Guitars and BEER!
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PelliX
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Brian Krashpad
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I had a bottle of this, at a Christmas Market in Heidelberg, iirc. I'm not a pilsner person, but after being in France, which just has awful beer (I'm not a wine person either, so en France I switch to champagne), it was a welcome change. I was surprised at how hard it was to find beer at a Weihnachtsmarkt, everyone was drinking gluhwein, which was mostly awful.
We did eventually find some that was quite good, on a subsequent trip, in Switzerland. The particular stall selling it was cooking it up from scratch, and selling packets of the spices to make home-made. There were 2 ladies, and one gent (dressed as a friar, no less), and we had a nice long conversation with them. This was at maybe 11:00 in the morning, and I'm pretty sure both women were already pretty snockered.
PelliX
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Yes. That's a bizarre thing. Honestly, I've spoken to a lot of Germans (I lived there for a few years) and Dutch people (who also consume Gluehwein) and I've never actually heard anyone say they like it. It's as if the entire nation(s) keep(s) this tradition alive and pretend to enjoy it. Strange, in a country like Germany that has so much excellent booze on offer. The only advantage I see is that it's served warm in the middle of winter... but you could also have a nice Irish coffee, or just coffee with Baileys, etc...
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SG John
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Glühwein is one of those things that it's not about the drink, but the company with which it's consumed. There are some good Glühweins, but they are only found in small villages with good vintners. One of my cousins insisted that I bring home a couple of bottles he sent his wife to grab while I was visiting. I usually only drink it while visiting friends and family in Germany during the holidays because we're out at the markets. Then once we're in a Kneipe, we switch to beer. Bier nach Wein, macht es fein. Bier vor Wein, kommt es rein (beer after wine is fine, beer before wine comes back up).Yes. That's a bizarre thing. Honestly, I've spoken to a lot of Germans (I lived there for a few years) and Dutch people (who also consume Gluehwein) and I've never actually heard anyone say they like it. It's as if the entire nation(s) keep(s) this tradition alive and pretend to enjoy it. Strange, in a country like Germany that has so much excellent booze on offer. The only advantage I see is that it's served warm in the middle of winter... but you could also have a nice Irish coffee, or just coffee with Baileys, etc...
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Brian Krashpad
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Thirsty Thursday
(Loophole Edition)
My Palm Beach client has entered the chat. (August is Lambic Month, in the Belgian Beer of the Month Club.) He just sends me stuff. (Not the pedal, I bought that from a friend.)
I've been too ill of late to consider even tasting any of the beer, but it'll keep.
(Loophole Edition)
My Palm Beach client has entered the chat. (August is Lambic Month, in the Belgian Beer of the Month Club.) He just sends me stuff. (Not the pedal, I bought that from a friend.)
I've been too ill of late to consider even tasting any of the beer, but it'll keep.