Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html