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POSTED BY: WENDYPOPS
UPDATED: Thursday, September 11, 2008 09:05
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 8:50 AM

I thought this might be useful.

http://www.worldeventsdiary.com/

This of course being the most important...
The Great British Beer Festival:
http://www.worldeventsdiary.com/?section=section&sub=Europe&article=12
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:21 AM

FREMDFIRMA

British Beer ?

HA!

Foamy yellow beer is for wussies.

Give some REAL Ale a shot, willya.
http://www.arrogantbastard.com/
(I fully and wholeheartedly endorse this product!)

Also, there's some seriously good German stuff, but this label image is all I could find ya.
http://www.taverntrove.com/items/37178.asp

"Beer, beer, beer, tiddly, beer, beer, beer.."

-Frem

It cannot be said enough, those who do not learn from history, are doomed to endlessly repeat it

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:27 AM

CITIZEN

Quote:
Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
British Beer ?

HA!

Foamy yellow beer is for wussies.

This coming from a yank. Have another Bud.

Quote:

Give some REAL Ale a shot, willya.

Yeah, we have that here, in fact that's what beer is. What American's call beer, we call lager, you know American beer is like making love in a canoe.

Fucking close to water.

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:40 AM

FREMDFIRMA

ROFLMAO.

I've actually had some decent beer in England, but had rather a lot of it, at a pub that looked so disreputable getting rolled was a sure bet, so I staggered outside and asked a local cabbie for a ride back to the hotel.

He blinks, stares at me for a long minute or so, and goes...
"You're a yank, aren't you?"

S'what I get for wandering around Whitechapel drunk, I guess.

-Frem

It cannot be said enough, those who do not learn from history, are doomed to endlessly repeat it

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:41 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

Hey, my ancestry may be German, but I prefer my beers from the UK. Bass and Guinness, it doesn't get much better than that.

For American beer, I'll take some of the Sam Adams stuff, or some Abita TurboDog.

Mike

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions

I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 6:13 PM

FINN MAC CUMHAL

Sam Adams is generally my beer of choice, because it’s usually the most flavorful beer that I can get just about anywhere. Just about, there are still some places that only serve the Buds and Millers. But I’m of the mind that beers should drank as close to home as possible. That’s why when I drink in town, I’m partial to Olde Towne Amber, which is brewed right down the street.

As far as British/Irish beers go, the UK and Ireland are known for their Stouts and Porters. Guinness is the best known, and among the better beers. Samuel Smith is also a good one. All of them are an acquired taste if all you've been drinking are American Pilsners, but well worth it.

Nihil est incertius vulgo, nihil obscurius voluntate hominum, nihil fallacius ratione tota comitiorum.

Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system.

-- Cicero

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 6:48 PM

KWICKO

If you enjoy Guinness, try to track down a place with Murphy's Stout on tap. Out of a can or bottle, it's no great shakes, but on tap, it's smoother than Guinness and has a bit less bitterness to it. Amazing stuff, really. Drink four and crawl to a cab. :)

Mike

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions

I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 2:41 AM

WENDYPOPS

You know lager was invented to appeal to women. Because not many women really drank ale/beer. Personally i love a good ale. I'm even a member of CAMRA http://www.camra.org.uk/ (Campaign for Real Ale) who run a LocAle scheme.

I really really really like beer. (And that's beer not lager.)

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 3:46 AM

CITIZEN

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Hey, my ancestry may be German, but I prefer my beers from the UK. Bass and Guinness, it doesn't get much better than that.

Eurgh, Bass? I remember when I was in the states they had Bass on, and made a big thing about how it was imported. Bass is the cheapest nastiest beer the Bass brewery (who I used to work for before they merged with Interbrew, incidentally) brews. Try some Fullers if you can get it out there, London Pride is good (actually I had London Pride in a microbrew restaurant in Atlanta, but I don't know if it was Fuller's London Pride, or brewed under licence or what, it tasted pretty similar though).

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 6:09 AM

FREMDFIRMA

Actually I happen to be pretty good buds with one of the equipment guys at the Michigan Brewing Company, and a lot of the better stuff I've had, at the time came in a plain bottle labelled "Batch 2247" or somesuch.

However, let's just say they don't hit a home run every time, good heavens... after he helped them dig up that citrus equipment some of the first lots were rather memorable in a different fashion.

Of course, they save the "unknown" lots for friends and crash dummies like me, anything they'd serve YOU for a taste-test is already pre-vetted so ya don't need to worry, but you really have to actually go there if you wish to try a non-established batch.

Top of the line is their High Seas India Pale Ale, a worthy adversary to anyone else's line, in my opinion.

Check out their site, for more info.
http://www.michiganbrewing.com/mbc.htm

If ya ever pass through Michigan, you're shorting yourself if you don't stop there - just make sure someone ELSE drives, ehe ?

-Frem
It cannot be said enough, those who do not learn from history, are doomed to endlessly repeat it

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:34 AM

HERO

One of my friends in the PD brews his own beer. He does several different kinds for football season.

They do tailgating down at Ohio State and have this elaborate setup with set menu plans (hot dogs one week, steaks, then ribs), and different beers (cold weather, hot weather, raining). Its like a military operation with training, logistics, deployment, positioning, etc.

H

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:58 AM

KWICKO

Quote:
Eurgh, Bass? I remember when I was in the states they had Bass on, and made a big thing about how it was imported. Bass is the cheapest nastiest beer the Bass brewery

Yeah, but when poured right, it makes a great Black & Tan. :)

Mike

"I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence[sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero, Real World Event Discussions

I can't help the sinking feeling that my country is now being run by people who read "1984" not as a cautionary tale, but rather as an instruction manual. - Michael Mock

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:38 AM

PIZMOBEACH

... fully loaded, safety off...

The brewery actually makes some excellent beers, "Dortmunder" of course, being one my favs.

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Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:05 AM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

One of the first posts I made here was about why the Alliance ship was called Dortmunder. I don't drink, so I had never heard of Dortmunder beer. And knowing how ships are often named after people, I wondered why the Alliance had a ship named after Donald Westlake's burglar.

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