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« on: Wednesday, May 11, 2005, 22:31:51 » |
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one of my cans of stella today said "LAGER" and was 5.2%. i thought the term ";ager" was reserved for weaker beers?
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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, May 11, 2005, 22:34:58 » |
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I bet Reg calls you a scummer in his answer  |
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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, May 11, 2005, 22:35:25 » |
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Have you got a Reg on the Oxford board?
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, May 11, 2005, 22:51:08 » |
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Think the term lager can be used as a generic term for any beer brewed in a certain way, its probably only in Germany though where strict rules about name usage are applied....Stella here is described as a Belgian beer....but its brewed in the UK and distributed from Looton.
Similar kind of problems crop up with Budweiser Budvar, which has recently been introduced to my local and I would guess is lager.....but gets you severely pissed.
I'll check the Budvar tomorrow for you scummer.
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday, May 12, 2005, 08:33:28 » |
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I'll check the Budvar tomorrow for you scummer.
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« Reply #5 on: Thursday, May 12, 2005, 08:39:24 » |
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Budweiser Budvar
quality beer. also Weatherspoons has started selling Budweiser on tap. Now that is sooooo nice and gets you well and truley ratted :beers |
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« Reply #6 on: Thursday, May 12, 2005, 08:42:40 » |
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Reg - I rekon your the bloke behind the website ask jeeves, you know everything!!!
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« Reply #7 on: Thursday, May 12, 2005, 13:02:42 » |
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no, we dont have a reg.
budvar is lush.
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« Reply #8 on: Thursday, May 12, 2005, 13:09:46 » |
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Yep Budvar is super lush. so much better than that american sheeeeeite
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« Reply #9 on: Thursday, May 12, 2005, 13:11:57 » |
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They sell Budvar at Revolution, but I prefer Staropramon - lush factor 10!
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« Reply #10 on: Thursday, May 12, 2005, 13:51:10 » |
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I thought 'lagering' was when they laid down the stuff to age in cold conditions as the yeast is different to ales - tis bottom fermenting I fink, and used to only work in the cold. It took a long time, hence 'all the sugar turns to alcohol' (woohoo).
Later saccharomyces carlsbergensis, the yeast that Carlsberg isolated, so they could 'lager' the beers in the warm weather as well.
so dear scummer, lagers have been lagered for years that's why they should be nice and strong - not the weak, made from rice , piss tasting shite from chemical plants (can't call them breweries).
Budvar is £3 a pint in the 'Hive - makes me really pissed for some reason.
regards
Ron (assistant Reg)
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« Reply #11 on: Thursday, May 12, 2005, 16:48:25 » |
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Ron and Reg Piranha. Budvar Bros.
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« Reply #12 on: Thursday, May 12, 2005, 17:45:42 » |
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Really geeky answer but as a result of EU law you can't have a requirement of alcohol level in order to name a product 'lager' - once it is in circulation in one Member State it has to be allowed in to any other member state, so even the Germans couldn't stop it anymore.
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