Joris Pattyn wrote:

Don, *sigh*

there's Irish pubs in every minor and major city of the Northern
Hemisphere, and, no doubt in most of the 'lower' part of the globe too.
But our travelling friend probably wants lambic in Madrid and Sahti in
Brussels...

I realize you're employing a bit of hyperbole here, but...

So why would such things be a problem? I can name a good pub or
two in Seattle where lambics are available - lovely Belgian lambics
in good shape. Yeah, Ireland is the home of stout, but these days,
if there's a pub with a variety of beers on, and one happens to
be Früh or Reissdorf Kölsch, is that a terrible thing? After all,
it wasn't so long ago that you were enjoying a nice session at a
pub in London that's been known to serve a nice glass of Kölsch.
Is that a bad thing?

Just a couple of weekends ago, I was drinking draught Leipziger
Gose at a Seattle pub, too. Bad? I realize such a thing is not
an everyday occurence, but it was nice to have while it lasted.
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DGS