I do think that Pabst Blue Ribbon tastes better in China!
Thanks!
Leo Wesson
Leowesson.com
817-733-9157
> On Jun 9, 2017, at 13:03, Frank <wijsmuller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> We have a saying like 'what you get from far away must be good'.
>
> No surprise then for Heineken being a premium brand everywhere, except in
> The Netherlands where they originated...
>
> 2017-06-09 19:51 GMT+02:00 Bill Pearce <billcpearce@xxxxxxx>:
>
>> On a visit to London twenty or so years ago, I notice that virtually all
>> the pubs in the city were festooned with huge banners advertising that they
>> now have...Budweiser! I thought that it was perhaps an attempt by the
>> government to offset the lack of restaurants serving traditional British
>> food by promoting sad lifeless beer. But then I realized that it was on the
>> front end of the craft brewing boom here and it was likely an attempt to
>> boost sales. About the same time that AB began acquiring craft breweries.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Jan Steinman
>> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2017 11:37 AM
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Switzerland [was: Donald. (Duck)]
>>
>>
>> From: Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> And in this country you can sometimes find Velveeta in the gourmet
>>> section.
>>>
>>
>> While living in Switzerland, I once went to a specialty international beer
>> store — supposedly the best the world had to offer. I looked over the
>> interesting European offerings, wondering what wonders the US section would
>> hold. Perhaps an obscure Rolling Rock, from the Laurel Highlands? Maybe a
>> pedestrian Sam Adams Bock, different enough to be of interest? Woa, maybe a
>> Deschutes Brewing Company Black Butte Porter?
>>
>> As I got to the US section, I saw a floor-to-ceiling tower of… Budweiser.
>>
>> I guess they picked their “best international beer" from the movies or
>> magazine ads, NOT by tasting it…
>>
>> :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op ::::
>>
>>
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