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Atticus Grinch · 06-25-2003, 06:18 PM

I don't understand how there could be any dispute about this. American pilsners suck. American regional pilsners suck worse, but you feel a glow of blue-collar pride when you drink them (think Lucky Lager and Falstaff, or Pabst, for that matter). Regional microbrews are novelty beers, and for them we are very grateful.

But for stout, there is Guinness; for brown ale, there is Newcastle; for lager, there is Spaten; for pilsner, there is Urquell. God has ordained it.

blueballs · 06-25-2003, 06:21 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere

Me...I prefer Pyramid Hefeweisen.

That's a chick's beer, dude(?)!

bilmore · 06-25-2003, 06:26 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
But for stout, there is Guinness; for brown ale, there is Newcastle; for lager, there is Spaten; for pilsner, there is Urquell. God has ordained it.

You know, with very little effort, (about three hours for six gallons), you can make any of these beers yourself, and then you can tweak your recipe to make it your own.

You haven't had an ale until you've had "Bilmore's Pale Ale". "Bilmore's Honeyweiss" will knock you on your butt, pleasantly, and "Bilmore's Red Stripe" will leave you gasping, in patois, for more.

tax_hottie · 06-25-2003, 06:29 PM

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Originally posted by blueballs
That's a chick's beer, dude(?)!

Since when is a hefi a chick beer? Just b/c it has a lemon in it? I'm partial to Widmer Hef myself, but Pyramid's up there.

NotFromHere · 06-25-2003, 06:29 PM

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Originally posted by bilmore
You know, with very little effort, (about three hours for six gallons), you can make any of these beers yourself, and then you can tweak your recipe to make it your own.

You haven't had an ale until you've had "Bilmore's Pale Ale". "Bilmore's Honeyweiss" will knock you on your butt, pleasantly, and "Bilmore's Red Stripe" will leave you gasping, in patois, for more.

What? What do you consider "very little" effort? Hell, sterilizing the bottles is pain in the ass enough. I'd rather scrub floors.
I prefer going to Safeway and grabbing a sixer out of the refrigerator section. That's as much effort as I can give a beer.

bilmore · 06-25-2003, 06:33 PM

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Originally posted by NotFromHere
Hell, sterilizing the bottles is pain in the ass enough. I'd rather scrub floors.

Think "kegs".

Connect_the_Dots · 06-25-2003, 06:34 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
American pilsners suck. American regional pilsners suck worse

Nothing American sucks! Everything we have ROCKS!!! Do you know why? It's because WE'RE NUMBER ONE, BABAY!!! Do you know why America is the richest, most powerful country ever to exist on the face of the earth? It's because we're winners and God loves winners! He rains his blessings upon us because he knows that every other country can't shine our shoes--except for the Saudis who deserve to lick our shoes clean.

I think you need a little transfusion of patriotism, my friend. We need to turn your O-negative into an A-Positive-that-America-kicks-every-other-countries ass type of blood.

C(I will give props to Canadians and Mexicans since they border on us and have absorbed some ass-kickiness by osmosis over the past 200 years)tD

bilmore · 06-25-2003, 06:35 PM

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Originally posted by Connect_the_Dots
Nothing American sucks! Everything we have ROCKS!!! Do you know why? It's because WE'RE NUMBER ONE, BABAY!!! Do you know why America is the richest, most powerful country ever to exist on the face of the earth? It's because we're winners and God loves winners

If I say "American cheese", will you promise not to start crying? That would be awkward.

Pretty Little Flower · 06-25-2003, 06:36 PM

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
But for stout, there is Guinness; for brown ale, there is Newcastle; for lager, there is Spaten; for pilsner, there is Urquell. God has ordained it.

I enjoy a Newkie Brown as much as the next guy with a serious drinking problem, but to hold it up as the standard bearer of brown ales does not seem right. It is an insult to Sam Smith's Nut Brown Ale.

But, perhaps you are saying this to exhibit a new faux-working class Atticus in a devious attempt to raise Paigow's ire.

Or perhaps I have read you wrong all this time, and you are much more of a pint-swilling soccer hooligan type than a tuxedo-sporting dandy.

I suppose it is possible I will never know which is right. But that's O.K. - it is all just part of the magical mystery tour of internet chat boards. Carry on, Brother Atticus!

Not Bob · 06-25-2003, 06:37 PM

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Originally posted by evenodds
Zin is red.

White zin is an abomination.

Edited to add: this happened at a private club and the person he addressed (not me) chairs the wine committee.

All y'all are a bunch of snobs. But I love you anyway. (Well, some of you.)

Who cares if the miserable proles out there actually (gasp!) *like* Coors Light, white zinfindel, or Mateus rose? I mean, it is all clearly BAD BAD BAD, and the fact that millions of people go into Applebees (another bad and popular thing) and VOLUNTARILY CHOOSE TO RIDE THE SILVER BULLET is just more proof that they need us to tell them what they should like. Taste is really not subjective, after all.

Jesus.

NotFromHere · 06-25-2003, 06:39 PM

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Originally posted by tax_hottie
Since when is a hefi a chick beer? Just b/c it has a lemon in it? I'm partial to Widmer Hef myself, but Pyramid's up there.

Some people think that anything lighter than pitch black tar is chick beer (read Guiness, Fish Tale Ale). And maybe the lemon's another issue.
But yeah and nice cold Widmer is also good.

ltl/fb · 06-25-2003, 06:40 PM

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Originally posted by Not Bob
All y'all are a bunch of snobs. But I love you anyway. (Well, some of you.)

Who cares if the miserable proles out there actually (gasp!) *like* Coors Light, white zinfindel, or Mateus rose? I mean, it is all clearly BAD BAD BAD, and the fact that millions of people go into Applebees (another bad and popular thing) and VOLUNTARILY CHOOSE TO RIDE THE SILVER BULLET is just more proof that they need us to tell them what they should like. Taste is really not subjective, after all.

Jesus.

That reminds me, how did that Jamaica vacation turn out?

bilmore · 06-25-2003, 06:41 PM

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Originally posted by Not Bob
Taste is really not subjective, after all.

Jesus.

Well, not good taste, anyway. Coors sucks.

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 06-25-2003, 06:47 PM

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Originally posted by bilmore
If I say "American cheese", will you promise not to start crying? That would be awkward.

American cars

American electronics

American steel

American toys

American insecurity (the vehicle that drives our wonderful economy).

blueballs · 06-25-2003, 06:56 PM

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Originally posted by tax_hottie
Since when is a hefi a chick beer? Just b/c it has a lemon in it? I'm partial to Widmer Hef myself, but Pyramid's up there.

Sure, and you are a chick, no?