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From: darryl@haddock.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.wines
Subject: Re: Lone Star beer
Message-ID: <338@haddock.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 6-Feb-85 00:19:49 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  6 00:19:49 1985
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Nf-From: haddock!darryl    Feb  3 17:37:00 1985

Roughly ten years ago the British experienced a similar brewery war.
Many local breweries were bought up and shut down.  The stalwart drinkers
of Britain responded with CAMRA -- The CAMpaign for Real Ale
(cask-conditioned as compared to pastuerized kegs).  It was quite a
successful campaign, so much so that many believe CAMRA has outlived its
usefulness.  Of course, beer distribution and consumption is radically
different here, but I like to spend my money on local breweries rather
than the nationals (well, usually - I refuse to drink LA's "Brew 102"!).
The point is that there is no BEST beer (advertising aside), there are
many variations on a common theme each interesting in its own way.

		--Darryl Richman
		...!cca!ima!ism780!darryl

P.S.  I thought Shiner Bock was quite good, too.  I tried to bring
a few samples back for a beer bottle-collecting friend, but I didn't
package them well enough in my luggage...  If you do something stoooopid
like this, be SURE about your methods.