Beer Not Appropriate for Royal Wedding

[BeerEagle]

"Fook the British!"

Foul!

 

[izatt82]

I guess beer is for the peasants, still.

 

[BeerEagle]

Who are you calling a peasant?

 

[izatt82]

Who are you calling a peasant?

myself of course i love beer and it's not fit for the royal family, sooooooo must be a peasant drink. I could care less really America doesn't have a king, right?

 

[spiny_norman]

I guess beer is for the peasants, still.

Which is obviously the position of the British royals (despite it's national heritage), but you have to hand it to Obama because that dude, well, he's making his own (and of course wasn't the first President to do so).

 

[DannPM]

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:

 

[Scooby_Brew]

What royal wedding?

 

[BeerEagle]

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:

I returned my invitation when they declared a beer-free reception.

 

[Homercidal]

Foul!

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.

I think one of the characters complains about the American tourists eating cold sandwiches too...

 

[BeerEagle]

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.

He was probably shot by the over-jealous British army of occupation.

 

[doctorRobert]

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.

 

[spiny_norman]

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.

No, I was saying Thomas Paine was born in Britain*. I wasn't claiming that the others were.

*EDIT: Thetford, Norfolk, England.

 

[Nightbiker]

I really think we're over-thinking this. A lot!
I think I'll have a glass of porter and be done with it!

 

[nickharbour]

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'm not making this a Britain vs. America thing. I'm merely arguing that you shouldn't tolerate the image or institution of royalty regardless of its historical significance. Those people you are proud of certainly didn't.

 

[pwndabear]

especially if they snub beer as "inappropriate."

 

[shutupjojo]

I really think we're over-thinking this. A lot!
I think I'll have a glass of porter and be done with it!

I'm with you on that. This got way out of hand. I'm sure there will be plenty of pints supped afterwards. It's their wedding, who gives a sh!t .

 

[Revvy]

Royallists twits, this is the REAL reason the IRA hated the monarchy, a bias against beer. Irish and beer go together like coke and hookers....

 

[zgardener]

I think I'm just more amused by the fact that they consider mini sausage rolls to be "suitable for such a prestigious occasion," but beer is not. I hope they come with toothpicks already in them, so no one ruins their white gloves.
I do believe that the mini sausage rolls would go splendidly with a $1,500 bottle of vintage port (or whatever kind of wine is good 'n fancy like).

 

[edgeofblade]

I swear, if I hear another hairbrained reason to put tomorrow on a pedestal, my eyes are going to get stuck permanently rolled up.

 

[Toasted678]

Is this suitable...

http://www.brewdog.com/product/royal-virility-performance

 

[siobhan]

Wow, one more reason not to watch...

1) Yeah, it's their wedding...sort of. It's this year, because the Queen has all next year locked up with her Jubilee celebration. And I don't think they're getting a lot of choices, as the arbiters of 'suitable and appropriate' are going to make all the real decisions. What, you thought they were in charge?

2) It's sad (but funny) that this is not supporting the British craft ale industry, in favor of the well-known British wine and champagne industry. It's not like anybody was suggesting that they slop some Langer's Lager (and Langer's Lite) into plastic glasses and pass them about.

3) I'm pretty sure if Harry gets desperate, he'll just duck down to the kitchen for whatever he likes.

4) Meh.

 

[BeerEagle]

It's going to rain in London Friday.

Snickers

 

[iasquith]

It's like being invited to a meal at a restaurant that you know only serves crap commercial beer. You''ll go out of duty , hey its just one afternoon, and the food might be real good... and your kegs will be safe and sound waiting for you when you come home ....

 

[shutupjojo]

Royallists twits, this is the REAL reason the IRA hated the monarchy, a bias against beer. Irish and beer go together like coke and hookers....

Jesus! Your gonna bring in the IRA now.

 

[BeerEagle]

Hey - it can't be all bad!

"The Online Homebrew Company" (UK)

"We're having a Royal Wedding 10% off weekend from Today until Monday. If the wedding isn't your thing, checkout our website between 11am and 2pm for something special."

 

[Nightbiker]

It's like being invited to a meal at a restaurant that you know only serves crap commercial beer. You''ll go out of duty , hey its just one afternoon, and the food might be real good... and your kegs will be safe and sound waiting for you when you come home ....

Not a bad analogy. Yeah, I'll still hoist a glass in their honor. I've been to England, it was a pretty cool country, and the locals were downright friendly no matter where I went. The coronation has absolutely no significance to me one way or the other -but the Brits put a lot of stock in it, and I like the Brits, so I'll salute for them as well. Why not?
I won't be drinking wine or champagne though (wine is OK but its not something I go out of my way for -and I just plain don't like champagne) so I'll toast with a pine of my favorite (yeah, it wouldn't be welcome at the royals' wedding, but then neither would >I<, so its not really an issue now, is it?)

 

[BeerEagle]

Hey - it can't be all bad!

"The Online Homebrew Company" (UK)

"We're having a Royal Wedding 10% off weekend from Today until Monday. If the wedding isn't your thing, checkout our website between 11am and 2pm for something special."

And 20% just announced until 2pm. Woohoo, where's my credit card?

 

[dutra2418]

I would just like to state that I'm a meteorologist at a TV station (who is obviously covering this wedding in full as I type) and in retaliation for not serving beer at the wedding I just went shopping for homebrew stuff on austinhomebrew.com....viva la resistance!

Hellooo refractometer and new carboy brush!

 

[rico567]

Wedding's over....and I'm suggesting that this thread be, too.

Best comment so far:

"In London it is a moment that will define a country, and a monarchy, for the new millenium as millions of citizens look towards Westminster and the future. In America...it's Friday..."

 

[Homercidal]

Oh HELL YES!! IT'S FRIDAY!! WOO HOO!!!

A day to be remembered for many, many hours. It seems only yesterday in which we remembered the last Friday. What a glorious day that was!

And unlike "over there", here we will be serving beer for our special occasion!