doctorRobert said:Easy. Fullers.
Bottled or cask versions?
doctorRobert said:Easy. Fullers.
PaganusProeliator said:It would have to be in firkins, on CamRA would have a fit.
SpanishCastleAle said:Would the fact that, by far, the most well known brewery on the island is Irish have any influence on how the royal family perceives beer?
And YES I think the decision to exclude beer is snobbish rubbish, but what would they serve? Which brewery would they "honour" with their choice? There are some really bad national brands, and some really good. and several hundred excellent micros.. It would be a nightmare IMHO
The institution of royalty, like slavery, should be fundamentally appalling to all free people even if kept as a symbolic one. Its a symbol that some people are born above others and is a relic of our species darker past that should not be tolerated in any form. I find it odd that so many Americans give a **** about this at all.
rexbanner said:Read a bit of British history. Monarchs have done good and bad things, but the English kings served as protectors against predatory neighbors on more than one important occasion. I'm an American but a bit of an Anglophile and I believe in respect to a tradition that goes back hundreds of years.
As a result of English rule you have trial by jury, habeus corpus, and the spread of Protestantism, all good things in my opinion.
What have they done for me lately?
Also, all those things could have happened without a momarchy, like all the progress in this country, with no king.
Read a bit of British history. Monarchs have done good and bad things, but the English kings served as protectors against predatory neighbors on more than one important occasion. I'm an American but a bit of an Anglophile and I believe in respect to a tradition that goes back hundreds of years.
As a result of English rule you have trial by jury, habeus corpus, and the spread of Protestantism, all good things in my opinion.
You recommended I read a little british history, I recommend you read a little Thomas Paine.
Homercidal said:"Fook the British!"
Who are you calling a peasant?
I guess beer is for the peasants, still.
DannPM said:Who cares? Were you invited to the reception and now disappointed you can't enjoy a pint of beer there? If that's the case, rant away, if not, just forget about it! :cross:
Foul!
Homercidal said:
Got that line from a book where the young Irish lad was drunk and getting out of line. His mentor got him out of the pub in a hurry. Wish I could remember the name of that book.
Oh yeah, "The Emerald Decision" I think it was.
Who was, of course, British, and like the other most lauded Founders (Washington, Jefferson, Adams, etc.) was an anti-religious deist, freethinker, rationalist and proponent of critical thinking and reason--and yet most Americans find this highly disagreeable because it is incongruous with Christian doctrine. Fascinating stuff, but we should be discussing this over a beer. Oddly enough, it is Thomas Paine that makes me proud to be both a British and US Citizen.
Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia.
John Adams was born in Braintree, Mass.
George Washington was born in Virginia.
Some would argue they're more American than our president is. They're only British because they were born before the revolution.
Who was, of course, British, and like the other most lauded Founders (Washington, Jefferson, Adams, etc.) was an anti-religious deist, freethinker, rationalist and proponent of critical thinking and reason--and yet most Americans find this highly disagreeable because it is incongruous with Christian doctrine. Fascinating stuff, but we should be discussing this over a beer. Oddly enough, it is Thomas Paine that makes me proud to be both a British and US Citizen.
I really think we're over-thinking this. A lot!
I think I'll have a glass of porter and be done with it!
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