@tweek said:
@serguey123 said:@Cad Delworth said:
@PiisAWheeL said:No, You are both wrong. Lager and Ale are types of beer. Beer in English is Beer.Correct! Lager is technically a beer brewed at low (cold) temperatures as opposed to room temperature. Ale is technically a beer brewed without using hops for flavouring, though in the past 200 years or so, that usage has gradually faded and nowadays it has come to be used only in compound nouns like 'brown ale' and 'Scotch ale;' but it does still typically describe beers which are less bitter in flavour than the standard 'bitter' beer (as in: 'three pints of bitter, please') sold in almost every English bar. (The nearest Scottish equivalent to 'bitter' is 'heavy,' though 'heavy' is still usually less bitter in flavour than English 'bitter' and again is technically nearer to an ale than a beer.) And yes, I did drink heavily in the IT department of a Scottish brewery for many years. :)FTFY
From the guy I was in training with who was from an american brewery, I would assume that is closer to the truth than one would think. (He talked about the beer cart being pushed through the offices on random Fridays in the summer.) I'd have been more jealous if I were a beer drinker.
IT at a Scottish Brewery? How do you land that job? You've given me a new life-career goal.