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**James Deuce** · 16th September 2004, 14:11

I declare this thread......

(bangs gavel on desk)

Officially hijacked.

**Hitcher** · 16th September 2004, 14:17

Originally Posted by Jim2

Officially hijacked.

Yeah, what was it all about again?

**jrandom** · 16th September 2004, 14:26

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Yeah, what was it all about again?

Can't remember, but we could follow the emerging standard and talk about beer for a while until it comes back to us.

**bungbung** · 16th September 2004, 14:30

Alrighty,

Monteiths Original.

Was in Brisbane cbd two weeks ago and fancied a beer. Popped into nearest pub and beheld a monteiths sign on their counter.

i asked for a monteiths and received blank looks. I showed barkeep the sign on his counter and was told "I've never seen that before, and we don't stock that beer"

Aussies eh?

**jrandom** · 16th September 2004, 14:33

Actually, it's a bit inefficient to have two concurrent beer threads, isn't it?

And we covered single malts pretty comprehensively a while back.

Um...

Anyone here familiar with home distilling?

**Mr Skid** · 16th September 2004, 14:38

Originally Posted by jrandom

Can't remember, but we could follow the emerging standard and talk about beer for a while until it comes back to us.

I'll have a Becks please barkeep!

**Hitcher** · 16th September 2004, 14:39

Originally Posted by jrandom

Can't remember, but we could follow the emerging standard and talk about beer for a while until it comes back to us.

Hmmm, beer! If there is a heaven, I plan to shake hands with the person who invented beer, and then buy him one!

And what's with those Trappists then? Where in the Bible does it say: "Go ye in silence, my brothers, steep the fruit of the hop, the malted grain of barley, the sap from sugar cane in barrels of stream water until it achieves a ratio of 5 percent alcohol, yay verily or stronger! And then quaff said beverage, all the while silently giving thanks and praise to your Lord!"

**vifferman** · 16th September 2004, 14:43

Talking of 5% - there was a cafe/bar type place in Orewa that did 1-litre steins of German beers, some of them more than double that strength. Anyone know if it's still there? Anyone tried some of these brews and lived to talk about it?

**jrandom** · 16th September 2004, 14:48

Originally Posted by Hitcher

And what's with those Trappists then? Where in the Bible does it say: "Go ye in silence, my brothers, steep the fruit of the hop, the malted grain of barley, the sap from sugar cane in barrels of stream water until it achieves a ratio of 5 percent alcohol, yay verily or stronger! And then quaff said beverage, all the while silently giving thanks and praise to your Lord!"

I was going to go on about it being "yea verily", but I've already had my day's quota of pediculus humanus capitis egg removal, so I won't.

And I suppose you could say that they were just being energetic in their appreciation of Psalm 104:15.

**Hitcher** · 16th September 2004, 14:53

Originally Posted by jrandom

And I suppose you could say that they were just being energetic in their appreciation of Psalm 104:15.

You've got it in one! Silently energetic.

**marty** · 16th September 2004, 14:55

Originally Posted by spudchucka

Where's the fun in that?

if spud ignored all the idiot threads he'd never talk to lou

**Hitcher** · 16th September 2004, 14:56

Originally Posted by firestormer

Talking of 5% - there was a cafe/bar type place in Orewa that did 1-litre steins of German beers, some of them more than double that strength. Anyone know if it's still there? Anyone tried some of these brews and lived to talk about it?

Mate, the Leuven bar here in Wellington does a Belgian drop that weighs in at a heady 20%. They've also got a couple of 15% brews. I knew a dude when I was a Massey student who was a food techie who could do a 15% home brew. That's pretty much at the edge of what a home brewer can do with the range of yeasts they have available. Tastes like beer, feels like sherry... "Yay verily, here comes east, again..."

**Blakamin** · 16th September 2004, 14:58

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Hmmm, beer! If there is a heaven, I plan to shake hands with the person who invented beer, and then buy him one!

And what's with those Trappists then? Where in the Bible does it say: "Go ye in silence, my brothers, steep the fruit of the hop, the malted grain of barley, the sap from sugar cane in barrels of stream water until it achieves a ratio of 5 percent alcohol, yay verily or stronger! And then quaff said beverage, all the while silently giving thanks and praise to your Lord!"

Whale oil beef hooked!

gotta come up with something if you're not talking