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BS.Dos.
Joined: 29 Mar 2007
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LOL
So there we have it. In a word, the difference between two of the most influential countries on the planet, cheese.
I'm not big on British beer. In fact, I'll go one further, it's $hite.
Most Brits drink imported European beer (Stella Artois, Carlsberg, Kronenberg, San Miguel etc) although I suspect that a few will now starting singing the virtues of real beer AKA Ale, which IMO is rubbish.
Having said that, I do enjoy a pint of Cider in the summer, which while not a uniquely British beverage, we do make some rather excellent varieties, some of which can blow your socks off.
Actually, most of the Westons range is superb (look at the strength  ). As it's organic you don't experience that H-bomb sized hangover after you've drunk about 8 bottles like you do with most draught lagers.
Can you buy good Cider in SK? Pear Cider is nice as well. |
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demi
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
Location: London
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 3:45 am Post subject: |
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| England sucks... why else would America have kicked their ass in the Revolutionary war. |
Why are Americans getting their arses kicked in Iraq. How many years has it been now?  |
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demi
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
Location: London
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 3:51 am Post subject: |
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| On a serious note....do most of you guys wish you had a system like the NHS in place, or are you content with the American way? |
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riley
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
Location: where creditors can find me
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 6:06 am Post subject: |
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Demi wrote:
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| blah blah blah trolling, blah blah blah |
To answer this properly, let me just say one thing,
CHEESE!
Thanks to cbeck13 for pointing out the other cheeses like montery jack and pepper jack, but still, there is some damn good cheese from britain. And while British beer may suck, American beer (mainstream brands) are surely worse.
Though I'm from the northwest and do miss widmer's and some of the others from that area. |
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Privateer
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Location: Easy Street.
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 7:05 am Post subject: |
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| BS.Dos. wrote: |
LOL
So there we have it. In a word, the difference between two of the most influential countries on the planet, cheese.
I'm not big on British beer. In fact, I'll go one further, it's $hite.
Most Brits drink imported European beer (Stella Artois, Carlsberg, Kronenberg, San Miguel etc) although I suspect that a few will now starting singing the virtues of real beer AKA Ale, which IMO is rubbish. |
Nice that you like Cider but on beer you are seriously in need of education. Here's an example of a decent British beer:
Now read a review by an expert...and drool.
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The use of the name 'Triple' for this strong bottle-conditioned ale is slightly ambiguous - the front of the bottle mentions a triple fermentation (a 'double drop' system followed by fermentation in the bottle), but the back talks about a 'triple malt brew'. Either or both could be the reason for the name, but it should be noted that this is not a Belgian-style tripel - though, to be fair, nor does it pretend to be. The review bottle was supplied by Refresh UK, who now own the Brakspear range of beers.
It pours a copper brown colour, with a thin, big-bubbled head that vanishes quickly. Nose is malty and toffeeish, with sweetish notes of crystallised fruit and almonds or marzipan. The aroma also makes no secret of the alcoholic strength. On the palate the alcohol is evident too, though the initial taste is surprisingly light before the malt kicks in. The main flavours are sweetish, slightly syrupy malt, with hints of cake-like spices and fruits. An underlying bitterness keeps it balanced, though the cumulative effect of the malt becomes heavier. Towards the finish the combination of maltiness and hop bitterness brings to mind smooth, burnt caramel, a bit like a cr�me brul�e, and there is a smooth, liqueur-like alcohol warmth on the back of the throat. Aftertaste is a lingering, cloying flavour of burnt malt and dark fruit.
A full-flavoured, rich and complex strong ale. Although very enjoyable when fresh, this is surely worth laying down for a year or two to get the best out of it. |
I was going to say something along the lines of cheese-making is not something that modern culture is good at, more of a traditional cultural strength - but then the revival of real ale and the spread of micro-breweries have shown what modern culture can do with beer, so why not cheese too? |
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Cheonmunka
Joined: 04 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 7:12 am Post subject: |
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| Look, we all know that America all and completely, decrying no-others, nigh beats all other privaledged nations as being a fuk hole. We'll now complete the hypothesis by saying that Britain is no better. |
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cbeck13
Joined: 29 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 7:33 am Post subject: |
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thats funny...what? cheese and beer isn't serious? |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:47 am Post subject: |
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| demi wrote: |
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| England sucks... why else would America have kicked their ass in the Revolutionary war. |
Why are Americans getting their arses kicked in Iraq. How many years has it been now? :lol: |
Eat me/man je toi. (Terribly sorry, eh, I took Latin in school; some kid in East Lynn, Massachusetts said this to his beatch galfriend and it got stuck in me head, eh.)
England rules as does the other nations spawned from its culture.
God bless the Anglos, Celts, Normans, et-al, because they are also contributors to Jazz and Classic Rock.
Carry on, eh.
Roch
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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| BS.Dos. wrote: |
I'm not big on British beer. In fact, I'll go one further, it's $hite.
Most Brits drink imported European beer (Stella Artois, Carlsberg, Kronenberg, San Miguel etc) although I suspect that a few will now starting singing the virtues of real beer AKA Ale, which IMO is rubbish.
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That's a shame. Depends which part of the country you're from. In my part, there are countless independent, small breweries and different guest ales that one has never heard of appear in pubs all over town and the region. It's experienced a renaissance. And yes - British cheese is fabulous. Again, my region has the best. Makes the roof of your mouth tingle. The French believe they have the best cheese in the world of course, but if that were the case I'm sure Napoleon wouldn't have got his arse spanked at Waterloo.
I didn't want to contribute to Demi's pathetic thread, but talk of beer and cheese makes me feel very homesick. |
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nateium
Joined: 21 Aug 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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| demi wrote: |
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| England sucks... why else would America have kicked their ass in the Revolutionary war. |
Why are Americans getting their arses kicked in Iraq. How many years has it been now? |
I thought the Brits were getting their arses kicked in Iraq too... |
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sundubuman
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
Location: seoul
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