On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 21:12:05 -0400, Bob (this one) wrote:
> Martin Golding wrote:
>> Because, if sake is beer, Miller is, arguably, sake, "brewed with the
>> best Louisiana rice!", and that would be a bad thing.

I believe, on careful reconsideration, that I have unfairly disparaged
an honest purveyor of beer. On our motorcycle trip to Louisiana, the
first little cafe we stopped at in Cajun country had a Budweiser (my
slowly recovering memory tells me) calendar on the wall, with, in
letters readable across the room "Brewed with the Best Louisiana Rice!".
I have wrongully attributed to Miller that minim of goodness which is
rightfully Bud's.

> Um, I don't think they use rice, but I could be wrong.

I believe that all the American style beers add extra starch or sugar,
to increase the alcohol content without risking adding any flavor. In
the Northwest breweries I believe I've mostly seen corn, but I haven't
visited a major brand brewery for decades.


> Although there's
> certainly nothing wrong with Louisiana.

Lafayette Louisiana has some of the best food in the nation. It's the
heart of Cajun country, and hasn't been brutally touristed like N'awlins.

We're planning a trip back next year. We'll be eating off plan.

Martin
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