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- From: plutchak@pilsner.geo.brown.edu (Joel Plutchak)
- Newsgroups: alt.beer
- Subject: Re: Cask Ale; Thomas Hardy
- Date: 17 Nov 1992 22:05:41 GMT
- Organization: Brown University Planetary Geology
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- References: <1992Nov17.155315.14267@news.nd.edu> <1ebeagINNd2j@cat.cis.Brown.EDU> <1992Nov17.201506.7336@viewlogic.com>
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- In article <1992Nov17.201506.7336@viewlogic.com> robl@macro.viewlogic.com (Rob Limbert) writes:
- > Out of curiosity, why (unless you're using the purist definition whereby
- >a Pilsner must come from Pilsen) would calling Sam Adams Lager a Pilsner
- >be inaccurate?
-
- Just 'cause I like to quibble.
-
- Seriously, though, a lager is any ol' bottom-fermeted beer. US
- megabreweries aside, a pilsner is a super-premium lager which is
- light (in color) and is characterized by a flowery hop aroma
- and a dry finish (according to Jackson). Being from Pilsen
- helps. :-)
- Does Koch actually call his lager a pilsner? I wouldn't put
- it past him, but it doesn't seem one to me.
- --
- Joel Plutchak, Research Programmer/Analyst
-