10-16-2004, 05:26 PM
Funny that you mention beer, Mithrandir, but I have spent the past month and a half introducing the freshmen in my dorm to the wonders of beer. Guinness is the standard for me, but if a beer from California isn't proscribed by the intenational rule, another of my favorites is Red Tail Pale Ale from Mendicino (sp?) Brewers.
Newcastle is already mentioned, but it should be noted that back in Endland where it is brewed, it is not bottled in anything smaller than a pint. So those puny 12oz bottles are something of a joke to Brits. I knew an exchange student from Leeds, near to Newcastle apparently, and she had never seen such a small bottle of Newc, she though it "cute."
Another option is to brew your own. My froshies and I recently went out and purchased a brewing kit and ingredient packet, came out ot about $140. Once our technique gets pretty good, we'll be sitting pretty. It brews 5 gal. and the cost comes out to be about $1/12oz. beer (once the startup costs are taken care of). The downsides to brewing your own beer are 1) the smell cooking and fermenting, 2) the learning curve (it takes practice) 3) sediment at the bottom of your brew (just don't pour the whole bottle out).
Hope this helps.
Newcastle is already mentioned, but it should be noted that back in Endland where it is brewed, it is not bottled in anything smaller than a pint. So those puny 12oz bottles are something of a joke to Brits. I knew an exchange student from Leeds, near to Newcastle apparently, and she had never seen such a small bottle of Newc, she though it "cute."
Another option is to brew your own. My froshies and I recently went out and purchased a brewing kit and ingredient packet, came out ot about $140. Once our technique gets pretty good, we'll be sitting pretty. It brews 5 gal. and the cost comes out to be about $1/12oz. beer (once the startup costs are taken care of). The downsides to brewing your own beer are 1) the smell cooking and fermenting, 2) the learning curve (it takes practice) 3) sediment at the bottom of your brew (just don't pour the whole bottle out).
Hope this helps.
Out here,
--Ajax
--Ajax