Beer

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Mexicans stealing cerveza at the World Cup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EzaXQ3DtqQ

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16th day without alcohol...

[Akoss Poo a.k.a. Zorromeister]

Bulgarian beer test:

Zagorka: 6.5/10
Stolichno (wheat beer): 6/10
Pirinsko: 5.5/10
Burgasko: 5.5/10
Kamenitza: 5/10
Shumensko: 4/10

They were cheap and rather mediocre, but Zagorka is a full-taste quality beer (Stolichno is their product, too, but it had a too clear taste for a wheat beer).
Pirinsko and Burgasko are relatively low alcohol content freshening summer beers.
Kamenitza is sweet but not bad.
Shumensko is something like Arany Ászok in Hungary.

Bulgarian wines are not less expensive than in Hungary, but they are good.

Their national drink, rakija (Peshterska brand rakija, 40%) is something like a grape pálinka, quite good and tasty, worthy to try.

[JosueKirwins]

After a long break, I consumed 5 Borsodi beers in the weekend, 3 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday. Forever Borsodi! BÖFF!!!

I also smoked 4 cigarettes, which fact raised my 2013 electronic cigarettes consumption to 6.5 cigarettes.

Not good at all.. Drink beer but no to smoking..

[Akoss Poo a.k.a. Zorromeister]

Latest beer tests and ratings:

Arany Fácán/HUN: 4/10
Augsteiner Weissbier/GER (Penny Market): 3.5/10
London Pride/GBR: 6/10
Trooper Beer (official Iron Maiden beer)/GBR: 7.5/10
Paulaner/GER: 6.5/10 (the wheat beer is much better)

[Akoss Poo a.k.a. Zorromeister]

Well, I forgot to write it here, but:

Kroenenburg 1664 (FRA, semi-wheat beer, 5.0%, 269 HUF/0.5l can, Kazincbarcika Tesco) 7/10 - surprisingly good.

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Well, I forgot to write it here, but:

Kroenenburg 1664 (FRA, semi-wheat beer, 5.0%, 269 HUF/0.5l can, Kazincbarcika Tesco) 7/10 - surprisingly good.

Have you ever tried Kronenburg with coriander-orange taste? That's a perfect drink. Not a real beer, but still perfect.

[Akoss Poo a.k.a. Zorromeister]

Well, I forgot to write it here, but:

Kroenenburg 1664 (FRA, semi-wheat beer, 5.0%, 269 HUF/0.5l can, Kazincbarcika Tesco) 7/10 - surprisingly good.

Have you ever tried Kronenburg with coriander-orange taste? That's a perfect drink. Not a real beer, but still perfect.

No, I haven't. But I think Kroenenbourg 1664 probably has the nicest can design.

[Akoss Poo a.k.a. Zorromeister]

Well, I forgot to write it here, but:

Kroenenburg 1664 (FRA, semi-wheat beer, 5.0%, 269 HUF/0.5l can, Kazincbarcika Tesco) 7/10 - surprisingly good.

Have you ever tried Kronenburg with coriander-orange taste? That's a perfect drink. Not a real beer, but still perfect.

No, I haven't. But I think Kroenenbourg 1664 probably has the nicest can design.

You mean this?

That's a bottle. I mean the can. http://popsop.ru/wp-content/uploads/kronenbourg_new_campaign_01.jpg

[Akoss Poo a.k.a. Zorromeister]

Some Czech beers are in the Lidl supermarkets! I tested three of them:

Uhersky' Brod - full of taste, maybe a bit too much of it... but a good beer, 6/10
Démon Polotmavy' Speciál Chlumec - semi-dark beer, not my kind, probably the worst Czech beer I've ever tasted, 3/10
Rychtár'- that is my kind of a Czechoslovak type of beer, 7/10 (highly recommended!)

[Akoss Poo a.k.a. Zorromeister]

a good beer, 6/10
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7/10 (highly recommended!)

7/10 as recommended? 6/10 as good? LOL! As for me, 6 is still mediorce, 7 is good.

We might use a different classification system.

I think the distribution of our given marks doesn't differ to a significant extent. Our numeric rating scale probably tells the same.

I think the difference is between rating words. And maybe even less than you thought. Because, after a self-analysis of my rating system (numeric and labelled scale), I found that saying 'good' or 'mediocre' or 'recommended' is rather the function of the price/value ratio than the unbiased, independent mark. I would also say '7' is good, but if the beer is relatively cheap - like it was for my Czech beers, 189 HUF/0.5l each - I would say 'good' even if the beer's rating is only 6.

And Rychtár' (r'=Czech rzh letter, not displayed correctly here) is a strong 7 and still only 189 HUF, I can recommend it to everyone who finds this beer. But if the beer costs 350 HUF for example, at least a strong 8 is needed to call it a 'highly recommended' beer.

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Drinking a cold Kwak in Danish Tavern (Brussels), from its' own unique design glass... fuckin' highly recommended, even if it's 3.80 Euro.

http://www.danishtavern.be/photos_en.html

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Hey, hey, hey!!! I've just found this abstract: DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.06.021

According to the article, gluten level of beer is a lot lower than I thought. For comparison: bread contains 20,000-100,000 ppm (part per million) gluten; a really thick wheat beer is around 400 ppm, light beers contain only 20-50 ppm, while <20 ppm is already considered as "gluten free" in food industry. Shall I drink beer again instead of cider - which is even more fattening with its' high sugar content?

[BonzaiJoe]

I've just read an article reporting that non-celiac gluten intolerance has been conclusively shown not to exist in a rigorous placebo study.

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OFF:

I've just read an article reporting that non-celiac gluten intolerance has been conclusively shown not to exist in a rigorous placebo study.

My case is quite a strange one - probably many of my intolerances are cross-reactions. In many cases, lactose and gluten intolerance occur together, although you acquired/inherited only one of them - if so, the other one should disappear when your bowels are regenerated during the strict diet.

Two years ago I had a sudden weight loss accompanied with serious bowel and liver symptoms.
1, Two independent lab tests proved that I have mediorce to severe level IgG-mediated intolerance to differents foods, including all the cereals with gluten content (wheat, rye, oat, barley), eggs, nuts, some fruits, etc. Lactose intolerance was not detectable with this test - however, hydrogen exhalation test could prove it later. Severe eosinophilia was also recognized (sometimes it shows an extreme level, 6-8 times to normal) - caused by an immunological reaction of my body.
2, In contrary, the classic celiac disease test (IgA-specific) gave a negative result.
3, According to the stomach and intestinal biopsy results, I had (and probably still have) a chronic inflammation in my gastrointestinal tract.
4, When I started the "everything"-free diet, the stomach symptoms became more tolerable (less pain and cramp, moderate inflation), my ingestion became more effective / predictable and the weight loss stopped, too. But when I break the rules (e.g. with a panino or a shitty Alpenmilch chocolate), the symptoms - like the strong pain and lack of "ZCT149" for 3-5 days - re-appear.

I'm pretty sure it's not celiac disease, maybe another kind of malnutrition problem (or just the long-term response of my body to the chemicals, failed pharmaceutical ingredient candidates I worked with).

ON:

I'm going to test some really shitty beer brands in the following weeks. To esteem the good quality, sometimes you have to see the other end of the scale...