[thechat] Fear and Loathing...

[Erika Meyer]

Beer and Loathing in the West
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Mike King wrote:
>Is there anyone out there in list land who lives in LA / Vegas / San 
>Francisco and would like to have a wee beer or recommend where a 
>nice beer could be had?
>You really want a "nice beer"?

in Las Vegas?
in Las Vegas you can drink anywhere and everywhere.

nice beer is another matter.  I think nice beer is anti-Vegas, 
really.  Is there nice beer in Vegas?  I don't know, it just seems 
wrong.

To be Vegas is Jack Daniels and Marlboros.  Beer is fizzy and yellow 
(that's not what you meant by 'wee' is it?)  But maybe my experience 
is colored by my experience.

In LA and Vegas you should drink cocktails I think.  Forget the beer.

but wait!
http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2000/Jun-14-Wed-2000/lifestyles/13740986.html

Something changed since I escaped 10 years ago?

***
San "don't call it 'Frisco" Francisco

I recommend Anchor porter.
http://www.anchorbrewing.com/
fortunately the beer is far better than the web site.

***
LA

I've never been there, but this San Diego beer is worth a try because 
they DO have an entertaining web site, none of that namby pamby 
cutsie crap
http://www.arrogantbastard.com/

I think Arrogant Bastard ale tastes like old wet socks although my 
homies in Oregon seem to love it and have given it awards.  I don't 
know what they put in it, but I drank one (1) pint in the middle of a 
bike ride and ended up swerving the rest of the way home.

It also gets points for shamelessly dissing fizzy yellow beer of the 
variety that is/was so popular in redneck cow-towns like Lost Wages.

Erika

>Hello,
>
>Is there anyone out there in list land who lives in LA / Vegas / San 
>Francisco and would like to have a wee beer or recommend where a 
>nice beer could be had?
>
>Myself and a friend are off to do a little fear and loathing 
>(Landing LA tomorrow, then Vegas etc and onto San Francisco) and I 
>thought it would be nice to do a little beervolt en route.
>
>If anyone fancies it I'll be trying to check my emails every other day or so.
>
>Cheers
>Mike
>
>--
>http://www.redroom.co.uk
>t. +44 7971 292 999
>e. mike.king at redroom.co.uk


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