tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post6581780582643452821..comments2024-03-29T07:54:08.898-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Scottish weak bottled Stout after WW IIRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-6449742761768698652020-12-31T04:49:00.432-08:002020-12-31T04:49:00.432-08:00Interesting. I've been fighting the cause of &...Interesting. I've been fighting the cause of "Imperial Russian" Doesn't Necessarily Mean "Russian Empire" ('Russian' meant 'the style we exported to Russia', 'Imperial' meant 'the good stuff'), but it looks as if I may need to open a second front, "Imperial" Doesn't Necessarily Mean "Strong".<br /><br />On the other hand, both of those bits of pedantry contrast our modern misconceptions with the good old days when everyone <b>knew</b> that "Imperial Russian" didn't have anything to do with the Romanovs (and "Imperial" didn't necessarily mean "loopy juice"), and that may be over-optimistic. But you would certainly have been disappointed if you ordered a half of <b>that</b> Imperial Stout expecting a skull-splitter.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.com