Mi amas vin. P. J. Alling wrote: > 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. Excellent >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>brews, every one. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Just another fringe benefit of driving down to >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Blue Ridge >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>country ;-)
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