Your Comments, Criticisms and Contributions - August 2000
Apologies to those people who have written in lately and have yet to receive a reply. We do try to answer as many emails as we can, but the sheer volume of correspondence can be overwhelming at times.
Dear Mr. Beaumont,
A very nice woman from the Belgian Tourist Office in NYC suggested that I contact you. I am going to Belgium in October specifically for the Antwerp 24hr beer festival. I have been trying to purchase advance tickets (having contacted Jan Carpentier referenced on the official website as well as the Brewer's Guild in Brussels) but have not received a response. My question is - do you think I will have any problem purchasing tickets at the door? If so, can you suggest another means by which to purchase tickets. Any advice would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Mike Davidson
You can't buy advance tickets because there are no tickets. The 24Hours of Beer is free! You pay for your tasting glass (actually a deposit which you can get refunded if you choose not to keep your glass) and your tasting tokens. That's all. Enjoy yourself.
Do you know under what name the Czech Budweiser brand is sold under in the U.S.?
-- Mark Wenig
It's not available at all. Blame Anheuser-Busch.
Would you be ever so kind as to give your best definition, with characteristics of beer, ale, stout, and malt? I am having trouble finding good definitions for the staff I work with.
-- Douglas.J.Leyes
It sounds to me like what you need is a book with good definitions of all things beer-related. Might I suggest one of three?
Michael Jackson's Beer Companion, 2nd Edition (Running Press, 1997)
The Dictionary of Beer & Brewing, 2nd Edition, by Rabin & Forget, (Brewers Publications, 1998)
My own A Taste for Beer (Macmillan/Storey, 1995)
The Companion and Dictionary are available in any good book store. Taste can be purchased by sending cash or a money order for $20 to World of Beer, 360B Balliol Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4S 1E2.
I'm beginning to become addicted to Tequiza. I really started getting into the Tequiza Extra. I buy both kinds, the regular & the Extra, I've even tried mixing them to get the perfect flavor. The only thing that sucks is the price, they cost about a dollar a beer, which is much more than Miller or Coors. I even bought some lime juice & a lime to try to spice up the cheaper beers like Miller.
Thanks
-- Mark
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