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Beer ruminations
Feb 18, 2023,10:44 AM
Growing up, there was this ad for Guinness stout, which was surprisingly quite popular locally. In it, a famous movie star and singer (George Lam) usually delivers the punchline, 'Are you afraid of the dark?' Or some other philosophical-sounding sentence.
Later on, as a young man, for some reason, I favoured Heineken. Perhaps because it's widely available. Then, it was Kilkenny.
When in London for my exams, I was bowled over by the ales. They were so smooth! For some reason, I remember the brand Bombardier.
I spent half a year in the Pacific Northwest, where I fell in love with the craft beers, especially those in the Weissbeer-style.
There was also a time I was crazy about the Japanese beers (Sapporo, Yebisu, Asahi).
I also love the dunkels. Reminds me of chocolate!
Here's the local brew, a lager:
And the watch (took it out after reading the post by Miranda):