[Coco] OT: Mmmm... Beer!

[Jim Cox]

Roger:

See replies below.

-Jim

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 19:15:20 -0400
  Roger Merchberger <zmerch at 30below.com> wrote:
> Rumor has it that Jim Cox may have mentioned these 
>words:
>>On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:00:41 -0400
>>
>>I'm not much of a beer drinker...
> 
> My condolences... ;^> [Just kidding!]
> 

Never really developed a taste for it, though I do like 
local heffaweis<sp> (wheat)beers or Corona with lime.

Now I have to watch it though since beer is not good for 
my blood sugars (type 2 diabetic)

>>so could someone answer a question I have wondered about 
>>regarding Guiness?  Should it be served chilled or at 
>>room temp?
> 
> Dunno about Guinness, but at least in Germany, if a 
>gasthaus had refrigeration capabilities, beer was usually 
>served chilled, as in 45-50 degrees Fahrenheit.[1] At 
>least in '91, there were still a few that I went to that 
>didn't have any cooling abilities at all. I prefer it 
>chilled, but German beer warm is drinkable. American beer 
>is *not*.
> 
> Ice cold beer was marketed by the big American breweries 
>so you couldn't taste the crap (technical term: adjuncts) 
>they use in the beermaking[2] process. There are over 60 
>different adjuncts that American breweries can and do 
>use, not the least of which is formaldehyde!
> 
> Crack a nice warm Bud and schlug 'er down -- you'll see 
>what I mean then. ;-) [[ Yes, I did that once! Not a good 
>experience. ]]
> 
> Sam Adams is the only American beer that is exported to 
>Germany, as they're the only (decently large) beer 
>company that brews to the standards of Reinheitsgebot, 
>the German beer purity law of 1518, which states that the 
>only ingredients that can be used in beer for sale in 
>Germany are: Water, Yeast, Hops, and Barley.

Reinheitsgebot?  Sounds like a good name for a robot that 
is programmed to get beers for it's owner.  :)

>>By the way, the half and half mentioned above is also 
>>called a black and tan.
> 
> Actually, that's not correct. half-n-half and 
>black-n-tan are two different drinks:
> 
> Half-n-half: Guinness and Harp (which is a lager)
> Black-n-tan: Guinness and Bass (which is an ale)

Obviously you are far more experienced and knowedgable 
than I :)

> I'm sure I could bore you to tears with the differences 
>between ales and lagers, but then Dennis would shoot me 
>in the face with a Bazooka.

Reply to me off the list, I am interested in the differce 
in all the types of beers.

> [[ He still might! ;-) ]]
> 
> Laterz from an extremely amateur homebrewer,
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger
> 
> [1] You can still request a room temperature beer, and 
>they'll happily get you one out of the storeroom.
> 
> [2] swillmaking? ;-) I'm hard pressed to call it 
>brewing, myself...
> 
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