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Franco B:

Nice :)

I keep wanting to look into home brew but its just something else to try and find time for. I can imagine my first few attempts will taste like the other awful homebrew I have tried. I guess its like most things that needs practice.

I helped my friend chop up a load of pears recently as he is making some Perry. Its his first attempt but I'm looking forward to sampling the results :)

DashRendar:

In my state you can buy beer, wine and liquor all at the grocery store, or gas station, etc.  We're not all oppressed!   :cheers:

I'd love to learn how to brew my own beer.  Thinking about getting some friends together to do that.

A couple other drinks I might try would be home-brewed mead or limoncello.  They're both supposed to be very easy to make.

Billy_Goatfeet:


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 Not to change the subject but...at least you folks (america) can purchase your alcohol practically anywhere.  In Canada we have to go to designated 'Beer Stores' or 'Liquor Stores' with the latter being run by the government!!   :-[



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Depends on the province good sir, I live in Ottawa and if I drive to Gatineau (Province of Quebec), I can get wine and beer from any corner store.

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  Touche!!  Yes, you are correct, I thought about that right after I posted!  Good old Quebec, if only the rest of the country was as laid back as they are (mostly  ;)).  It's funny all these different rules and regulations, everywhere is a little bit different.  I can't imagine living in a 'dry county' though....by 'dry' I am assuming you can't sell alcohol but it is ok to drink it correct??



Billy_Goatfeet:


--- Quote from: Franco B on October 08, 2009, 08:48:53 am ---Why is alcohol so restricted in the US/Canada?

Can you not even get it at the supermarket etc?

It seems so strange to me that some of you have trouble even buying a beer. Building stuff isn't half as much fun without a nicely stocked fridge :)

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  Why it is so restricted is something I have always wondered Franco.  It's not the influence of the church, I can tell you that.  If anything else it's uptight politicians + insurance companies/litigaiton.  Our country seems to be run by watching out for the lowest common denominator (Just my opinion of course).  We create and modify laws based on what some moron has done and ruin it for everyone else.  Someone does something stupid under the influence for example and it's alcohols fault.  Meanwhile most folks are wise enough to know that they shouldn't do dangerous things like drinking and driving.  We can keep banning things and making it impossible to own certain 'dangerous' things so that we may all feel more protected and safe when really, we are losing our freedom.    :soapbox:

  Ok, wow, I really opened this one up and that wasn't my intention...I apologize for the rant...

  The fridge is always stocked and especially when it comes to the build....not when using any power tools though or I might end up having them banned by my local government!!

  Stay thirsty my friends.



PsychoAU:


--- Quote from: Billy_Goatfeet on October 08, 2009, 01:43:08 pm ---I can't imagine living in a 'dry county' though....by 'dry' I am assuming you can't sell alcohol but it is ok to drink it correct??

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Yep, can't sell it anywhere in a dry county, but you can drink it.  So you can drive to the next county to get some.

And then there is the whole "can't sell it anywhere on Sunday" laws.  That seems to be decided from town to town.  Here in Alabama, most places can't sell on Sunday.  Some gas stations even put chains over the beer cooler doors to keep people from opening them at all on Sundays.

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