From: "Randy H" 

I though Stroh's bough out Ausburger...

"Bill Lucy"  wrote in message
news:MPG.1ac7f4e7576067d198970d{at}news.barkto.com...
> In article , gmcaloon_2000
> {at}Yahoo.com says...
> > I can't help but wonder how many of local breweries still left produce
really
> > good beer that no one but the locals know about? And that is a shame.
The
> > nationally distributed brands are all rotgut, every last one of them.
>
> In the winter, I'm partial to malty beers (hence the nut brown ale I
> talked about the other night). The two best Dunkel styles (all-malt)
> right now are Munich Dark from Capital Brewing in Madison, Wisc) and
> Augsburger Dark from Stevens Point Brewing.
>
> The original Augsburger Dark from Fred Huber was a big favorite of mine
> in the 80s. Sadly, Pabst bought them out and never marketed it after
> 1990. Now it's back. It isn't as good as the Munich Dark, but it's
> available at many local liquor stores.
>

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