| You don't say..... If you're a fan of high-test brews and ales, February is a good thing -- Strong Beer Month in San Francisco. Beer as potent as 11.2 % will be featured at area pubs along with a commemorative glass for the sixth annual event. Potent brews with names like Golden Doom and Old Thunderpussy Barley Wine will be available. The big question is why isn't Strong Beer Month a national holiday? -------------- Yes, it does exist - a beer with yerba mate tea. The new beer, Dado Beir Ilex, is made by a Brazilian brewery called Dado Beir. Yerba Mate is an herb that originates in South America and has been brewed into beverages since long before the Europeans arrived. It's a drink that has also gained popularity for its health benefits. So now a beer really is good for you. ------------- Many of the great names of British brewing have downed their final pints and headed for the exit. Once there was Bass Charrington, Allied Breweries, Whitbread, Courage Imperial, and Watneys. Now you can add Scottish & Newcastle to the list of once- mighty brewers as they have agreed to a take over offer by Carlsberg and Heineken. |


| Ya gotta love these guys |
| Fran lebowitz "My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks right out of the bottle." Dean Martin "If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt. " Dave Barry Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking. |
| George Gobel "I've never been drunk, but often I've been over served." W.C. Fields "I exercise strong self control. I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast." Henny Youngman A drunk was in front of a judge. The judge says "You've been brought here for drinking." The drunk says "Okay, let's get started." |
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