Re: [TCLUG:22192] OT: booze rant

[Andrew Nemchenko <drew@usfamily.net>]

Actually Guinness is like the 16 best beer in the wourld, I cant remember the
first, but i know that Erdinger Weiss is the 14th.

bla_bla_bla wrote:

> 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
> >
> > --
> > "To misattribute a quote is unforgivable." --Anonymous
> >
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