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Check
out our new passport:
The
Bearer of this passport is (or has been, or will be)
a regular customer at:
Bottlescrew Bill's Pub,
140-10th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
T2R 0A3.
This
passport is not valid unless the Bearer has inserted
his/her particulars into the appropriate boxes on the
following pages, including phone number if you're cute.
The
Passport will be kept in a safe place behind the bar
at no additional charge. Visa stamps will only be issued
for beers consumed in Bottlescrew Bill's and the Passport
must be produced at the time of consumption in order
to receive a stamp.
ENDORSEMENTS
AND LIMITATIONS:
The Bearer agrees to surrender their Passport when required
to do so by an authorized officer (bartender or server),
such action usually being undertaken for excessive drunkenness,
outright profanity or doing a Full Monty in the bar.
RULES
AND REGULATIONS
The bearer of this Passport has one year from the
date of issue to complete a tour of the globe by drinking
his/her way Around the World as follows:
By
referring to the VISA SUB-LIST, the Bearer will consume
a total of 80 beers, preferably in the order in which
they appear. Each time a beer is consumed, the bartender
will stamp the Passport in the appropriate space, and
the Bearer may then complete the particulars thereof.
If you cannot successfully circumnavigate the globe
in twelve months then you will be presumed lost in a
beerless desert and your Passport will be destroyed
(after we have posted a picture of your distinguishing
characteristics on our bulletin board in the main washrooms).
It is noted that Jules Verne took 80 days to travel
around the world, and we take this opportunity to remind
you not to drink and drive. We recommend you limit yourself
to three or four beers at one session. We reserve the
right to refuse service to intoxicated patrons. Abuse
of this Passport may result in temporary or permanent
exile to a lesser drinking establishment.
After
successfully circumnavigating the world within the allotted
time period, the Bearer will be enrolled in Bottlescrew
Bill's Around the World in 80 Beers Club as an Honorary
Member, receive completely duty-free a beautiful glass
mug and a unique logoed garment to commemorate same,
and have their name tastefully engraved on a brass plaque
to be placed in a prominent position in the pub, there
to be displayed in perpetuity.
BEER
TASTING GLOSSARY
Some serious travellers keep detailed notes of their
voyages; others frequently forget the name of their
hotel. As an aide-memoire of your journey Around the
World in 80 Beers, we suggest you may be interested
in jotting down the occasional bon mot regarding the
flavour and taste characteristics of the various beers
you encounter.
It
is not compulsory to do so, but interested beer consumers
may wish to consider the following:
MALT:
The sweetness and richness of a beer usually comes form
the barley (or other lesser cereals, such as rice or
corn). The barley is malted and then roasted, the degree
of roasting affecting (among other things) the colour.
HOPS:
The spiciness and flowery aroma of a beer is often influenced
by the use of various hops in the later stages of the
brewing process. These often show their presence by
a dryness or tartness in the finish.
BODY:
A well-made beer has a good balance between malt and
hops, is sufficiently (and not overly) carbonated for
its style, and has an alcohol level that matches its
flavour and mouthfeel.
FINISH:
The taste left in one's mouth after swallowing the beer
determines whether (or how soon) one will order another.
This subjective feeling or like or dislike is as crucial
to one's enjoyment of the beer as the mood and friendship
of one's drinking companion(s)
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