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11-10-2010, 18:12
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I realise I’m whistling into a gale here. But if you want an expression that will cover everything from Kölsch to porter, taking in saison, IPA, mild, Oud Bruin and Alt on the way, then it’s “warm-fermented beers”. Not “ale”. Please. Because if you use “ale” in a broad, ahistoric sense to mean “any beer [...]http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zythophile.wordpress.com&blog=832235&post=1466&subd=zythophile&ref=&feed=1
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I realise I’m whistling into a gale here. But if you want an expression that will cover everything from Kölsch to porter, taking in saison, IPA, mild, Oud Bruin and Alt on the way, then it’s “warm-fermented beers”. Not “ale”. Please. Because if you use “ale” in a broad, ahistoric sense to mean “any beer [...]http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zythophile.wordpress.com&blog=832235&post=1466&subd=zythophile&ref=&feed=1
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