OT weather [As in "weather or not to have a brew"]

[Condon Thomas A KPWA]

> > There are a few American beers that can stand up with the European
> > beers.  Samuel Adams comes to mind.
> > 
> 
> Currently, my favorites are Flying Dog's Snake Dog
> (http://www.flyingdogales.com -- Warning, flash site) and 
> Clipper City's
> Winter Storm (http://www.clippercitybeer.com/ -- Winter Storm is a
> seasonal beer that's not listed on their site.)
> 
> Mass produced beers, be they Canadian, American, or whatever 
> (including
> Sam Adams,) just plain suck (with the notable exception of Guiness.)

As a major consumer of micro-brews, I'd suggest you get the "Beer-A-Day"
calendar and check out any micro-brewery mentioned in your area.  Every one
they listed that I was familiar with produced great beer.  I'd usually
rather drink water than the generic Schludwiller (as Henry's commercials
used to label it) that most major breweries produce.  But there are a vast
quantity of *great* beers out there to choose from if you take the trouble
to find them.

Our local supermarket has two beer sections: one for brand name brews and
one for micro-brews.  The micro-brew section is bigger.

There are also some great beer names out there, although that isn't a good
reason to sample them.  Moose Drool comes to mind.  Not a bad little dark
beer.  I, personally, stock my fridge with Black Butte Porter from the
Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon.

If you ever get to Grieskirchen, Austria, you will find a pretty good
brewery there, too.

While I was at the International Barbershop (singing) Convention in Anaheim
in '98 I got to sample some homebrew that some friends from Calgary brought
along.  So I can guarantee that there *are* good beers in Canada, too.

Cheers!


In Harmony's Way and In A Chord,

Tom  ;-})

Tom Condon
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