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| Beer From F***ing Hell A German brewery has won its battle to market a beer called F***ing Hell. The beer has been named after the Austrian village of F**king, a popular destination with tourists, who enjoy being photographed in front of the traffic sign on which the village's name is printed. A few years ago, residents voted to keep the name, despite the problems caused by the tourists. The European Patent Office originally rejected the brand 'F**king Hell beer' saying it contained a swear word. But after the brewery proved the village of F**king actually existed, EU officials were forced to back down. Brewery spokesman Stefan Fellenberg said: "In German the word for a lager beer is a Helles Beer, so we have also patented the name F**king Hell, which means lager from F**king of course. "I don't understand why the patents office think of something else. They must have dirty minds." The bizarre name is understood to come from a sixth century noble called Lord Focko, with 'ing' being old German for 'family of'. The German pronunciation is different from the English. |
| You don't say..... It is a common misconception that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day, which is celebrated on September 16th. Cinco de Mayo celebrates the legendary Battle of Puebla. In the U.S., much like St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de Mayo is observed by many regardless of ethnic origins and beer is the beverage of choice. ------------------ When the Romans arrived in Britain, they attempted to introduce wine as a replacement for beer. But the British climate is really better suited for cereal growing. So, the British carried on with their brewing. ------------------------- Sake is made with a grain, just like beer. Instead of barley, rice is used. It's boiled or steamed into a mash and then treated with a mold called koji to spark the fermentation process. Like beer, the bad ones come from factories where they add cheap adjunct ingredients; the good ones are made by small, regional brewers (jizake) with just four main ingredients: water, rice, yeast and koki. -------------------------- The creator of the world's largest house made entirely out of beer mats has sealed his Guinness World Record, by pulling it down as required by the rules to prove no adhesives had been used to hold his structure together. Watch it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijZiU712_2I |
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| Fritz Maytag -Pres. of Anchor Brewing "We brewers don’t make beer, we just get all the ingredients together and the beer makes itself." St. Arnold of Metz "From man’s sweat and God’s love, beer came into the world." A.J. P. Taylor "In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer." Col. Link Karmany, USMC "There may be a few good men who don't drink, but they've got to prove it." |
| Tom Tradier "Don't you know alcohol kills brain cells...any damn brain cell that can't live through a good drunk deserves to die.” Craig Dogge "I know I've had too much beer when I feel sophisticated but can't say it." Henny Youngman "My Grandmother is over eighty and still doesn't need glasses. Drinks her beer right out of the bottle.." Celebrity Brewer Arny Lands "Beer - Because one doesn't solve the world's problems over white wine." |
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