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VBs - ummm - I remember it well. It was wet for sure. On 8/1/05, Jill Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Alison, > > Of course, the big brand Australian beers are fairly uniformly awful > and VB especially, but some of the 'boutiques' are rather drinkable. WA > has some fine ones, as Andrew would know though he doesn't partake. The > Jimmies, Squire and Boags are also good. Hafta say some of our wine > these days is also a bit overfruited, overwooded and a bit horrid. > > But there are many excellent exceptions. We've just been partaking of a > luscious Rutherglen Tokay. Yum. > > Cheers, > Jill > > > On Monday, August 1, 2005, at 06:18 PM, Alison Croggon wrote: > > > On 1/8/05 5:12 PM, "Jill Jones" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> P.S. We'd drink VB here, straight from the can (not the cat). Hope > >> the Silver > >> McSurfer is aware of this. > > > > Meanwhile, some of us seldom imbibe the amber fluid, and stick to > > rather > > excellent Australian wines... > > > > > > Alison Croggon > > > > Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com > > Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au > > Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Jill Jones > > Latest books: > Broken/Open. Available from Salt Publishing > http://www.saltpublishing.com/books/smp/1844710416.htm > > Where the Sea Burns. Wagtail Series. Picaro Press > PO Box 853, Warners Bay, NSW, 2282. [log in to unmask] > > Struggle and radiance: ten commentaries (Wild Honey Press) > http://www.wildhoneypress.com > > web site: http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~jpjones > blog1: Ruby Street http://rubystreet.blogspot.com/ > blog2: Latitudes http://itudes.blogspot.com/ > -- http://www.badstep.net