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tam@merlin.etsu.edu (Tamara Martin) writes:

>Closer to the DFW area is West texas, which is chech.. but I believe 
>they have an octoberfest as well. 

Don't get too excited about West.  A year ago my family went to Westfest,
a festival meant to celibrate the Czech heritage of West.  I went with visions
of fresh Pilsner Urquell and other native Czech beers.  After looking
around the cutesy arts and crafts (and ate some admittedly good wurst) I
headed to the beer tent.  Coors, Bud, Miller, and I think even Fosters
had stands up.  I asked if they had any Pilsners.  I got several blank stares.
I explained that Czechloslovakia was home to its own beer style, the
world reknowned Pilsners, named after Pilsn.
Finally one person recommended Shiner Bock, which was, in his words,
'a German style dark beer'. [If you don't understand the irony, you
don't drink enough beer]

I left at that point.  The moral is don't assume that because the area
came from great historical roots that it still nurtures the same level
of quality or taste.

br!an
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