What's your favorite beer?

Originally Posted by limerickman

Dulwich - is that not in Kent ?
I am sure it was an ale called Watneys.
maybe I'm wrong.

The Oirish clubs would be well stocked with the Black Stuff.

Originally Posted by James Bruce Gil

Limeric,

I think it was a joke ---- Grot----neys. I've got to say i didn't go much on Watneys either. And I don't have enough courage to drink Courage!

Kind regards,

Originally Posted by limerickman

1759 they started brewing Guinness, in my home town of Dublin.
They still do make Guinness there, but most of the stuff consumed these days
is manufactured elsewhere (Britain and Nigeria).
Guinness is owned by Diageo (a British multinational) - the connections with Ireland are almost gone now.

Originally Posted by limerickman

Fred appears to a call it Grotneys !
maybe I'm wrong.

Aussie beers : Tooheys (not bad), Fosters (very nice), Castlemaine XXXX (bit too lagery for me).

Originally Posted by FredC

Nigeria for fecks sake what sort of water quality is that. I saw some big chief from Interbrew trying to justify closing Boddingtons brewery down, saying that their water boffins can replicate the trace elements in the water. That's absolute bollocks. The reason why Wilsons( watneys eventually), and Boddingtons, and Lees, and Oldham Breweries prospered and brewed was because below the clay level is trapped glacial water slowly giving itself up.
Must have a swig.

Originally Posted by James Bruce Gil

Limeric,

Crown Lager, James Boags Premium, Cascade Premium & Hahn Premium are the pick here. A pity they are all lagers if you don't like them.

They are in front of Grappa though.

Kind regards,

Originally Posted by limerickman

Sorry, JBG, I have never heard or tried any of them.
Haven't even seen them in this country (and God knows they'll drink anything here !)

Originally Posted by FredC

Nigeria for fecks sake what sort of water quality is that. I saw some big chief from Interbrew trying to justify closing Boddingtons brewery down, saying that their water boffins can replicate the trace elements in the water. That's absolute bollocks. The reason why Wilsons( watneys eventually), and Boddingtons, and Lees, and Oldham Breweries prospered and brewed was because below the clay level is trapped glacial water slowly giving itself up.
Must have a swig.

Originally Posted by James Bruce Gil

Limeric,

Taking Australian beer to Europe is like taking coals to Newcastle. The closest to Europe I've ever seen Crown Lager is Singapore.

Kind regards,

Originally Posted by limerickman

Fosters is pretty popular here though.

Big push on Castlemaine here and in Britain, during the late 80's but it's disappeared.

Originally Posted by limerickman

Yes, Fred, Nig bloody geria.
Terrible.
I mean Guinness was known as Liffey water (river Liffey, Dublin).
Diageo & Co decided to open a massive plant in West Nigeria.
So when your suppin' down t'club, you know where it came from.

Hey - do you remember the "Wheeltappers and Social Shuntters Club" ?
Colin Crompton & Co ?

Originally Posted by James Bruce Gil

Limeric,

Last time I looked at a Fosters can in Ireland it was brewed under license locally. It was also only 330 ml. All our local beers except a few of the boutique ones are in 375 ml rations bottle or can. We get locally brewed Guiness here also, but believe me it is not up to the par of the genuine stuff.

KInd regards,

Originally Posted by FredC

Aussies drinking boutique beers, what next in the frock shop. Time for another influx of criminal men from England. Penal contrition, will come by QQeertos

Originally Posted by James Bruce Gil

FC (and I mean FredC not the other meaning).

I don't think its solely down to Aussies.

This global tourism thing. There are all sorts of wankers arriving here every day. You know the saying about fools and their money being easily separated. Boutique beer brands are being created almost on a daily basis. Most don't last very long.

However, the tourist cargo cultists oganise bus tours around these places and the tourists, (note I didn't say travellers) swan around and drink the stuff out of 330ml containers.

As for the frock shop business, we've got our share of cross dressers too. Be suspicious of any sheila tour guide.

Send us the the criminal sheilas we need them urgently. They may be able to be rehabilitated and we will place them out in St Sara b'Beers where their full potential can be reached.

Kind regards,