On Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 07:11:40AM -0800, Frank Mayhar wrote: > Jot Powers wrote: > > Back in the good old college days we bought a Belgian beer to > > try at a party that was 12.5% a.b.v. It was...how can I say > > this...um...horrific. > > "A" Belgian beer? > > Any idea _which_ Belgian beer? Nope. The frightening thing was this was drunk _after_ several other beers. This sort of behaviour rarely makes you think the later drink is worse than it really is. > Belgium is the beer Mecca, to which all true beer-lovers must make > pilgramage once in their lives. If they're lucky. :-) I know, and I've been back to the Belgian beer well a few times and haven't been happy. This is odd, because of the people I know, I'm the closest thing around to a beer connoissuer (sp). [1] I suppose I will have to try again. -Jot [1] This is largely out of self preservation. The people I know that could be better beer snobs than I, have migrated largely to single-malt. I have so far avoided it, because I know once I start, it can't be good for the wallet. I have become a moderate wine snob, but this his held in check by the fact that my wife is too, and can't really drink while pregnant, thus limiting me politically. :) -- Jot Powers <books at bofh.com> http://www.bofh.com/books/ "I'm upping my standards, so up yours!" -Pat Paulsen (1927-1997), Presidential Campaign Slogan