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[reed]

Originally Posted by davebz

Interesting article, but then again, I feel the same way about the US version of Bud. In my case, I have a very discerning taste for beer. Budweiser (USA) misses a whole bunch of stuff. Nope, there's nothing subtle about it. All hops and carbonation. Malt? Can barely taste any. I'd rather have a Red Stripe. Now that's not bad.

davedz

In case you didn't see this check it out:

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060529/howl

I'm with you for the Red Stripe. Cheers

[davebz]

Isn't it interesting that Jamaica has not the greatest but perfectly respectable beer and they also have the world's best coffee?

"Have you had your Blue Mountain roast today?"

[Esquilinho]

Originally Posted by CaptainQuark

Like Leffe! The champagne of beers

Ah, Leffe! I remember the first time I had one was when I was in Brussels for the first time. Didn't know it had so much alcohol back then

Actually, this may sound kinda stupid, coming from someone used to the Portuguese red wines with 14% of alcohol… I guess it's because I had the Leffe just before dinner That'll teach me!

BTW, I invite you all to have some Portuguese red wine instead of the usual beer! Try something from the Alentejo, like a Esporão Trincadeira (any year will do).

Cheers!

[CaptainQuark]

Originally Posted by davebz

… Jamaica …and they also have the world's best coffee?

I guess it's a matter of opinion, but surely everybody knows that the Italians make the best coffee machines, whereas the Spanish make the best coffee!

Unless you're talking about the beans themselves, in which case Colombia tops the list.

[ora]

Originally Posted by CaptainQuark

I guess it's a matter of opinion, but surely everybody knows that the Italians make the best coffee machines, whereas the Spanish make the best coffee!

Unless you're talking about the beans themselves, in which case Colombia tops the list.

Hmmmmnnn, San Agustin, blessed substance! The swiss coffee is passable even if they do seem to lack real milk. We have a new Saeco automated machine in my office though, which is really pushing up my espresso intake. I would tentatively agree on the Spanish, the coffee there is real good.

[CaptainQuark]

Originally Posted by ora

The swiss coffee is passable even if they do seem to lack real milk.

I'm surprised! What do the Swiss do for milk then? I thought it was a fairly common substance, what with dairy cattle being ceremoniously presented to famous Swiss tennis personages.

[ora]

Ha! Yes, its all sued for cheese and chocolate. Seriously, after the UK its just bizarre. No corner shop type place sells fresh milk, just dreadful UHT, fresh milk only in supermarkets and not much there either. An Aussie just showed up and was shocked at lack of fresh milk. As he said, back home it has a whole aisle at the supermarket. Here it has less than a square meter even in the huge places.

Here if you ask for Cafe you'll get something a bit longer than an espresso but with a little pot of that weird cream stuff on the side. I have to buy milk at weekends, and its warm so goes off quite quickly. I need it for that Sunday morning cappuccino made with my blessed Gaggia machine.

[CaptainQuark]

Weird! Mind you , part of the charm of Spanish coffee is that they use sterilised milk, not fresh!