Random Thought Thread

SharpBits said:
Did you ever tell us the tale of how it happened?
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Off-roading incident

(while this is wildly misleading it is also technically true)

I would give more details but then Marc Grenock Grenock it's going to tell me "I told you so", and I don't want that.
 
I feel strongly that the Deutsche Reinheitsgebot is much less about “purity” and in fact was a law passed to protect inferior German beer from having to compete in the marketplace with the far superior Belgian beers (and also Northern German beers) which had additional ingredients, more innovative brewing methods and recipes, and generally higher alcohol content (usually achieved by added sugar during the bottling process). In my opinion this yields a stronger, tastier, and healthier beer due to the live active cultures in most bottle conditioned Belgian beers.

Today, if you compare the “best” German beers to the “best” Belgian beers, I believe a reasonable and objective beer drinker would have to honestly agree that Belgian beers such as Chimay, Westmalle, Delirium, and Westvleteren are so superior to German beers that it is no contest.

I realize this is a somewhat controversial view of things, but the world deserves the truth.
 
Elgatodeacero said:
I feel strongly that the Deutsche Reinheitsgebot is much less about “purity” and in fact was a law passed to protect inferior German beer from having to compete in the marketplace with the far superior Belgian beers (and also Northern German beers) which had additional ingredients, more innovative brewing methods and recipes, and generally higher alcohol content (usually achieved by added sugar during the bottling process). In my opinion this yields a stronger, tastier, and healthier beer due to the live active cultures in most bottle conditioned Belgian beers.

Today, if you compare the “best” German beers to the “best” Belgian beers, I believe a reasonable and objective beer drinker would have to honestly agree that Belgian beers such as Chimay, Westmalle, Delirium, and Westvleteren are so superior to German beers that it is no contest.

I realize this is a somewhat controversial view of things, but the world deserves the truth.
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Don't forget the Bohemians who invented Pilsner, the best beer of all. BUT, at one point in history or another, all of these regions were ruled by German states, so any good beers developed there are surely due to German influence.*



*Note that I am an American who has never been to Europe and am speaking with authority on a matter in which I have a passing understanding, which is to say almost none at all. Therefore I am obligated to opine confidently, if not a little aggressively.
 
I too like beer, but having dranken enough in my life to float a small nations navy, I pretty much stopped in favor of “taking the fact that I am alive more seriously “. Moorik Moorik .

Combine Beatles and movies, and you get one of my favorite movies.

A Hard Day's Night
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Elgatodeacero said:
I feel strongly that the Deutsche Reinheitsgebot is much less about “purity” and in fact was a law passed to protect inferior German beer from having to compete in the marketplace with the far superior Belgian beers (and also Northern German beers) which had additional ingredients, more innovative brewing methods and recipes, and generally higher alcohol content (usually achieved by added sugar during the bottling process). In my opinion this yields a stronger, tastier, and healthier beer due to the live active cultures in most bottle conditioned Belgian beers.

Today, if you compare the “best” German beers to the “best” Belgian beers, I believe a reasonable and objective beer drinker would have to honestly agree that Belgian beers such as Chimay, Westmalle, Delirium, and Westvleteren are so superior to German beers that it is no contest.

I realize this is a somewhat controversial view of things, but the world deserves the truth.
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The best beer is Czech (draft from Plzen), with an 8 minute „crown“. When you receive it, you order the next one :). Several German and Japanese draft beers come very close.

If I want more alcohol, I add a Vodka or Schnapps.

Adding sugar during bottling is a great recipe for headaches.

Can’t argue about taste. Depends how you grew up.

Per my dad, I was free to drink whatever I wanted after my confirmation (at 12). Only rule was to walk straight when coming home :).
 
San Francisco has two good things going for it:

We voted out the DA who let criminals go, and prosecuted police.

You never need air conditioning.

Don't worry about the DA. He's being well taken care of by UC Berkeley.
Chesa Boudin is the founding executive director of the Criminal Law & Justice Center at UC Berkeley School of Law, where he leads research and advocacy on criminal justice reform. He previously served as San Francisco's District Attorney but was removed from office following a successful recall election in June 2022
 
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