From: Bod on 25 Mar 2010 05:17 On 25/03/2010 09:14, Huge wrote: > On 2010-03-24, Albert T Cone<a.k.kirby(a)durham.ac.uk> wrote: >> Huge wrote: >>> On 2010-03-22, Adrian<toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> "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. >>> >>> No it isn't, since it hasn't been lagered. As indeed have any so-called >>> "lagers" made in the UK. >> >> IIUI, the difference between an ale and a lager is that lagers are >> bottom-fermented, typically at a low temperature, and ales are >> top-fermented, typically at a higher temperature. >> 'Lagering' is simply cool fermentation, is it not? Which is why you can >> have unlagered lagers and lagered ales.. > > More or less. > >> Also, IIRC, stella *used to* be lagered, but isn't any more because of >> cost-cutting. Sorry, I mean because of "improvements in brewing >> technology". > > AFAIK, no mass-market lager in the UK is lagered. Because of the way duty > is collected here, it is more cost-effective for the brewers to ship it > ASAP. > > I'd rather drink canal water than any lager. Ghastly stuff IMO. Bod
From: Steve Firth on 25 Mar 2010 17:50 Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > I'd rather drink canal water than any lager. Ghastly stuff IMO. Perhaps you can list which lagers you have tried? This should be good for a laugh.
From: Albert T Cone on 26 Mar 2010 04:52 Bod wrote: > > I'd rather drink canal water than any lager. Ghastly stuff IMO. I dunno about that. A tall glass of Staropramen on a hot summers day is very satisfying. Not all lagers are tasteless fizzy stuff.
From: Bod on 26 Mar 2010 04:57 On 26/03/2010 08:52, Albert T Cone wrote: > Bod wrote: > >> >> I'd rather drink canal water than any lager. Ghastly stuff IMO. > > I dunno about that. A tall glass of Staropramen on a hot summers day is > very satisfying. Not all lagers are tasteless fizzy stuff. > > Never tasted it, but I'll take your word. Bod
From: Adrian on 26 Mar 2010 05:53
Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> I'd rather drink canal water than any lager. Ghastly stuff IMO. >> I dunno about that. A tall glass of Staropramen on a hot summers day is >> very satisfying. Not all lagers are tasteless fizzy stuff. > Never tasted it, but I'll take your word. Leffe? |