All Pilsners may be lager, but not all lagers are Pilsner. Pilsners come from Pilsen as Lancashire cheese comes from Lancashire, but not all cheese is from Lancashire.
Nothing to do with the precision or otherwise of the language. Trying to make a natural language precise in all respects probably is a foolish endeavour. -- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of graywolf > Sent: 10 June 2007 19:03 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Meta-GFM: Are there any *bad* microbreweries in NC? > > To which I have to reply, can you actually have a British > lager? <GRIN> > > Can Pilsners be made anywhere other than Czechoslovakia? > Which according to my atlas no longer exists. Of course, my > dictionary says Pilsen is in Bohemia and that seems to have > been gone a long long time. It also says that Bohemia was a > Kingdom in the former Czech Republic???? > > So, since English does not seem to be a very precise > language, I guess you can say anything at all. Us folks who > try to make it precise are apparently the village idiots. > > -- > graywolf > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > ----------------------------------- > > > Bob W wrote: > > No reason why you can't have American IPA if we can have British > > lager, and so on. It's just a style of brewing, that's all. > > > > -- > > Bob > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >> Behalf Of graywolf > >> Sent: 09 June 2007 23:32 > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> Subject: Re: Meta-GFM: Are there any *bad* microbreweries in NC? > >> > >> Is there such a thing as an american IPA? India Pale Ale was > >> a British invention, the hops were supposed to make it travel > >> well, e.g. to India by sailing ship for the troops to drink. > >> > >> Anchor makes a pretty decent Porter, but that is about the > >> only American made version that is actually good, Black Hook > >> is mediocre at best and the rest, well... Most microbrewers > >> try, but lose something in translation. > >> > >> Strangely most of the microbrews are more expensive than the > >> imports. Well, most folks think expensive is good. BTW > >> "premium beer" is an american invention, the term means the > >> same cheap beer at a higher price. <sorry no grin>. > >> > >> -- > >> graywolf > >> http://www.graywolfphoto.com > >> http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > >> "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > >> ----------------------------------- > >> > >> > >> Rick Womer wrote: > >>> I've never heard American IPAs described as bland > >>> before! What puts most people off them is their > >>> hoppiness. > >>> > >>> Rick > >>> > >>> --- Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I'm quite adventurous in my beer explorations. IPA > >>>> is one of the few > >>>> beers I don't particularly like - it's too bland. > >>>> Stout is another. > >>>> This makes for a difficult choice after a game of > >>>> squash because the > >>>> bar at my club only serves IPA and stout. A few > >>>> weeks ago I found a > >>>> shop which sold quite a wide range of US > >>>> micro-beers, so I bought a > >>>> bottle of each to try them and I was rather > >>>> disappointed, to be > >>>> honest. Most of them were too malty for me. I guess > >>>> they don't travel > >>>> particularly well. Either that or they're meant to > >>>> be served much > >>>> colder than I like. > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Bob > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >>>>> Behalf Of David J Brooks > >>>>> Sent: 09 June 2007 13:01 > >>>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>>> Subject: Re: Meta-GFM: Are there any *bad* > >>>> microbreweries in NC? > >>>>> I usually dont get advebtursome in my beer buying, > >>>> but i bougt 6 of > >>>>> the ipa from West Jeferson. Yet to try one, maybe > >>>> tonight after > >>>> Erins > >>>>> show > >>>>> > >>>>> Dave > >>>>> > >>>>> On 6/8/07, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>>>> I almost always bring back some Cottonwood > >>>> Brewery "Endo" pale ale > >>>>>> (official slogan: "Over the bars!") from North > >>>> Carolina. This time > >>>> I > >>>>>> also brought back a selection of brews by the > >>>> Highland > >>>>> Brewing Company: > >>>>>> Kashmir Pale Ale, Black Mocha Stout and Oatmeal > >>>> Porter. 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