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Eulalia said:
I get good organic maple syrup called 'St Lawrence Gold' that's sold in UK shops catering for the muesli-eating classes - owned by something called DJM Food Solutions, I think probably a relatively independent company?


The nastiest thing about Budweiser - apart from it being utterly foul to drink - is their preventing the home of really good lager from using its own name, nowadays Budovice in the Czech Republic.
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My go to beer brand is this from Deutschland
 

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Mikerytel said:
My go to beer brand is this from Deutschland
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I've drunk good Weissbier - it's a nice refreshing ale, very distinctive taste even compared to ordinary, barley, lager.
 
Eulalia said:
The nastiest thing about Budweiser - apart from it being utterly foul to drink - is their preventing the home of really good lager from using its own name, nowadays Budovice in the Czech Republic.
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Well, taste is not the main goal for some people. There was a beloved baseball announcer in St Louis, then in Chicago, named Harry Caray. By the late innings, his speech was notably slurred and he had to make a real effort to enunciate. (I mostly do tea, but even then I am not a connoisseur.
 
Frank Petrexa said:
Well, taste is not the main goal for some people. There was a beloved baseball announcer in St Louis, then in Chicago, named Harry Caray. By the late innings, his speech was notably slurred and he had to make a real effort to enunciate. (I mostly do tea, but even then I am not a connoisseur.
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I grew up (well... got older) in St. Louis. Dearly remember Harry Caray. He was later replaced by Mike Shannon, who seemed to have the same problem. By the way, Carey supposedly left (was fired???) for having an affair an affair with the owner's wife (of the Busch family fame).
 
Frank Petrexa said:
I also read that there was an attempt to create a maple syrup cartel, but that it has to be careful because there are a lot of underutilized maple trees in New England, New York, Michigan, etc.
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Not sure about that, but Quebec currently produces about 80% of the maple syrup that is consumed in the world, and there is a reserve that is kept to maintain supply and stabilise prices. But my understanding is that the producers themselves are independent.
 
Eulalia said:
I get good organic maple syrup called 'St Lawrence Gold' that's sold in UK shops catering for the muesli-eating classes - owned by something called DJM Food Solutions, I think probably a relatively independent company?


The nastiest thing about Budweiser - apart from it being utterly foul to drink - is their preventing the home of really good lager from using its own name, nowadays Budovice in the Czech Republic.
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Actually, Bud works great in recipes. I'm thinking particularly of fried onion rings. The batter is equal parts flour and beer--any beer will do, so I usually use Bud or some other tasteless so-called American lager. Mix and let sit for about an hour. Dredge rings and cook in a skillet in 1 inch of very hot oil (I use avocado--very high smoke point and nutritious to boot). Can also be done in an air fryer but is actually messier, IMO.

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You can also use the batter (it goes a long way) for mushrooms (just make sure they’re dry before dipping in the batter), green pepper, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.
 
poem21045 said:
Actually, Bud works great in recipes. I'm thinking particularly of fried onion rings. The batter is equal parts flour and beer--any beer will do, so I usually use Bud or some other tasteless so-called American lager. Mix and let sit for about an hour. Dredge rings and cook in a skillet in 1 inch of very hot oil (I use avocado--very high smoke point and nutritious to boot). Can also be done in an air fryer but is actually messier, IMO.

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You can also use the batter (it goes a long way) for mushrooms (just make sure they’re dry before dipping in the batter), green pepper, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.
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I renember they selling onion rings in mc donald in past also they are similar shape to our obwarzanki in kraków city selling on streets from small carts type of white cake.
 
poem21045 said:
Actually, Bud works great in recipes. I'm thinking particularly of fried onion rings. The batter is equal parts flour and beer--any beer will do, so I usually use Bud or some other tasteless so-called American lager. Mix and let sit for about an hour. Dredge rings and cook in a skillet in 1 inch of very hot oil (I use avocado--very high smoke point and nutritious to boot). Can also be done in an air fryer but is actually messier, IMO.

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You can also use the batter (it goes a long way) for mushrooms (just make sure they’re dry before dipping in the batter), green pepper, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.
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It's a good thought. Beer batter on fried fish is pretty common in restaurants in Britain now, if it's well made and cooked it's a nice crispy coating, a wee bit lighter than the flour + milk batter in traditional chippies.
 
thehangingtree said:
I grew up (well... got older) in St. Louis. Dearly remember Harry Caray. He was later replaced by Mike Shannon, who seemed to have the same problem. By the way, Carey supposedly left (was fired???) for having an affair an affair with the owner's wife (of the Busch family fame).
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Didn't want to mention that. Caray was married four times, I think. They have a caricature of Harry in Wrigley Field. As in St. Louis, he led the crowd in singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh inning stretch, and usually had a guest celebrity singer to start everything off off-key. He and Steve Stone complemented each other perfectly in Chicago. I think Busch's son and heir got into some trouble too--was almost prosecuted. In America there is no royal family, so we have to innovate.
 
Jollyrei said:
Not sure about that, but Quebec currently produces about 80% of the maple syrup that is consumed in the world, and there is a reserve that is kept to maintain supply and stabilise prices. But my understanding is that the producers themselves are independent.
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I only know what I read in the Economist--some things I don't follow up on. Apparently maple syrup is a cottage industry in many states--it's akin to organic farming, a roll-you-own, back-to-the-land, back-to-nature, almost spiritual experience, which I won't quarrel with. A friend of mine who took my job when I retired does it (keeps bees, too).
 
Eulalia said:
I get good organic maple syrup called 'St Lawrence Gold' that's sold in UK shops catering for the muesli-eating classes - owned by something called DJM Food Solutions, I think probably a relatively independent company?


The nastiest thing about Budweiser - apart from it being utterly foul to drink - is their preventing the home of really good lager from using its own name, nowadays Budovice in the Czech Republic.
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“Bud” as is it’s more common nickname over here, was most likely OK in the 1800s
With a quantity over quality mentality, it has been sold en mass to the sporting venues so that it can be swilled down easy and goes out as quick as it is consumed.
The primary sin in its manufacture is that a large portion of it is made from rice.
This is referred to as an amalgam brewing process in order to stretch it out.
When prohibition destroyed most alcohol producers here, even destroying most whiskey makers in Ireland, what survived became the only games in town for quite a long time.
Thankfully, there are many micro breweries and other makers of what have you now but it is all getting costly for purchase, part of the trade off, I guess.
 
captivecuties said:
“Bud” as is it’s more common nickname over here, was most likely OK in the 1800s
With a quantity over quality mentality, it has been sold en mass to the sporting venues so that it can be swilled down easy and goes out as quick as it is consumed.
The primary sin in its manufacture is that a large portion of it is made from rice.
This is referred to as an amalgam brewing process in order to stretch it out.
When prohibition destroyed most alcohol producers here, even destroying most whiskey makers in Ireland, what survived became the only games in town for quite a long time.
Thankfully, there are many micro breweries and other makers of what have you now but it is all getting costly for purchase, part of the trade off, I guess.
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Remember also that one wants a product that can be shipped and stored in high volumes for long periods without deterioration, and can be sold in individual containers (for outrageous prices) in the stands at "sporting events". The only restraints are keeping the health authorities off your back and minimizing drunk driving. Economics knows nothing of esthetics or morals. Advertising covers a multitude of sins.
 
Frank Petrexa said:
Remember also that one wants a product that can be shipped and stored in high volumes for long periods without deterioration, and can be sold in individual containers (for outrageous prices) in the stands at "sporting events". The only restraints are keeping the health authorities off your back and minimizing drunk driving. Economics knows nothing of esthetics or morals.
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Exactly why Coors could not be obtained on the East Coast of the US until they, too, changed tac for long haul shipping.
Lucky for me, despite my ancestry, I am not a drinker in large volume as it is not healthy as one ages.
 
poem21045 said:
Actually, Bud works great in recipes. I'm thinking particularly of fried onion rings. The batter is equal parts flour and beer--any beer will do, so I usually use Bud or some other tasteless so-called American lager. Mix and let sit for about an hour. Dredge rings and cook in a skillet in 1 inch of very hot oil (I use avocado--very high smoke point and nutritious to boot). Can also be done in an air fryer but is actually messier, IMO.

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You can also use the batter (it goes a long way) for mushrooms (just make sure they’re dry before dipping in the batter), green pepper, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.
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Those onion rings are heaven on earth
 
Frank Petrexa said:
Remember also that one wants a product that can be shipped and stored in high volumes for long periods without deterioration, and can be sold in individual containers (for outrageous prices) in the stands at "sporting events". The only restraints are keeping the health authorities off your back and minimizing drunk driving. Economics knows nothing of esthetics or morals. Advertising covers a multitude of sins.
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One NFL game I went to it was $13 for a shitty bud light can. I was punching the air
 
Mikerytel said:
R.i.p tony stark
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In my opinion, it’s somehow strange to remind about the death of a fictional character, when hundreds and thousands of very real people die every day in the world. Although... this is one of the paradoxes of the modern world. The death of a fictional character often evokes much more emotion than the death of real people.
And one more thing... I am truly perplexed, how long will this cult of superheroes continue in the world? This is some kind of endless conveyor, and it still doesn’t stop.
 
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