On Thu, 2002-05-23 at 13:06, Rich Puhek wrote: > Gary Turner wrote: > > [snip] > > German imports to the US are good to very good for the most part. > > Haven't found an outstanding brew (yet). > > German beer doesn't really count if it leaves the country. Gotta try one > of the local brews, non-pasteurized, local flavor. Very good stuff.
Czech beers are tops. Staropraman 12 is the uber-beer. Too bad it's not available stateside. The pasteurization and travel across the pond in big, hot cargo ships would probably kill the taste... > > Sam Adams Boston Lager is my favorite for day to day sipping. > > Sam Adams has some good stuff. Leinenkeugel (sp?) from Wisconsin is > pretty good too. > > Beer trivia: According to a rumor I once heard (so I have no idea of the > truth to it) Rice-based beers like Budweiser do not naturally produce > any head, so soap is added to produce the familiar bubbles. All of the big (and even small, like Sam Adams), inject CO2 to enhance the head. That's according to a Sam Adams represen- tative on History Channel's History Alive show. -- +---------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://ronandheather.dhs.org:81 | | | | "I have created a government of whirled peas..." | | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 12-May-2002, | ! CNN, Larry King Live | +---------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
