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Topic 11 · 164 responses · archived october 2000

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~terry Mon, Mar 10, 1997 (21:36) seed

What are your favorite beers?

~terry Mon, Mar 10, 1997 (21:38) #1

I give Bosque Porter a B. I'm doing a beer tasting test. I'm trying out one new beer every night. This stuff comes out of Waco, Texas. You'd never expect. Kind of sweet.

~KitchenManager Sat, Mar 29, 1997 (12:29) #2

Ah, beer! Pete's Wicked Ale, Guiness Stout, Red Hook ESB, Sam Adams Double and Triple Bocks, Blackened Voodoo, and Anchor Porter. There's more, but these are the tops of my list. WER

~terry Sat, Mar 29, 1997 (12:53) #3

I like Guiness a lot. There's nothing else like it, at least that I've tried.

~stacey Tue, May 27, 1997 (21:43) #4

Love beer... Bass Ale, Pete's Wicked, Killian's Colorado beers... Great Divide, Trout (Fairplay, CO), Boulder Ale Texas beers... Nothing beats a Shiner!

~terry Wed, May 28, 1997 (07:59) #5

Ya got that right. Especially their bock beer.

~nancyw Wed, Jun 11, 1997 (18:44) #6

The type of beer depends on the food. And the time of day. Some of the dark beers almost feel/taste like dessert to me. SOme of my friends haul me out to local breweries (get a life, they say) and pour the good stuff in to me. I can handle about 1/2 a glass. Lots of the micropubs are starting to have good food, which is a saving grace for me.

~terry Wed, Jun 11, 1997 (18:47) #7

Like dessert you say? As in four pieces of chocolate?

~nancyw Wed, Jun 11, 1997 (19:00) #8

No, I do have a broader repetoire than just chocolate. I like food of almost every stripe, including non-chocolate liquids. I mean dark, foamy beer.

~terry Wed, Jun 11, 1997 (19:00) #9

I share your liking for dark beers. What are some of your favorite brands? How about Guiness Stout?

~nancyw Wed, Jun 11, 1997 (19:09) #10

Brands? Whatever my friends pick out! That's why I always pick friends with good taste. And usually I buy a local beer or something new to try. Thus no memory. I just like em!

~terry Wed, Jun 11, 1997 (19:11) #11

Celis is a great Austin brand. And of course Shiners. But I already mentioned Shiners. Ever tried it?

~nancyw Wed, Jun 11, 1997 (20:02) #12

Can't say that I've ever even heard of it. But I lead a sheltered life...

~terry Thu, Jun 12, 1997 (08:06) #13

It's like our best regional beer, what's the best regional brew in your neck of the woods?

~nancyw Thu, Jun 12, 1997 (13:35) #14

I know you are really trying to show how little brains I have left. Lets see, I'm asking my staff... Redhook, Big Time, and then we all have blank looks on our faces. Maybe we drank too much beer in earlier years. Ei!

~terry Thu, Jun 12, 1997 (16:25) #15

So it's Redhook? What's that like?

~nancyw Fri, Jun 13, 1997 (20:28) #16

Milking a dead horse here. Its beer. I know thats blasphemy, but I am not a beer knowledgable person. IT tastes good! What can I say. Now if I were to comment on chocolate..... there's another story. I confess, I am a beer ignoramus!

~terry Sat, Jun 14, 1997 (08:46) #17

Are there any chocolate beers?

~stacey Mon, Sep 15, 1997 (20:52) #18

Hola! How about your favorite cheap beer?!?! Let's hear it for Black Label, Hamm's and Pig's Eye Red! Hey guys, it's that Colorado girl from Texas loggin' in again via the Denver Public Library... Breakin the law, breakin the law! Miss you all, miss Austin but having a grooving time living in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains!

~terry Mon, Sep 15, 1997 (21:21) #19

I'll go with Redeye, haven't tried the other two. How is the wonder woman doing? I, for one, miss your boundless energy around Austin. It sure was great when you were around. Are you doing much bicycling, rollerblading etc? The Austin libraries have lots of free net access these days. I wonder if your "website" is still up, I'll have to take a look. Is the library your only access?

~stacey Tue, Sep 23, 1997 (12:09) #20

Not anymore! I'm ethernet babe now! I'm connected at school FINALLY! The T-1 connection really spoiled me at MR. Ahh, but that has little to do with food, now. No beer last night, a couple of glasses of Merlot though.

~terry Wed, Sep 24, 1997 (07:52) #21

Actually, you were just an isdn babe back then. I developed a liking for Merlet a while back. What kind of connection do you have at school now?

~stacey Wed, Sep 24, 1997 (09:28) #22

a slow one.

~terry Wed, Sep 24, 1997 (19:29) #23

What? A dial up modem? Are you springing by telnet or over the web?

~stacey Thu, Sep 25, 1997 (09:28) #24

telnet But on the topic of beer... *smile* Fat Tire. Yum.

~terry Thu, Sep 25, 1997 (18:54) #25

What beer do you recommend I pick up for this weekend?

~stacey Fri, Sep 26, 1997 (09:12) #26

first I gots ta know what you're doing.

~terry Fri, Sep 26, 1997 (16:51) #27

Partying. Relaxing.

~stacey Mon, Sep 29, 1997 (08:49) #28

Bad Dog Ale... is that the one? You know,the one with the Hunter S. Thompson quotes.

~terry Mon, Sep 29, 1997 (11:50) #29

Have you ever tried Pilsner Uraquel? Guiness Strout? What do you think of these?

~stacey Tue, Sep 30, 1997 (09:00) #30

yes. and yes. The first one I loved. The black, tarry one, not so great. Although I had it in England where the tradition is to drink in at room temp!

~terry Tue, Sep 30, 1997 (20:31) #31

I've heard that, I like both of these. Based on that, what else would you recommend that I try?

~stacey Wed, Oct 1, 1997 (11:43) #32

Alimony Ale!!

~terry Thu, Oct 2, 1997 (23:14) #33

For real?

~stacey Fri, Oct 3, 1997 (09:23) #34

Yep. It's a darker than amber ale with all kinds of crazy flavors. NOT fruity More spice. Nutmeg maybe. I don't know if Texas has it or not but Boulder Amber Ale and Trout Ale are both good ones too. They're brewed in CO, the whole "Rocky Mountain water" thing.

~terry Fri, Oct 3, 1997 (23:14) #35

Celis is pretty popular around Austin, and they have some interesting flavors.

~stacey Mon, Oct 6, 1997 (09:45) #36

I had a cold Guiness last night. Watched the cascade and everything. It was yum... much better cold!

~terry Mon, Oct 6, 1997 (17:16) #37

Makes me want to have a beer, but no beer in the fridge right now, and I'm home for the day. In 30 seconds the space shuttle lands. . . . . . . . Main gear touchdown. Nose gear touchdown. Another good landing at Edwards AFB. I guess you were here too late, but they have opened a lot of microbreweries around Austin. The Copper Tank, etc.

~stacey Mon, Oct 6, 1997 (17:56) #38

The Copper Tank's been around for awhile -- 3 years. Been there, liked that. Actually I prefered it before the restaurant. I also had been to the Armadillo but I know that's shut down. Thre were a couple more when I last talked to Austin ites... Thanks for the shuttle commentary!

~terry Mon, Oct 6, 1997 (20:13) #39

Sure, they were saying that on the radio while I was typing. Cedar Street is actually what I was trying to think of, they had a real cool gathering there recently put on by the MAIN folks (who are putting public internet terminals in the libraries around Austin). Did you ever make it there?

~stacey Tue, Oct 7, 1997 (09:15) #40

I made it there but I didn't know it was a microbrewery.

~stacey Thu, Oct 9, 1997 (12:36) #41

Last night I had a Red Hook. Decent beer. I'm still reeling over how much I enjoyed the Guiness this time. Refrigeration makes a HUGE difference. In Estes Park they have the Estes Park brewery -- good microbrews that have recently started in a broader market. The Wynkoop in downtown Denver also makes a couple really good micros -- Railyard Ale is one of my faves. But every month they tap a specialty brew. Last year they tapped one in honor of Kurt Vonnegut.

~terry Thu, Oct 9, 1997 (18:56) #42

Does Guiness make other beers besides Stout, I seem to vaguely recall even seeing a near beer made by Guiness.

~stacey Fri, Oct 10, 1997 (10:20) #43

In a green can?

~terry Sat, Oct 11, 1997 (18:53) #44

I don't remember what kind of can. Strangely, I drank a near beer the other night and felt a buzz from it. It was Heineken's Near Beer, called Klausthauler or something.

~KitchenManager Sat, Oct 11, 1997 (19:22) #45

I know I'm interrupting and all, but my favorites (all dark) are: Samuel Adam's Double Bock Guiness Stout Red Hook ESB Pete's Wicked Ale Anchor Porter Blackened VooDoo Red Hook's porter with the Starbuck's coffee in it WER

~terry Sat, Oct 11, 1997 (21:04) #46

Any particular flavor of Starbuck's coffee? How would you arrange these on a scale of bitter to sweet?

~KitchenManager Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (00:18) #47

Actually, I don't know which they use to brew it with, I just remember it's Starbucks. And there really isn't a sweet one one the list. I usually don't prefer my darks sweet, although the occasional black and tan hits the spot! WER

~stacey Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (09:41) #48

It was a cheap beer weekend! Black label and Red Dog!

~terry Mon, Oct 13, 1997 (13:24) #49

Beer brewed with coffee, what do you think Stacey?

~stacey Tue, Oct 14, 1997 (08:37) #50

Sounds like two of my biggest vices in one fell swoop! I like the idea.

~terry Tue, Oct 14, 1997 (13:49) #51

Will you try one and get back to us?

~stacey Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (09:19) #52

will do

~terry Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (13:19) #53

Oh good, Stacey's our canary in the mineshaft for coffee brewed beer.

~stacey Thu, Oct 16, 1997 (09:04) #54

I seem to be everyone's canary -- the fumes at MR?!?!

~stacey Thu, Oct 16, 1997 (09:06) #55

Had Pets's Oktober fest and a Twisted Pine amber (local) last night. The Twisted pine was kinda yeasty but really good and darker than most ambers.

~KitchenManager Thu, Oct 16, 1997 (23:33) #56

Ambers are good, yeasty isn't. Oktoberfests are good, also. Decent beer tastes, stacey!. WER

~stacey Fri, Oct 17, 1997 (11:00) #57

Why thank you sir! I also volunteer my taste-testing services in this area!

~KitchenManager Sat, Oct 18, 1997 (00:00) #58

Well, that's two, what are the others? WER

~terry Sun, Oct 19, 1997 (12:05) #59

George Gale is a founding member of the Independent Family Brewers of Britain. The ale won a gold medal this year. For more details: http://www.troth.demon.co.uk/pages/beers.html.

~stacey Mon, Oct 20, 1997 (09:21) #60

Other taste testing services...??? *smile*

~terry Mon, Oct 20, 1997 (18:07) #61

What do you all think of Belgian brewed beers vs. beers brewed with Belgian methods in the US?

~KitchenManager Mon, Oct 20, 1997 (23:36) #62

stacey--yes(can e-mail me your answer if you'd prefer) terry--Can't say that I like either. Too yeasty, at least all that I have tried. I prefer German, Irish, and Australlian, outside of my favorite American, and Swiss Lowenbrau is pretty good, especially the dark. WER

~stacey Tue, Oct 21, 1997 (10:42) #63

[BMy, my this is becoming quite the inuendo conference... I like it!

~KitchenManager Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (00:49) #64

Inuendo, conferencing, or onlookers? Back to Belgium: I forgot about Duvel, I think its Belgian, and some lambics, especially Faro Pertotale Ale. WER

~terry Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (01:09) #65

Discovered on the most happening beer joints in Austin, it's called Fado. It's and Irish pub and they have great Guiness Stout on tap. I went there Friday for dinner and had fish and chips (very good) with some Stout. I met some folks for the first time and we had a blast. One of the guys was a former ranked tennis pro who needed a website (guess who might be building it?) and there were some women from SWT who were partyin' like it was 1999. Fado is sandwiched in between the Cedar Street jazz joint and a coffeehouse on Fourth Street.

~stacey Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (12:03) #66

sounds yummy! The joint, not the partyers! *grin*

~terry Wed, Oct 22, 1997 (20:26) #67

Glad you qualified that, in case we misinterpreted you. What was your favorite beer joint around Austin? Have you ever been to the Draught Horse?

~stacey Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (09:16) #68

Fave beer joint would have to be all those with outdoor patios... Dog&Duck, Crown and Anchor, (shoot) what was the one by crown and anchor? I thought the Draught Horse was a bit overpriced and most of the microbrew places (ie. the Bitter End) a bit pretentious.

~terry Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (11:12) #69

I've never been to Draught Horse, just heard about it. There's a place downtown that has beer and movies, what's it called? It's around the corner from Fados.

~stacey Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (13:04) #70

Dunno? What KIND of movies?

~KitchenManager Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (13:12) #71

Down, girl, down. WER ps--no offense = )

~stacey Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (13:16) #72

A serious question (yeah right!) If he were referring to one of the comedy places vs. a dramatic movie screen... it might jog my memory.

~KitchenManager Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (13:24) #73

I think he's referring to a place where you can have dinner, a beer, and watch a movie, a restaurant/cinema kinda place. WER

~terry Thu, Oct 23, 1997 (20:40) #74

Yeah, that's it, but the name escapes me.

~stacey Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (11:21) #75

The Cinema Grill?

~terry Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (14:39) #76

Nope, somethin' else.

~stacey Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (14:45) #77

Vittles N' Video?

~terry Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (15:01) #78

Nope, you're getting colder.

~stacey Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (15:05) #79

Raucous Reels?

~terry Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (15:09) #80

Not there yet.

~stacey Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (15:31) #81

Movies N' Mai Tai's?

~terry Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (17:10) #82

Great name but no banana.

~stacey Mon, Oct 27, 1997 (09:39) #83

Cider and Slapstick?

~terry Mon, Oct 27, 1997 (10:46) #84

Nope, another cool name though. Try again. This is fun.

~stacey Mon, Oct 27, 1997 (12:02) #85

Drama on Draught?

~terry Mon, Oct 27, 1997 (12:40) #86

Nyetski.

~stacey Tue, Oct 28, 1997 (08:46) #87

Action/Adventure Ale House?

~terry Tue, Oct 28, 1997 (10:38) #88

Not.

~stacey Wed, Oct 29, 1997 (09:51) #89

Shows N Suds?

~terry Wed, Oct 29, 1997 (21:03) #90

Not Shows 'n Suds, but that's one of the best names you've come up with.

~stacey Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (08:39) #91

Now how am I supposed to come up with another fictional name with that kind of pressure on me, huh? You know it would be my nature (and habit) to come up with something better than the best I've already created... oh the pressure...

~terry Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (09:27) #92

Alls the same in love and naming movie/beer joints.

~stacey Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (09:57) #93

Bellylaughs N' Beverages?

~terry Thu, Oct 30, 1997 (12:53) #94

*** giggle *** but no.

~KitchenManager Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (00:02) #95

stacey, when you're tired, let me know I finally looked up the answer WER

~stacey Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (09:59) #96

Ttttt...iiii...rrrrr.eeee....ddddd.... and fading!

~KitchenManager Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (14:57) #97

Alamo Drafthouse Theater WER

~stacey Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (16:45) #98

not nearly as catchy as any of mine, but thanks for the reprieve!

~terry Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (18:20) #99

I like Stacedouts names much better!

~KitchenManager Fri, Oct 31, 1997 (23:42) #100

Me, too... WER

~stacey Mon, Nov 3, 1997 (09:01) #101

This weekend's fare: Killian's Red, Old Scratch Ale and Red Wolf (Sunday's desperate attempt to get some beer- liquor stores are all closed on the Sabbath)

~terry Mon, Nov 3, 1997 (09:20) #102

Too much beer for me Fri night at Leightons mega party. Check out the videoslides running on our http://www.spring.com main page.

~terry Fri, Nov 7, 1997 (09:10) #103

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~stacey Fri, Nov 7, 1997 (09:28) #104

I went to that 2 years ago -- what a blast!

~terry Sun, Nov 16, 1997 (20:26) #105

Well you can have a virtual blast and drink some vitual beer because I have twh hours of video slides running on our front page at http://www.spring.com Lot of brewpub suds! It was a gorgeous day in Austin and most folks seemed to be in a great mood with their mugs in hand and some pretty decent bands playing. No soundtrack yet, but we're working on a real audio solution to bring you the sounds of these events that we've been videotaping. I had a very peaceful morning, took a long walk, had a great lunch, and capped it off with fish 'n chips, a beer (of course), and a brandy soaked mini-cigar. One of my periodic vice ridden forays into debauchery. Luckenbach beer, Shiner, Celis, the Texas Brewers Fest had 'em all. You can see Mezzaluna in the background. and some of the Austin skyline.

~stacey Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (09:48) #106

Ever had Iron City beer? Save it for Bad Beer Night!

~terry Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (10:58) #107

Ever heard of Iron Chief?

~stacey Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (11:04) #108

nnope.

~terry Mon, Nov 17, 1997 (13:41) #109

It's a tv show or something, causing a big stir. Any, what a digression.

~stacey Tue, Nov 18, 1997 (10:54) #110

another of our strong points!

~KitchenManager Thu, Nov 20, 1997 (12:03) #111

Are we back on your hips again?

~terry Thu, Nov 20, 1997 (13:33) #112

She's hip.

~stacey Thu, Nov 20, 1997 (13:41) #113

we could be, WER and of course I am, Paul

~KitchenManager Fri, Nov 21, 1997 (16:49) #114

What would it take to get there?

~stacey Mon, Nov 24, 1997 (10:10) #115

Refresh me again... where are you trying to get? Besides in my pants! *giggle*

~KitchenManager Mon, Nov 24, 1997 (10:18) #116

For one, I don't think that I would fit in your pants... We were talking about being on your hips again, or could be.

~stacey Mon, Nov 24, 1997 (11:02) #117

My hips aren't THAT big -- for everyone to get on. NOw my inner thighs... there's a good area.

~terry Mon, Nov 24, 1997 (12:28) #118

Inner thighs are good.

~stacey Mon, Nov 24, 1997 (12:29) #119

Tell us all about it Paul!

~terry Mon, Nov 24, 1997 (13:35) #120

Everything? Mine or yours?

~stacey Tue, Nov 25, 1997 (11:14) #121

Whoa! Lookit you, jumping into the fray!

~KitchenManager Thu, Apr 16, 1998 (19:06) #122

Anyway...here's one in trib to you today, my innuendo wielding birthday girl! *pop* *gulp* *ahhh...* (this used to be a fun topic afore we met and all...*sigh*)

~stacey Fri, Apr 17, 1998 (09:16) #123

[B22 oz. of Breckenridge brew at the birthday dinner for me! (someone is in a rather dark mood!)

~KitchenManager Fri, Apr 17, 1998 (11:12) #124

Nah, not really, just making my own warped observations... Don't recognize Breckenridge, what's it like?

~stacey Fri, Apr 17, 1998 (15:17) #125

micro brew from Breckenridge Brewery in CO. Amber, full NOT nutty (which seems to be a trend around here)

~autumn Sun, Apr 19, 1998 (17:12) #126

Don't know if this stacks up, but I had a Rolling Rock in Fells Point last night...(Baltimore neighborhood where "Homicide" is filmed)

~stacey Mon, Apr 20, 1998 (00:01) #127

rolling rock does NOT stack up! *smile*

~autumn Tue, Apr 21, 1998 (21:34) #128

Can't blame me for tryin'! (*wink*)

~stacey Wed, Apr 22, 1998 (15:21) #129

speaking of beer... thanks for the card WER!

~KitchenManager Wed, Apr 22, 1998 (15:41) #130

You're welcome.

~KitchenManager Wed, Jul 22, 1998 (17:29) #131

yeah, and where was mine? The coffee beer is out again, it's Red Hook Double Black Stout. That's right, kids, a stout beer brewed with Starbucks coffee... (just typing the words makes my mouth water!)

~riette Thu, Jul 23, 1998 (01:05) #132

BIG YUK!

~autumn Fri, Jul 24, 1998 (21:27) #133

Stout, blah! I'll just have the coffee.

~riette Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (01:01) #134

ha-ha!!! Do you get nice . . . eh . . . beer CANS in America. Ones that you could almost FRAME?

~KitchenManager Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (01:06) #135

yeah, but beer in cans suck... and again, what colors do you need?

~riette Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (01:08) #136

Different blues for sky, water and the different shades of blues to be found there. Yellow. Orange. Purple or pink. cans with interesting patterns on them. Funny, always hate bottles, because it sucks up the bubbles.

~KitchenManager Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (01:15) #137

okay, gonna send you a sample pack of the colors so you can tell me which ones you like the best...then I'll start drinking like mad!

~KitchenManager Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (02:57) #138

how many do you need, and by when? I'm down for Pepsi (blue) RC (blue) Cherry Coke (cool red and black geometrics) Mountain Dew (green) and a yellow and a purple, just not sure which yet...

~riette Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (03:44) #139

Cool!!! Just send'em as you drink'em - I can wait. I've got it planned in a way that I can work in different parts of the picture at a time, and it should all come together in the end - hopefully. But I can improvise if necessary. The Cherry Coke can sounds particularly interesting - be sure to send that one. And the blue ones defenitely - so far I've only been able to find two types of shiny blue - I need shiny and not shiny blues and greens. Now, start DRINKING! Geez, hope I don't turn people into alcoholics with this strange request!!

~terry Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (06:52) #140

I visited a man once who built his whole house out of different colored glass bottles. And the house was mostly underground, excpet the ceiling which was like a stained glass window. He polished all the bottoms of the bottles which made up his walls. It only took a few tiny sticks to heat the place in his miniscule fireplace. On the surface was a greenhouse. This was on a trip to a hot springs in Mendocino county.

~riette Sat, Jul 25, 1998 (07:21) #141

OH, WOW!!! I wish I could have seen it! I would LOVE to love in a bottle house like that.

~terry Sun, Jul 26, 1998 (08:07) #142

If I ever make it back there to those hot springs in Mendocino I'll take a video if the old man will let me. Provided it's still there and he's still alive.

~riette Sun, Jul 26, 1998 (09:45) #143

Please do - I'm sure it's really something.

~terry Sun, Jul 26, 1998 (21:03) #144

OK, remind me next time I say I'm going to California, which I do a couple of times a year.

~riette Mon, Jul 27, 1998 (00:49) #145

I am hanging on to your fingers, waiting for that day, babe!

~terry Mon, Jul 27, 1998 (09:27) #146

Did ya hear that, she called me babe. Cool.

~riette Mon, Jul 27, 1998 (11:12) #147

I got you . . .

~TIM Tue, Dec 8, 1998 (18:00) #148

When I used to drink: Pschorr Brau Dark, Heineken Dark, Guiness Extra Stout, Grolsch, Dos Equis, Andeker, Miller Genuine Draft.

~KitchenManager Tue, Mar 30, 1999 (18:55) #149

Redhook Ale went an extra mile recently. The craft brewery received kosher certification from the Orthodox Union (OU), which oversees thousands of products for certification around the world. Why did Redhook with its nine branded beers seek it? Kosher certification signals to consumers that a product adheres to guidelines of quality, purity and use of natural products, says Nelson Jay, marketing manager of Redhook Brewery. Many non-Jewish consumers know kosher products contain fewer preservatives and additives and adhere to stringent manufacturing standards.

~autumn Wed, Mar 31, 1999 (10:06) #150

Most of the products from my organic/health food co-op have kosher certification. I've always been puzzled by the kosher toothpaste, lollipops and soy sauce, etc., but I guess it's a purity thang.

~KitchenManager Thu, Apr 1, 1999 (00:28) #151

yep, those non-kosher pork-n-catfish lollipops would scare me more, I think...

~autumn Sun, Apr 4, 1999 (22:03) #152

heh-heh!

~KitchenManager Thu, Apr 8, 1999 (20:07) #153

Hey, Stace!!! Have you had Fat Tire Amber? If so, how would you rate it in the overall beer scheme of things?

~aschuth Tue, Apr 13, 1999 (10:32) #154

I would certainly not feel up to drinking something with a name like that. Reeks of burnt tires and motoroil, right?

~KitchenManager Tue, Apr 13, 1999 (19:16) #155

not the sample that I tried...

~aschuth Thu, Apr 22, 1999 (14:15) #156

Had a cold, eh?

~KitchenManager Thu, Apr 22, 1999 (14:36) #157

too cold...

~MarciaH Sun, Feb 20, 2000 (22:04) #158

Aaaah a subject on which I have absolutely no expertise. I am a cork sniffer and under the table at that!

~MarciaH Tue, May 2, 2000 (15:28) #159

It's True, Beer Is Good For You! Hops Used For Beer Is An Anti-Bacterial Agent Learn More About On Your Side CLEVELAND, Posted 1:56 p.m. September 28, 1999 -- It could be the best words a beer drinker has heard since 'open bar.' Is beer good for you? NewsChannel5 reports one scientist says the hops that make up beer are. A Miller Brewing Company scientist has patented the use of acid hops as an anti-bacterial agent. Miller is even negotiating with a number of companies to use the hops as a germ killer. The researcher says it could be used in everything from toothpaste and mouthwash to preservatives in hot dogs. But there's no word if gargling with beer has the same effect. Copyright 1999 by NewsNet5. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

~MarciaH Tue, May 2, 2000 (16:35) #160

Good health! Brewers toast study on beer http://www.themercury.com.au/nie/mathguys/articles/1996/960612a1.htm PEOPLE who drink beer in moderation live longer and are less likely to have heart problems, according to a review of research on the links between alcohol and health. There is a widespread view that moderate consumption of wine, not of beer, is good for the heart. But the authors of the review say they found strong evidence that consumption of any alcoholic beverage was linked to a lower risk of heart disease. The Australian Brewers' Foundation medical research advisory committee has reviewed about 30 published research papers from around the world on the link between alcohol and heart disease. "Beer can be regarded as the drink of moderation be cause it has half the alcohol content of wine," the chairman of the Brewers' Foundation medical research advisory committee, Professor Ross Kalucy, said. "There is now an overwhelming consensus of medical opinion that moderate alcohol intake is protective against heart disease in both men and women." Consumption of no more than four glasses of beer a day for men, and two for women, is considered moderate. Professor Kalucy, professor of psychiatry at Flinders University, said it had been shown that moderate drinkers lived longer than people who did not drink at all. Alcohol is known to boost a substance in the blood, known as higher density lipoprotein which protects blood vessels against clotting and the buildup of plaque on artery walls due to cholesterol. It was for this reason moderate consumption of alcohol was good for cardiac health, he said. Brewers' Foundation chairman Professor Kwong Lee Dow said in a statement that this did not mean, however that abstainers should be encouraged to take up drinking. "Health authorities and educators need to acknowledge the role of alcohol in our society and develop policies that minimise the potential physical, social and emotional harms that result from its use," he said. AAP

~MarciaH Tue, May 2, 2000 (17:14) #161

Cheery, Beer-y Kidneys Those who have suffered the excruciating pain of kidney stones usually ask themselves what they could have done differently. Pirjo Pietinen and her colleagues in Finland now think they have an answer: Drink beer. As part of an ongoing lung-cancer prevention study, Pietinen�s group collected detailed dietary information from their 27,000 male volunteers. All were smokers between the ages of 50 and 69. Within about 6 years of entering the study, 329 of the participants developed kidney stones. Ordinarily, physicians advise people at high risk of recurring stones to drink plenty of liquids, especially water. Diluting the urine seems to slow the buildup of the stony calcium deposits that cause pain. However, all liquids are not equally beneficial. Studies have indicated that while coffee, tea, and alcohol tend to reduce an individual�s risk of forming kidney stones, grapefruit and apple juices both foster stone production. At least one study also indicated that soft-drink consumption might cultivate stones. In these Finnish men, however, the researchers found no clear protection associated with water consumption. Then again, Pietinen notes, "our measure of total water was not as good as it should be, because the questionnaire we used didn�t ask about water drunk as such." Rather, they calculated water intake based upon its usual contribution to other foods�such as soup or tea. Though asking questions directly about water consumption might seem an essential first step in any study of kidney stones, Pietinen points out that this was actually a re-crunching of numbers collected as part of a lung-cancer study. This also explains why her group restricted participation to individuals who smoked. Unlike other studies, the Finnish scientists found no statistically significant link between alcohol consumption and kidney-stone risk. "What�s interesting in our data," Pietinen told Science News Online, "was that beer seemed to have a specific effect all its own." ....more at http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc99/9_18_99/food.htm

~MarciaH Tue, May 2, 2000 (17:17) #162

See what kind of friend I am? You needed excuses to visit the Pub? I gave you a bunch of them. Okole maluna!

~sociolingo Fri, May 5, 2000 (04:42) #163

Well, I did have a half pint of lager down at the bowling alley, didn't improve my score though!!!

~MarciaH Fri, May 5, 2000 (14:11) #164

-sigh

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