Juan Harry Boosh wrote:

Heh.

> "dgs" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>John Nervo wrote:
>>
>>Um, yeah. Most folks who've been posting here know about that, and
>>perhaps more than you might suspect. Hell, more than a few of us have,
>>like, *been* to Cologne (Köln auf Deutsch, nicht "Koln") and also know
>>that "Kölsch" is an applation controlée, meant for the top-fermented
>>pale-blond beers typically brewed in and around Cologne, and protected
>>by rules govenerning the region of production of that style.
>
> He could always slack off on production, produce a mildly cloudy
> pale beer with a hint of wheat, and call it a Bonn-styled "Kölschbier".

Heh. "Bönnsch."

> Putting a "Kölsch" on in Roanoke would work if he called it a "Blonde
> Ale."

Damn if you didn't hit that nail straight on its widdle haid. Why, I
believe there are more than a couple of brewpubs scattered about this
fine nation of our which have done pretty much just that.

> BTW, dgs - Did you get a chance to stop into Tangletown for the
> cask Bi-Frost this year?

So far, no. Are you saying it's worth the drive? 'Cause I don't
live so close to there any more. I'm closer to the Elysian. Not
that it wouldn't be worth a drive up, mind you ... hmm. I just
might have a plan for this evening.
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dgs