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As I said, baiting aside, I'd love to visit Brugge, and I'm sure I could amuse myself in Brussels. I also know there are tons of world-class art collections all through Belgium that I'd like to see some day. It's a matter of priorities. Why, for example, in your countless trips to Europe over the last 40+ years, have you never gone to Italy? I know you'd love it, you know you'd love it, but you've always had higher priorities on your list. Personally, I'd make 10 trips specifically to see Italy before I'd make one specifically to see Belgium. Ditto France, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic... the list goes on. And that's just Europe. I really do hope to squeeze in side trips to Belgium some day, but I'm afraid it will never make it to my top priority.

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Jon Binkley
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This from a guy who has dedicated his life to watching yeast grow. **Heh.

Not that anyone cares, but Belgium may well be the first European country I visit. For the beer culture, the food, and the rest of that hoo-ha.

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Joel

"Jon Binkley" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

It's The Culture, not The Beer?

The Culture can apparently be found at a college campus near you.

What I got from the article you referenced is that the CR appears to be a fratboy paradise. "One of the best beers I ever had was..." I don't see it. I await it, but I don't see it.

So you've actually been to the CR?

Scott

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Scott Kaczorowski

"Jon Binkley" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Belgium heads my list of places that I have not been to visit just for the beer.

Scott

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Scott Kaczorowski

If ever I was going visit a place just for the beer, Belgium would be #1 for me too. But unless I stumble upon a lot more time and money then I ever expect to have, I'll never visit a place just for beer. (Well, at least not a place

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Jon Binkley

You sure you read the article? 'Cause he specifically singles out that kind of "culture" as coming solely from the tourists seeking cheap beer, not the locals.

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Jon Binkley

Guess I'm a sucky writer then. That's not what I found in the Republic at all...except when I ran into Brits sucking down cheap beer as fast as they could, a phenomenon I blame on British beer taxes, not Czech beer culture.

Guess I blew it.

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Lew Bryson

"Jon Binkley" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

I

Pretty sure.

Well f*ck me in the ass. That changes everything.

Scott

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Scott Kaczorowski

I avoid it because it's a bit simple and sweet.

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Douglas W. Hoyt

That makes sense. I could come up with a similar sort of rationale for why I haven't made it to Spain, and am not likely to anytime soon. I'd like to visit Spain. I like pretty much every last bit of Spanish food I've had, Barcelona sounds like a great place, I'd love to see the Guggenheim in Bilbao, etc., but it's just not as urgent as other places on that continent to me. It's not that it doesn't have other great stuff to offer; I'm just more anxious to see other places' stuff.

So, yeah, disregard my earlier post. Except the part where I call you a pussy. That applies just on principle.

-Steve

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Steve Jackson

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