Yes, I do miss lunch and the beer list at John Harvard's. But I don't
miss the traffic driving into town now what I faced once I got there.
The draft beer list has been considerably shortened but life is far more
pleasant and tranquil today. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/18/2011 5:24 PM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> CN writes:
>> I do hope and trust that Oz has some better beers than what is
> commonly
>> available in the US. But Texas has at least one good beer, Shinerbock.
>> I had some recently on my pass through Texas. First one in many
>> years.<http://www.shiner.com/main.php?page=history>
>> It's supposedly available in 40+ states. Although I've never seen it
> in
>> New York maybe it's available in the state of enlightenment
> (apparently
>> a non-physical place) :-)
>
> I did try to buy you some and ship it ,but it can not be shipped to MA
> per a buyer I checked with at a store
> in Newburyport that has a large beer selection. I see that is confirmed
> on their web site.
>
> I have read that the origins of bocks are mysterious. Some think it is
> of pagan origin only to be brewed during Capricorn , the goat.
> Thus the association with goats.
>
> You have left the state of MA where there are numerous superb
> microbreweries within a modest radius.
> Many stores now stock a quite large selection of beers and I haven't
> had much trouble of late. There still
> are some puritanical laws about shipping and I could not get a quite
> nice brown ale, "Moose Drool" shipped here despite an
> in depth investigation
>
> I did find some Sam Smith's Nut Brown ale to compare to OBD (Olde Brown
> dog) as it is often thought of as the epitome
> of english brown ales. I t is nicely balanced with toasted malt but
> restrained brisk bitterness. I think Moose thought OBD
> held up well against it and I actually prefer OBD as I don't
> particularly like the strong buttery diacetyl notes, but it always
> reviews as top notch.
> Moose also seemed to prefer the Blue Cap (Chimay Grande Réserve) over
> the Delerium Noturnam.
>
> Mike
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