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Andre Jute wrote:

On Apr 13, 4:57*pm, Brian Huntley wrote:
On Apr 13, 2:09*am, Ryan Cousineau wrote:

Best beer in Canada: Unibroue Don de Dieu.

Better than la Fin du Monde? (We can only get FdM, Maudit, and Blance
du Chambly locally. :0( )

How can you even think that beers with French names are worth
considering?

My nose and tongue know better than your eyes.

--
Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

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On Apr 14, 2:27*am, Ryan Cousineau wrote:
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*Andre Jute wrote:



On Apr 13, 11:41*pm, Chalo wrote:
Andre Jute wrote:

Brian Huntley wrote:

Ryan Cousineau wrote:

Best beer in Canada: Unibroue Don de Dieu.

Better than la Fin du Monde? (We can only get FdM, Maudit, and Blance
du Chambly locally. :0( )

How can you even think that beers with French names are worth
considering?

Andre Jute
Wine-drinker

Ryan (aka R-Cooz) has a Fwench name, and he's top quality. *Besides,
it ain't Fwance, it's Canadia we're talking aboot. *They are much
better at barley than they are at grapes.

Certain local vintners might take offense at that. I will only say that
while I am happy to drink wine, I find that the beer that fits into my
drinking budget is tastier than the wine that fits into my drinking
budget. In short, you can pretty much drink the finest beer on the
planet for about $3/glass.

Wine from Canadian latitudes would have to be *very dry*.

The most famous Canadian product is icewine: it's an extremely sweet
dessert wine.

Aha! I must see if I can find a bottle from a specialty bottle store.
I like drinking dessert wines, chilled, as an aperitif.

Also, the Okanagan wine region experiences near-desert summer conditions.

A desert isn't necessarily hot, or conducive to viniculture. I grew up
in one, the Little Karroo, that was hot in summer but too cold at
night for vines though other soft fruits were grown in abundance in
irrigated areas.

Andre Jute
A cycling world tour right here at my computer

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In article ],
Ryan Cousineau writes:
In article
,
Andre Jute wrote:

On Apr 13, 11:41*pm, Chalo wrote:
Andre Jute wrote:

Brian Huntley wrote:

Ryan Cousineau wrote:

Best beer in Canada: Unibroue Don de Dieu.

Better than la Fin du Monde? (We can only get FdM, Maudit, and Blance
du Chambly locally. :0( )

How can you even think that beers with French names are worth
considering?

Andre Jute
Wine-drinker

Ryan (aka R-Cooz) has a Fwench name, and he's top quality. *Besides,
it ain't Fwance, it's Canadia we're talking aboot. *They are much
better at barley than they are at grapes.

Certain local vintners might take offense at that. I will only say that
while I am happy to drink wine, I find that the beer that fits into my
drinking budget is tastier than the wine that fits into my drinking
budget. In short, you can pretty much drink the finest beer on the
planet for about $3/glass.

Wine from Canadian latitudes would have to be *very dry*.

The most famous Canadian product is icewine: it's an extremely sweet
dessert wine.

Also, the Okanagan wine region experiences near-desert summer conditions.

I could never figure out an appropriate wine to go with
oysters on the half shell. But certain Mexican top-fermented
beers seem to work nicely. I'm partial to dark Dos Equis.

The de rigeur sangria in Portuguese tapas places is just
too sweet and runny (low specific gravity) to go with oysters,
which to my taste demand a slightly savoury/bitter
accompaniment which still retains a hint of sweetness.

Beer is also good with 5-alarm -- suicide hot wings.
In fact, as you've probably discovered yourself, it
can be necessary, along with naan or some other exotic
bland flat bread. And bleu cheese dip with orange zest.

Speaking of hot -- Blair's Death Sauce[tm] comes with a
keychain with a li'l plastic human skull dangling on it.
Great mojos to hang on yer bike, to go with yer skull
valve caps. I've got a few of 'em already. But all that
hot sauce has probably rendered my organs even more
non-donatable.


cheers,
Tom

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I'm really at:
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Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article
,
Andre Jute wrote:

On Apr 13, 4:57 pm, Brian Huntley wrote:
On Apr 13, 2:09 am, Ryan Cousineau wrote:
Best beer in Canada: Unibroue Don de Dieu.
Better than la Fin du Monde? (We can only get FdM, Maudit, and Blance
du Chambly locally. :0( )
How can you even think that beers with French names are worth
considering?

My nose and tongue know better than your eyes.


Just stay away from Belzebuth.

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On Apr 11, 4:16 am, Erness Wild wrote:
I was "lucky?". Going for a ride on my old 10 speed had me more
interested in how it was working mechanically than remembering to
look for occupied parked cars. Sure enough as I came along side a
parked car the driver decided to begin a u-turn. We missed each other.
I last had that close call on a motorcyle over ten years ago. Each one
brings a sudden wake up call. Most of the street where I ride don't
have parked cars, which probably makes for being less prepared for it.


hopefully not teaching how to suck eggs, but from years ago when I
taught motorcycle safety -
cars without occupants (as you suggest) just about never move (though
I've had one do so)
you can also watch out for fumes from exhaust (not sure about these
fancy-schmancy hybrids)
peripheral vision is excellent for seeing movement of wheels
anyone wearing a hat in a car is dangerous :)

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In article ,
Carl Sundquist wrote:

Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article
,
Andre Jute wrote:

On Apr 13, 4:57 pm, Brian Huntley wrote:
On Apr 13, 2:09 am, Ryan Cousineau wrote:
Best beer in Canada: Unibroue Don de Dieu.
Better than la Fin du Monde? (We can only get FdM, Maudit, and Blance
du Chambly locally. :0( )
How can you even think that beers with French names are worth
considering?

My nose and tongue know better than your eyes.


Just stay away from Belzebuth.

Forewarned is forearmed.

--
Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."