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Perun said:
Exactly. She was Miss Israel in 200-something.
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No shit? I had no idea who she is, I don't gollow things like that.
I dunno, there's something about her face I don't like.
 
A completely different topic:

Many members of the forum come from countries with long traditions in brewing. In Norway, brewing of beer has been around since the Viking age, and for the midwinter festival it was actually mandatory to brew beer. From the 1200s onwards (long after the country was christianized), it was actually a punishable offense to not brew sufficient amounts of beer for jol (or yule, for those who are more fluent in English than old Norse). You could go to prison for that, or at least be fined. Every farmer should brew enough for his family and still have some to offer to guests.

The point being: To this day, all breweries in Norway have special beer variants that they only sell in the weeks before Christmas. These are generally red/dark ales with more sweetness than the standard beers, that are usually of the lager type. So I wonder, do any of your countries also have this tradition for yuletide beer, different from the beer you drink the rest of the year?
 
I live in Delft, once the beer city of Holland.

In medieval times Delft had more than 200 beer breweries within its city walls.
The first brewery was made in 1210. Around 1500 the most beer was made but after 1670 it went downhill because of tea, coffee, chocolate and wine. In 1922 the last brewery closed its doors for good.

In Holland we have winterbier and in Belgium they call it eindejaarsbier (end of the year beer)
These winterbeers are often also sweeter, made with special herbs, products like

allspice
honey
cinnamon
liquorice
clove

Some examples of such beers, copied from internet (including some Dutch info):

Budels Winterbier (7,5 vol%)

Ter Dolen Winterbier (8 vol%)

Steedje winterbier
Brouwerij ’t Steedje uit Ettelgem (B)

Eindejaarsbier (9 vol%)
Brouwerij 't IJ (NL)

Burg winterbier (8,5 vol%) (NL)
Kleur: robijnrood

Maximiliaan Winterbier
sinds 1993 door Brouwhuis Maximiliaan (†)
9 vol% alcohol, 17,5 Plato
Drinktemperatuur: 13 - 16°C

Hertog Jan Winterbier (8,8 vol%)
Bereid met o.a. kandijsuiker
Type gisting: bovengisting

Øster
Bierbrouwerij Voldendam (9,5 vol%) (NL)
Ingrediënten: Pils-, Cara-, Amber-, Tarwe-, Münich-, Choco- en Zwartmout. Amerikaanse en Engelse hop, Delta gist en kruiden.
Drinktemperatuur: 12°C
Verpakking: fles 75 cl

Pauw Zwaar Bier Wintertrots (8 vol%)
Brouwerij De Pauw B.V.
Sinds 2001

Pelgrim Winterbier (10,5 vol%)
Sinds 2002
heeft een volle smaak, zoete afdronk en caramel / honing aroma.

Schelde Kerstbier (9,5 vol%)
Scheldebrouwerij (NL)

Us Heit 11 Stedentocht Bier (7,5 vol%)
Friese Bierbrouwerij Us Heit (NL)
 
Mega said:
I dunno, there's something about her face I don't like.
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For some reason, I really like her face. She's got some sort of serious "no shit" attitude coming from it.

Anyway.

Eddies Wingman said:
A completely different topic:
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When special beers are brewed in Germany, it's more for other festive occasions, like the Oktoberfest or similar regional celebrations. If there is a special tradition for Christmas beer, it has evaded me. On Christmas, Germans prefer to drink mulled wine (Glühwein), often with a shot of amaretto or rum. I think nothing is more wonderful for a German Christmas than a Glühwein on the Nuremberg Christmas Market in the freezing cold (Nuremberg being the most Christmas-ish town in the country).
 
In Norway we have a hot drink called gløgg, which can be seen as a cousin of Glühwein. It's usually based on red wine, just like Glühwein, but I think the things you put in it are slightly different.

It's not uncommon to "heat it up" a little extra, by adding brandy  :D
 
Not that I'm aware of in Canada. But we do have green Keith's for St Patricks Day.

UGH 10 AM GOTTA WORK.
 
Eddies Wingman said:
In Norway we have a hot drink called gløgg, which can be seen as a cousin of Glühwein. It's usually based on red wine, just like Glühwein, but I think the things you put in it are slightly different.

It's not uncommon to "heat it up" a little extra, by adding brandy  :D
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We have the same, glögi. And we're not that particular what we "heat it up" with.  :P
 
Mega said:
I dunno, there's something about her face I don't like.
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I was so close to making a joke, but realized it is somewhat insensitive... so instead I'll allude to it by saying: ADRIAN BRODY! :p
 
Invader said:
We have the same, glögi. And we're not that particular what we "heat it up" with.  :P
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Well, I should mention that brandy is only the most common item to use to give it more "bite". I guess moonshine will also do the job  :D
 
I don't think we've been misogynous. Onhell came closer with chauvinism =seeing them like something different. As far it's not vulgar, and it wasn't, it's fine.

Now, I don't know about you guys, but I'm seeing them as something different. There is a mystery. I love them.

Perun said:
If we did, I couldn't care less if they posted pictures of dudes here, as long as they keep their thunder birds under cover.
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This phrase is very rich. Pure inception!  :D
 
Onhell said:
I was so close to making a joke, but realized it is somewhat insensitive... so instead I'll allude to it by saying: ADRIAN BRODY! :p
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Please go ahead, I'm not offended by anything. And I don't get the reference!
 
I always thought he only played a jew in the pianist.

But not really, doesn't look like her at all.



Anyways, question:
Years ago I made a deal with my dad: I'll listen to Floyd's Wish you were Here, and he'll listen to SSoaSS.
I listenet to WYWH and loved it, and today I love Pink Floyd.
He hated SSoaSS and now he starts jokingly bashing me every time I mention Maiden.

I got him to agree ti listen to another album, if I agree to listen to Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (psyched, I already listened to half of it and it's great).

Anyhow, here's his taste: Loves prog rock, doesn't have a problem with mellow punk (The Clash) and pretty much hates it when Bruce is yelling, although he was sorta okay with slower songs from Bruce's solo career.

So, what album should I give him? I think that no Blaze or Paul album will do (well, maybe TXF?), so maybe I should just make him a mix CD. What songs should I put on it?
 
One thing that helps when trying to get someone into Maiden is to have them follow along with the lyrics. If they know what Bruce is saying, they might be able to get into his singing better. Also, they should be songs with simpler lyrics so they can be better understood. Songs like Aces High, The Longest Day, The Prisoner, and The Talisman are simpler while songs like Starblind, Brave New World, Revelations, and Brighter Than A Thousand Suns are more symbolic and complex.
Hey, did someone make it so the gif in my sig moves slower? I do like it better that way. :D
 
Mega said:
I always thought he only played a jew in the pianist.

But not really, doesn't look like her at all.
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LOL, nevermind man... DAMMIT TRAVIS! That bouncy sig is distracting!
 
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