Posted on 12/18/2004 9:38:35 AM PST by bushisdamanin04
I've had several conversations with posters about good beers and I tried a new one (for me) last night ... and it was fantastic.
I picked up a 6-pack of a beer named Stella Artois which is a premium lager. It is brewed in Leuven, Belgium and claims to date back to the year 1366. The beer was incredibly smooth and delicious. While their politics may be messed up, those Europeans sure know what they are doing when it comes to beer.
Golly b, what about all those dozens of cases of Bud® out behind your garage? Target practice?
Never, never, never liked Bud. Bud is closer to water than beer. Bud is to beer what coloring books are to literature.
Leuven, Belgium? About how far would that be from Bixby?
Agree 101%, b. Just kidding, anyway.
I've got a place here in York, PA, called "Thirstys", and they carry over 240 brands of beers and ales, from all over the world. I'll stop by and see if they have it. If not, they always ask if I'd like them to get some for me; 1 case minimum.
Pricey stuff:
http://www.877spirits.com/intro.asp?pcategory=767&SRC=stella95
But I'm treating myself to some, anyway.
No idea, but it is near Brussels.
York, eh? I used to live in Westminster, Maryland. Spent many a night at Gary & Dell's in Littlestown.
Ouch! I got it on sale for $6.99.
I had Stella Artois in Normandy in 1999...a lot of it.
I enjoyed it thoroughly.
Hear, hear!
The correct term is, "hear, hear!" It is an abbreviation for "hear, all ye good people, hear what this brilliant and eloquent speaker has to say!"
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I use it in home made chili
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
While trivial, that info is not useless. I did not know that.
Beer should cut your throat like a rusty razor blade. Throw out that Stella and pour yourself an IPA.
Drinking Bud is like making love in a canoe: too close to effing water!
Truthfully, I kinda like Bud and MGD too. Stella is a great lager, as are any of the Bavarian beers. An occasional pilsener is ok too.
If you enjoy heavy beer find something from Japan.
I was in Japan a few months ago (just passing through Narita) and tried a Japanese beer. The 12 oz. draft cost $6.35!
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