tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3983300015452431239..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: BeerOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17516490227036261132014-05-02T12:37:56.321-07:002014-05-02T12:37:56.321-07:00Yup. I'm a real renaissance dude.
(And I shal...Yup. I'm a real renaissance dude.<br /><br />(And I shall be chuckling about the <em>Wine Common Sewer</em> phrasing for quite a while. Steal that I might!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11236447784974662812014-05-02T12:26:48.623-07:002014-05-02T12:26:48.623-07:00All this plane stuff and a Wine Common Sewer also!...All this plane stuff and a Wine Common Sewer also! No end to your talents young man!<br />:-)juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91822211083464104542014-05-02T07:55:36.201-07:002014-05-02T07:55:36.201-07:00I will have to try those. (Note: Strasbourg, which...I will have to try those. (Note: Strasbourg, which is in Alsace, has been German a time or two over the past few centuries. So they're better at wine than they are at beer. As related in my comment above. The Gewurtztraminer grape has an interesting history, seems it's a mutation of a grape native to the Southern Tyrol region of Northern Italy, the Savagnin blanc. Just thought I throw that out there.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6023831479431015562014-05-02T07:24:30.063-07:002014-05-02T07:24:30.063-07:00The French Gewurtztraminer I drank in Strasbourg w...The French Gewurtztraminer I drank in Strasbourg was one of the French Wines I was thinking about. Loire Valley Chenin Blanc was the other. Both very nice.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8881404180750247492014-05-02T07:17:33.050-07:002014-05-02T07:17:33.050-07:00Whew. The 0-2 count had me worried.Whew. The 0-2 count had me worried.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32512397564497536392014-05-02T06:16:34.044-07:002014-05-02T06:16:34.044-07:00Why yes it was!Why yes it was!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67815001168964745812014-05-02T05:50:15.250-07:002014-05-02T05:50:15.250-07:00Ah, so next time in Europe I need to get to Norman...Ah, so next time in Europe I need to get to Normandy anyway, so I'll check out the beer in that locale. (Though how could I not drink Calvados when in Normandy?)<br /><br />The beer we had in Paris was brewed in Strasbourg, you'd think that close to Germany they would have done a better job. Eh, <em>c'est la vie!</em>OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39472553157384137902014-05-01T22:57:21.270-07:002014-05-01T22:57:21.270-07:00I actually had a good beer made in France. As I r...I actually had a good beer made in France. As I recall (haven't seen it on the shelves for years) it was from Normandy and brewed with Heather flowers in the mash. Good stuff in my humble opinion (IMHO, for those of you keeping track on the first use of acronyms).bigsoxfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415669952554171048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5068428429248508452014-05-01T17:38:25.499-07:002014-05-01T17:38:25.499-07:00So then, I'd say Hahn! (Which has been closed ...So then, I'd say Hahn! (Which has been closed for a while as I recall.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15256992289371951412014-05-01T17:11:25.000-07:002014-05-01T17:11:25.000-07:00Count is 0 and 2, but very close to both.Count is 0 and 2, but very close to both.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56173966874408528192014-05-01T16:07:14.963-07:002014-05-01T16:07:14.963-07:00I have a lovely bottle of port stashed away for a ...I have a lovely bottle of port stashed away for a special occasion.<br /><br />I didn't try the grappa. Silly me.<br /><br />Spanish sherry I have heard of, haven't tried it. Obviously a situation I need to rectify!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25973896851343847772014-05-01T16:00:38.456-07:002014-05-01T16:00:38.456-07:00Can't disagree with any of your post, but you ...Can't disagree with any of your post, but you left out the Ports and Sherrys from Spain... And LOTS of folks in Europe seem to keep a bottle of Vodka in the freezer... Re Italy, obviously you must not have tried the Grappa either... or if you did, you don't remember it because of the hangover.. :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31236672667448334362014-05-01T15:53:08.821-07:002014-05-01T15:53:08.821-07:00I need to find a map with whiskey on it as well!
...I need to find a map with whiskey on it as well!<br /><br />Ditto on the gelato. Two things I had to have, every single day, in Italy was espresso and gelato. Missing an espresso was not cause for concern. Missing the gelato was an emergency. I was fortunate, I missed neither while I was there.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63508328099701546062014-05-01T15:51:35.357-07:002014-05-01T15:51:35.357-07:00It's tough when the stuff you enjoyed in your ...It's tough when the stuff you enjoyed in your youth is now considered antique or vintage.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25322339556304883422014-05-01T15:50:52.908-07:002014-05-01T15:50:52.908-07:00Betcha your F-4 was broken at either Bitburg or Sp...Betcha your F-4 was broken at either Bitburg or Spangdahlem. Not that far from the Mosel region.<br /><br />As to the French and Italian whites, I don't mind them, but, I have a deep abiding love for the <em>Spätleses</em> and <em>Ausleses</em> of that area.<br /><br />And wine most definitely tastes better near where it was born. Our outfit did a wine "tasting" tour to the Mosel every year. Tasted many a lovely wine.<br /><br />Best red I ever had was one brought back from northern Italy by one of our guys who was from there. He had gone home on vacation and one of his friends (who produced his own wine, not for sale) gave him a case of his red. I still remember the taste of that ambrosia and probably will until my dying day!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61848948283830108502014-05-01T14:09:36.171-07:002014-05-01T14:09:36.171-07:00My ancestors come from beer, wine and whiskey. Ins...My ancestors come from beer, wine and whiskey. Insofar as Italian gelato... Amen, Brother. I was 11 when I visited Rome with my folks. I had a gelato the first day and had AT LEAST one more every day thereafter. Magnificent stuff. Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62540030621946420922014-05-01T12:26:08.659-07:002014-05-01T12:26:08.659-07:00Wow, I'm so old my old drink is now on Ebay.
...Wow, I'm so old my old drink is now on Ebay.<br /><br />http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/400690719016?lpid=82<br /><br />Most of the beer I drank came in flipper tops. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61267321376822874262014-05-01T12:20:15.625-07:002014-05-01T12:20:15.625-07:00I'll agree with your assessment of German Whit...I'll agree with your assessment of German Whites, and French and Italian Reds. Will, on request, present my counter to your assessment of French and Italian Whites. (Assuming you are aware of the pronounced tendency of wine to taste better in the region where they are produced and even better when consumed in the establishment where produced).<br />A Mosel White was the beginning of a adulthood passion for wine. (It involved a broken F-4)juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com