marknorton Posted October 15, 2006 Share #21 Posted October 15, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) My experience with American beer is that you have to actively seek out the good stuff, the everyday beer you might get in a supermarket or a bar is thin, watery and largely bland to taste. Coors or Bud anyone? Contract that with Germany, Belgium and especially the Czech Republic where good tasting beer is a matter of course. Then, of course, there's English beer which you may or may not like. I expect William, having visited the Hook Norton brewery, about 15 miles from where I live, is something of a fan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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abrewer Posted October 15, 2006 Share #22 Posted October 15, 2006 Regarding beer, and much of American taste, "the poverty of our choice is shocking." How to explain, much less defend, goes to our cultural bent of exploiting fellow man and nature for personal gain...at the lowest price! Thanks. Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted October 15, 2006 Share #23 Posted October 15, 2006 Then, of course, there's English beer which you may or may not like. I expect William, having visited the Hook Norton brewery, about 15 miles from where I live, is something of a fan. Old Hooky, yes indeed! The Donnington BB and SBA are pretty decent too.Must be excellent water around those parts of Gloucestershire. Do you know The Plough in Ford? Ron snapped this one there. Tied house. http://www.leica-camera-user.com/people/3688-william.html?highlight=pub Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted October 15, 2006 Share #24 Posted October 15, 2006 Yes, The Plough is a favourite haunt... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted October 15, 2006 Share #25 Posted October 15, 2006 Just pass the bottle of Vodka and you guys can argue about the beer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted October 15, 2006 Share #26 Posted October 15, 2006 You know there was a company in the UK selling alcohol free Vodka a few years ago. Couldn't see the point of it myself! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted October 15, 2006 Share #27 Posted October 15, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes, The Plough is a favourite haunt... Obviously a man of taste. Found that place commuting from Broad Campden to Prescott in 2001. Ron did not sample the Donnington as an excuse to drive the 4/4, but never asked for a lager the week we were together. Must have tried about 15 Real Ales that week and a few more in Cornwall the following week. Got him hooked. Was complaining when he returned to Germany that he really missed the stuff. No doubt Guy drinks for effect! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrism Posted October 15, 2006 Share #28 Posted October 15, 2006 It's been thirty years since I left Wiltshire, but I can still taste Wadworth's Old Timer in my mind. Nothing since has even begun to rival it. And just to try to stay on topic, a glass or two right now would certainly ease the wait for the M8 to make it to Nova Scotia! Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnie Posted October 15, 2006 Share #29 Posted October 15, 2006 "Good Wine is a necessity of life for me" - Thomas Jefferson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted October 15, 2006 Share #30 Posted October 15, 2006 "Good Wine is a necessity of life for me" - Thomas Jefferson But he also brewed his own very strong ale... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted October 15, 2006 Share #31 Posted October 15, 2006 "If God had meant us to be vegetarian he wouldn't have made animals taste of meat" Homer Simpson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmires Posted October 15, 2006 Share #32 Posted October 15, 2006 Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Benjamin Franklin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_a Posted October 16, 2006 Share #33 Posted October 16, 2006 Hi HC, I agree ... 16:9 is nice, but who needs it ? Great to look pics on a wide screen, but I like to print images and with 16:9 this is pretty compicated, not undoable but complicated. And it's certainly not an argument (for me anyway) to buy such an expensive camera... The "canvas" that many home users will be using are their new widescreen HD-TVs. Considering the fact that the D-Lux 3 is a P&S camera for pro-sumers, i like the 16X9. it's breaking out of the mould....thinking different, making more sence in the age we currently live in. Of course, you do have the option of shooting in 4X3 or 3X2, but im sure you already knew that. On a side note, just got my dlux 3 today....im very impressed with the build quality and weight of this unit. Picture quality is awesome for any home enthusiast....and if your shooting in low-light....just pop open that flash, unless your in a toumb or a cockpit. Cheers PS>> Becks rules ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveYork Posted October 16, 2006 Share #34 Posted October 16, 2006 The current issue of Leica World News has an interesting quote from Stefan Danile of Leica on this very issue: "We forsee the product life cycles will now be significantly longer than before --, say two to three years for top-tier products." And then he goes on attesting the build quality of the M8, thus infering to me a longer useful life. I must admit that I was a little suprised, because "two to three years" sounds awfully short, but maybe that's an improvement over past digital trends. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlm Posted October 16, 2006 Share #35 Posted October 16, 2006 for what it's worth, the warranty on the M8 is 2 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frc Posted October 16, 2006 Share #36 Posted October 16, 2006 To all, A nice Grolsch Bokbier is what i'm drinking while attending the forum. Reading this thread, I ask my self, " what the h(@-t)ll am I doing here! I\m off. ( I'll be back ;-) Fr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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