Kirk,
It's all in the misunderstanding. We always thought we drank cold beer 'till
you lot started coming over here and told us it was warm...
Nowadays lots of Brits insist on having bottles/cans etc off the cold shelf
or even from the fridge. This is, of course, trendy copying of you lot and
totally unnecessary except on the really hot days we get in this
country.That's about five days in a year (in a really good year).
We have a saying, there is no such thing as bad beer, just that some beers
are better than others (unless you are talking about Stones' Bitter -
yeeech)
BTW - Guinnes is Irish, not British (but no worse for that, still nectar)
We were once on our way to Dublin where I told my son he'd get a 'real'
pint of Guinness. He, a 'seasoned' drinker who'd seen and tasted it all went
'Oh, yeah, sure' humouring the old man.
Sat down in McDonnels and got ourselves a pint. He took a taste and
enlightenment dawned...
You have NOT tasted Guinness until you've tasted it in Dublin. Trust me...
Best Cheers
Frank
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----- Original Message -----
From: Kirk Hillman <kdhillma@telusplanet.net>
To: <lro@Works.Team.Net>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 3:36 PM
Subject: LRO: Guinness (was Acetone and Rain-X)
> Okay, all ye Brits. I have a very serious question to ask. Last night
> while out for dinner a friend ordered a Guinness... but only if this
> establishment served them cold. My friend understands that the proper way
> to drink this fine ale (in Britain) is cold, contrary to what we
understand
> you drink most of your beer. I thought you drank it warm. So what's the
> real scoop?
> LR content? When I took this friend and another out in the 88" for
the
> first time, we had just returned from a nice camping trip. We were still
in
> the mood for fun so we hopped in the rover and I played up and down on the
> treed hillsides of the farm. They were drinking Guinness at the time (I
> don't drink when I drive, ride or otherwise operate any kind of
equipment.)
> It's probably a good thing they were drinking too, I am quite sure at
least
> one of them would have soiled his shorts if they hadn't. I was out
walking
> the other day and looked at some of the places we went. I am clinically
> insane! One hill we traversed down at a 45 degree angle... and the
> inclinometer reads 45 degrees. The rover felt stable too (to me at least
> ;-)
>
> Kirk
>
>
>
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