I know how you feel, Nick. After spending two years in Austria, I
find my self craving an Almdudler (which has a taste like nothing
made in America) or being able to order an "Obi gespritzed" or
"Himbeersaft gespritzed" with a meal.
You may be interested in knowing that birch beer is even better than
root beer. It has a similar flavor but with more interesting
overtones.... at least the particular brand I tasted did. There are
also designer root beers available, and each on has its own
distinctive taste. Many micro-brewers also brew root beer for
underage or non-drinking customers, and it is always good.
When I was young I used to think it would be interesting to open a
pizza shop that also specialized in a wide variety of root beers on
tap including the traditional homemade root beer made with yeast to
get the fiz. It's strong yeast taste isn't for everyone, but purists
think it is the ONLY root beer worth drinking.
Enjoy.
Tom
On Aug 30, 2007, at 3:39 AM, Niclas ((Gmail)) wrote:
I'M HAPPY AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Teresa called me at work a minute ago. I was convinced it was to
remind me about buying the TV-guide... but it was something
ENTIRELY different. Apparently she was at the store herself.
- "How many cans do you want?"
- "Cans of what?"
(Since the baby is about to pop out very soon, I thought she meant
stuff for the time I would be home alone while she was at the
hospital.)
- "Of WHAT?" (I was thinking youghurt, snus, soup, etc.)
- "How many cans of.... ROOT BEER?"
Many here know about my relation to Root Beer by now. I have longed
for it since Sowbug 2006... I have a little bottle of Root Beer
candy standing among my "collection flies" on my tying bench... I
even made the earrings for the Party Girl of a material that had
the color Root Beer (JUST because of the color).
I totally lost ability to speak. Could it be true, or was it just a
joke of the extremely mean kind? But it was true. American Root
Beer too, she said... I think she said 'White Rock'. (I was so
happy that my eyes got a little wet... not joking.)
She's going to buy me a couple of packs, plus a single can that she
will deliver to me at work on her way home in about 1.5 hours.
These 90 minutes will be the longest 90 minutes I've ever
experienced... I gaa-ron-tee.
/Redneck Nick
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