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O.B. Juan
 
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Default a stout like Mackeson XXX?

Lew Bryson wrote:
> > wrote in message
> news
>> It's surprises me somewhat that at the same time the "new
>> prohibitionists" are attacking alcohol use, that brewers and
>> retailers have increased both alcohol content and the size of a
>> typical serving of draft beer. I wouldn't mind having a 7 oz. beer
>> once in awhile (especially in a bar with a good draft selection) or
>> a good "session" beer. Instead, many bars have a choice of a "pint"
>> (granted, it's really only 14 oz.) OR 22 oz. And we get people
>> moaning that their particular state doesn't allow "real" beer
>> because there's a limit on alcohol in beer - hey, I like a number of
>> high alcohol beers and don't think the state should limit beers
>> based on alcohol content (or any other factor) but that doesn't mean
>> there isn't "real" beer with 5% or less alcohol.

>
> Hear, hear! Well-said, and why don't no one listen? There are a few
> places like this, and mostly I hear bad things about them from
> geek-types: "Boring beer" and "won't serve a proper pint." Boring
> geeks, I say, who wouldn't know a "proper" pint if it bit them on the
> arse.

The 7-8 oz glasses at the Grey Lodge Pub are the perfect way to sample a
bunch of their tap beers without getting too big of a buzz.

--
John