Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxb!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!cca!ima!haddock!darryl 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 Article-I.D.: haddock.338 Posted: Wed Feb 6 00:19:49 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Feb-85 01:46:47 EST Lines: 19 Nf-ID: #R:ccice5:-65000:haddock:17000003:000:995 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.