On Apr 22, 11:02 am, notbob wrote:
On 2008-04-22, BJ Conner wrote:

http://www.beertown.org/events/wbc/w...ners_2008.html
I use to claim beer was just another form of bread since it was
basically wheat or some other grain. Now you can get fruits and
vegatables as well.
I hope they keep this stuff in Japan.
Iwate Kura Beer Oyster Stout - B

Any brewing competition that gives Steel Reserve and Milwaukee Light a gold
medal has a lotta gall calling itself the most prstigious beer competition
in the world. I wouldn't drink that swill at gunpoint.

As for the fruit/veggie brewers, they're hacks. A well brewed beer can
taste like a varied array of fruits simply by using proper yeast and hops.
I've tasted everything from grapefruit and lemon to apricot and carmelized
peach in well crafted beers. Pumpkin beer does not have pumpkin in it. It
has pumpkin pie spices to give the illusion of pumpkin. Besides, if I want
a veggie or fruit, I'll eat a veggie or fruit. I want my beer to taste like
beer.

nb

The #1 rating goes to the best in class for a given style. The
Milwaukee Light probably won the Gold medal for beer in the "tasteless
****" category, eeeking out a victory over Coors light and Buckhorn.

Your pal,

TBone