[TheForge] New way to make beer

Thu Feb 27 10:08:09 2003

When I was in Germany on an exchange in
the late sixties, the rule in the little
town I was in made those under 16 leave
the bars at 9pm.

I can not say whether this was local
law/ custom or more widely accepted
practice. What I saw was that the
serious drinking was by those over 30
and tourists. The youngest drinking
appeared to be maybe 14 or so. My
impression was that the younger ones
stayed away because of social pressures,
and the 16-20 year old crowd were more
interested in courting ritual than
getting plastered.

This might have something to do with the
beverage of choice at lunch and dinner
being beer for everyone but the
youngest.

Mike Graf

Rob Fertner wrote:
> 
> Someone told me the legal drinking age in Germany is 16 yrs old.
> Can anyone confirm this?
> Rob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aaron Silver" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 6:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] New way to make beer
> 
> > At 07:11 AM 2/27/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > >I wonder how he heats it in the washer.
> > >
> > >Did you catch the line   "to provide beer
> > >more cheaply for youth outings he organizes"
> > >
> > >Rick Korinek
> > >Emerald City Forge
> > >Framingham, MA
> >
> > Well, he IS a German Priest. Germans have a much lower age for the
> > consumption of beer as I recall. (I remember it as a BIG consideration
> when
> > planning our High School German Class' exchange trip :-)
> >
> > Aaron
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