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Re: (TV) New Verlaine CDs competition!



I am on the wagon these days, but Belgian Ales cannot
be topped...



--- Graham Urquhart <gurquhart@madasafish.com> wrote:

> Here in Scotland we have the aptly named
> 'Skullsplitter' ale brewed in 
> Orkney.  At 8.5 ABV it lives up to the name!!
> 
> 
> Graham
> 
> Micah wrote:
> > I just returned from 18 months in Canada. One of
> the many discoveries I made there was Stella Artois,
> and Black Oak pale ale. Lord almighty are those two
> very good tasting beers.
> >    
> >   "Steeeellllaaaa!"
> >    
> >   M.
> >
> > grntg <grntg@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >   Perhaps our dollar will improve BUT we have a
> new
> > sheriff in town who is going to be ran out of town
> > within a year, another election, another minority
> > govt, repeat, good-bye strong dollar.
> >
> > This may get me booted out of Canada but, I like
> > American Beer and it gets a bad knock. The alcohol
> > content is the same (despite many Canadians who
> claim
> > it's weak and they have to drink 30 cans before
> they
> > get a buzz, these same Canadians need to drink a
> few
> > dark beers from Europe, they'd cry after 2) and it
> > (gulp) tastes good! We re-brew Miller and it's a
> > disgrace, same w/ MGD, coors and Bud plus a few
> > bargain brews (Olympia). Just import the real
> thing! 
> > I went to university in the US and sampled, okay,
> > totally binged on it all. Premium beers are great,
> a
> > 24 flat for $4.99 w/ a two dollar rebate were
> > horrendous. I think Canadians cannot resist cheap
> > bargain bin US beer and buy it so get a poor
> > impression. Same w/ US smokes. Whooo I'm way off
> > topic - Great western Beer (any flavor) is the
> best
> > Canadian beer imo, Miller High Life Best US, and
> I'll
> > try anything from Europe, esp if it's in a funny
> > bottle.
> >
> > Currently not drinking as I am off cigerattes,
> would
> > like one of each. Oh oh, the Canadian lynch mob is
> > knocking at my door (they won't break it down, we
> are
> > still polite).
> >
> > greg
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Maurice Rickard wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> At 9:24 AM -0800 3/24/06, grntg wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Note to Maurice: The current US - CDN exchange
> rate
> >>>       
> >> is
> >>     
> >>> almost non-existant
> >>>       
> >> Ah, very good point--we have been doing
> everything
> >> in our power to 
> >> trash the dollar. Soon enough, with the monetary
> >> policy we have, you 
> >> guys are going to find that coming to the US will
> be
> >> cheaper than 
> >> staying at home. (I should note that our beer
> >> situation has improved 
> >> greatly over the last several years, so there's
> that
> >> also.)
> >> -- 
> >>
> >> Maurice Rickard
> >> http://mauricerickard.com/ | 
> >> http://onezeromusic.com/
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