Yes, Coors was the thing in Chicago in the sixties. If you had a top fuel dragster, you had to have Coors cans covering the pipes. That showed you had been out west. When I shot a commercial in a rural Australian farm town, I asked some of the locals in the bar what their favorite imported beer might be. It was unanimous. American Budweiser. No contest. Sometimes it's all about what isn't readily available. Paul On Jun 14, 2007, at 7:27 PM, Tom C wrote:
>> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "graywolf" >> Subject: Re: Meta-GFM: Are there any *bad* microbreweries in NC? >> >> >>> What? You don't think there are people who can not stand the >>> taste of >> beer >>> in Ireland, or China? Also many people are not drinking beer, >>> they are >>> drinking alcohol and could not care less what it tastes like. >> >> It could also be that certain people have decided that the >> familiar is to >> be >> deemed contemptable, and the different or exotic must, therefore, >> be good. >> >> William Robb >> > > Astute observation. When Coors was only available in Colorado back > before > the mid-80's, it was all the rage in other parts of the US. Anyone > traveling to Colorado, like me, was given money to bring cases of > it back > for friends and family. Now it occupies a rung beside Budweiser. > > Budweiser and Coors, Molson, etc., is kind of like McDonalds. You > know it > will be mediocre, but you can count on consistency. > > Personally I find the lighter lagers more refreshing in the summer > than > heavier microbrews. I also find some of the microbrews make me > feel grouchy > within several minutes of drinking them. I don't know if it's a yeast > sensitvity or what, but I can feel it within the first few drinks. > > Tom C. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
