If you want to be precise speak Esperanto. Bob W wrote: > 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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