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11-22-15 | 11:25 PM

#26

tashi

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jetboy

beer in a can is back- many microbrews come in cans now

or one could use sapporo - that can is so thick you could use it as the BB itself.

I'm a guy who loves a beer can shim, and sapporo - this is good info, thanks!

11-23-15 | 02:12 AM

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11-23-15 | 06:35 AM

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11-23-15 | 08:10 AM

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11-24-15 | 01:33 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rootboy

I can't think of even one French beer.

I haven't seen Fischer beer in a long time. From Alsace.

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11-24-15 | 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by tiger1964

I haven't seen Fischer beer in a long time. From Alsace.

Totally forgot about them. I used to get those in big bottles back in the '80s. A lot of stores would have Fischer and Sheaf Stout right next to each other in the "fancy big bottles of beer" section.

11-24-15 | 02:44 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jetboy

or one could use sapporo - that can is so thick you could use it as the BB itself.

heh. good point. and a great beer, especially with about three big salmon skin hand rolls.

11-24-15 | 03:34 PM

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I can't think of even one French beer.

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11-24-15 | 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by oddjob2

On the rare occasion I buy beer, I only buy beer in glass bottles, unless it is going onto a boat.

What's wrong with a can..?

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11-24-15 | 04:40 PM

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Gosh, I always thought that was a Swedish or Danish beer as the name seems to suggest....

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