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05-31-2014, 09:29 AM #171May your bone always be well buried
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Do you have a free view of any erupting volcanoes Ed? And that's too much for beer in Bali mate!
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05-31-2014, 11:12 AM #172
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. Originally Posted by MickR
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05-31-2014, 01:17 PM #173May your bone always be well buried
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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?
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05-31-2014, 01:38 PM #174
Yup, red can. And xxxx is only called xxxx coz you cant call that swill beer, or coz aussies cant spell beer 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?
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05-31-2014, 04:02 PM #175Senior Member
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I was going to ask Roger the Shrubber.
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05-31-2014, 10:10 PM
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On this day (31 May) in 1859, Big Ben started keeping time.
It was in original condition, faded red, well-worn, but nice.
This was and still is my favorite combination; beautiful, original, and worn.
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05-31-2014, 11:13 PM
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To what tune??
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05-31-2014, 11:21 PM
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Oh right that makes sense now, i was wondering where he was putting all the time he was keeping.
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05-31-2014, 11:32 PM
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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?!
) 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.
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05-31-2014, 11:58 PM
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Yeah i read that on a can of gold that i was forced to drink at karratha airport once, so gold should really be XXXYep 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
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