Beer me Floyd

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Ogrady's column reminded me to ask...Floyd said after he popped on the
Wednesday stage, he just wanted a beer...wonder what he prefers??

After a ride like that, I wouldn't care (as long as it wasn't American
beer).

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Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Ogrady's column reminded me to ask...Floyd said after he popped on the
Wednesday stage, he just wanted a beer...wonder what he prefers??

Now this is important TdF tech!!!!

I'm not sure what kind of beer he drank, but if the name gets out,
it's going to be the recovery drink of choice after yesterday! ;-)

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Ogrady's column reminded me to ask...Floyd said after he popped on the
Wednesday stage, he just wanted a beer...wonder what he prefers??

Now this is important TdF tech!!!!

It wasn't beer but Amstel, according to Belgian TV

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Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Ogrady's column reminded me to ask...Floyd said after he popped on the
Wednesday stage, he just wanted a beer...wonder what he prefers??

Now this is important TdF tech!!!!

Don't know about Floyd, but I have heard that Lance Armstrong (like a
lot of Texans) prefers Shiner Bock, while Levi Leipheimer (like a lot
of Californians) prefers Sierra Nevada. I must say I have much more
respect for Levi's choice.

Michael Warner said:

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Ogrady's column reminded me to ask...Floyd said after he popped on the
Wednesday stage, he just wanted a beer...wonder what he prefers??

After a ride like that, I wouldn't care (as long as it wasn't American
beer).

There are some very good beers made in the U.S., despite what Aussies
say about them. And there are some [censored]-poor beers made too, sorta like
Fosters.

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Ted Bennett

Ted Bennett said:

Michael Warner said:

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Ogrady's column reminded me to ask...Floyd said after he popped on the
Wednesday stage, he just wanted a beer...wonder what he prefers??

After a ride like that, I wouldn't care (as long as it wasn't American
beer).

There are some very good beers made in the U.S., despite what Aussies
say about them.

Aussies don't have any room to talk. Their beer sucks as bad as
mainstream American beer and I sure as hell couldn't find any microbrews
the last time I was there.

Greg
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"All my time I spent in heaven
Revelries of dance and wine
Waking to the sound of laughter
Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons

Mark Hickey said:

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Ogrady's column reminded me to ask...Floyd said after he popped on the
Wednesday stage, he just wanted a beer...wonder what he prefers??

Now this is important TdF tech!!!!

I'm not sure what kind of beer he drank, but if the name gets out,
it's going to be the recovery drink of choice after yesterday! ;-)

Why, hasn't it always been so?

Quoted message said:

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

Robin Hubert

Todd Tracy said:

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Ogrady's column reminded me to ask...Floyd said after he popped on the
Wednesday stage, he just wanted a beer...wonder what he prefers??

Now this is important TdF tech!!!!

Don't know about Floyd, but I have heard that Lance Armstrong (like a
lot of Texans) prefers Shiner Bock, while Levi Leipheimer (like a lot
of Californians) prefers Sierra Nevada. I must say I have much more
respect for Levi's choice.

Shiner Bock ain't no Bock. Get yerself a DoppelBock or a real German
Bock and a Shiner and side-by-side 'em.

Shiner is cheap mass-produced-tasting beer labeled Bock that sure ain't
no Bock.

D'ohBoy, who, if he knows anything, knows beer.

Todd Tracy said:

Don't know about Floyd, but I have heard that Lance Armstrong (like a
lot of Texans) prefers Shiner Bock, while Levi Leipheimer (like a lot
of Californians) prefers Sierra Nevada. I must say I have much more
respect for Levi's choice.

Shiner "Bock" is reported (by Shiner) to be the #4 best-seller by some
category or another in the USA. This is good as it means it's more
likely the S-N shelf still has some Pale on it when I get there, which
is not always the case (ahem) here deep in the heart of Tejas.

Let's put it this way: when you go to the Shiner Hospitality Room,
you'll probably drink the Bock (""😉. Available year 'round.

Amazing, both Shiner and S-N start out with, like, water... --D-y

G.T. said:

Ted Bennett wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

There are some very good beers made in the U.S., despite what Aussies
say about them.

Aussies don't have any room to talk. Their beer sucks as bad as
mainstream American beer and I sure as hell couldn't find any microbrews
the last time I was there.

I had to laugh - it was quite common to see a large percentage of the
Aussie yuppies standing around in a pub drinking Budweiser.

OTOH, I don't think I ever saw one drinking a Fosters.

I guess beer tastes better when you sell it halfway around the world,
eh?

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

Todd Tracy said:

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Ogrady's column reminded me to ask...Floyd said after he popped on the
Wednesday stage, he just wanted a beer...wonder what he prefers??

Now this is important TdF tech!!!!

Don't know about Floyd, but I have heard that Lance Armstrong (like a
lot of Texans) prefers Shiner Bock, while Levi Leipheimer (like a lot
of Californians) prefers Sierra Nevada. I must say I have much more
respect for Levi's choice.

My old man grew up in TX...after he saw me sucking down a Shiner Bock
one day (pre Armstrong TdF era), he told me that he and his buddies
drank Shiner back in the day - but only if they couldn't afford Lone
Star (This is much funnier if you've ever had the misfortune of tasting
Lone Star in a can).

SYJ

SYJ said:

My old man grew up in TX...after he saw me sucking down a Shiner Bock
one day (pre Armstrong TdF era), he told me that he and his buddies
drank Shiner back in the day - but only if they couldn't afford Lone
Star (This is much funnier if you've ever had the misfortune of tasting
Lone Star in a can).

SYJ

This one time, at a chili cook off in La Grange, I remember digging thru
the cooler HOPING to find a Lone Star Light! (Light is MUCH worse than
regular Lone Star). The only other choice was Buckhorn. If you haven't
tasted either imagine Pabst/Iron City/Falstaff that had been sitting in
a hot warehouse for a couple of years.

Hey, it's their own fault for letting (making) a broke guy (me) buy the
beer.

I apologized for years, I don't think the rest of the cook off team ever
forgave me.

Mark Hickey said:

I had to laugh - it was quite common to see a large percentage of the
Aussie yuppies standing around in a pub drinking Budweiser.

OTOH, I don't think I ever saw one drinking a Fosters.

I guess beer tastes better when you sell it halfway around the world,
eh?

Maybe it was black market, imported Czech Bud.

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G.T. said:

Quoted message said:

There are some very good beers made in the U.S., despite what Aussies
say about them.

Aussies don't have any room to talk. Their beer sucks as bad as
mainstream American beer

I've lived in the US, and no, it doesn't. Fortunately I live in the state
where Coopers is brewed :-)

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D'ohBoy said:

Todd Tracy said:

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Ogrady's column reminded me to ask...Floyd said after he popped on the
Wednesday stage, he just wanted a beer...wonder what he prefers??

Now this is important TdF tech!!!!

Don't know about Floyd, but I have heard that Lance Armstrong (like a
lot of Texans) prefers Shiner Bock, while Levi Leipheimer (like a lot
of Californians) prefers Sierra Nevada. I must say I have much more
respect for Levi's choice.

Shiner Bock ain't no Bock. Get yerself a DoppelBock or a real German
Bock and a Shiner and side-by-side 'em.

Shiner is cheap mass-produced-tasting beer labeled Bock that sure ain't
no Bock.

D'ohBoy, who, if he knows anything, knows beer.

You are correct, sir. I first tasted Shiner "Bock" years ago on a
business trip to Dallas. I went out to dinner with some guys from the
company I was dealing with. One guy, who knew I liked good beer,
seemed especially proud of SB and ordered me one. "Great!", I said, "I
like a good bock." I was horrified at what the Texans' considered good
beer. Reminded me of the quote from the late Chicago Tribune columnist
Mike Royko. Describing a particularly bad beer, he said it "tasted
like it was brewed through a horse."

Mark Hickey said:

Qui si parla Campagnolo said:

Ogrady's column reminded me to ask...Floyd said after he popped on the
Wednesday stage, he just wanted a beer...wonder what he prefers??

Now this is important TdF tech!!!!

I'm not sure what kind of beer he drank, but if the name gets out,
it's going to be the recovery drink of choice after yesterday! ;-)

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

It was PBR! That's right, Cool Blue!

Go Floyd, Go USA! Rednecks, white socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer!

Fred

Todd Tracy said:

You are correct, sir. I first tasted Shiner "Bock" years ago on a
business trip to Dallas. I went out to dinner with some guys from the
company I was dealing with. One guy, who knew I liked good beer,
seemed especially proud of SB and ordered me one. "Great!", I said, "I
like a good bock." I was horrified at what the Texans' considered good
beer.

Please. *Those* Texans? Just those few you went to dinner with?

This obviously is something of a sore point with me, but I'll just
repeat that S-N Pale sells out (supplies somewhat limited) in my orbit.
I don't know about the Shiner, Bock or other, since I don't look there.
I guess I could make some secret marks on the cartons and see if anyone
actually buys the stuff.

Quoted message said:

Reminded me of the quote from the late Chicago Tribune columnist
Mike Royko. Describing a particularly bad beer, he said it "tasted
like it was brewed through a horse."

My "tasting (arrrrgh!) room" comment IRT the Shiner brewery, "you'll
drink the Bock" was meant to indicate that the Bock is far, far better
than the normal Shiner offered from the next tap over. Sure enough,
going through a horse is better than other choices in the animal
kingdom.

I guess when I first moved here I had hopes that were dashed. It's a
taste that's hard to forget. But I have. Almost.

I think the Lance-SB thing was actually kind of a joke, meant to lure
the unsuspecting.

OK, on to more pleasant subjects. --D-y

On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 15:04:25 -0700, Mark Hickey <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

G.T. said:

Ted Bennett wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

There are some very good beers made in the U.S., despite what Aussies
say about them.

Aussies don't have any room to talk. Their beer sucks as bad as
mainstream American beer and I sure as hell couldn't find any microbrews
the last time I was there.

I had to laugh - it was quite common to see a large percentage of the
Aussie yuppies standing around in a pub drinking Budweiser.

OTOH, I don't think I ever saw one drinking a Fosters.

I guess beer tastes better when you sell it halfway around the world,
eh?

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

Foster's is the Budweiser of down under.

Mark Hickey said:

I'm not sure what kind of beer he drank, but if the name gets out,
it's going to be the recovery drink of choice after yesterday! ;-)

My choice is Spatan Optimator (and vanilla soy milk... uh, not
together)... very glad they sell it in Kauai...

Yes... Aussie beer generally sucks (or it did last time I was there).
It's as bad as idiots in the US thinking there is a substantial
difference between Coors, Bud, Miller, etc...