tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post8846077694478286319..comments2024-03-29T05:58:25.823-04:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: The Session #32: Eastern BeersLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-33296252938199198172009-10-18T19:05:37.150-04:002009-10-18T19:05:37.150-04:00There is an historical connection between England ...There is an historical connection between England and Portugal that goes back to a son of Edward III (John of Gaunt, whose son Henry by his first marriage became Henry IV of England)marrying the daughter of Pedro the Cruel of Castile (I think?) and their daughter married a king of Portugal. One of their sons was Prince Henry the Navigator, who sponsored the Portugese explorations around Africa to India. Goa was a Portugese colony in India until it became English when Catherine of Braganza married Charles II, and then it became the East India Company's toehold to take over India. Plus, the English have been dealing in sherry with the Portugese since the 1700s. Tons of English ex-pats hang out in the south of Portugal as well. What I'm trying to say is there has been about 7 centuries of close Anglo-Portugese connection, so of course they drink beer by preference.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680563484511816258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-84925925321978148402009-10-09T21:03:46.115-04:002009-10-09T21:03:46.115-04:00Lord, it's Nick. Bummer about the prices; ever...Lord, it's Nick. Bummer about the prices; everything was cheap as balls back then. Franken chauvinist.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-37619558924113989462009-10-09T18:00:02.833-04:002009-10-09T18:00:02.833-04:00On our July hols in Genova / Cinque Terre, we enjo...On our July hols in Genova / Cinque Terre, we enjoyed more beer than wine, but it was all bloody expensive.<br /><br />Anyway, "better Munich Dunkel"? Is there a good one, let alone a "better" one? Come back to Franken and I'll show you a Dunkel or two.Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-56425173746446822052009-10-05T10:48:32.095-04:002009-10-05T10:48:32.095-04:00It is so true. There is a complete misnomer that p...It is so true. There is a complete misnomer that people in the Mediterranean, Adriatic and southern Atlantic regions do not know from beer. I’ve seen people drink quite a bit of good beer in Sicily, Malta, Southern Italy, the Grand Canaries, Spain, Greece, Croatia and North Africa. In fact one of the best stouts I've ever had was in the Egadi islands of the coast of Sicily.(granted, it was from Denmark) but it was brewed exclusively for the region. Malta has a great brewery, as does the Sicilian city of Messina, as does the Canaries (tropical, dorada)jpnoreply@blogger.com