And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
When I spent 12 months and 29 days in-country Vietnam we had five very crappy beers to choose from: Schlitz, Hamms, Olympia, Carling Black Label and Pabst Blue Ribbon. It was almost enough to make you quit drinking. Almost.
Wonder a lot how good beer was in that era, before prohibition, and the loss of so many breweries it caused. And thats another thing, happens too much to be a koinky dink, repeatedly "authority" seems to come up with ways to deprive us good folks of nice things. Gee, almost like its deliberate or something.
It is my understanding that before refrigeration, there were neighborhood bars on every corner and many of them either brewed their own beer or they got it from a local brewery. So, places like Philly or Baltimore had many breweries. They are pretty much all gone...but young folks are reincarnating them with "craft breweries." The more things change, the more they stay the same.
For the price I always thought Meister Brau (pilsner-style) was pretty good. By the early 80's (when I turned 21) Bock was very hard/impossible to find.
'Full line of Pabst beer' - that means, you can have it in a bottle, or a can.
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DeleteI was going to ask, "What full line?" Thank you for clarifying, Aggie!
DeleteBack when so many men wore hats.
ReplyDeleteDON'T drink budweiser!
ReplyDeleteBud was originally a milder beer brewed for the ladies
DeleteActually Pabst had Pabst Blue Ribbon, Pabst Bock, and Andeker beers
ReplyDeleteI believe the Bock beers were a seasonal thing. I loved that suff.
DeletePhilco made radios, batteries, and home appliances
ReplyDeleteWhen I spent 12 months and 29 days in-country Vietnam we had five very crappy beers to choose from: Schlitz, Hamms, Olympia, Carling Black Label and Pabst Blue Ribbon. It was almost enough to make you quit drinking. Almost.
ReplyDeleteIt took being in Vietnam to be able to drink any of those on a regular basis
DeleteOh, I dunno, my dad drank Olympia on a VERY regular basis.
DeleteNo Old Milwaukee? We used to call it Old Swill
DeleteI thought back in those days Schlitz was a pretty good beer, before the accountants got them to change their recipe,
DeleteIt seems to me that that bar is presently for sale —
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The preferred crappy beer for Max is Blatz, which is currently produced by Miller Brewing Company under contract for Pabst. Evidence of Cosmic Design.
ReplyDeleteWonder a lot how good beer was in that era, before prohibition, and the loss of so many breweries it caused. And thats another thing, happens too much to be a koinky dink, repeatedly "authority" seems to come up with ways to deprive us good folks of nice things. Gee, almost like its deliberate or something.
ReplyDeleteIt is my understanding that before refrigeration, there were neighborhood bars on every corner and many of them either brewed their own beer or they got it from a local brewery. So, places like Philly or Baltimore had many breweries. They are pretty much all gone...but young folks are reincarnating them with "craft breweries." The more things change, the more they stay the same.
ReplyDeleteGot into Meister Brau Bock in he mid 70's. Then became a home brewer and made many Helles/Mai Bocks that I think are even tastier.
ReplyDeleteFor the price I always thought Meister Brau (pilsner-style) was pretty good. By the early 80's (when I turned 21) Bock was very hard/impossible to find.
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