Beer (was Worst Jokes At Oshkosh)

In article , Anthony wrote:
Now for a Brit joke. Why do Brits drink warm beer? Lucas refrigerators.

Seriously, it's because the beer actually tastes of something (all you
get with ice cold lager is the taste of the CO2 and alcohol and not much
else). Real ales have very varied and complex tastes. If you chill them
too much you don't actually taste anything. (As the poster says in our
local pub, "What's the matter lager boy? Afraid you might taste
something?".

This goes for American real ales too. There are quite a few of them
about. When I lived in Houston, our local Albertson's had quite a good
selection. Many were best enjoyed at room temperature.

As for Lucas the Prince of Darkness, I was slightly concerned when I
lifted the hood of my Audi to find it packed with Lucas electronics.
So far, they haven't actually failed...

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In article ,
Dylan Smith wrote:

In article , Anthony wrote:
Now for a Brit joke. Why do Brits drink warm beer? Lucas refrigerators.

Seriously, it's because the beer actually tastes of something (all you
get with ice cold lager is the taste of the CO2 and alcohol and not much
else). Real ales have very varied and complex tastes. If you chill them
too much you don't actually taste anything. (As the poster says in our
local pub, "What's the matter lager boy? Afraid you might taste
something?".

This goes for American real ales too. There are quite a few of them
about. When I lived in Houston, our local Albertson's had quite a good
selection. Many were best enjoyed at room temperature.

As for Lucas the Prince of Darkness, I was slightly concerned when I
lifted the hood of my Audi to find it packed with Lucas electronics.
So far, they haven't actually failed...



Of course there is the ever present Lucas Three Position Switch:
1. "Dim"
2. "Flicker"
3. "Off."

Dylan Smith wrote:

As for Lucas the Prince of Darkness, I was slightly concerned when I
lifted the hood of my Audi to find it packed with Lucas electronics.
So far, they haven't actually failed...

It's one thing to have a failure in an Audi, quite another for an
Airbus. There are lots of Lucas contributions in the Airbus FBW
system. They seem to be successfully staying aloft in most cases.

"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
...
In article , Anthony wrote:
Now for a Brit joke. Why do Brits drink warm beer? Lucas
refrigerators.

Seriously, it's because the beer actually tastes of something (all you
get with ice cold lager is the taste of the CO2 and alcohol and not much
else). Real ales have very varied and complex tastes. If you chill them
too much you don't actually taste anything. (As the poster says in our
local pub, "What's the matter lager boy? Afraid you might taste
something?".

This goes for American real ales too. There are quite a few of them
about. When I lived in Houston, our local Albertson's had quite a good
selection. Many were best enjoyed at room temperature.

As for Lucas the Prince of Darkness, I was slightly concerned when I
lifted the hood of my Audi to find it packed with Lucas electronics.
So far, they haven't actually failed...

--
Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man

I'm not a beer drinker but I used to ride BSAs and Nortons. I have to admit
that's an old joke and I'm sure I heard it over 20 years ago. It's good to
hear that Lucas has gotten there act together... ;o)

Seriously, it's because the beer actually tastes of something (all you
get with ice cold lager is the taste of the CO2 and alcohol and not much
else).

In a country that favors drinking the likes of "Bud Light" -- would you
expect anything else?

Shoot, if you were to warm a glass of Bud to room temperature you'd soon
realize what a skunky glass of swill you were drinking. Thus, it's best to
keep it really, REALLY cold.

;-)

And actually, on a really hot, sticky day, an ice cold glass of
Bud/Miller/Pabst/Grain Belt/Schlitz/Hamm's/Coors ain't bad. It just ain't
beer.

(BTW: Considering the hardships endured to fetch beer at OSH, we ended up
with a nice collection of mostly good microbrews at the rec.aviation party.
Good job, people!)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:50:27 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Seriously, it's because the beer actually tastes of something (all you
get with ice cold lager is the taste of the CO2 and alcohol and not much
else).

In a country that favors drinking the likes of "Bud Light" -- would you
expect anything else?

Shoot, if you were to warm a glass of Bud to room temperature you'd soon
realize what a skunky glass of swill you were drinking. Thus, it's best to
keep it really, REALLY cold.

;-)

And actually, on a really hot, sticky day, an ice cold glass of
Bud/Miller/Pabst/Grain Belt/Schlitz/Hamm's/Coors ain't bad. It just ain't
beer.

(BTW: Considering the hardships endured to fetch beer at OSH, we ended up
with a nice collection of mostly good microbrews at the rec.aviation party.
Good job, people!)

I've been to the UK for fairly long business trips 3 times, and was
astounded at how many people there drink Bud when there are so many
wonderful ales. Can't stand the stuff myself.

Mike
Mike Patterson
Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
"I always wanted to be somebody. I should have been more specific..."

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004, Mike Patterson wrote:

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:50:27 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Seriously, it's because the beer actually tastes of something (all you
get with ice cold lager is the taste of the CO2 and alcohol and not much
else).

In a country that favors drinking the likes of "Bud Light" -- would you
expect anything else?

Shoot, if you were to warm a glass of Bud to room temperature you'd soon
realize what a skunky glass of swill you were drinking. Thus, it's best to
keep it really, REALLY cold.

;-)

And actually, on a really hot, sticky day, an ice cold glass of
Bud/Miller/Pabst/Grain Belt/Schlitz/Hamm's/Coors ain't bad. It just ain't
beer.

(BTW: Considering the hardships endured to fetch beer at OSH, we ended up
with a nice collection of mostly good microbrews at the rec.aviation party.
Good job, people!)

I've been to the UK for fairly long business trips 3 times, and was
astounded at how many people there drink Bud when there are so many
wonderful ales. Can't stand the stuff myself.

I was in the UK in 2000; and Foster's was the beer of choice... OK,
"Australia's Finest" is slightly better than Bud, but not by much, and
there're so many good local beers - why Fosters, for Dog's sake?

Yes, I'm a beer snob.

Brian.

"Brian Burger" wrote in message
.tc.ca...
I was in the UK in 2000; and Foster's was the beer of choice... OK,
"Australia's Finest" is slightly better than Bud, but not by much, and
there're so many good local beers - why Fosters, for Dog's sake?

People drink Fosters because it's pretty much the same as any
other lager and it's cheaper.

The UK has gone through a bit of a crisis a "real ale" over the past
few decades. It's still happening and getting worse. It's like how
someone described the large breweries taking over due to their
marketing in the US. A lot of the smaller breweries here have been
taken over by the big ones and either completely closed or their
most popular brews discontinued.

Young people now drink lager. Real ale has an image problem, it's
seen as the drink of old men sitting around in a near empty pub.

A lot of advertising is done by the lager producers and as a result,
pretty much all young people, and many older people drink either
Carlsburg or Stella Artois...traditional but "trendy" foreign lagers.
Stella, in particular, has a good advertising campaign where the
lager is portrayed to be very expensive and highly prized, coupled
with its Belgian heritage. You can see their latest ad here (which
brings this back on topic if you watch the ad!).
http://www.stellaartois.co.uk/ and click on "advertising".

As far as I can recall, the only television advertising I can remember
for "real beer" was for John Smiths and for Worthingtons but neither
are/were very consistent.

Guinness advertising is another matter entirely.

Paul

snip
A lot of advertising is done by the lager producers and as a result,
pretty much all young people, and many older people drink either
Carlsburg or Stella Artois...traditional but "trendy" foreign lagers.
Stella, in particular, has a good advertising campaign where the
lager is portrayed to be very expensive and highly prized, coupled
with its Belgian heritage. You can see their latest ad here (which
brings this back on topic if you watch the ad!).
http://www.stellaartois.co.uk/ and click on "advertising".

As far as I can recall, the only television advertising I can remember
for "real beer" was for John Smiths and for Worthingtons but neither
are/were very consistent.
snip

For a summary of the triumph of advertising over taste buds (in the UK
at least), see he http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3188382.stm

I only drink bitter (except in emergencies, usually on vacation :-) )
and have no problem getting decent beer where I am.
In the US I am frequently found in San Francisco, and have frequently
found oodles of deliciousness there as well (Half Moon Bay on a Sunday
afternoon, with somebody else driving - heaven !! at least when the
weather is non-flyable).

Damian

"Paul Sengupta" wrote in message
news:cfq3r6$lf1 As far as I can recall, the only television advertising I
can remember
for "real beer" was for John Smiths and for Worthingtons but neither
are/were very consistent.

Oh, and Boddingtons...