Re: [CH] Cave Creek and Wisconsin beer..

Rich McCormack (macknet@pacbell.net)
Tue, 15 May 2001 08:06:31 -0700

Doug Irvine wrote:
> 
> Or, as my late father in law, used to say about most American beer, when compared to Canadian beer, 50 years ago: "Put it back in the horse"  That sorta what you meant, George?  Cheers, Doug in BC who do not drink beer of any kind after getting deathly ill from a skunky draft eons ago whilst still a teener!

I remember such comments when my Canadian relatives visited us here 
in sunny SoCal years (many years) ago; and it was true, American 
beers generally sucked...at least those made in or imported into 
California.  By law, the state of California used to restrict the 
allowed percent of alcohol in beer.  Anything over 3.5% had to be 
labelled ale or malt liquor.  There were a few American pale ales 
available, but they generally got lumped in with Malt liquor with 
all it's "skid row" connotations.  This made quality ales kinda hard 
to sucessfully market here in California.  The law has since been 
relaxed and micro breweries making some excellent beers have sprung 
up all over San Diego County.  I've tried introducing my relatives 
to some of the local brews but they find them too strong.  They 
prefer Coors or Corona Light...with the lime.

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