Un moment s'il vous plait, mon ami! I've never been privileged to travel in Belgium, to try any of the Trappist monks's wares, sad to say, nor have I been to any of the Scandinavian countries, altho' its likely at least one of my forebears came from there, way back when... I have sampled Pilsen beer many times and it's wonderful.
I hope to rectify that someday, if the upcoming fracas leaves any of those countries intact! Bon Chance ~ to us all! keith whaley Raimo Korhonen wrote: > > A bit limited view. > You forgot Belgium (les bieres trappistes!) and Czech Republic > (home of original Budweiser and others). I could add Denmark, > Finland and Estonia which all have decent lagers and Poland > actually is the current home Pilsener, brewed in Plzen (Pilsen > in German). Good breweries in Alsace, France and so on... > > Raimo > -----Alkuper�inen viesti----- > L�hett�j�: Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > P�iv�: 04. tammikuuta 2003 21:20 > Aihe: Re: Beer and Pentaxians > > > > > > >David Chang-Sang wrote: > >> > >> Keith, > >> > >> Hate to break it to you but if you're drinking "real" beer.. and you're > >> drinking a large brewery beer.. there are plenty of chemicals and additives > >> put into that beer in order to extend shelf life, maintain carbonation etc. > > > >I do understand that little fact of life. You're correct. > > > >> So it's no wonder that any of the home brews or micro brews you've tasted > >> don't compare. > > > >You mean...I've come to think all those additives represent the 'real' > >taste of beer? > > > >Hardly. Germany (& Bavaria) and England (& Ireland) have among the > >best beers anywhere. > >Would that I COULD get them more frequently over here, but it's rather rare. > >I'd be willing to bet most of them _don't_ have all those additives in them. > > > >Having said that, I CAN get authentic, imported from Ireland and other > >parts in Great Britain at local pubs, because we have one of the > >largest population of Brits outside Jolly Ol' right here on the coast > >in Southern California! > >They all import the good stuff by the keg, and a lot of them keep it > >like they do over there. Mild carbonation and cool. > >So, yes, I am able to distinguish between mediochre and really good > >beer, and yesm I _can_ also get good beer here... > > > >If it's all I'm offered, I won't turn down a Bud, but if I have the > >choice, I'd far prefer a Murphy's or a Guinness, or a Boddington, or > >a.... the list goes on. > >And on. > >And it doesn't include any home brews. > >In Northern California, there are a large number of 'boutique' > >breweries. I've sampled their beers up and down the coast, from Oregon > >to the Mexico border, and I've yet to find a 'great beer,' as I can in > >Britain or Germany... > > > >All of which is merely the opinion of an Irish beer drinker, and > >that's it, for what it's worth. > > > >keith whaley > >
