[TR] Lucas - BEER?

[Ian]

When I first started drinking in the UK, Watney's Red was the "beer" of
choice to us kids, which as any older Brit listers will tell you was just as
bad as some of the watery beers around now.

Yuengling is my local beer as the brewery is in our region and I always have
a case of it in the house.  In our town there is the Victory Brewing Company
supplying, amongst others:
HopDevil at 6.7%
Golden Monkey at 9.5%
Old Horizontal at 10.5%

None of those are close to water and have some real taste to them.  Other
listers will have their own fine local brews.  Many people don't like strong
flavor in their beer and that's OK; there are many "designer" beers with
flavors that don't work for me.

I know that there will be replies that such and such a beer beat a European
beer at a festival, but the original joke, that is told around the world (I
certainly didn't make it up) is really a comment about the bland McDonalds
style crap that we are brainwashed into believing is good by the big
corporations.


--
Ian
62 TR4

-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn A. Merrell [mailto:StagByTriumph at tscusa.org] 
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 7:13 PM
To: Lbc.Resto at comcast.net; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Lucas - BEER?

Ian wrote:
> As a counterpoint to that, "How is drinking American beer like making out
in
> a row boat?  They are both *&%$!^) close to water."
>
> --
> Ian
> 62 TR4
>   
I'll take exception to that Ian ... I get really good head from 
"American Beers"  :>

 I hardly think that Yuengling's beers from America's Oldest Brewery 
taste anything "close to water" with ABV of 4.4 - 5.4

But Seriously, Exactly what IS an "American" Beer?  Maybe you have 
things confused with German Pilsners which are not American at all. 
Miller, Bud, Coors, Pabst, Old Milwalukee, Schmitts, Shaefers, Iron 
City, Rolling Rock

"American Beers" win gold metals at world beer festivals, and are 
usually hand crafted Ale recipes for Stouts, Lambics, Trapists,  various 
Lagers,  with ABV of 4.5-8%. 

Best selling beers in Ireland and UK?  Miller, Budwiser and Coors, 
brewed where?  Under contract in Ireland and the UK.  Most consumed beer 
in Dublin?  Miller Lite ...

Cheers!!

-- 
Glenn A. Merrell
Chairman, Triumph Stag Club USA (2007-2009)
The best trophies are miles on the odometer, stone chips in the paint, dead
bugs on the windshield!