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From: Adrian on 22 Mar 2010 07:09 Huge <Huge(a)nowhere.much.invalid> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>>> The only reason I put the two words together is that my local sells >>>> Stalla Artois. >>> Which I would not describe as lager. >> Wouldn't you? Why not? It _is_ a lager. > No it isn't, since it hasn't been lagered. As indeed have any so-called > "lagers" made in the UK. > > It is, however, a pilsner. I sit corrected.
From: Brimstone on 22 Mar 2010 07:29 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:80p03qFjn6U6(a)mid.individual.net... > "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like > they were saying: > >>> The only reason I put the two words together is that my local sells >>> Stalla Artois. > >> Which I would not describe as lager. > > Wouldn't you? Why not? It _is_ a lager. Nope, it's beer. "Lager" is an English invention not recognised in the rest of Europe.
From: Adrian on 22 Mar 2010 07:46 "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>>> The only reason I put the two words together is that my local sells >>>> Stalla Artois. >>> Which I would not describe as lager. >> Wouldn't you? Why not? It _is_ a lager. > Nope, it's beer. > > "Lager" is an English invention not recognised in the rest of Europe. No, it isn't. Lager is a genuine method of making "beer" - a catch-all term which includes other methods, some of which are less widely used outside the UK. The fact it's a German word should give you a clue... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lager
From: Adrian on 22 Mar 2010 08:24 "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > However, no European brewer describes their beer as "lager". Nor do they describe 'em as "Generic EuroFizz", even though that terms describes most of 'em perfectly...
From: Brimstone on 22 Mar 2010 08:27
"Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:80p5s9Fjn6U20(a)mid.individual.net... > "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like > they were saying: > >> However, no European brewer describes their beer as "lager". > > Nor do they describe 'em as "Generic EuroFizz", even though that terms > describes most of 'em perfectly... So you're not familiar with the Reinheitsgebot? Thought not. |