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The mussels were really cheap, so I figured the rest of the lunch budget would go on wine.
There was a TV series called The Beer Hunter, by a British writer called Michael Jackson (insert own jokes here). He wrote several books about beer and malt whisky.
I'm going right off the theme here, but I slipped in a character called Mick Jackson into my novel. This was purely so that my antihero, a complete berk, could throw a heap of Michael Jackson song titles into the job interview that poor Mick was subjected to. My antihero, Vince, was based on an old boss I had and this was just the sort of dumb thing he'd have done.When I worked for the accounting software company (reunion photo somewhere on the forum), we were aquirred by a British company out of Newcastle. The executives came over to have meetings with the senior management of our company, and when they introduced themselves, one guy's name was Michael Jackson. We all kind of looked at each other, not sure if he got the connection. He broke out laghing, and said, "Yes, my name really is Michael Jackson."
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Sanpellegrino, Limonata.
A good Italian restaurant in the US has a bottle of chilled S.Pellegrino on the table, and Peroni on the beer list.
Although, Birra Moretti has the cooler logo...
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whereas these are packaged fresh berries. It seems that the flavor here is smoother, too.
I reposted the image above, since I see it didn’t show up previously.Hey - you are lucky to be able to get these. I've never seen them on sale here. Of course, if you were in Finland like Hemulen you would be able to pop into the garden and pick some!
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How ridiculously awesome. I was helping my wife’s mom clear out the last of a storage unit, and I found these about to be thrown away. I have no idea how long these have been in here, but most likely over 30 years. Left to right:
- Olde Frothingslosh - I think it’s a lager. There actually is beer still in the bottle, and I have three bottles. At some point, I will be drunk enough to try it and see if it’s any good. Very entertaining label.
- J.R. Ewing’s Private Stock - in the 1980s, many Americans watched a show called Dallas. It was about a wealthy oil family, and the drama that they inflicted on everybody. J.R. was the head of the family. I have no idea what kind of beer this is, but I would bet that it’s a lager. There is still beer in the can, but there’s only one can. Maybe if I get drunk enough to try the first one, I’ll open this one up. On the other hand, this could actually collect some money if I decided to sell it.
- A tankard, probably from Frankenmuth, in desperate need of cleaning. Maybe, I will try one of the first two in this when it’s clean enough.
- D.G. Yuengling Premium Beer. Maybe Ohio’s greatest export. TastyReuben: I assume you were approved? Sadly, there is no beer left in the can. But, the new version of this (also a lager) is pretty great.
- Iron City Beer. A special edition to commemorate the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates baseball championship. No beer in the can, though it looks like it’s unopened.