Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/21

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Subject: Vs: [Leica] Necrobreweries [was: Czech Beer is OK--Belgian beer rules!]
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 10:20:03 +0100

If I remember correctly there still is a bar named La Mort Subite in Brussels - and they serve the brew, of course. My favourite is Chimay, though.
All the best!
Raimo
Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen

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Lähettäjä: Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Päivä: 20. lokakuuta 2001 23:24
Aihe: Re: [Leica] Necrobreweries [was: Czech Beer is OK--Belgian beer rules!]


>Hi Guy,
>
>The name is Mort Subite, i.e. sudden death. Somewhat misleading, since the beer
>has a nice fruity taste and is quite weak by Belgian standards, less than 5%.
>According to legend, the name came from a bar in Brussels in the 1920s where
>local journalists would hang out and play cards while waiting for something
>interesting to happen. The games ended suddenly when everyone had to clear out
>to cover some breaking story, and hence the local beer was so named. It is a
>Brussels specialy.
>
>Nathan
>
>Guy Bennett wrote:
>
>> Is that Morte Subite or Mort Subite? Are we talking about a sudden dead
>> woman or sudden death? In either case, it's making me thirsty!
>>
>> Guy
>
>--
>Nathan Wajsman
>Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland
>
>e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch



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