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Lochangel Posted Sep 8, 1999
A lovely pint Mr Kidney - you are a man of taste and distinction. Flowers all round.
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Sidney Kidney, AKA Gruby Ben, friend of Dirty Den Posted Sep 8, 1999
I forgot to add the IPA bit!
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Lochangel Posted Sep 9, 1999
Indian Pale Ale - Green King make the best. 
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Sidney Kidney, AKA Gruby Ben, friend of Dirty Den Posted Sep 9, 1999
I'm mightly impressed!!, you really know your Ale.
Do you know what the India connection is?
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Lochangel Posted Sep 9, 1999
Yes - sorry I put in an extra 'n' - it is called India Pale Ale because it was originally brewed for export out to India and other parts of the Empire as then was.
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Sidney Kidney, AKA Gruby Ben, friend of Dirty Den Posted Sep 9, 1999
Mmmmmmmmm....your right Miss Loch, how come you have taken such an intrest in the stuff they call Ale?
Do you know why Porter's Ale is called Porter's?
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Lochangel Posted Sep 9, 1999
Sid this is the story I choose to believe - I am not sure if it is true or just folklore. The drink came from a new method of brewing invented by Ralph Harwood, a brewer and pub landlord in east end in the early 18th century. Instead of producing different batches and strengths of ale from the same ingredients, he mixed them altogether and sold it under the name 'entire'. Because in the main his customers were porters from the local market's it became known as porter.
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Smiley Ben Posted Sep 9, 1999
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!
/me runs screaming...
(not sure why!)
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Sidney Kidney, AKA Gruby Ben, friend of Dirty Den Posted Sep 9, 1999
OK clever cloggs!!!
Why was Porters so popular! Heh, you don't know do you!!!
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Lochangel Posted Sep 9, 1999
*hangs her head in shame and mumbles* because it is was lighter then bitter but had more body then ale? you are right I don't know.
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Sidney Kidney, AKA Gruby Ben, friend of Dirty Den Posted Sep 9, 1999
Right, the reason Porters was so popular was because it was the only guaranteed safe way of quenching your thirst without getting a water born disease, and it was cheap!!
Fermentation is a wonderful thing! Ahhhhh....
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Lochangel Posted Sep 9, 1999
ahhhhhhhhh well now I know you see. How is Pluto by the way?
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Lochangel Posted Sep 9, 1999
Smiley calm down - Pluto is Sid's dog. Sorry Sid ignore Smiley - he is on drugs apparently!
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Kate Posted Sep 9, 1999
Ooh, and I missed it! Ah well, there's always the *next* debate about ale, I guess 
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Sidney Kidney, AKA Gruby Ben, friend of Dirty Den Posted Sep 10, 1999
Pluto's fine thanks Loch. You had better warn Smilie about the dangers of drugs. Don't want him ending up like Hendrix!!
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Lochangel Posted Sep 10, 1999
oh I don't think that there is much chance of that! He is like that naturally
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