On 6/10/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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.
I'll have 1/2 pond of cheddar, please. We're all out. This, is, a cheese shop, is it not. Oh yes Sir, finest in the land. Good, i'll have some Swiss. Oh dear, i'm afraid we've just ran out. Etc Etc Dave > > 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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