Should Have Started Doing This A Long Time Ago

[Accidic]

Yup. Hookers will get you in trouble every single time. Strangely though, they're probably cheaper than marriage in the long run.

 

[LHBC]

This thread will not become a debate on the financial aspects of Buying into Marriage vs. Renting Prostitutes.

 

[Channel66]

This thread will not become a debate on the financial aspects Buying into Marriage vs. Renting Prostitutes.

You haven't been around long. Most threads end this way.

 

[grem135]

This thread will not become a debate on the financial aspects Buying into Marriage vs. Renting Prostitutes.

LOL that is the best way to get this thread to become what you dont want.

 

[LHBC]

I do like home brewing and would like to keep focus on the subject. It is so satisfying to come home after a hard Ride and pour a glass of beer that you made.

So I got a book titled Cottage Economy. Among other things the author goes on about the Public Houses adding "drugs" to their beers. Now this book was written in the early 1800's.

My question is do any of the commercial breweries continue similar practices to make their beer more desirable?

 

[unionrdr]

That was common in the 19th century,but now it'd be,at the least,a federal crime. Seems to me brewers of Burton ales were accused of puting drugs in the beer as well.

 

[Accidic]

Saw Green Dragon offered when I was traveling but it really isn't my thing.

Wasn't trying to derail the derail.

 

[plumber_bob]

I've heard that in Mexico they have beer with opiates in them.

That's just a rumor as far as I'm concerned.

pb

 

[NadoHawk]

I do like home brewing and would like to keep focus on the subject. It is so satisfying to come home after a hard Ride and pour a glass of beer that you made.

So I got a book titled Cottage Economy. Among other things the author goes on about the Public Houses adding "drugs" to their beers. Now this book was written in the early 1800's.

My question is do any of the commercial breweries continue similar practices to make their beer more desirable?

They make their beers more desirable by making them cheaper by adding adjuncts like corn sugar (etc.), but that's the worst...gives the domestic beers that rather stale taste.

 

[Accidic]

Could be mistaken but I don't think US drug law applies when you're not in the US unless you try to bring them back but ianal. In any event, no rumor necessary.

 

[tonybaloni]

I'm not sure about drugs but I suspect they add some sort of bicarbonate of soda to certain cheaper beers in the UK causing bloating.
It has the effect of not being able to drink too many beers .
The same product can be bought in more affluent area's without this bloating effect.
Yet in the less affluent every can I have drunk has this effect.
It doesn't have a mouth feel of being over gassed but I find you have to stop drinking after about 8 cans.
My wife has also noticed the difference.
Also one of my brother in laws runs a restaurant over here and it is a known practice in the trade to add a little more salt to the meals to increase drink sales.
IMO you can't trust any of them when profit is the only driving force especially in the UK.

 

[unionrdr]

Burger chains over here have over salted the fries for decades to increase drink sales. Only to load the drinks with crushed ice to boot.

 

[Accidic]

Oh please dear god tell me that's an April Fools Joke? I can't stand crappy fries that are barely salted. I'd just assume they steal my $5 and send me on my way. I would be less irritated about it.

 

[grem135]

Nothing worse than mushy fries and no salt.