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Beer Church; The Largest Unorganized Religion in the World!
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Posted on 07/25/2003 11:00:02 AM PDT by mhking

Making the world a better place, one beer at a time.

For each and every one of you, your own appreciation of beer is something deeply personal. The appreciation of Beer is also something that is universal. Beer Church is about the relationship of the two; your personal affection for beer, and humanity's overwhelming love of Beer. Beer Church is a celebration of Beer (with a capital "B"). Beer Church represents the "something larger than yourself" to which you belong by virtue of your very personal love for beer. Beer Church is about the one thing that we all have in common, regardless of all of our other differences. Something we all believe in. Beer.

Any gender, any sexual preference, any nationality, any shoe size or hair style; beer drinkers of the world are all part of something much larger than themselves. They are part of a loosely connected, diverse social group of countless individuals all around the world, with at least one thing in common. Beer. And sure, someone might be able to say the same thing about cheese, or coffee, or many other things, but we didn't. We said it about beer. And because you know the difference, you are one of us. You are Beer Church.

At last count, Beer Church has over 40,000 registered members from 26 different countries around the world.

Just imagine what we can do! The Beer Church Mission Statement

Charity - We intend to expose Beer enthusiasts to, and organize them for the benefit of, various charitable, civic and compassionate causes, offering our members the opportunity to contribute collectively or individually. Although we are primarily a local organization in the Seattle, WA area, we attract the attention of beer enthusiasts around the world with our Web site. We intend to provide an example of the good things that can be done. We believe that beer's worldwide popularity can and should be used to band people together for the benefit of society as a whole.

Civic Responsibility - We believe in promoting responsible fun. Beer should be part of a recipe for positive social activity, but is too often used as part of a recipe for disaster. We urge everyone to be personally responsible all of the time. Anything else is disrespectful of yourself and your community.

The Web site - It is the goal of Beer Church to provide a fun, informative and useful Web site for persons all around the globe who are interested in and passionate about beer. The Web site is an evolving expression of our membership's needs and wishes. All suggestions will be welcomed and sincerely considered so that we may better serve the Beer enthusiasts of the world.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: oenology; wodlist; zymurgy
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To: bedolido
"...good job at saying what all men think in a way that all men can appreciate... Bravo!

You mean you really love Limberger cheese too? ;~))

121 posted on 07/25/2003 2:19:48 PM PDT by Ditto ( No trees were killed in sending this message, but billions of electrons were inconvenienced.)
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To: Ditto
what's that ollllld saying... if you can get by the smell... I'll stop there.
122 posted on 07/25/2003 2:21:09 PM PDT by bedolido (please let my post be on an even number... small even/odd phobia here)
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To: bedolido
what's that ollllld saying... if you can get by the smell...

you'll really like Bud Light?

123 posted on 07/25/2003 2:27:33 PM PDT by Ditto ( No trees were killed in sending this message, but billions of electrons were inconvenienced.)
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To: Ditto
lol... my drink is Dr. Pepper... haven't had a drink in 30 years.
124 posted on 07/25/2003 2:29:23 PM PDT by bedolido (please let my post be on an even number... small even/odd phobia here)
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To: Freebird Forever
The front pew!!!
125 posted on 07/25/2003 2:45:49 PM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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To: mhking
Gotta love beer-I love it so Much, I brew my own-all the ingredients are food items, so no sales tax

"It's a far better brew when you know the gov'ts getting the screw"

If you ever want to read a hilarious bottle-try Arrogant Bastard Ale, or go to the web site www.arrogantbastard.com. Good beer too

126 posted on 07/25/2003 2:51:19 PM PDT by 5Madman2 (DemocRATS are Vermin)
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To: r9etb
You hook the garden hose to the lower coupling, a drainage hose to the upper one, then run a line from your boiling kettle to the upper skinny copper tube. Turn on the hose, start the wort siphon and the cooled wort comes out the bottom skinny tube into your fermenter. So it's a tube-within-a-tube.

Do a Google search on "counterflow chiller" and you'll get a ton of info on building (or buying) them. It was a fun project. I plan to try it out with beer next week!

H.
127 posted on 07/25/2003 3:15:03 PM PDT by hemogoblin
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To: kaktuskid
Read Budweiser!

Bud is the AOL of beer, right??

128 posted on 07/25/2003 4:17:36 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (Bumperootus!)
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To: 5Madman2

129 posted on 07/25/2003 4:17:57 PM PDT by mhking
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To: 5Madman2
My sister and her boyfriend brew their own, too -- and they've got me looking at starting to do my own (they're up in Rochester - a little too far for a weekly six pack).

They do lager, porter, stout and even do a pretty good mead.

130 posted on 07/25/2003 4:19:37 PM PDT by mhking
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To: SouthParkRepublican
" were that the purchase of beer might be considered a tax deductible religious donation."

Maybe they'll let us use the lite stuff as holy water and the good stuff as precious bodily fluids.
131 posted on 07/25/2003 4:22:28 PM PDT by Domestic Church (AMDG...)
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To: over3Owithabrain
Front pew is already filled with HB from Munich.
132 posted on 07/25/2003 4:29:39 PM PDT by Domestic Church (AMDG...)
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To: budwiesest
Ping!

(I figured with your screen name you belonged here. Welcome Brother!)
133 posted on 07/25/2003 5:37:01 PM PDT by null and void
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To: over3Owithabrain
The front pew!!!


I'll drink to that.

134 posted on 07/25/2003 5:46:11 PM PDT by Freebird Forever
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To: mhking
Bump
135 posted on 07/25/2003 6:42:25 PM PDT by samiam1972 (Live simply so that others may simply live!)
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To: mhking
Do you have to be over 21 to join?
136 posted on 07/26/2003 12:06:53 AM PDT by yonif
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To: mhking
I'm an escapee from Rochester gulag of the People's Republic of NY. Love the summer-hate the winter, taxes and Gov't .

I have a pretty good stout and make some good hard apple cider. My IPA Bitter is close to Arrogant Bastard Ale, but not quite. I just wish I had thought of the name.

The hard cider is great for a marinade before smoking beef brisket or ribs and is great when put in as an addition to good BBQ Sauce

137 posted on 07/26/2003 2:00:25 PM PDT by 5Madman2 (DemocRATS are Vermin)
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To: 5Madman2; hobblemaster
As I've said at many a freep, all we are saying is give Icehouse a chance.

138 posted on 07/26/2003 2:07:06 PM PDT by YourAdHere (David and Jeff will win the Amazing Race!)
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To: null and void
Thanks NaV. A freeper beer thread is always a good thread. Buzz on.
139 posted on 07/26/2003 7:23:23 PM PDT by budwiesest (Gladly, the cross-eyed bear.)
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To: discostu
2 - The list of things that make people act really stupid is long and includes members of the opposite sex, avoiding those things can be bad for survival of the clan

True, and the list also includes things that are exremely mean spirited, such as the teachings of my more fundamentalist brethren in the real church. Unlike them, I am able to drink one beer and stop, and continue to be nice to people (not that I currently choose to exercise that right)

140 posted on 07/28/2003 11:33:44 AM PDT by BSunday
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