Just thought the subject line needed fixing. Carry on! grins ERN Steve Jolly posted: > It's a question of what they're designed for. :-) British beers are > brewed using different processes and yeasts from the lighter, fizzier > beers that are more common in the rest of Europe and in America. The > bigger brands of American beer have gained some popularity over here in > recent years, and I can assure you that nobody drinks them warm. :-) > > S > > Bill Owens wrote: > > > You guys are also the ones that drink warm beer, a heresy here in the US. > > However this may be due to the fact that all our beers are weak and taste > > pretty much the same. > > > > Bill > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steve Jolly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 12:03 PM > > Subject: OT: Whisky (was Re: PAW: A good breakfast) > > > > > > > >>I have to disagree there - as an Englishman with a large number of > >>Scottish friends and whisky-snob acquaintances, I can assure you that > >>the idea of drinking single malts with ice is widely (although not > >>universally) regarded as heresy over here. :-) The optional addition of > >>a small quantity of water is generally accepted though. > >> > >>S > >> > >>Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> > >> > >>>I frequently drink single malts with ice, so do some of my Scottish > >>>friends. Drinking single malts neat is largely an American pretension. > >>>Paul > >>> > >>>Steve Jolly wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Shel Belinkoff wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>What kind of whisky ... a nice single malt, perhaps? > >>>> > >>>>A single malt with *ICE* in?! Let's just hope there aren't any scots on > >>>>the list... ;-) > >>>> > >>>>S > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > >