[SOC] Off topic observations and a question

[Bob Nielsen]

On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 01:21:54PM -0700, Art wrote:
> Stones. In the USA these are big rock things that geologists play with.
> In the UK a unit of weight. 1 stone is equal to 14 pounds. 
> But, English pints show remarkable value for money compared to their US
> counterparts -- 567ml compared to 430ml. Good thing to know when
> ordering beer. But what the UK calls beer, we call disgusting.
> Although this might be mutual.


I expect that there are more folks in the US who appreciate Brit beer
than the other way around, although I recall seeing Budweiser ads in
London when I was there earlier this year.  Many of the microbrews are
in the style of the British product, however.  I have a friend who owns
a Seattle brewery and spent quite a bit of time in the UK learning his
craft (BTW, he serves Imperial pints).

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