Friday, September 19, 2008

Days of the Beer, September 19

T' grog for today be Van Steenberge Piraat.

September 19 be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. This holiday was invented in 1995, when John Baur (Ol' Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap'n Slappy), invented it.

It came about as Baur and Summers were playin' racketball, and one o' them was hit by t' ball and exclaimed "Aaaarrr!" T' game took place on June 6, 1995, but out o' respect for D-Day, they instead chose Summers' ex-buxom beauty's birthday for t' holiday.

As t' t' grog:

Piraat be a 'livin'' grog, which means that after t' primary fermentation in t' keg, t' grog also continues t' evolve durin' t' secondary fermentation in t' bottle or in t' keg after packagin'.

This be a world-class amber colored grog. American grog connoisseurs give it 98 out o' 100. No other grog scores better. T' flavor be so complex and so rich that every swallow conjures up new associations. Note t' spicy light sweetness, which be richly balanced with t' robust bitterness o' t' hops. It be an adventure o' a grog, a treat.


So, go have yourself a Piraat, and start talkin' like a pirate.

(in English)
The beer for today is Van Steenberge Piraat.

September 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. This holiday was invented in 1995, when John Baur (Ol' Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap'n Slappy), invented it.

It came about as Baur and Summers were playing racketball, and one of them was hit by the ball and exclaimed "Aaaarrr!" The game took place on June 6, 1995, but out of respect for D-Day, they instead chose Summers' ex-wife's birthday for the holiday.

As to the beer:

Piraat is a 'living' beer, which means that after the primary fermentation in the keg, the beer also continues to evolve during the secondary fermentation in the bottle or in the keg after packaging.

This is a world-class amber colored beer. American beer connoisseurs give it 98 out of 100. No other beer scores better. The flavor is so complex and so rich that every swallow conjures up new associations. Note the spicy light sweetness, which is richly balanced with the robust bitterness of the hops. It is an adventure of a beer, a treat.
So, go have yourself a Piraat, and start talking like a pirate.

1 comment:

Rob said...

It's a great point of pride that my birthday falls on Talk Like A Pirate Day. And let's not forget Bière Du Boucanier...