American Beer
Oct 19th 2005, 11:35 pm
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Re: American Beer
Originally Posted by Wintersong
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Oct 19th 2005, 11:46 pm
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Re: American Beer
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Oct 20th 2005, 12:35 am
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Re: American Beer
Originally Posted by Mick Travis
Fair enough. Certainly the selection of good (and cheap) beer available at any Albertson's or Ralph's here in LA is far better than that at the Sainsbury's on Farringdon road.
And there are several great pubs withing walking distance of where I live (Venice) which have 50+ beers on tap, including one that imports fresh Guiness twice a week. A pint of Guiness there is, quite frankly, tastier than at the Toucan off Soho Square.
Now if the yanks could only get chocolate right. M&Ms are simply not as good as Smarties. And I'd kill for a Crunchie bar.
And there are several great pubs withing walking distance of where I live (Venice) which have 50+ beers on tap, including one that imports fresh Guiness twice a week. A pint of Guiness there is, quite frankly, tastier than at the Toucan off Soho Square.
Now if the yanks could only get chocolate right. M&Ms are simply not as good as Smarties. And I'd kill for a Crunchie bar.
Oct 20th 2005, 1:14 am
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Re: American Beer
Originally Posted by Mick Travis
Now if the yanks could only get chocolate right. M&Ms are simply not as good as Smarties. And I'd kill for a Crunchie bar.
How sad is that? I was raised on shitty Hersheys and the like. Even the mass produced English chocolate like Galaxy or Cadburys is fantastic compared to the majority of US choc.
Oct 20th 2005, 1:40 am
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Re: American Beer
Originally Posted by jjw152
That reminds me of something funny. Someone I know once said that they thought European chocolate was too rich. How sad is that? I was raised on shitty Hersheys and the like. Even the mass produced English chocolate like Galaxy or Cadburys is fantastic compared to the majority of US choc.
How sad is that? I was raised on shitty Hersheys and the like. Even the mass produced English chocolate like Galaxy or Cadburys is fantastic compared to the majority of US choc.I wake up some mornings in the vain hope that Thorntons have opened a shop here.
Oct 20th 2005, 4:52 am
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Re: American Beer
Originally Posted by Wintersong
Is this the day for resurrecting old threads, or what?
Oct 20th 2005, 2:53 pm
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Re: American Beer
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Galaaaaxxxxyyyy .......mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I wake up some mornings in the vain hope that Thorntons have opened a shop here.
I wake up some mornings in the vain hope that Thorntons have opened a shop here.
Thorntons were the best...I had a Thorntons easter egg once, about 1/4" thick and it had huge fudge chunks....mmmmmmmmmmm
Oct 20th 2005, 3:13 pm
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Re: American Beer
After reading on BE a while ago that Kronenbourg 1664 was available in certain states my hubby has been patiently waiting for it to arrive in NJ. Last weekend he went off on his usual (first one since breaking his ankle 6 weeks ago) shopping mission to our local Joe Canal's Liquor Outlet and came home with 24 bottles of the stuff. He managed to get the last box in the place and no doubt will now be buying it regularly. 
Oct 20th 2005, 3:17 pm
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Re: American Beer
Originally Posted by mandpete
After reading on BE a while ago that Kronenbourg 1664 was available in certain states my hubby has been patiently waiting for it to arrive in NJ. Last weekend he went off on his usual (first one since breaking his ankle 6 weeks ago) shopping mission to our local Joe Canal's Liquor Outlet and came home with 24 bottles of the stuff. He managed to get the last box in the place and no doubt will now be buying it regularly.
Still waiting here in Texas
I'm glad he was able to find some 
Oct 20th 2005, 4:39 pm
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Re: American Beer
Originally Posted by lionheart
You can get Crunchie's at at least 4 places in Santa Monica
The problem is you pay up for the chocolate because it's imported from the UK, but they could import from Canada, where the stuff is also available, and tastes exactly the same, for much less. There's no reason to pay 2 bucks for a Crunchie when you can buy them over the counter in Canada for 75 cents Canadian.
Oct 20th 2005, 5:09 pm
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Re: American Beer
Originally Posted by Mick Travis
You're right. The place on the corner of 2nd and whatever, right by Third Street Promenade, has the best selection (Mmmmm...maltesers.)
The problem is you pay up for the chocolate because it's imported from the UK, but they could import from Canada, where the stuff is also available, and tastes exactly the same, for much less. There's no reason to pay 2 bucks for a Crunchie when you can buy them over the counter in Canada for 75 cents Canadian.
The problem is you pay up for the chocolate because it's imported from the UK, but they could import from Canada, where the stuff is also available, and tastes exactly the same, for much less. There's no reason to pay 2 bucks for a Crunchie when you can buy them over the counter in Canada for 75 cents Canadian.
Hubby's off to Toronto tomorrow for the day and he usually brings a bucket of Maltesers back with him.
Oct 23rd 2005, 7:28 am
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Re: American Beer
Originally Posted by jjw152
That reminds me of something funny. Someone I know once said that they thought European chocolate was too rich. How sad is that? I was raised on shitty Hersheys and the like. Even the mass produced English chocolate like Galaxy or Cadburys is fantastic compared to the majority of US choc.
How sad is that? I was raised on shitty Hersheys and the like. Even the mass produced English chocolate like Galaxy or Cadburys is fantastic compared to the majority of US choc.Anthony
