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

[Dennis Veatch]

On Monday 02 February 2004 04:25 pm, Condon Thomas A KPWA wrote:
> > > 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. 

On a side note, have you seen the Beeriodic Table of the Elements? You can 
find it here - http://www.beeriodic.com


> 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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"Trying"? My contribution was much closer to a "feeble wave in the general 
direction of something that might lead you one step closer to a solution 
if you squint really hard and do all of the work."