Re: OT - Beer



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Tom Sherman

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[email protected] wrote:
> A while back I read about a barley wine on this group. It inspired me
> to try a couple, and I was hooked. New favorite fireside beverage.
> So, I only thought it fair/fitting that I mention my newest discovery
> here. Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot. I enjoyed it on tap over the
> weekend at the Pepperland Cafe in Berwick, ME. Great place, if you're
> even in the area go there. Seriously. Anyway, they had 2 barley
> wines on tap, Blithering Idiot and Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. I've had
> the bigfoot, and I like it, but I decided to try something new. I'm
> so glad I did. Not as malty/hoppy as the Bigfoot, but oh so good.
> Anyway, figured I'd throw it out there in case one of you comes across
> it and wonders. It's got a firm recommendation from my camp. Oh, and
> at 11% go easy, lest you become a blithering idiot.
>
Does barley wine qualify as beer?

I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
 
Could be like the Hiney Wine in the green bottles.. But 11%!!.. Call
it whatever you like, and call me a cab.. Could make a person prefer a
tadpole over a lowracer... And for the record, blithering is not
encouraged on ARBR-- It would confuse our fulltime blatherers..



On Mar 4, 8:37 pm, Tom Sherman <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Does barley wine qualify as beer?
>
> I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.
>
> --
> Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
> The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
 
dale wrote:
>
> On Mar 4, 8:37 pm, Tom Sherman <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> Does barley wine qualify as beer?
>>
>> I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.
>>
> Could be like the Hiney Wine in the green bottles.. But 11%!!.. Call
> it whatever you like, and call me a cab.. Could make a person prefer a
> tadpole over a lowracer... And for the record, blithering is not
> encouraged on ARBR-- It would confuse our fulltime blatherers..

Better a lowracer than a highracer or upright for riding drunk. Falls do
not hurt that much when you start 30 cm or less from the ground.

A go cart track, a tadpole and being drunk would be an excellent
combination!

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
 
On Mar 4, 8:37 pm, Tom Sherman <[email protected]>
wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > A while back I read about a barley wine on this group. It inspired me
> > to try a couple, and I was hooked. New favorite fireside beverage.
> > So, I only thought it fair/fitting that I mention my newest discovery
> > here. Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot. I enjoyed it on tap over the
> > weekend at the Pepperland Cafe in Berwick, ME. Great place, if you're
> > even in the area go there. Seriously. Anyway, they had 2 barley
> > wines on tap, Blithering Idiot and Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. I've had
> > the bigfoot, and I like it, but I decided to try something new. I'm
> > so glad I did. Not as malty/hoppy as the Bigfoot, but oh so good.
> > Anyway, figured I'd throw it out there in case one of you comes across
> > it and wonders. It's got a firm recommendation from my camp. Oh, and
> > at 11% go easy, lest you become a blithering idiot.
>
> Does barley wine qualify as beer?

Finest kind in my book. I'm not sure technically, but any beer review
site will include it. The brewers often call it beer. It's in the
beer section at my local bottle shop and my local supermarkets. It's
a beer to me!


> I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.

Cool. If you get a chance post back with what you think. Have you
had barley wines in the past?
 
On Mar 4, 11:34 pm, Tom Sherman <[email protected]>
wrote:
> dale wrote:
>
> > On Mar 4, 8:37 pm, Tom Sherman <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >> Does barley wine qualify as beer?
>
> >> I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.
>
> > Could be like the Hiney Wine in the green bottles.. But 11%!!.. Call
> > it whatever you like, and call me a cab.. Could make a person prefer a
> > tadpole over a lowracer... And for the record, blithering is not
> > encouraged on ARBR-- It would confuse our fulltime blatherers..
>
> Better a lowracer than a highracer or upright for riding drunk. Falls do
> not hurt that much when you start 30 cm or less from the ground.
>
> A go cart track, a tadpole and being drunk would be an excellent
> combination!

Heh... for the first time in my life I now want a trike. Not nearly
bad enough to buy one, but it's a fun thought. I know where I can
find a go-cart track I could sneak into in the wee hours of the morn.
That'd be fun explaining to the cabby. "I just need you to take me
and this trike to the go-cart track." "Of course I know it's 2am, do
you think I'd be able to get this thing on there in the day?". "Why
yes, I am drunk. I had 2 beers! That was an important part of this
plan". "No, I'm not a lightweight. You drink six of these things and
you'll become a blithering idiot".
 
CHOH decreases water capacity, increased water capacity increases
energy output.
 
On Mar 4, 5:37 pm, Tom Sherman <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
> Does barley wine qualify as beer?
>

Barleywine is to wine what chicken-fried steak is to chicken. Yes,
it's beer, but with an alcohol content similar to wine, hence the
name. Some local food labeling laws cause it to be marketed as
"barleywine-style beer" which leads to a misconception that it is not
actually barleywine, when that's exactly what it is. Such laws are to
prevent stupid people from thinking it's grape-based.
 
On Mar 4, 7:37 pm, Tom Sherman <[email protected]>
wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > A while back I read about a barley wine on this group. It inspired me
> > to try a couple, and I was hooked. New favorite fireside beverage.
> > So, I only thought it fair/fitting that I mention my newest discovery
> > here. Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot. I enjoyed it on tap over the
> > weekend at the Pepperland Cafe in Berwick, ME. Great place, if you're
> > even in the area go there. Seriously. Anyway, they had 2 barley
> > wines on tap, Blithering Idiot and Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. I've had
> > the bigfoot, and I like it, but I decided to try something new. I'm
> > so glad I did. Not as malty/hoppy as the Bigfoot, but oh so good.
> > Anyway, figured I'd throw it out there in case one of you comes across
> > it and wonders. It's got a firm recommendation from my camp. Oh, and
> > at 11% go easy, lest you become a blithering idiot.
>
> Does barley wine qualify as beer?

Despite its name it is merely a very strong (read high alcohol
content) style of ale though ... not to be mistaken for a session beer
chugged down on a hot day.

> I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.
>
> --
> Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
> The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
 
"JimmyMac" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:79b7062a-4671-42ad-b650-aa0a51d791bc@u69g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 4, 7:37 pm, Tom Sherman <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> [email protected] wrote:
>> > A while back I read about a barley wine on this group. It inspired me
>> > to try a couple, and I was hooked. New favorite fireside beverage.
>> > So, I only thought it fair/fitting that I mention my newest discovery
>> > here. Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot. I enjoyed it on tap over the
>> > weekend at the Pepperland Cafe in Berwick, ME. Great place, if you're
>> > even in the area go there. Seriously. Anyway, they had 2 barley
>> > wines on tap, Blithering Idiot and Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. I've had
>> > the bigfoot, and I like it, but I decided to try something new. I'm
>> > so glad I did. Not as malty/hoppy as the Bigfoot, but oh so good.
>> > Anyway, figured I'd throw it out there in case one of you comes across
>> > it and wonders. It's got a firm recommendation from my camp. Oh, and
>> > at 11% go easy, lest you become a blithering idiot.
>>
>> Does barley wine qualify as beer?
>
> Despite its name it is merely a very strong (read high alcohol
> content) style of ale though ... not to be mistaken for a session beer
> chugged down on a hot day.
>
>> I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.

I urge all and sundry to stay away from such beverages. If you partake, they
will cause your feet to go numb. Then you will be as numb down below as you
are top side. Nay, drink only water, the true nectar of the Gods!

Regards,

Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
 
"Tom Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> [email protected] wrote:
>> A while back I read about a barley wine on this group.
> --
> Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
> The weather is here, wish you were beautiful>
>
There is exactly one bottle beer, which is a joy to drink:

http://www.unibroue.com/products/fin.cfm

I am sharing this info with you, because I am sure you will use it wisely.

It is pricey, because it is a very special thing. And, of course, French.
That is how it goes.

I apologize for spitting on the floor, in the last paragraph.

J.
 
On Mar 5, 9:24 pm, "Jay" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Tom Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...> [email protected] wrote:
> >> A while back I read about a barley wine on this group.
> > --
> > Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
> > The weather is here, wish you were beautiful>
>
> There is exactly one bottle beer, which is a joy to drink:
>
> http://www.unibroue.com/products/fin.cfm
>
> I am sharing this info with you, because I am sure you will use it wisely.
>
> It is pricey, because it is a very special thing. And, of course, French.
> That is how it goes.
>
> I apologize for spitting on the floor, in the last paragraph.

Fin du Monde is many things, including a fine beer, but one thing it
is not is French.

It is Canadian, from Chambley, Quebec.
 
"Brian Huntley" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Fin du Monde is many things, including a fine beer, but one thing it
> is not is French.
>
> It is Canadian, from Chambley, Quebec.
>
OK...True French from France, French-Canadian, whatever. My point is, their
ilk tends to have great tasting food and drink, and they charge a lot for
it.

Please keep in mind - most of us Americans have only a very vague idea, of
the world outside our borders.

J.
 
On Mar 5, 5:03 pm, "Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I urge all and sundry to stay away from such beverages. If you partake, they
> will cause your feet to go numb. Then you will be as numb down below as you
> are top side. Nay, drink only water, the true nectar of the Gods!
>


Lest they sap and impurify all of our Precious Bodily Fluids...
 
[email protected] wrote:
> On Mar 4, 8:37 pm, Tom Sherman <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>> A while back I read about a barley wine on this group. It inspired me
>>> to try a couple, and I was hooked. New favorite fireside beverage.
>>> So, I only thought it fair/fitting that I mention my newest discovery
>>> here. Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot. I enjoyed it on tap over the
>>> weekend at the Pepperland Cafe in Berwick, ME. Great place, if you're
>>> even in the area go there. Seriously. Anyway, they had 2 barley
>>> wines on tap, Blithering Idiot and Sierra Nevada Bigfoot. I've had
>>> the bigfoot, and I like it, but I decided to try something new. I'm
>>> so glad I did. Not as malty/hoppy as the Bigfoot, but oh so good.
>>> Anyway, figured I'd throw it out there in case one of you comes across
>>> it and wonders. It's got a firm recommendation from my camp. Oh, and
>>> at 11% go easy, lest you become a blithering idiot.
>> Does barley wine qualify as beer?
>
> Finest kind in my book. I'm not sure technically, but any beer review
> site will include it. The brewers often call it beer. It's in the
> beer section at my local bottle shop and my local supermarkets. It's
> a beer to me!
>
>
>> I will have to give the recommended beverages a try.
>
> Cool. If you get a chance post back with what you think. Have you
> had barley wines in the past?

No, but since I like wheat beer [1], it appears promising.

[1] Local favorites: <http://www.islandwheat.com/> and
<http://www.gooseisland.com/beers/pop-ups/5_312.html>.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
Beer - It's not just for breakfast anymore!
 
Jay Bollyn wrote:
> "Tom Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>> A while back I read about a barley wine on this group.
>>
> There is exactly one bottle beer, which is a joy to drink:
>
> http://www.unibroue.com/products/fin.cfm
>
All I see is "This sub system is currently unavailable. Please try again
later."

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
 
Edward Dolan wrote:
> "Hank" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:7d56077e-b52f-4c77-ba00-c398b7d99b27@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 5, 5:03 pm, "Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I urge all and sundry to stay away from such beverages. If you partake,
>> they
>> will cause your feet to go numb. Then you will be as numb down below as
>> you
>> are top side. Nay, drink only water, the true nectar of the Gods!
>>
>>> Lest they sap and impurify all of our Precious Bodily Fluids...
>
> I thought everyone in "Dr Strangelove" was totally sane and all acted very
> reasonably. It is why I advocate the carpet atom bombing of all Muslim
> lands. That would be the best way to rid the world of that odious religion
> (Islam) and the savages who follow it.
>
> By the way, B. Hussein Obama had a Muslim father and went to a Muslim school
> in Indonesia. This was of the Whahabi sect, the worst form of Islam. Let us
> hope that my gal Hillary kicks his ass but good!
>
Many of those people in Ohio, Rhode Island and Texas voting for $Hillary
must be Republicans crossing over.

I think I may vote for gene "datakoll" daniels as a write-in candidate.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
 
In article
<[email protected]>,
Brian Huntley <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mar 5, 9:24 pm, "Jay" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > "Tom Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >
> > news:[email protected]...> [email protected] wrote:
> > >> A while back I read about a barley wine on this group.
> > > --
> > > Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
> > > The weather is here, wish you were beautiful>
> >
> > There is exactly one bottle beer, which is a joy to drink:
> >
> > http://www.unibroue.com/products/fin.cfm
> >
> > I am sharing this info with you, because I am sure you will use it wisely.
> >
> > It is pricey, because it is a very special thing. And, of course, French.
> > That is how it goes.
> >
> > I apologize for spitting on the floor, in the last paragraph.
>
> Fin du Monde is many things, including a fine beer, but one thing it
> is not is French.
>
> It is Canadian, from Chambley, Quebec.

Also worth noting: just about every brew Unibroue puts out is worth a
try.

Their current lineup:

http://www.unibroue.com/our_beers_eng.html

The Ephemere hasn't yet impressed me, but the Chambly Noire is a
sophisticated perversion of a Guinness-type beer (that means I like it).
Of their strong beers, my favorite may be Don de Dieu, but they range
from extremely good to the best beer I've tried.

I haven't tried Seigneuriale yet.

--
Ryan Cousineau [email protected] http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."
 
In article <[email protected]>,
Tom Sherman <[email protected]> wrote:

> Jay Bollyn wrote:
> > "Tom Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >> [email protected] wrote:
> >>> A while back I read about a barley wine on this group.
> >>
> > There is exactly one bottle beer, which is a joy to drink:
> >
> > http://www.unibroue.com/products/fin.cfm
> >
> All I see is "This sub system is currently unavailable. Please try again
> later."

http://www.unibroue.com/our_beers_eng.html

--
Ryan Cousineau [email protected] http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."
 
Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Tom Sherman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Jay Bollyn wrote:
>>> "Tom Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> [email protected] wrote:
>>>>> A while back I read about a barley wine on this group.
>>> There is exactly one bottle beer, which is a joy to drink:
>>>
>>> http://www.unibroue.com/products/fin.cfm
>>>
>> All I see is "This sub system is currently unavailable. Please try again
>> later."
>
> http://www.unibroue.com/our_beers_eng.html
>
That link works.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful
 
On Mar 5, 9:28 pm, "Edward Dolan" <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> By the way, B. Hussein Obama had a Muslim father and went to a Muslim school
> in Indonesia. This was of the Whahabi sect, the worst form of Islam. Let us
> hope that my gal Hillary kicks his ass but good!
>

Not true. While in Indonesia, he went to two schools: one was a public
secular one, the other was Catholic. It is true that at the public
school, most of his classmates were Muslim, but it was not a Muslim
school.

Next, you'll be telling me he's Jewish. After all, the former Israeli
prime minister is named Ehud Barak.
 
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