In a message dated 98-03-30 10:20:00 EST, RICHARD.JACKSON@NENE.AC.UK writes:
> PARDON!!! Foster's make Bitter??? Never saw that before!
That's why I sent the message, Rich.
> And no, I don't know why it's called bitter!
Just checked in a good dictionary - " Brit. a dry ale having a strong taste of
hops."
> Why is lager called lager??? :-)
>From the german "lagerbier" which is a dry, light beer aged in storage from
six weeks to six months.
I didn't want to start a thread on this. Just that on a beautiful Saturday
evening after a couple of Foster's Bitters I was in a "sharing info" mode. :-)
Art Kelly
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