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10th November 2023, 10:55 PM
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Re: smiling beer
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11th November 2023, 05:19 AM
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Re: smiling beer
Tiger Beer, yes the main brew in Singapore and a few other spots.
we can get it here in our essentials shop along with a number of international including Carlsberg, Budweiser and a few from other Asian countries.
But no self respecting bar or pub would ever consider the day the coolers did not work.
There would be riots and questions asked in parliament if the beer was not ice cold.
As in 'Ice Cold IN Alex'


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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11th November 2023, 12:05 PM
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Re: smiling beer
You have to remember that back in Victorian times, mulled ale was a popular drink, both here and in the USA, and apparently making a comeback. Very good reason for it in those days, because the ale could spoil easily, so the addition of spices and warmed up in special copper mulling tool, either in the shape of a boot, where the toe of the boot was stuck in the fire, or in a cone, and the tip of the cone placed in the fire. Mulled wine is frequently on the bar in pubs here at Xmas.
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