crappola overseas!" But they drank that VB...*shudder* |
Since we are talking about "thinkin' fluid"....
Try Spaten Optimator. Man can live on beer alone, as long as it's thick and dark. I can't promise any weight loss on the Hydraulic Diet, but it sure tastes good. Spaten has been in the brew biz since the 14th century, they have had a lot of practice. |
"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message
In article says... My preference in order: Grolsch Sleeman's Honey Brown Alexander Keith's Mine: any porter any stout Newcastle brown ale. Dopplebock The darker the color, the better the beer :-). Funny how beer snobbery is regional. When I was in Northern Territories of Australia in the 60's "real men" would only drink "Swan Lager"; in London shortly thereafter it was "Watney's Red Barrel"; and when in Yorkshire this past summer, apparently the only beer a "real man" would dare drink was "Ward's" ... all good beers. My SIL, a 14 stone Yorkshire rugby player, and not overly fond of 'yanks' despite the fact that he married one, acted surprised that I liked "Wards". I offered him, only half-jokingly, the opportunity to try and kick my ass if he thought there was any doubt I was serious (we'd had a more than a few Ward's by then) ... he declined. Good to know my daughter picked an intelligent individual to father my grandkids. :) -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 11/06/04 |
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"Swingman" wrote: Funny how beer snobbery is regional. I have decided that the best beer is going to be my next beer. No matter where I might be at the time. 0¿0 |
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Larry Blanchard wrote: In article , says... My preference in order: Grolsch Sleeman's Honey Brown Alexander Keith's Mine: any porter any stout Newcastle brown ale. Dopplebock The darker the color, the better the beer :-). I can go a Newcastle Brown now and then. I have the odd Guiness as well. I got pleasantly sauced in UK many times. One time, in April, there was a limited edition draught called Watney's Winter Warmer. That was very interesting. I remember trying to re-write the Magna Carta... As I said.. the best beer is the next beer. *¿* Rob |
On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 13:52:18 -0500, the inscrutable Robatoy
spake: In article , (J T) wrote: Sat, Feb 12, 2005, 12:53am (Robatoy) says: I don't drink Heineken either...snip There's a reason those countries label tbe beer they export - export beer. They don't consider it worth drinking themselves. Good point. When in Oz, the guys I partied with, would never drink Fosters. "We don't drink that rot over here, mate. We ship that crappola overseas!" But they drank that VB...*shudder* Please, oh, please! Don't tell me that's Vegemite Beer. -- Vidi, Vici, Veni --- http://diversify.com Comprehensive Website Development |
Junkyard Jim wrote: Since we are talking about "thinkin' fluid".... Try Spaten Optimator. Man can live on beer alone, as long as it's thick and dark. I can't promise any weight loss on the Hydraulic Diet, but it sure tastes good. Spaten has been in the brew biz since the 14th century, they have had a lot of practice. I don't want to wash the sawdust down after a hard day with a beer they serve by the slice g. Particularly at room temperature. Time and place for everything, though, right? -Phil Crow |
J T wrote:
Sat, Feb 12, 2005, 5:26pm (EST-3) (Larry Blanchard) asks: snip What region am I being snobbish about? For sure it isn't France. Got to be the universe's worst beer. A burp for every swallow. But, what else can you expect from someone that think's mimes are great theater, and love Jerry Lewis? JOAT Intellectual brilliance is no guarantee against being dead wrong. - David Fasold Oddly enough Belgium, right next store has _great_ beer -- in fact a lot of different kinds of them. --RC |
"Rick Cook" wrote in message k.net... J T wrote: Sat, Feb 12, 2005, 5:26pm (EST-3) (Larry Blanchard) asks: snip What region am I being snobbish about? For sure it isn't France. Got to be the universe's worst beer. A burp for every swallow. But, what else can you expect from someone that think's mimes are great theater, and love Jerry Lewis? JOAT Intellectual brilliance is no guarantee against being dead wrong. - David Fasold Oddly enough Belgium, right next store has _great_ beer -- in fact a lot of different kinds of them. --RC C'mon Rick, try to get it right. It's "neck store". Why, I've seen some fools use "next door", HAH!, what fools. |
"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message
I said: Funny how beer snobbery is regional. What region am I being snobbish about? None that I saw from you, as the remark was neither directed at you, nor your beer choices ... but you certainly can't argue with the premise. Remember the 'cachet' of the horse **** known as "Coors", when you could _only_ buy it in Colorado? -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 11/06/04 |
Larry Blanchard wrote: Mine: any porter any stout Newcastle brown ale. Dopplebock Hummm:: Ballards Cunning Stunts Strong Ale Martsons Old Empire Old Luxters Jubilee Ale George Gales HSB (Horndean Special Bitter) http://www.bottledbeer.co.uk/ and search for fagan under reviewer. Niel. |
Sun, Feb 13, 2005, 9:11pm (EST+5) (Badger)
says: Hummm:: Ballards Cunning Stunts Strong Ale Martsons Old Empire Old Luxters Jubilee Ale George Gales HSB (Horndean Special Bitter) http://www.bottledbeer.co.uk/ and search for fagan under reviewer. OK, my all time favorite. http://community-2.webtv.net/Jakofal...RLDFAMOUSBEER/ JOAT Intellectual brilliance is no guarantee against being dead wrong. - David Fasold |
On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 19:57:35 -0600, "Todd Fatheree"
wrote: "Robatoy" wrote in message ... I had to share this one... During a major International Beer Brewers Conference, a few of the attendees decided to step out for a few beers. Once at the local pub, the rep for Budweiser orders a Bud. The rep for Miller orders a Miller. The rep for Coors orders a Coors The rep for Heineken orders a Coke. When asked why he ordered a Coke, he replied: "well, you guys weren't going to be drinking beer, so I decided I wouldn't either. I'd rather have a Coke than a Heineken. Heineken is about 5% better (IMO) than the large brand American lagers, and that isn't saying much. If you have to have a pilsner, have a Pilsner Urquell. I stick with stouts myself. I agree- Heineken is some skunky stuff. Personally, I like Bass Ale when I do drink (not so often these days) Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
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I agree- Heineken is some skunky stuff. You would dare such sacrilege about "The Little Greenie" I've actually increased my drinking lately - from one drink a day (wine with a meal) to two (a shot of Scotch in my tea). When warm weather gets here I'll replace the Scotch with stout :-). Lots less than I drank in my younger days, but now they say a little alcohol is good for you (2 a day for men, 1 for women). It's not often something pleasant to drink is declared good for you. I really hate 1% and skim milk :-). I practice rather a strict ritual regarding liquids entering my body that I describe as "THE TEMPLE". From the time I get up in the morning until noon, it is black coffee. From noon until 5:00 PM, it is skim milk. (Butter fat I don't need) After 5:00 PM, it is either beer or single malt scotch with or without Drambuie. (I love "Rusty Nails", "Bloomer Dropers" or "Knuckle Heads" which are all names for the same thing) You will see that nowhere will you find what I call "Whale Juice", AKA: Sugar water with carbonation. If it works for you, you are welcome to use it. If it doesn't..... Lew |
In article , Larry Blanchard wrote:
Lots less than I drank in my younger days, but now they say a little alcohol is good for you (2 a day for men, 1 for women). Ayup. Friend of mine from church is a pathologist. He says they never, *ever* see coronary artery disease in alcoholics -- do a post on a 70-year-old alcoholic, and his heart looks like a teenager's. However, the liver, spleen, kidneys, and brain are a different story. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time? |
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Larry Jaques wrote: Please, oh, please! Don't tell me that's Vegemite Beer. LOL...noo...it is Victoria Bitter Vegemite Beer....wait till I forward this one...VBG |
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Lew Hodgett wrote: [snipperectomy] After 5:00 PM, it is either beer or single malt scotch with or without Drambuie. (I love "Rusty Nails", "Bloomer Dropers" or "Knuckle Heads" which are all names for the same thing) We call those Kilt Lifters around here...great at breakfast. |
Swingman wrote:
"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message I said: Funny how beer snobbery is regional. What region am I being snobbish about? None that I saw from you, as the remark was neither directed at you, nor your beer choices ... but you certainly can't argue with the premise. Remember the 'cachet' of the horse **** known as "Coors", when you could _only_ buy it in Colorado? To be perfectly accurate, you could buy that horse **** in most of the Western states. We could get it here in Arizona, for example. The favorite swill of the young and the clueless when I was growing up. --RC (who acquired a taste for Guiness at a very early age.) |
good ol' Bob wrote:
"Rick Cook" wrote in message k.net... J T wrote: Sat, Feb 12, 2005, 5:26pm (EST-3) (Larry Blanchard) asks: snip What region am I being snobbish about? For sure it isn't France. Got to be the universe's worst beer. A burp for every swallow. But, what else can you expect from someone that think's mimes are great theater, and love Jerry Lewis? JOAT Intellectual brilliance is no guarantee against being dead wrong. - David Fasold Oddly enough Belgium, right next store has _great_ beer -- in fact a lot of different kinds of them. --RC C'mon Rick, try to get it right. It's "neck store". Why, I've seen some fools use "next door", HAH!, what fools. blush --RC |
Rick Cook wrote:
The favorite swill of the young and the clueless when I was growing up. --RC (who acquired a taste for Guiness at a very early age.) Having traveled to the beautiful city of Dublin at an earlier age doing research for the (no ****!) "Ethnography of the Irish Pub", a guided independent study I undertook in college, I have observed the River Liffe which flows through that city. Reminding me muchly of the pristine waters of Boston harbor before the cleanup, you couldn't pay me to drink that stuff. I've been to the Guiness brewery in Dublin and despite all denials, swear they draw their water from the Liffe. Look at their stout; you can practically see the chunks floating in it! Try Harp Lager instead. It tastes great, enlarges ones testicles, and won't gag a maggot. Trust me. -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN VE |
Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
Rick Cook wrote: The favorite swill of the young and the clueless when I was growing up. --RC (who acquired a taste for Guiness at a very early age.) Having traveled to the beautiful city of Dublin at an earlier age doing research for the (no ****!) "Ethnography of the Irish Pub", a guided independent study I undertook in college, I have observed the River Liffe which flows through that city. Reminding me muchly of the pristine waters of Boston harbor before the cleanup, you couldn't pay me to drink that stuff. I've been to the Guiness brewery in Dublin and despite all denials, swear they draw their water from the Liffe. Look at their stout; you can practically see the chunks floating in it! Try Harp Lager instead. It tastes great, enlarges ones testicles, and won't gag a maggot. Trust me. You forgot the seagulls, which **** in the river. Since they drive away pigeons, the statutes in downtown Dublin are remarkably clean. Harp ain't bad, but I'll take a good, strong stout or porter any day. --RC |
"Rick Cook" wrote in message et... Swingman wrote: "Larry Blanchard" wrote in message I said: Funny how beer snobbery is regional. What region am I being snobbish about? None that I saw from you, as the remark was neither directed at you, nor your beer choices ... but you certainly can't argue with the premise. Remember the 'cachet' of the horse **** known as "Coors", when you could _only_ buy it in Colorado? To be perfectly accurate, you could buy that horse **** in most of the Western states. We could get it here in Arizona, for example. The favorite swill of the young and the clueless when I was growing up. Hell, there was nothing worth speaking of _West_ of Texas when I was growing up. We had three kinds of young men at A&M while it was still all male back in the early 60's: Them that made it down to Mexico to buy drugs, drink Dos Equis and get laid once a month; the business majors who never got laid because they were too busy driving to Colorado to buy Coors for resale to the teasips up in Austin; and us Engineers, who drank Pearl and drove to La Grange three times a week to get laid at what became known as the "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas", for a total outlay of $18 ... times were hard and so were we. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 11/06/04 |
On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 21:54:20 -0500, the inscrutable Robatoy
spake: In article , Larry Jaques wrote: Please, oh, please! Don't tell me that's Vegemite Beer. LOL...noo...it is Victoria Bitter Vegemite Beer....wait till I forward this one...VBG shrug Both sound disgusting. Since I quit drinking, I often smell beer on someone's breath and wonder "How did I -ever- palate that stuff? ICK!" ---------------------------------- VIRTUE...is its own punishment http://www.diversify.com Website Applications ================================================== |
Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
Having traveled to the beautiful city of Dublin at an earlier age doing research for the (no ****!) "Ethnography of the Irish Pub", a guided independent study I undertook in college, I have observed the River Liffe which flows through that city. Reminding me muchly of the pristine waters of Boston harbor before the cleanup, you couldn't pay me to drink that stuff. I've been to the Guiness brewery in Dublin and despite all denials, swear they draw their water from the Liffe. Look at their stout; you can practically see the chunks floating in it! I used to like Heineken. Then I took a business trip to Amsterdam. On my spare weekend I took a canal tour of the city. Saw the Anne Frank house and lots of other historic places. The thing that shocked me was how polluted the canals were. I was mentioning this to a friend while we were riding along when we turned the corner of a canal and saw the Heineken brewery (one of them? I have no idea if they have more than one). I really doubt the Heineken brewery uses water from the canal. But since then whenever I see their green bottles in the store, I think of the canals and reach for something else. Lately, I've been pretty fond of the Missoula Brewing Companies "Moose Drool". Wouldn't have tried it, but my six-yearold liked the label and insisted we buy it. Dang that kid has good tastes in beer ;-) -- Frank Stutzman |
Badger wrote:
Ballards Cunning Stunts Strong Ale I'd never order that in public. Every time I try to say it, it comes out wrong. -- Gerald Ross Cochran, GA Never let your willpower get the best of you. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 16:58:23 -0500, Gerald Ross wrote:
Badger wrote: Ballards Cunning Stunts Strong Ale I'd never order that in public. Every time I try to say it, it comes out wrong. Especially after the first one? |
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Rick Cook wrote in
et: Harp ain't bad, but I'll take a good, strong stout or porter any day. If you like stouts and porters, try the microbrews from Bridgeport ... they have a good Porter and a fair stout (marketed as "Black Strap Stout"). If you have a few extra bucks, Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter (from England) is a great brew. |
"Gerald Ross" wrote in message ... Badger wrote: Ballards Cunning Stunts Strong Ale I'd never order that in public. Every time I try to say it, it comes out wrong. Ah yes. The difference between a tribe of pygmies and a women's track team.... |
Gerald Ross wrote: Badger wrote: Ballards Cunning Stunts Strong Ale I'd never order that in public. Every time I try to say it, it comes out wrong. Twas a limited edition English civil war regt. beer, I have one still waiting for me, along with a Bass yeast beasts brew, for the restart of my homebrewery....I need that good yeast! |
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