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To: SunkenCiv
FTA; "Beer buffs today would regard Celtic beer as a strange brew not only for its flavor but because it would have been cloudy, contained yeasty sediment and been imbibed at room temperature, Nelson notes."

Has Nelson visited a British public house recently? Sounds exactly like the "bitters" from any number of small brewers (Hook Norton, for ex). It's commonly served from a wood barrel, always at room temperature (plenty cold enough!), and is usually cloudy toward the bottom of the keg. And discretion is always needed. Two pints of Old Hooky will totally screw up your coordination!

6 posted on 01/18/2011 7:01:56 PM PST by Don Carlos (Don't tell mom I'm running for congress. She thinks I still play piano in a whorehouse.)
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To: Don Carlos
discretion is always needed. Two pints of Old Hooky will totally screw up your coordination!

I thought that was the whole point of imbibing the stuff. Oh, that and the taste. I just drink it for the taste. Right!

11 posted on 01/18/2011 8:04:42 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Don Carlos
Beer without sediment? What a wacky notion.

That's my drink.

29 posted on 01/19/2011 7:52:41 AM PST by Oztrich Boy (History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce - Karl Marx)
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