Ken Brunt said:Chris Vernell said:Nostalgia , Maybe.............GratitudeMike Helphinstine said:Why on Earth would the Belgians, who have real beer, want Budweiser?
What next, Budweiser sold to Belgium? Sheesh! Sold American! Mikehttp://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=301014565844190
The Belgians did the math, they know there are more Americans who swill Bud than there are Belgians who drink real beer. Straight forward case of economics (it’s the economy!).
you guys crack me up. Beer and trains, what could be better?
Chris Vernell said:They found out how much I buy each week, but if it has to come from Belgium, I will change and buy American. I kind of like that new Miller lime brew.Mike Helphinstine said:Why on Earth would the Belgians, who have real beer, want Budweiser?
What next, Budweiser sold to Belgium? Sheesh! Sold American! Mike
Check Belgian demographics.
European ancestry Belgians are refusing to reproduce future beer drinkers.
Gotta go where the beer (and Bheer) drinking population is growing.
Sincerely,
Joe Satnik
Tony Goatz said:Tony,
you guys crack me up. Beer and trains, what could be better?
Apparently beer, trains and a humongously long train of beer cars. 
Garrett said:
Well, Inbev dumped Rolling Rock and gave it to A-B, and put several people out of work and closed Latrobe, but Sam Adams is now operating the plant (owned by City Brewing of WI) and put some workers back to work. Now the only hope with this purchase is that Inbev will dump Rolling Rock again…
Ya know, I was enjoying a Rolling Rock the other day when I noticed they changed the wording on the back of the bottle to just a reference to “this great brand”, and no longer the truth. Before that I hadn’t realized that brewing had moved out of Latrobe. I can remember when Rock only came in splits and was a premium beer. These days I’ve grown rather fond of a line of hand crafted beers brewed in Portland, Maine. http://www.shipyard.com/ Good Stuff. Some of you got to sample a bottle or two in York. And YES. Beer and Trains definitely go together 
Oh boy, beer, spray paint, lacquer thinner and train track! Must be track painting time!
-Brian
Yup -
I’m not sure which of those ingredients, or maybe all of them, contributed to the not-to-straight paint lines by the end of the day
Jon Radder said:Garrett said:
Well, Inbev dumped Rolling Rock and gave it to A-B, and put several people out of work and closed Latrobe, but Sam Adams is now operating the plant (owned by City Brewing of WI) and put some workers back to work.Now the only hope with this purchase is that Inbev will dump Rolling Rock again…
Ya know, I was enjoying a Rolling Rock the other day when I noticed they changed the wording on the back of the bottle to just a reference to “this great brand”, and no longer the truth. Before that I hadn’t realized that brewing had moved out of Latrobe. I can remember when Rock only came in splits and was a premium beer.These days I’ve grown rather fond of a line of hand crafted beers brewed in Portland, Maine. http://www.shipyard.com/ Good Stuff. Some of you got to sample a bottle or two in York.
Here is another good one: http://www.atlantabrewing.com
Especially the Red Brick…
I have a few model and autmotive project photos with adult refreshments present myself!
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:Tony Goatz said:Tony,
you guys crack me up. Beer and trains, what could be better?Apparently beer, trains and a humongously long train of beer cars.
A friend and I have both often (to our wive’s mutual disgust) killed several import/craft beers and bars of imported dark chocolate.
Garrett
Looks like Red Brick Ale is a malty brew, where the Shipyard Export is a hoppy brew. My taste is still developing, but I’m a hops fan more than a malt fan. My brudder-in-law recently shared a Sam Adams Extreme Hop with me. Man was that good, but it was a one-time brew and not available any more.
Garrett,
Chocolate and fine things made with it are not as a rule combined with beer, not even the exalted kind. If OTOH we are talking Eau de Vie or fine liqueurs, wellllllllllllllll that is a different story!
One sip, one small bite … and … savour. Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
I would beg to differ, but hey, we are rednecks, so what do we know?
Jon Radder said:
Garrett
Looks like Red Brick Ale is a malty brew, where the Shipyard Export is a hoppy brew. My taste is still developing, but I’m a hops fan more than a malt fan. My brudder-in-law recently shared a Sam Adams Extreme Hop with me. Man was that good, but it was a one-time brew and not available any more.
Sam Adams has some good one-offs, but a couple offerings lately (the cranberry stuff from Christmas) and some of their summer stuff were not hits with us.
Case in point, my friend mentioned above has scads of the cranberry stuff left over in storage, used for meat maranade only.
Garrett,
Hush up! I’ve been craving a double (triple!) malted milkshake for months now. But, it will take half a bottle of lactose tablets to survive the experience. I guess it’s the result of growing up on a dairy farm.
Jack
