Beer is brain food

it illegal to brew beer with such fillers in Germany?
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Yes they have a beer purity law - the Reinheitsgebot - which requires only malt and hops (or in the case of Weissbier, wheat is allowed) to be used in the production.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot

Of course that doesn't necessarily mean all German beer is bottle conditioned but even with the pasteurised variety it's nice to know what you're drinking has no evil adjuncts in the recipe.
 
Thai beers

I guess I should weight in on the Thai beers. I myself like Archa (sipping on 1 now) because on a teachers salary best beer for the baht. Next would be Leo, not bad and both are similar to American beers. I really liked beer Issan or a local rural brew but it's not for everybody.

Biggest brand here is Singha but pronounced "beer sing". Good full bodied beer and great with Thai food but expensive.

Last but now least is beer Chang. The beer lives up to it's name (elephant in Thai) as it packs a punch. At 6.5% alcohol after 3 big bottle of this brew I find myself doing Casey Jones brake tests with stopped freight trains on the mainline ;)
 
Singha and Chang are both well tasty. There are some good Kiwi beers too by Mac's and Monteiths. I remember there was a really refreshing Summer Ale which had a mild hint of ginger to it but hit the spot after a hard day painting houses in 30+ degree heat.
 
Hi Everybody.
You can definitely forget your canned beer. There is only one real long alcoholic drink and that is brewed here in Somerset yes " Cider".

In the Bridgewater and Taunton areas of the county there are still farms which make the brew known locally as " gods nectar " on-site from the apples grown in their own orchards with nothing else added. You can still buy it in the large stone jars or glass bottles but certainly not in your cans or plastic bottles.

Having a couple of pints of that each evening will soon completely change your life. One local was even known to live to the grand old age of 35.

Ah Yer Tiz

Bill
 
Hmmm, yes, a few pints of real cider can be akin to walking through a cottage with very low ceiling beams! We used to sell it at a beer festival and all the local women would either drink pints of wine (believe it) or the cider we imported from your neck of the woods Bill.

It would usually go along the lines of "Pint of cider", duly provided, "Yeeuch, this smells like farts and it's cloudy, I want my money back."

After being convinced this was the correct state for cider, you want to have seen the nick of these women and invariably men, after a pint or three had been imbibed. Oh 'twas comedy of a grotesque nature.
 
Hi Everybody.
pfx said:
Hmmm, yes, a few pints of real cider can be akin to walking through a cottage with very low ceiling beams! We used to sell it at a beer festival and all the local women would either drink pints of wine (believe it) or the cider we imported from your neck of the woods Bill.

It would usually go along the lines of "Pint of cider", duly provided, "Yeeuch, this smells like farts and it's cloudy, I want my money back."

After being convinced this was the correct state for cider, you want to have seen the nick of these women and invariably men, after a pint or three had been imbibed. Oh 'twas comedy of a grotesque nature.
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With that description pfx it is obvious that you really have met,smelt and tasted real cider. You have also witnessed without doubt how small quantities of the nectar will have a very de-stabilizing effect on the human brain and body.

Here in Somerset we used to have the Sedgemoor cider Festival held on the exact field that the battle of Sedgemoor was fought. It was only attended by us locals as a charity event with everyone having due respect for the local brew.

That was the case until some prat decided to advertise the event around the local holiday centers which brought in a great crowd of people who knew little of the dangers they were about to engage in.

The event kicked off at around 2:30 PM on a very hot summer afternoon. By 4:30 PM the field outside the main beer tent bore a very close resemblance to how the field must of looked around that time on the day the battle. (Not a pretty sight)

it was the last cider Festival we had on that site due to the fact that the farmer who owned the land spent all the rest of the evening removing " the bodies" with the assistance of a fleet of taxis and a few of us locals. He then spent all next day trying to get the abandoned cars, motorbikes and a minibus shifted from his property.

The event is still held but the venue and date are a closely guarded secret amongst the locals

Bill:D
 
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Tommy Knockers from Idaho Springs, Colorado is AMAZING beer.

Also, Yeungling Lord Chesterfield Ale is one of my favorites. (Hell yeah for America's oldest Brewery.)
 
For "big name 'merican beer" I prefer Sam Adams. That being said we have a number of smaller breweries in my area that make some really good beers, the biggest being Bells from Kalamazoo Michigan. Who make (I think) a really good IPA, and their most popular beer the Oberon which is their summer seasonal. I've never been a big fan of Amercan Bud or Miller beers, if someone hands me a glass of it I'll drink it, but I prefer not to order it.

Now if only I can figure out how to get a Guinness over here that tastes as good as it does in Ireland :S

peter
 
@Bill, I laughed hard and long when I read your story. Cider should always be treated with respect.

@Peter, you'll never find a Guinness as good as it tastes here. The stuff they brew under license in NZ is awful and I've only been in a handful of pubs in the UK where the bar staff know how to pour it properly.

To keep the Trainz relevance, I often drink copious amounts of beer while route building. Helps keep me 'focused'...
 
Hi pfx and everybody.
pfx said:
@Bill, I laughed hard and long when I read your story. Cider should always be treated with respect.

To keep the Trainz relevance, I often drink copious amounts of beer while route building. Helps keep me 'focused'...
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I have to admit pfx that I do not drink much of the local cider these days as it always leaves me afraid to move more than 20 feet from the smallest room next day.

Now when it comes to something to free up the mind while route building I find a nice glass of red wine is the thing for the less difficult sections. However, this should be supported by a large glass of Contreu and Brandy ( yes together) for the difficult curves and gradients.

The above has always proved that graceful sweeping curves and faultless gradients are perfectly possible in Trainz. (Until you look next morning):(

Bill
from the tippling trainzers side of Somerset:D
 
Yes, I've tested out the wine fuelled route-building sessions too. Hehe.

Now stop, Bill, you're cracking me up here...
 
More beer can for consumption

Has anyone else got this shrine asset (Santella 1 - kuid:28004:71718) and seen who the creator has placed on the red beer can label?

I chuckle every time I go in close enough to see it. I’ve had it a while, but only noticed the “craven image” last week!

This simulator is a constant and joyous voyage of discovery. I love it!

Still laughing.

Cheers
Casper
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Hi Casper
love the picture. I do not know about the beer cans, but one of the effects of having a tipple to many of the old Somerset cider is incontinence and that is just what the guy on the left of the picture looks like he is suffering from

Bill:D
 
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Hence the brown trousers!
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Absolutely brilliant:D:D:D

As said earlier on in the thread, who would want to watch TV comedy when their are far better comedians on the Trainz forum.

I've had a few days free that I thought would get a lot of work done on my route. Instead of that I engaged in a debate on America passenger railways and have spent rest the rest of the time laughing at two threads on this forum.

At the end of my free time I completed two frames on my route but have had great interest and good laugh for the rest of the time

Bill
 
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Good one, Casper and Bill! :D :hehe: :hehe: The more that I think about it, the more likely that I might laugh nicely. :p :hehe:

Casper, may I ask what that picture is on the beer cans? I do not have access to the DLS (due to me no longer having an FCT), so I can not check it out for myself. :o :'( :p

Regards.
 
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