How can you guys pontificate about British and Irish beers when the Nirvana
of beers lies just across the Channel in Belgium! Belgium, which must have
a higher concentration of brands of beer than any other place on earth,
regardless of how it is expressed, in brands per capita or brands per square
km. Beers like sour-cherry flavoured Kriek and Duvel (devil) in all its
forms. To top it off, each beer is served in its own distinctive glass. If
you want to see a staggering collection of beers, look up the following:
http://beer.miningco.com/msubbleg.htm
Then there is the chocolate, Godiva, Leonidas, etc. etc.
and the food, mussels, waterzooi, patates frites with mayo, waffles, etc.
Even the stuff produced for the masses, Stella Artois beer and Cote d'Or
chocolate, is excellent.
Chuck Vandergraaf (no Belgian connection other than an occasional visit, in
part of sample the beer and to stock up on Leonidas)
'52 +4
Pinawa, MB
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> From: Stuart J. Ross[SMTP:stuross@nac.net]
> Reply To: Stuart J. Ross
> Sent: December 15, 1998 12:21 PM
> To: Vodden, Dave; J D McCague
> Cc: Gary Kneisley; morgans@Autox.Team.Net; William Zehring
> Subject: Re: in their defense (was: Halogen headlamps)
>
> On a recent visit to Ireland (home of Guiness...the nectar of the Gods!)
> I was amazed to find the Irish also drinking Bud. They would be better off
> putting
> both the frogs and the lizzards in the blender and juicing them, rather
> than
> drinking
> Bud. It wasn't even imported but brewed under license.The "novelty" factor
> prevailed.
> When I lived in GB many
> years ago, my Brit pals got me tuned in to CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale).
> That really taught me about the variety and diversity of British brews and
> got me
> to visit lots of truly wonderful off beat pubs.It didn't take me long to
> develop a taste
> for true British "real ales". But that doesn't get Lucas off the hook!
> Stu Ross :63 +4 Morgan;53 Bentley R-Type;74 XKE
>
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