Useless facts/knowledge

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by edhewitt

A 620ml bottle of bintang beer is 33,000 rupea which is about $3.30 plus 11% tax and 10% service charge in the hotel i am in.

---

Do you have a free view of any erupting volcanoes Ed? And that's too much for beer in Bali mate!


Mick

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by MickR

Do you have a free view of any erupting volcanoes Ed? And that's too much for beer in Bali mate!


Mick

---

No erupting volcanoes, and that is the hotel price. Besides i dont intend on drinking that much, but yes that does work out about the same price as emu export if you buy it by the carton. :)

Ah Emu Export! The nearest thing WA has to a real beer like XXXX (Four Ex). Brings back a few memories. Took more away than it brings back though. Does it still come in the red can? :)


Mick

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by MickR

Ah Emu Export! The nearest thing WA has to a real beer like XXXX (Four Ex). Brings back a few memories. Took more away than it brings back though. Does it still come in the red can? :)


Mick

---

Yup, red can. And xxxx is only called xxxx coz you cant call that swill beer, or coz aussies cant spell beer :)

I was going to ask Roger the Shrubber.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ReardenSteel

Are you an enchanter??
Tim The Enchanter - YouTube

---

On this day (31 May) in 1859, Big Ben started keeping time.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Cangooner

On this day (31 May) in 1859, Big Ben started keeping time.

---

To what tune??
~Richard

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Geezer

To what tune??
~Richard

---

Oh right that makes sense now, i was wondering where he was putting all the time he was keeping.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Yup, red can. And xxxx is only called xxxx coz you cant call that swill beer, or coz aussies cant spell beer :)

---

Yep it's an old joke, and one I like, but do you know the real reason behind the name? No? I didn't think so! You're not that well educated ;). The real reason for the Ex's is to denote the strength of the beer. It's a throwback to jolly old England apparently (so who can't spell beer now huh?! :p) The forerunner to Fourex the beer was XXX Sparkling Ale. The Ex's are meaningless with regards to beer strength these days, as the name hasn't been changed to suit any of the lower strength beers brought out by the same company, except to add the word 'Gold' to the modern mid strength as well as earlier variants. XXXX, Fourex or Barbed Wire, what ever you choose to call it, it's one of Australia's best commercial beers. :)


Mick

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by MickR

Yep it's an old joke, and one I like, but do you know the real reason behind the name? No? I didn't think so! You're not that well educated ;). The real reason for the Ex's is to denote the strength of the beer. It's a throwback to jolly old England apparently (so who can't spell beer now huh?! :p) The forerunner to Fourex the beer was XXX Sparkling Ale. The Ex's are meaningless with regards to beer strength these days, as the name hasn't been changed to suit any of the lower strength beers brought out by the same company, except to add the word 'Gold' to the modern mid strength as well as earlier variants. XXXX, Fourex or Barbed Wire, what ever you choose to call it, it's one of Australia's best commercial beers. :)


Mick

---

Yeah i read that on a can of gold that i was forced to drink at karratha airport once, so gold should really be XXX :)