Beer (was Worst Jokes At Oshkosh)

population over about 30,000 had at least one local brewery. By 1965,
however,
advertising had convinced most people that nothing made outside of
Milwaukee was
worth drinking, and nearly all of the small breweries disappeared.

There isn't much made outside of Wisconsin that's worth drinking today.

And, ironically, the big brewers have mostly left Milwaukee.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

There is a very good beer called Shiner Boch and it is made in Texas.

http://www.shiner.com/home.html After spending a lot of time in England
I started liking their beer. This is close.

Jay Honeck wrote:

population over about 30,000 had at least one local brewery. By 1965,
however,
advertising had convinced most people that nothing made outside of
Milwaukee was
worth drinking, and nearly all of the small breweries disappeared.

There isn't much made outside of Wisconsin that's worth drinking today.

And, ironically, the big brewers have mostly left Milwaukee.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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And, ironically, the big brewers have mostly left Milwaukee.


I took the Miller brewery tour last month. Seemed pretty big to me.

"Javier Henderson" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" writes:


And, ironically, the big brewers have mostly left Milwaukee.

Where are Laverne & Shirley working now?


They moved to California in the sixties.

On 12 Aug 2004 11:10:12 -0700, Javier Henderson
wrote:

"Jay Honeck" writes:


And, ironically, the big brewers have mostly left Milwaukee.

Where are Laverne & Shirley working now?

-jav
They're in a home by now. That was 40 odd years ago.

--
dillon

When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark
and the horse's name was Bob.

advertising had convinced most people that nothing made outside of
Milwaukee was
worth drinking, . . .

One word on the label had something to do with that. If you shipped your
beer out of state, there was an extra tax levied on it. This tax was known
as a "premium". So, beer shipped from Wisconsin was marked "Premium" beer.
Joe Six-Pack thought this meant it had to be extra good. Doh.

Sorry, but that sounds like an Urban Legend. Can you please cite a
source?

vince norris

Dillon Pyron wrote:

They're in a home by now. That was 40 odd years ago.

So? *I'm* not in a home, and I'm older than they are.

George Patterson
If you want to know God's opinion of money, just look at the people
he gives it to.

There is a very good beer called Shiner Boch and it is made in Texas.

Agreed. It's not bad for a lighter beer.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Ross Richardson wrote:
There is a very good beer called Shiner Boch and it is made in Texas.
That would be "Bock" and I agree it's quite nice.

Jay Honeck responded:
Agreed. It's not bad for a lighter beer.
"Lighter"? Good God man, most Americans consider it rather heavy-ish
(although Porter and Stout are both heavier). Perhaps you are thinking of
Shiner Blonde (one of my favorites)?

BTW, hope you like the package.

Russell Kent

Right, I couldn't remember how many X's, but I knew it was more than two
(Dos Equis is from another country entirely). Definitely my favorite,
although I haven't had a pint in years. Tough to get here in the US. Years
ago I was cycling between Cardiff and Reading with a couple of clubmates
when we passed a Wadsworth pub. Very rare. The brakes went on instantly
and we consumed a couple of pints before continuing our (now less stable)
journey. Ah, the memories.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love
America

"CB" wrote in message
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"Bob Chilcoat" wrote in message
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Just shows you the power of advertising. There is no beer better than a
Wadsworth XXXX fresh from the pump at cellar temperature, but that's
considered "local beer" in the UK.

Bob,
Wadworths 6X is my personal favourite too, I would travel a long way for a
decent proper pint (20oz) or two of the stuff.