Re: [TCLUG:22192] OT: booze rant

["bla_bla_bla" <roundhead666@hotmail.com>]

Haft to agree w/ that one Chimale(not sure on spelling) amongsts others by
the monks of belgium have the Brew down to a *T* and although I will admit
Guinness Draught is higher than all else. Long live the monks!!!!
"I became tuned in to a network of neurological signals... and cellular
wisdoms.....radiating at a hundred of millionths per second"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip C Mendelsohn" <mend0070@tc.umn.edu>
To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:22192] OT: booze rant


> On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Adam Maloney wrote:
>
> > Yesterday was my 21st B-day.  After work I stopped by Liquor Warezhouse
to
> > pick up some fire water.  I wanted Red Stripe but they didn't have any,
so
> > I grabbed a case of Hacker Pschorr just because of the name.  Bring it
up
> > to the counter, the guy glances at me, rings me up, takes my
> > money...doesn't even bother to card me.  God!  I've been waiting 21
years
> > to buy my "first" beer and I'm finally old enough but it doesn't even
> > matter.  I still get carded buying cigarettes for god sake.  My working
> > theory is that I wasn't nervous, played it cool, and hadn't shaved that
> > morning.  That and I wasn't buying Old Swillwaukie or miller high-life,
> > which is what all the high-school kids drink because it's all they can
> > get.
>
> I have a different suspicion about why you didn't get carded.  Profit
> margin on "specialty" beers may be higher than on PBR, Bud, what have you.
>
> If you want to delve into beers futher, I might suggest that you look into
> the traditions of Belgian beer making.  The Belgians are to beer as the
> French are to wine.
>
> Cheers, and congrats on another lap around the solar system.
> Phil M
>
> --
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