h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Now all we have to do is figure out a way to get there.

Perhaps we can divert a comet and get it to bring some back for us

As they say (at least used to on American TV) - It's Millar time!

(Actually Miller Time - sorry for the bad pun, couldn't resist. I once visited a fraternity house for a trip to the US with some frat buddies (many years ago!) - THey had all the Miller lite you could drink - which is as much as you could drink of anything, it metabolises faster than you can consume enough of its alcohol content to make you even mildly drunk - Although there are other side effects, especially obvious when you are forced to find spontaneous sleeping arrangements on couches, floors etc.. Gas clouds spring to mind, as their alcohol content could be comparable)

But just think of the wind you would have in the morning!

I thankyou, I thankyou.

That 'beer in space thing' - possibly the best evidence yet of the existence of intelligent life in space.

No - actually make that, possibly the best evidence yet of the non-existence of intelligent life in space.

If we divert a comet will that make it Ice Beer?

Sorry

The only problem I can see with that alcoholic stellar cloud is, as it is so huge, you would need an enormous pressure barrel to have any hope of turning it into decent home brew.

I have had a great idea. Why don't we get together and come up with a book of international beer directives, outlining methods of making great beer, and send copies to American brewers. Teach them a few tricks. Oh, and we could include a definition of the term beer so that they can realise all their mistakes...

Necro.

To be fair to our American cousins I have tasted some excellent beer in San Fansisco and there are a growing number of micros over there. Its the A-Bs of this world that are the problem Before we throw too many stones let us not forget that our own brewing tradition has such skeletons a Watneys Red Barrel, and Double Diamond, not to mention those young upstart pretenders such as Caffreys and other noxious nitro naffness.

At least we sent all the Fosters over to England

Mind you, some of our other ones aren't much better

You should try some Labatt's Extra Old Sock (oops - stock, sorry), if it still exists, at least it had about 6%alc. dissolves the stray bits of sock wool.

Sounds wonderful. I'll definately keep my eye out for that one.....

just to make sure i don't have it by mistake

One question to all Aussies: have you ever heard of Castlemaine XXXX, and, if you have, would you give one (a Castlemaine XXXX) for anything else (It's an advertising slogan from the UK)?

Necro.

I'm not an Aussie - I live in Canada, and people here call me a Limey. We can buy this beer here too - I wonder the same - Do they actually drink it? (It's fine to drink). Is XXXX more outrageous than XXX, should this be a warning - certainly adult entertainment?

I will shut up now and let an Australasian reply... Maybe an early riser?

Sorry, I'm not an Australasian either. But I would just like to recommend a very tasty brew I sampled yesterday in Leyton Orient FC's CAMRA-award-winning supporters' club bar: Oscar Wilde Mild. Delicious stuff, with a dry, rich taste. (And a great name!)

I am an Australopithecene (so I am told) - Had a bottled pale ale yesterday that was nice - Marstons leather jack (I think - due to my reduced cranial capacity, and the fact that the bottle is being "recycled" - I forgot).

XXXX is only really popular in Queensland, although they do drink it in Darwin a bit too. Someone told me it actually contains arsenic, which would explain the shocking hangovers......

There is an English beer called 6X. It no doubt has been mentioned before, but I can't be arsed checking. It does bring back great memories of Folk Festivals and Oxfordshire summers when I drink it however.

Cropredy perchance? As I recall that is a major 6X event, oh and there is folk music too I haven't been for a few years and by the time we were 'meeting on the ledge' it was always a little blurred but the 6X was always in fine fettle.

Hit it in one. I keep meaning to go back, but being a student always made it somewhat expensive. Did they have the beer tanker when you were there?

Like I said, it was always a little blurred I don't recall the tanker, my last visit must have been '95 I think.

Where are you a student, Munchkin, and what are you studying? Just asking.

Necro.