All well known. All easily purchased even here in the hinterlands. All ultimately drinkable. they're not true "microbrews" in the Yank sense of the term---microbrews and beers available on the national market are mutually exclusive. There is a certain cachet about "microbrew" beers being of better quality, so national distributors have latched on to the word as a marketing ploy. True microbrews are only available at one pub, generally. At most they are available in one metropolitan region. More than you ever wanted to know.... -Kyle -----Original Message----- From: Deri James [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 12:48 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Beer Bobby Greer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > In a message dated 8/5/00 12:01:18 AM, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > << there were some others but for some reason I can't remember > them!! > > Are these well known in the States? > > Cheers > =20 >> > > Deri, > > You devil, you can't remember, sheeesh! Ask Kyle, I am not > up on beers > > Bobby > > Well, Kyle, looks like you've been nominated to "educate" the palate of the limey!! Strange how vague my recollections of the evening became - couldn't even tell my Anchor from my Archer!! Cheers -- Deri James 10 REPEAT PRINT "Hello world!":UNTIL FALSE