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Captain Capricorn 
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 Posted: April 01 2009 at 18:35 |
I celebrated my birthday last sunday at a draught emporium in Memphis called The Flying Saucer ...I saw that they had Chimay Bleue, & being that I had never had the pleasure, I ordered a 24 oz. ...I must say it was tastey - & 9. on the alc content! ...almost as high as La Fin du Monde! ...it weighed in at $18 but it was well worth it! 
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Posted: April 01 2009 at 16:54 |
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Oh dearie me....a hauf and a hauf...(translated is half and half). It is a half pint of light...ale if you wish (not bitter, the Scots don't do bitter) and a whisky...hence a hauf and a hauf.
I disagree..about lager or stout being a beer........it's like saying all aeriated juice is coca cola.....naw....gimme Irn Bru.
Did you know that Scotland is the only modern western country that does not have Coca Cola (the gut wasting tonic) as it's number 1 drink. Hooray for Irn Bru...made in Scotland from girders.
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Posted: April 01 2009 at 15:40 |
Królewskie for me today!  Good beer from Warsaw. "Królewskie" means "royal", royal taste that is.
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
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Posted: March 24 2009 at 04:17 |
 Peter wrote:
"shandy?" That's beer and lemonade, no? A "women's" drink? 'Tis unheard of over here, as far as I know |
Yet you know so much about it - methinks the professor doth protest too much 
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Posted: March 23 2009 at 14:13 |
Dean wrote:
^ In Scotland a half and half is a pint of bitter and a dram of scotch - and drunk separately (scotch first, then beer - often after dropping the empty tot-glass into the beer glass to glean the last drip of alcohol from it) |
I believe it can be both, Dean (your example, or mine) in Scotland, according to what I was just reading.
 Anyway, look what I found -- a special spoon for pouring arf&arfs!
Half and Half Traditional Recipe: Carefully pratice to perfect a layered drink. First with you beer glass at an angle, pour a 1/2 glass of Lager beer. Then, using the special pouring spoon, slowly trickle Stout beer over the back of the spoon so that the beers don't mix.
Jim: "shandy?" That's beer and lemonade, no? A "women's" drink? 'Tis unheard of over here, as far as I know.
Just as well! 
Edited by Peter - March 23 2009 at 14:14
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Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
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Dean
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Posted: March 23 2009 at 11:29 |
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^ In Scotland a half and half is a pint of bitter and a dram of scotch - and drunk separately (scotch first, then beer - often after dropping the empty tot-glass into the beer glass to glean the last drip of alcohol from it)
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Jim Garten
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Posted: March 23 2009 at 10:36 |
The standard one in England used to be a light & bitter (half a pint of bitter topped up with a bottle of light ale), although popularity of this has dwindled in recent years, possibly due to the upsurge of decent real ales nowadays (if you asked for a light & bitter in my local real ale emporium, chances are that you'd be regarded as a lunatic, then hanged). Another combination (which used to be one of my favorites) is brown & mild - as the name suggests, half a pint of mild, topped up with a bottled brown ale; this used to be regarded as an 'old man's beer', but again, popularity has waned in recent years. Having said the above, I cannot remember the last time I saw either bottled light or brown ale (Newcastle Brown doesn't count by the way - the ale I mean is a much darker brew) Mind you - Peter could be referring to shandy... 
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Posted: March 23 2009 at 09:10 |
visitor2035 wrote:
Hold on hold on since when was Stella Artois a beer, or Amstel for that matter...and Guinness is a stout not a beer, anyways. Where the hell is Tennents Lager......? Or Tennents export....or.....i could go on, but i think a wee bit of racist alcohol going on here. Anyway i'm off doon the pub for a hauf and a hauf.....figure that one out. Slainte. |
No, they are ALL beers.
 Stout is a type of beer, along with lager, pilsener, ale, pale ale, bitter, porter, bock, etc. (Look it up in a dictionary, or online, if you don't believe me).
Your "Hauf and hauf" or half and half would be a glass of beer made by combining two different types (and shades) of beer, a dark and a light -- usually half stout and half ale, but it could be stout and lager, porter and lager, a bock and a lager, etc. It is popular in Europe and the British isles, but less well known here in North America, although I enjoy one frequently at home, usually combining a porter with an ale or lager. Poured carefully, the dark beer will "sit" or float atop the pale one -- makes for a nice presentation. (see photo, below)
You can make a tasty half & half with McEwan's Scotch Ale:
There are worthy beers made all over the world -- especially nowadays, with the resurgence in traditional brewing techniques, natural beers, and small craft or "micro" breweries -- no ''alcohol racism" here. There are THOUSANDS of beers brewed worldwide -- do you really expect one poll, where people have been posting favourites from their own regions, to list them all?
And cheers or "good health" to you too. I have enjoyed several fine Scottish beers in my time! 
Long may your big jib draw! Up she comes! 
Edited by Peter - March 23 2009 at 09:31
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
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Posted: March 22 2009 at 19:00 |
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Hold on hold on since when was Stella Artois a beer, or Amstel for that matter...and Guinness is a stout not a beer, anyways. Where the hell is Tennents Lager......? Or Tennents export....or.....i could go on, but i think a wee bit of racist alcohol going on here. Anyway i'm off doon the pub for a hauf and a hauf.....figure that one out. Slainte.
Edited by visitor2035 - March 22 2009 at 19:28
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Posted: March 21 2009 at 18:28 |
A nice case of very fine, high quality........LIONSHEAD!
But not really, though I do sometimes drink it
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Posted: March 21 2009 at 18:08 |
cracking the first one this evening, one of the fine beers from my hometown of Saint Paul.....ice cold, smooth as hell but plenty of character... 
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Posted: March 21 2009 at 06:46 |
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Hi progmaniacs of all the world
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Posted: March 20 2009 at 17:58 |
Labatte Bleu is touted in some regions of America as a gourmet import. 
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Posted: March 20 2009 at 17:56 |
Peter wrote:
A tres tasty Belgian-style strong ale on lees, from Quebec's world-class Unibroue brewery.
They make many such very fine, gourmet beers -- the Quebec border is just 2-3 hours away, and just an hour from there to a large town and supermarket....
Last summer, I went there on my bike, on a whim. When I got home in the evening, and my wife asked where I'd been, I replied ''I just went to buy some beer." 
She wasn't too impressed -- apparently next time I do such a thing, I should tell her my plans first, and bring a cell phone.  Ah yes -- r esponsibility! 
Maudite means "damned," BTW -- drink two or more (large) bottles of this strong stuff, and the next morning you'll think you have been!  |
LOL! Any true Quebecer has drank a fare share of MAUDITE!!! Its so damn cheap, and quite tasty (not to mention 8%). However, the main diet of any true Quebecer, is in fact LABATTE BLEU! Another good Quebec beer is " Belle Geule", meaning "Nice Mouth"
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Posted: March 20 2009 at 17:47 |
Peer pong yesterday. Keystone Light. Second game. Threw up in cup a little. I focused on liquor from then on. End story. 
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Posted: March 20 2009 at 07:22 |
Very aptly named - too many of those & the bottom may not fall out of your world, but the reverse may well be the case I remember it, indeed (nearly 2 years ago)  , I also remember someone had the kindness to check its quality first  If you ever get the chance, you must try this absolute blinder (and I use the word advisedly):  Thornbridge Jaipur IPA - a fairly strong one, but the taste is astonishingly good.
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Posted: March 20 2009 at 04:58 |
You should try this one...  
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Posted: March 20 2009 at 04:23 |
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Nothing can last
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Never give a day away.
Always live for today.
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Posted: March 20 2009 at 03:54 |
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Nothing can last
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Always live for today.
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Posted: March 19 2009 at 13:40 |
I am quite simply immune from hangovers when it comes to beer. No kidding.
However, this sucker-
Just a couple of those and the next morning I was feeling like a Hobgoblin was tap-dancing on my skull.
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