The one thing of great value, missing here in Ontario, Canada; is the availability of Any of Samuuel Smith’s great Poters, or Stouts. We are stuck with a few feable local attempts, and of course the greatly over-rated Guiness…but the Provincial Liquior control board will not import Sam’s great stuff…probably influenced by an undertable pay-off by Molsons or one of the other big gut wrenching crap producing importers of Guiness…too bad…
The Samuel Smith “Taddy Porter” has railroad/railway connections…
I prefer Murphy’s Irish Stout, 
but the best I ever had was a localy produced brew, now sadly defunct, Gorky’s Imperial Russian Stout, nooothing has eeever come close. Smoooooooooooooth and flavorful, but alas gone 
It’s funny, ppl from the great continent of North America call me Ron and Those In Europe call me Rob, wierd…
…well Rog, I guess my union finger wants to rename you something else. I, as management, have little control of that finger…but just to make you feel very well; I’ll tell you that I have several friends named Rot, and then there is Ron…a guy that is a real gentleman.
I do have a good friend in Victoria, by the name of Rod, who might be named after another guy I know as Rodney.
Oh, gee…just noticed that you are another of those “Rod” fellows…good show, young chap…pleased to know you.
There, I finally got that union finger to punch out the name Rad…I give up…
Sorry for the wrong spelling, young fellow. In spite of it all; I'll assure you that you will deffinately be called in time for dinner.Yes, to get back on the correct track…it is sadly the end of a great era. An era of fine whines, Whiskies, and women.
All we have left is not worth talking about. We used to be able to dream of walking to the edge of the flat earth; stand there and look over…all that ended when some foole fell off. Since then we are burdened with a fence and a bunch of red flashing lights.
It was an era of Lionel trains, made in the US of A, a few good Engish toys, and a great small flat head Ford industrial engine, that could be found powering almost anything.
Now we have crappy water with a touch of some form of alcohol, and they call it “Lite” with a bunch of mass providers of it…some dare to suggest that it is some sort of bheer.
We have men with earings…women who seem to think they have to be tatooed bill boards in order to be attractive. There are throw away this; that; and even wives and husbands…children called kids…Goats have kids; I guess they should be calling them children. We see people living on a street that don’t know who their neigbours are, and don’t want to, and don’t care. We have flour that they make bread from that is “Enriched”, only because they took all the good stuff out of it, and have to mix in some stuff to make it worth something…but it still isn’t worth eating.
People with three automobiles, but can only drive one at a time, and even then all they do is drive from one spot to another, even if the spots are only 400 feet apart. Strangers to a town are looked at in a funny way if they walk more than a few feet to a store from their automobile…walking today is looked upon as only to keep fit, and must be done at great expense at a health club…too dangerous to walk anywhere without a pocket of war toys to protect you…and this is supposed to be civilized…
Yes we are into a new era…enjoy it…
I’m NOT…
hey…RODney Dangerfield gets no respect, either.
Rod Hayward said:Hey Roy.
It's funny, ppl from the great continent of North America call me Ron and Those In Europe call me Rob, wierd...
As long as they don’t call you late for breakfast.
Rod Hayward said:Hey Rod, I thought the pub was just a five minute jaunt down the road? Did you move? :D
I hate all this hanging around...... its 63 mins before the pub opens.
Victor Smith said:I have a confession to make, on Patty's day I had my first Guiness ever. My hostess was so astounded she called me a fibber. In turn I told her I didn't understand what the fuss was about, I just as soon drink tea! Beer, schmear!
I prefer Murphy's Irish Stout, ;) but the best I ever had was a localy produced brew, now sadly defunct, Gorky's Imperial Russian Stout, nooothing has eeever come close. Smoooooooooooooth and flavorful, but alas gone :(
Rod didn’t move…his pub probably did…!!!
…and yes Guiness is highly overrated…bheer on the other hand can be most enjoyable if you find the one that suits your taste. That’s why I put in long hours as the Branch Railroadian official holy water tester/taster; striving to find that perfect bheer for your taste… “I do it all for you…!!!”
Just one of the many ways that the “Fellowship” of Branch Railroadians, serve their fellow man…and women
Victor, my son…my poor deprived son…please look around and see if your local booze store that carries Samuel Smith’s products, has their Taddy Porter, Imperial Stout, whole wheat Stout, or their Imperal Russian Stout. You might be pleasantly surprised to find you could find solitude in one of these fine products. At least the experience will not harm you in any way.
'tis Monday evening, and the start of a new week. By Thursday we should hear from young David Goodson. By then the brain trust in Philly, may have finally fouled their nest so badly, that they will have come up for air, and spread some more noise about their future…
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Fred Mills said:
Rod didn't move....his pub probably did......!!!…and yes Guiness is highly overrated…bheer on the other hand can be most enjoyable if you find the one that suits your taste. That’s why I put in long hours as the Branch Railroadian official holy water tester/taster; striving to find that perfect bheer for your taste… “I do it all for you…!!!”
Just one of the many ways that the “Fellowship” of Branch Railroadians, serve their fellow man…and women
Padre, that is truly appreciated. Saves me a lot of burping, trips to the loo and keeps the GHG level at this end of TGWN to a reasonable number.
Just don’t forget which is supposed to be my perfect bheer! One day I’ll show up for an Op Session.
We are always ready for your visit…
Fred Mills said:OhOh!
We are always ready for your visit.......
Fred Mills said:Oh my freind, in my time I think I have had EVERYTHING...Guess I have different DNA form you. I have had Sam Smith's, Pete's Wicked, Old Peculiar, John Courage, Guinness (if your getting bottles no wonder its not good, you need the NO2 pressurized cans). My all time favorite now is Young's Double Chocolate Stout, with real coco in the brew, dont knock it, its really good! it just Murphy's is often easier for me to find. I really love Anchor Steam's different varieties, you really have to try an Anchor Steam before you die.
Victor, my son....my poor deprived son......please look around and see if your local booze store that carries Samuel Smith's products, has their Taddy Porter, Imperial Stout, whole wheat Stout, or their Imperal Russian Stout. You might be pleasantly surprised to find you could find solitude in one of these fine products. At least the experience will not harm you in any way.
Ever try Young’s ‘Old Nick’ brandywine ale??? Mmmm
HJ,
several hundred years of separation from the mother country (a little island on the Atlantic side of England) has taken away any desire to sample the nectar of the gods of my ancestors. In a spirit of enthusiasm I once purchased a can of the nectar and after one mouthful (depositted in a nearby gutter), I now wonder what all the fuss is about. Of course, maybe it is the atmoshere of drinking it in a pub direct from the tap, listening to the local blarney chatter.
I do like my cup of tea (morning and evening) and relish my bottomless cup of coffee in the intervening hours.Tim Brien said:Lessee, that'd be one of the Scillies .. or maybe Sodor ... A bit farther north and it coulda been Eigg, Muck or Rum ... mmmmm, Rum ... There is no truth to the rumor that Fred's ancestral demesne is Rockall ...
HJ, several hundred years of separation from the mother country (a little island on the Atlantic side of England)...
…nawwww…it was a 1/4 acre atol just off Inverness…
Here in the PNW we call those “rocks”