Hello Maurice.

12 Jun 05 09:59, you wrote to me:

 RT>> Well, here, the prefered brew (Windoek) is also cheaper, which
 RT>> explains why it
 RT>> is so far back in htime that I last had, out of curiosty mostly
 RT>> ...

 MK> Same here.  I think it was okay but not worth the extra expense.

As good a reason as any other ...

 RT>> Nope, Namibia is what used to be German South West Africa, way
 RT>> back when ...

 MK> Understood but it still doesn't seem right for whatever strange reason
 MK> I have.  Mind you if they are going to brew beer then German beers are
 MK> a good choice.  It certainly could be worse.

Agreed ...

 MK>>> I hear South African wines are okay though but
 MK>>> have never had any of that either.

 RT>> Now you are talking about some really good stuff, trouble is the
 RT>> prices keep
 RT>> on increasing, and these are now at the stage where I buy only
 RT>> for special occasions. :-((

 MK> Same with single malt scotch, maybe even moreso with scotch.  I
 MK> haven't had any wine in a long, long, long time.  It isn't that I
 MK> don't like wine but there hasn't been any special occasion here for
 MK> it.

Bad when that happens ... :-((

 RT>> mistaken, so if you run across labels like Castle lager, Lion
 RT>> larger, or Black Label, you know you are drinking South African
 RT>> ...

 MK> Black Label I have seen and consumed but that was brewed 'locally'.
 MK> Offhand that used to be brewed by Molsons ... I think.  That was ages
 MK> ago so my memory might be faulty on that regard.

Probably .... :-)

Russell

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