tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post3704371144233364033..comments2024-03-18T14:21:30.932-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: A Pleasant Evening in Fine CompanyOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74389436831824427412017-11-14T05:41:05.219-08:002017-11-14T05:41:05.219-08:00I haven't tried that, I will add it to my list...I haven't tried that, I will add it to my list. I do like the darker brews.<br /><br />Love Tex Mex.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46628069313239975092017-11-13T20:47:30.503-08:002017-11-13T20:47:30.503-08:00Pacifica Clara is pretty fine. Have any of you tri...Pacifica Clara is pretty fine. Have any of you tried Negro Modelo? Also a nice cerveza! And I think I am addicted to tacos carne asada, although I prefer the flavor of corn tortillas (standard fare served table side at Tex Mex joints like Herrera Cafe in Dallas, which used to be a favorite of mine.) Tom in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576958446243001152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58021872594228148872017-11-13T06:18:30.220-08:002017-11-13T06:18:30.220-08:00Jawohl Herr Oberstleutnant!<em>Jawohl Herr Oberstleutnant!</em>OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90729547852167375412017-11-12T19:14:54.824-08:002017-11-12T19:14:54.824-08:00Gibt es viele Deutscher in Texas?
Ja, ja, das si...Gibt es viele Deutscher in Texas?<br /><br /><br />Ja, ja, das sind sie!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68063599533579106052017-11-12T15:36:02.269-08:002017-11-12T15:36:02.269-08:00Veterans of Napoleon's army attempted to start...Veterans of Napoleon's army attempted to start a colony in Texas. It failed, look up General Charles Lallemand.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10338743423377707172017-11-12T14:57:50.808-08:002017-11-12T14:57:50.808-08:00Mike et al...
Yeah, I know that now. Back in the...Mike et al...<br /><br />Yeah, I know that now. Back in the '80s I was still a starry eyed (mental) youth who didn't know that so many Germans went to Texas, that weren't relocated by Project Paperclip. I expected good German restaurants in Houston and Huntsville, not expecting to see good German in John Wayne country.<br /><br />And, yeah, figures, they mostly went through New Orleans, where my German great-grand pa ended up at (and ended due to some disease outbreak.) Don't know why my mind never made the darned connection.<br /><br />But, still, in middle of nowheresville, still kind of a double-take, until you pile into some good schnitzel, aka Chicken Fried meat...Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65126823665643661542017-11-12T14:43:06.564-08:002017-11-12T14:43:06.564-08:00Hard currency good for Commies. (As their own mone...Hard currency good for Commies. (As their own money is generally worthless outside Commie-Land!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32214753960844172602017-11-12T14:41:06.759-08:002017-11-12T14:41:06.759-08:00Gibt es viele Deutscher in Texas.<em>Gibt es viele Deutscher in Texas.</em>OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90861500469065007962017-11-12T14:40:17.050-08:002017-11-12T14:40:17.050-08:00Andrew - polka, what's not to like?Andrew - polka, what's not to like?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10647072992580331352017-11-12T14:35:29.866-08:002017-11-12T14:35:29.866-08:00Oh, Mao could kill a fine beer easily enough. He ...Oh, Mao could kill a fine beer easily enough. He just refused to kill the foreign currency flow that said fine beer generated!Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22374995172562015652017-11-12T12:15:53.978-08:002017-11-12T12:15:53.978-08:00Andrew, my maternal grandparents emigrated from Ge...Andrew, my maternal grandparents emigrated from Germany to West Texas. When my mom needed a passport to visit my brother, in the Navy, stationed in Spain, she didn't have a birth certificate, as not many children were born in hospitals in those parts in those day, so she had to use her Lutheran baptismal certificate for her USA proof of birth...written entirely in German. <br />Lots of good Churman Looterans in Texas!Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85042029445196521222017-11-12T12:10:38.978-08:002017-11-12T12:10:38.978-08:00I kept looking for the table full of guys in Wehrm...I kept looking for the table full of guys in Wehrmacht grey singing "Ya, ya, ya, ya...." Though there were two guys in black trenchcoats and fedoras, sitting with the guys wearing dusters and Stetsons. Really. It was a weird day. Especially since I was in the area for an SCA event.<br /><br />And, well, Texas BBQ and sauerkraut with pickled beets and pumpernickel is pretty damned good (2nd day at the restaurant.)<br /><br />And Polka is one of my secret vices.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43390706124310375462017-11-12T11:08:13.147-08:002017-11-12T11:08:13.147-08:00Hahaha! For some reason cowboy hats and German foo...Hahaha! For some reason cowboy hats and German food made me think of a bunch of old Prussians clad in pickelhaube chowing down on Texas BBQ.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91796365521756042202017-11-12T11:05:24.491-08:002017-11-12T11:05:24.491-08:00Country and western plus polkas. Odd combo.
Spätz...Country and western plus polkas. Odd combo.<br /><br />Spätzle is the word you're looking for on the noodle thingies. Very tasty if made right very southern German/Austrian.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13966697221118184612017-11-12T09:51:28.477-08:002017-11-12T09:51:28.477-08:00Oh, yeah, forgot. Cowboy hats. Lots of cowboy ha...Oh, yeah, forgot. Cowboy hats. Lots of cowboy hats in Burnett while eating some of the best German food I've had.<br /><br />Weird, go to Cow Country and chow down on good German food.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83674259945654230412017-11-12T09:48:46.883-08:002017-11-12T09:48:46.883-08:00Germans always seem to bring two things with them ...Germans always seem to bring two things with them wherever they go, beer and a Biergarten/Gasthaus building (that looks surprisingly Bavarianish...)<br /><br />I remember one memorable trip to the center of Texas, Burnett, TX to be precise, where we went to dinner at the local cowboy steak place. Yup. Mixture of Soutwest/TX Ranch/Bavarian architecture, C&W and Polka music on the jukebox, huge-ass steaks or snitzel served with spuds or those funny hollow noodle-thingies, and, of course, Beer. Lots of dark, chewy, heavy beers next to the usual Bud and other Ami-beers.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12672562829445796782017-11-12T09:26:37.477-08:002017-11-12T09:26:37.477-08:00I've had Tsingtao beer, very tasty.I've had Tsingtao beer, very tasty.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88421318380144577892017-11-12T09:24:52.849-08:002017-11-12T09:24:52.849-08:00Some years ago I was in Qingdao, China (better kno...Some years ago I was in Qingdao, China (better known to old China hands as Tsing Tao) on business. The local beer was an excellent pilsner and I asked about it. Back in the late 19th century when western powers had “concessions” (think Boxer Rebellion) the Germans garrisoned an infantry regiment in Qingdao. To keep the troops happy they built a brewery and imported a bier meister from the old country to ensure that the local learned how to make a beer that the troops would like. Time passed, concessions lapsed, revolutions came and went, but even Mao couldn’t kill a fine beer. And so I found a wonderful German pilsner to wash down God alone knows what I was served at various banquets.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482185271178889753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25205372297620737642017-11-12T08:11:03.108-08:002017-11-12T08:11:03.108-08:00Crisp and flavorful, an excellent brew.Crisp and flavorful, an excellent brew.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65485743850239030722017-11-12T08:10:43.399-08:002017-11-12T08:10:43.399-08:00It was excellent.
Three breweries in Juvattown? I...It was excellent.<br /><br />Three breweries in Juvattown? I definitely need to visit!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22299142070428943412017-11-12T07:25:44.997-08:002017-11-12T07:25:44.997-08:00In the days when I was stationed at Sandy Eggo, so...In the days when I was stationed at Sandy Eggo, some of us would occasionally slip into Tijuana because we were not yet at the age where we could purchase adult beverages in California.<br />Pacifico Clara was one of those beverages I enjoyed.<br /><br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14374860620071448732017-11-12T04:34:25.858-08:002017-11-12T04:34:25.858-08:00Sounds like a fun time, and a great meal.
When we ...Sounds like a fun time, and a great meal.<br />When we owned our wine shop, we also stocked it with beer, so the menfolk would also have something to drink. We stocked a lot of different Mexican beers also, Pacifico Claro being one. Came to find out that most Mexican beers were made by German immigrants. There's 3 breweries in our little town also. All 3 make pretty good beer.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com