Just as in everything else there are lagers, and there are lagers. Of the Dutch lagers there are only two generally available around here. The most over rated and the most under rated. Heineken (well, it is better than Bud) and Grolsch. IMNSHO, Grolsch is the best lager in the world. The connoisseurs say it's Pilsner Urquell, but that is a little too sweet and fruity for my taste.
Stouts are, well, too stout for me, except occasionally. And then, I do know enough not to drink them cold where all you can taste is the bitterness. There are innumerable good beers out there that I like to drink occasionally, none of them are what you probably drank in college. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 7:12 PM Subject: Re: Beer & Toasts (Re: the Norman Yoke (was Re: Health Warning)) > Graywolf commented: > > Yah, but, you ain't Dutch like Tom and I. Of course, the spelling of my name > > was changed when you damn Englanders took over New Amsterdam. > > Nope, I'm Greek. > > Okay, half. Greek-Cypriot on my mother's side, and Anglo-Saxon/Celt > mix[*] on my father's side. So I guess that means I get to drink Irish > _and_ Scottish ales (let's hear it for Skull Splitter), and I'm allowed > to play the Bouzouki in both Greek and Irish tunings[**], right? > > I have no idea whether there are any English beers I'd like. The matter > requires some testing. > > -- Glenn, who flunked Beer > in college because all > they served in the intro > courses was lager (yech). > I was about 30 before I > found out there were potable > beers. > > > [*] My grandfather's extended family hails from Appalachia. That > almost guarantees at least some Scottish blood in me. > > [**] Short Shameful Confession: I know more Turkish tunes than > Greek ones. Don't tell my mother. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
