BTW, this story is why I actually thought the Miller 1855 I bought a six
of a month or so ago might be decent beer. Some of you will remember my
mentioning my disappointment. Americans, the people without taste(buds).
graywolf
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graywolf wrote:
I guess I have not told the story of american beer in a while.
Back before WWII the factory guys used to stop in the bars afterwork
for a few beers while waiting for the streetcar. Everyone remembers
streetcars, right <grin>?
Then during WWII while the guys were all off getting their arse shot
off, the girls took over the factory jobs. They figured they should
get to drink a few beers just like the guys use to, only they did not
actually like the taste of beer. Miller came up with the idea of
making a beer that did not have that nasty beer taste for the girls to
indulge in after work. Thus Miller High Life was born. The other
breweries slowly followed suit, especially after they realized how
much cheaper beer was to make when you cut it in half with water, and
left out most of the expensive hops. The funny thing, to me, is that
Miller's is still about the same as they made it back in WWII, but
most of the others are even worse now.
99% of the time I drink imports. However, in this age of
micro-breweries you can get decent american beer. Not all of the
micro-brewed stuff is decent, not even most of it, but some definately
is.
graywolf
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Don Williams wrote:
You can get decent beer in the US; Amstel and Carlsberg are available
in New York and San Francisco -- and hundreds of other places I've
never visited, I guess.
I once drank a bottle of Miller's in Ballston Lake, or Saratoga
Springs I can't be sure. It was atrocious. Why is beer making so
difficult? Or do they make it right and then bugger it up before
bottling?
Don W
Paul Stenquist wrote:
Coors was very popular among east coast and midwest auto racers,
particularly drag racers, during the sixties. It wasn't available
east of the Rockies, so it was essentially an "import." In those
days the fastest dragsters were all from California, and the
California racers used empty Coors cans to cover their eight exhaust
pipes went the car was shut off. Their eastern counterparts wanted
everything the fast guys had of course, so getting a set of Coors
cans was a major achievement. Some apparently took the leap of logic
that if the cans were good for covering your pipes, the beer must be
good for pouring down your personal pipe. So guys driving back from
the west coast used to pack as much Coors as they could into their
trucks. I guess for folks who grew up drinking Bud, Miller and
Strohs, it probably tasted okay. Like most other beers, I would
guess it's not the same brew today that it was forty years ago. I
can't remember ever trying it.
Paul
On Dec 10, 2005, at 6:26 AM, graywolf wrote:
An allegedly alcoholic beverage brewed by a neo-Nazi company in
Colorado. The main virtue of it was it was 3.2% beer and thus
legally buyable by use underage GI's back in the early 60's.
Definitely not for anyone who likes the taste of beer. AKA cow piss.
As you probably can tell I did not like the man, the company, nor
the beer.
graywolf
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Boris Liberman wrote:
Hi!
Here's a pic of little April enjoying a Coors. I'm wondering which
rendition you prefer, and why. If you've the time and
inclination, I'd
appreciate any comments. Thanks!
http://home.earthlink.net/~scbelinkoff/april-2up.html
What Coors is, please?
I prefer the right one... I generally tend to tone my b/w stuff to
warm sepia tones... Feeling warm towards the child can only
enhance the photo.
Boris
