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| From | bob_hutton@standardlife.com |
| Subject | Re: Beer talk |
| Date | Thu, 29 Jul 2004 14:48:04 +0100 |
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Mmmmmm......beer. I think most Scotsmen would avoid ales that were called
things like Headsplitter. We'd assume the amusing name was for the
tourists here. We had a brewery called Harviestoun who every new year put
out a Nouveau ale (called, for example, Harviestoun Nouveau '98 etc). I
innocently ordered a pint for me and a pint for my friend and wondered why
the barmaid was sniggering - "Oh, people only ever order this by the half
pint, it's 9% alcohol by volume". At which point my pal handed me his pint
and said "Ah'm no' drinkin' that muck, Boabby". So I drank his as well as
mine and after an hour in the pub it felt like I'd been on a night out!
I like Heineken in a frosted glass when in the States.
Bob
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