In article .com,
"ScottW" wrote:

MINe 109 wrote:
In article ,
dave weil wrote:

On 23 May 2005 11:07:36 -0700, "ScottW"
wrote:

Sierra Nevada is ****. Beer has to pass the aftertaste test and
after
3 Sierras I'm wondering who puked in my mouth and kicked me in the
head. My sister-in-law left a case of Sierra Oktoberfest Ale in my
frig. I couldn't give that nasty crap away. I'd rather drink
Killians
Red than Sierra Nevada.

Well, that's your opinion. I happen to like their Pale Ale. A lot.
It's got just the right amount of hops for a Pale Ale.

I like the Pale Ale, and the Porter, too.

I'll have to try the Porter. The Pale Ale has gotten so popular the
last few parties I went to had kegs of it... noticed everyone quit
drinking beer pretty early. The women mostly hated it and made a
tequila run, once the blender was running and the shots flowing the keg
lost attention. I know its nothing special but I've grown to like Sam
Adams Stout.. Its consistently pleasant, but not the cream though,
yuch.

Blender drinks are the natural enemy of good beer.

This thing looks like fun
http://www.allaboutbeer.com/wbf/index.html

I just missed this local event:

http://www.txbrewersfestival.com/

Stephen

On 23 May 2005 14:21:36 -0700, "ScottW" wrote:


dave weil wrote:
On 23 May 2005 13:41:29 -0700, "ScottW" wrote:

Horrible restaurants getting undertipped. Oh the horror!

Well, it's your town. I'm sorry that you suffer horrible restaurants.

It's a big town as you said, there are plenty of great places if you
have the time to find them.

Glad you got out of the tourist area, which is where you were hanging
out right after you moved there. It's the opposite of what I would do
if I just moved to a new place, but there ya go. You're more of the
pedestrian type.

Come to think of it.. my favorite places
are family owned and operated. I doubt they do much posting on
waiters boards.

Well, nobody talked about working in chains.

So, are you telling these unhappy guys on the boards how well they can
do in Nashville? We need to move some of this excess disgruntled labor
into the heartland.

No, mostly I commiserated with them. It wasn't my idea to lord my good
fortune over them.

"dave weil" wrote in message

So, are you telling these unhappy guys on the boards how well they can
do in Nashville? We need to move some of this excess disgruntled labor
into the heartland.

No, mostly I commiserated with them. It wasn't my idea to lord my good
fortune over them.

Dave,

You're not really comparing Nashville and San Diego are you? Please don't.

Joseph O'Blather said:

And, yes, real Guinness at a pub is like nothing they sell over
here.

Where are the DBTs?

dave weil wrote:
On 23 May 2005 14:21:36 -0700, "ScottW" wrote:


dave weil wrote:
On 23 May 2005 13:41:29 -0700, "ScottW"
wrote:

Horrible restaurants getting undertipped. Oh the horror!

Well, it's your town. I'm sorry that you suffer horrible
restaurants.

It's a big town as you said, there are plenty of great places if
you
have the time to find them.

Glad you got out of the tourist area, which is where you were hanging
out right after you moved there. It's the opposite of what I would do
if I just moved to a new place, but there ya go. You're more of the
pedestrian type.

When I moved to SD, the company that was hiring me put me up in a
resort hotel for 3 months while I made housing arrangements. It
happened to be a nice little suite with a kitchen right across the
street from the bluff above the beach. Beautiful ocean view from the
patio. I guess you can consider that pedestrian... walking out my door
to the beach .


Come to think of it.. my favorite places
are family owned and operated. I doubt they do much posting on
waiters boards.

Well, nobody talked about working in chains.

So, are you telling these unhappy guys on the boards how well they
can
do in Nashville? We need to move some of this excess disgruntled
labor
into the heartland.

No, mostly I commiserated with them. It wasn't my idea to lord my
good
fortune over them.

I don't think revealing your annual compensation would disqualify you
from commiserating with these disgruntled waiters. Might actually make
them feel better about their situation.

ScottW

Fort Collins produces some nice beer. Our two largest breweries are
New Belgium and Odells. NB Fat Tire is probably the most popular beer
in town and definitely worth a try. They distribute it everywhere. I
don't know whether it's considered a pale or an amber. It doesn't have
much toast flavor. Odells has a new pale called 5 Barrel which is
extremely hoppy. I'm a big fan. I don't think Odells is as widely
distributed, but look for it if you like hoppy.

"MINe 109" wrote in message

I just missed this local event:

http://www.txbrewersfestival.com/

Stephen,

A couple of cool things that I checked out when I was a grad student at UT
was Bocktoberfest in Shiner and Wurstfest in New Braunfels. Both were great
fun. Great wurst, great beer.

Signal said:

American beers and ales are now the best in the world.

That's a rare statement. Most American beer tastes like watered down
gnats ****. Maybe "the UK" isn't famil. with the beers and ales of
which you speak... what do you recommend?

Are you hopping the pond? Ask for what to get in the area you're visiting.
Around here, Foggy Bottom, Old Dominion, and the aforementioned Wild Goose
are widely available. Those are regional brewers though, so they're likely
not available everywhere. We also have some brewpubs in Virginia and maybe
one in Maryland.


Sorry Guy but for my personnal taste American beer and Ale are far far
far from being the best in the world. It might be the best in the world
for an American.

Good for washing down Mackie D's... probably ;-)

Seriously, some American brews do rank with the best. Even Samuel Adams,
company that's far exceeded its "micro" roots, has put out some excellent
craft brews at times.

You probably won't find superior microbrews at a bar in a chain hotel.

In article ,
"Schizoid Man" wrote:

"MINe 109" wrote in message

I just missed this local event:

http://www.txbrewersfestival.com/

Stephen,

A couple of cool things that I checked out when I was a grad student at UT
was Bocktoberfest in Shiner and Wurstfest in New Braunfels. Both were great
fun. Great wurst, great beer.

Yeah, there's a lot of German and Czech local flavor I miss out on. I
had more time on my hands this spring and found stuff like free wine
tasting at UT where I first heard the phrase "cat-pee on gooseberries."

Stephen

In article ,
says...

[..]

Even Sluttie has acknowledged the flowering of the microbrewery industry. I was
indulging in hyperbole originally, but on reflection, I'd say there are some
American beers that are unsurpassed anywhere in the world. Not necessarily
pilsners -- Belgium can keep the crown for them.

Actually, I'd give that crown to the Czech Republic. Having just
travelled there, I found that they really know how to brew a pils! They
do some stunning dark lagers, too. But Belgium has given us Wit Bier,
Lambic, all the Trappist styles...

Around here, one of the leading regionals is Wild Goose. Their IPA is to die for.

Ah, I can't get Wild Goose where I live, but I did have the pleasure of
trying several of their brews a few years ago - phenomenal!

--
Bill