Posted on 08/17/2015 1:14:25 PM PDT by rickmichaels
The last big battle was Maple Syrup. I tell you what, war in Canada is a tasty treat. Watch out, ice cream and brats are next.
Kokanee is about as light a beer as I want to go. It's excellent on hot days.
Of course, I've been known to have a cold Coors on days I'm not in the mood for beer.
I’m not opposed to any good micro brew. However, if you’re anywhere with Bud or Coors on tap, a bottle of Guinness is a good response.
“Miller? Molson? Coors?
I thought this thread was going to be about beer.”
What’s worse is that it’s ‘light’ beer.
I hope they all lose. All flavorless beer.
I'm hip. I change from Shiner Bock to Shiner Blonde in the Summertime.
Octoberfest ... it's back to Bock.
Seemingly, they're also making a feeble attempt at comedy.
It does, and in fact there's a ton of 'em. Liquor control is a provincial concern, so I'm really only familiar with Ontario's situation, far more so than other provinces.
Here in Ontario, the Beer Store has a government-granted near-monopoly on beer sales. It's also owned nearly entirely by the two major national breweries, Molson and Labatt, which meant that it was considerably more difficult for craft brewers to get any exposure. (Apparently that changed somewhat this year).
Nonetheless, you can also buy craft beer at the breweries' on-site stores, or at the provincial liquor stores where it is usually stocked alongside the imports.
That quote is from a mid-80s magazine article on how to survive your visit to a Texas honky-tonk.
Certainly a lot better than the beers mentioned in this article.....
“Light beer is for weight-conscious women and homosexuals.”
I love it. Great and so very true.
I recall them being called a Brewers Outlet, but that was about 40 years ago. I used to drive across the Whirlpool Bridge to buy cases of Canadian beers that were never sold in the states.
Brewers Retail. They started rebranding to The Beer Store in the mid-1980s. That's what everyone called it anyway; it's not like they had a competing beer store, or something.
Have to disagree there. It's kind of nice to be able to have a bunch of beers on hot days like these without getting loaded or feeling bloated. I drank regular beer for years, then switched to light about 7 or 8 years ago. No regrets.
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