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Way off topic, but it has do to with the French
dgs wrote: Many English beers have even less alcohol content; it's not uncommon to see ales at 3.8% abv, and mild ales go even lower. Try finding anywhere selling mild other than at beer 'exhibitions'. I have never known ANYONE to drink it. The usual traditional British beer is 'bitter' which mostly ranges from around 4 - 5.5%. A few go over 6%. Graham |
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Way off topic, but it has do to with the French
dave hillstrom wrote: Eeyore wrote: dave hillstrom wrote: Dylan Smith wrote: Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Is that a real pint or a short pint? WTF is a short pint? Presumably a 16oz pint, as opposed to the 20oz Imperial pint. bottom line; english beers are LESS alcoholic per unit volume than american beers. period. Absurd nonsense. Graham argue your point, then, instead of following the standard brit way of digging a hole in the sand and sticking your head in it, all the while crying "im invisible! no one can see me!". So, what do you think most popular British beers average in alcohol content ? And what's your claim for US beers ? Personally I consider US beers to be little better than **** water. RICE used in them ? Jeeeez ! Beat this btw ..... "Golden Pride, dubbed the "Cognac of Beers" is an 8.5% abv full bodied beer." http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/n...rticleid=57749 It's lovely stuff too. Don't drink too much of it ! Graham |
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Way off topic, but it has do to with the French
On Mar 12, 2:01*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Dan wrote : On Mar 10, 10:47 pm, "Jay Honeck" wrote: If Joe tries first to speak spanish (or german, or french, or... etc) even if he fails misserably, that will be seen as an ice breaker and he'll be able to continue in english if needed. Most europeans speak decent english in turist cities, and a lot even in more remote places. When I travel abroad and my size and demeanor label me as an American (that's tall, not wide). As soon as I begin speaking French, the barriers dissolve and the welcomes begin. It's sad, in a way, but understandable. I've silently witnessed the "Tourists" coming in and acting like asses. I think if we stop all tourism departing from NY we'll solve 75% of the problem. Nah, americans are as amateurs compared to the Brits. They are, hands donw, far and away, the worst tourists who ever lived. Americans ma be a bit clueless, but they're actually ( and I'm generalising here) abit more in awe of local culture even if they don;t like it. The brits will throw a union jack over whatever it is they find, rename it and start serving fish and chips. They're currently on a "**** over france" binge. Their med resorts are simply appaling. I wandered into one in Corfu a few years ago and it had to be seen to be believed. The Greeks wisely tiled every public place in the town (Kavos) so they could hose them down after they were finished. Nah Aussies are far worse than Brits. We, I mean they, have little respect for culture full stop. We, I mean they , go to peaceful places like Bali and behave like absolute *******, getting ****ed out of their brains at every opportunity. We, I mean they, like going to Britain just to hang **** on "the poms" and rub it in their faces that they cant play cricket or rugby ( substitute any activity that takes brawn over brain). We, I mean they make lame jokes to mock every culture that ever lived on the planet. We , I mean they , have created or populiarised, a derogatory term for just about every country , except the ones we, I mean they, havent heard of. Theres the Septic Tanks ( yanks ) Wogs, Nips ,Towell heads, frogs, lesbos, boongs. Yep , we, I mean they , are shockers. Our , I mean their, saving grace was that at least they didnt go around bombing the crap out of other countries we, I mean they, have no business being in ..... until our, I mean their , jerk of a prime minister followed the village idiot into Iraq. ( our, I mean their, lack of respect is particularly profound when it comes to politicians ...of all persuasions ) Terry PPL , Fisherman Downunder |
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Way off topic, but it has do to with the French
On 2008-03-12, dave hillstrom wrote:
there are actually quite a number of 9% beers in the US. in fact, there are so many that some of the poorer, mainstream ones can be had at any 7-11 type corner store. They aren't beer, they are horse **** masquerading as beer. The poorer quality strong ales are generally rank. They are usually just strong to let people who want to boast about the strength of the beer get drunk. this of course flies in the face of the standard british rant that their beers are stronger than those in the USA. That's not a standard rant I've heard. Perhaps I hang out with the wrong people. Having lived in both countries, and not liking crap, mass produced beer, I've found the good, bad and indifferent in both. I have found good beers in places such as Utah, believe it or not. Beer lovers who rant about $OTHER_COUNTRY's beer probably simply haven't actually been there. "ours is stronger and better" that they are utterly and completely full of ****. I entirely agree. There are plenty of good quality beers in Europe, Britain, the US and Canada. The general rule of thumb with all of them is usually that the smaller breweries (i.e. the ones run by those who are passionate about their product) have far superior output to mass produced beer. We are spoiled where I live. Three breweries and one distillery for a population of 80,000. -- From the sunny Isle of Man. Yes, the Reply-To email address is valid. |
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Way off topic, but it has do to with the French
On 2008-03-13, Eeyore wrote:
Many English beers have even less alcohol content; it's not uncommon to see ales at 3.8% abv, and mild ales go even lower. Try finding anywhere selling mild other than at beer 'exhibitions'. I have never known ANYONE to drink it. A number of the pubs here have Bushy's Mild (about 3.5% abv), which is a very enjoyable drink. Especially if you're spending the night at the pub and don't want to get bladdered. There's a lot more to the enjoyment of beer than alcohol content. -- From the sunny Isle of Man. Yes, the Reply-To email address is valid. |
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Way off topic, but it has do to with the French
On 2008-03-13, dave hillstrom wrote:
which is ANOTHER thing the brits are HEINOUSLY behind us US folks in. go on, go to england and just TRY to find a fricken Barqs. go on. Just go to the chemist (drug store) and pick up cough medicine. It tastes just the same! -- From the sunny Isle of Man. Yes, the Reply-To email address is valid. |
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Way off topic, but it has do to with the French
Eeyore wrote in
: dave hillstrom wrote: Eeyore wrote: dave hillstrom wrote: Dylan Smith wrote: Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Is that a real pint or a short pint? WTF is a short pint? Presumably a 16oz pint, as opposed to the 20oz Imperial pint. bottom line; english beers are LESS alcoholic per unit volume than american beers. period. Absurd nonsense. Graham argue your point, then, instead of following the standard brit way of digging a hole in the sand and sticking your head in it, all the while crying "im invisible! no one can see me!". So, what do you think most popular British beers average in alcohol content ? And what's your claim for US beers ? Personally I consider US beers to be little better than **** water. RICE used in them ? Jeeeez ! Beat this btw ..... "Golden Pride, dubbed the "Cognac of Beers" is an 8.5% abv full bodied beer." http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/n...rticleid=57749 It's lovely stuff too. Don't drink too much of it ! Shouldn't you be defacing a spanish beach with a union jack towel? Bertie |
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Way off topic, but it has do to with the French
Eeyore wrote in
: dgs wrote: Eeyore wrote: dave hillstrom wrote: bottom line; english beers are LESS alcoholic per unit volume than american beers. period. Absurd nonsense. Only to someone clueless about beer and alcohol content. English beers are often around 4.0% alcohol by volume, which is equivalent to 3.2% alcohol by weight. Many English beers have even less alcohol content; it's not uncommon to see ales at 3.8% abv, and mild ales go even lower. And plenty go higher. Mass-produced lagers brewed in England aren't terribly high in alcohol, 5 - 5.2% for popular lagers like Stella and Holsten (both brewed here). with the exception of junk like "Kestrel Super Strength" and "Carlsberg Special Export" - high-alcohol high-adjunct liquid junk for people who might as well be drinking cheap wine or mixed drinks by the bucket. Typical American mass-produced beers range from 4.0% abv to 5.0% abv, and there are numerous American-made beers considerably stronger than this. The fabled "three two" beer sold in some parts of the USA is 3.2% alcohol by WEIGHT - the same as 4.0% alcohol by volume. Get your facts straight before your tedious pronouncement of "absurd nonsense." I suggest you read this. These London brewed beers are available in the USA. http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/mai...llers-beer.asp 6.3% abv 5.9% abv 4.7% abv 5.4% abv Fukkin 'ell mayt! We can get ****ed and beat up sum poles, eh? Bertie |
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Way off topic, but it has do to with the French
terry wrote in
: On Mar 12, 2:01*am, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Dan wrote innews:c0b81167-79ba-4aaf-b759-846832052424@ n36g2000hse.googlegroups.com: On Mar 10, 10:47 pm, "Jay Honeck" wrote: If Joe tries first to speak spanish (or german, or french, or... etc) even if he fails misserably, that will be seen as an ice breaker and he'll be able to continue in english if needed. Most europeans speak decent english in turist cities, and a lot even in more remote places. When I travel abroad and my size and demeanor label me as an American (that's tall, not wide). As soon as I begin speaking French, the barriers dissolve and the welcomes begin. It's sad, in a way, but understandable. I've silently witnessed the "Tourists" coming in and acting like asses. I think if we stop all tourism departing from NY we'll solve 75% of the problem. Nah, americans are as amateurs compared to the Brits. They are, hands donw, far and away, the worst tourists who ever lived. Americans ma be a bit clueless, but they're actually ( and I'm generalising here) abit more in awe of local culture even if they don;t like it. The brits will throw a union jack over whatever it is they find, rename it and start serving fish and chips. They're currently on a "**** over france" binge. Their med resorts are simply appaling. I wandered into one in Corfu a few years ago and it had to be seen to be believed. The Greeks wisely tiled every public place in the town (Kavos) so they could hose them down after they were finished. Nah Aussies are far worse than Brits. We, I mean they, have little respect for culture full stop. Yeah, but they don't pretend that they do and they don't imagine that they're superior. We, I mean they , go to peaceful places like Bali and behave like absolute *******, getting ****ed out of their brains at every opportunity. We, I mean they, like going to Britain just to hang **** on "the poms" and rub it in their faces that they cant play cricket or rugby ANd this is suposed t be a bad thing? ( substitute any activity that takes brawn over brain). We, I mean they make lame jokes to mock every culture that ever lived on the planet. We , I mean they , have created or populiarised, a derogatory term for just about every country , except the ones we, I mean they, havent heard of. Theres the Septic Tanks ( yanks ) Wogs, Nips ,Towell heads, frogs, lesbos, boongs. Yeah, well, I have seen that aspect of them and that's not one of their more attractive qualities. I reckon they got that from their forefathers ( the brits) Bertie |
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Way off topic, but it has do to with the French
Eeyore wrote in
: dgs wrote: Many English beers have even less alcohol content; it's not uncommon to see ales at 3.8% abv, and mild ales go even lower. Try finding anywhere selling mild other than at beer 'exhibitions'. I have never known ANYONE to drink it. Yeh, lager for you eh mayt? Then go bust a few pakki heads? Facist fjukkwit. Bertie |
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