There’s beer and then there’s ales…just saying.IMHO Coors is not beer...
And I loves me a good red ale.There’s beer and then there’s ales…just saying.
And I loves me a good red ale.
or a Scotch ale…and Scotch eggs…Or a good porter...
As a child I spent a great deal of time with my grandparents...so, like all German children of their era (and was probably healthier than many contaminated well waters), I had my little glass of beer with every lunch and dinner...and developed quite a taste for it.I have been drinking beer for almost 60 years. Developed a particular taste for certain styles of beer. Did the same for wines and gin. Spent lots of time developing those tastes. Now at my age I drink what I enjoy because I can...
Of German/English ancestry, apparently I’m screwed.As a child I spent a great deal of time with my grandparents...so, like all German children of their era (and was probably healthier than many contaminated well waters), I had my little glass of beer with every lunch and dinner...and developed quite a taste for it.
But...try as I might, I simply cannot stomach the taste of even the 'best' gin (which my grandfather said was favored by those filthy Brits).
I am, however, grateful I never acquired my grandfather's taste for Copenhagen chewing tobacco.
My grandfather's driver's door was covered with Copenhagen 'effluvia'. And he treated my hornet and bee stings with Copenhagen spittle. Worked well...probably because it made you forget about the sting.Of German/English ancestry, apparently I’m screwed.
But, I never developed the taste for my Grandpa’s Copenhagen…especially, getting it in the eye while riding in the bed of the pickup.
Gin is one of those acquired tastes. For some it tastes somewhere between turpentine and mineral spirits. Best gin I ever had was from South Africa. Gin is like a can of spray paint. To some it is for graffiti and others beautiful art.But...try as I might, I simply cannot stomach the taste of even the 'best' gin (which my grandfather said was favored by those filthy Brits).
Wasn't available in Washington in 1974. A friend and I drove to Idaho and bought several cases which we then sold to high school chums for $10/six pack.IMHO Coors is not beer...