Linux Beer Hike 2000 84
troc writes: Here's the "info on this year's Linux Beer Hike sponsored by SuSE (and others).
It's a European event, where Linux users wander around a nice hilly area, drink beer and exercise their minds of an evening doing Linuxy stuff. " I wanted to go last year, but my flabby ass probably
shouldn't be goin' on ye old hacker hike ;)
Next year (Score:1)
Next year are they gonna head for southern Africa to try to catch the eclipse again?
I know I'm gonna try to be there for it, but don't particularly want to travel there on my own. So if there's a LBW connected with it I'd consider joining.
Re:Maybe a better location.... (Score:1)
The best I've had is Killians Irish Red. It's pretty stout, and fsckin' good.
Good? It's fabulous! (And what I'm drinking right now!)
Re:Maybe a better location.... (Score:1)
Re:Linux CycloCafe in 2001 (Score:1)
I'd better start saving up now...
Re:Damn! (Score:1)
Re:So? (Score:1)
It's best not to try. the fine is 400 pounds, and the pub can loose its license.
But you're right, they're far less puritanical about alcohol over here than in the USA.
Re:Maybe a better location.... (Score:1)
Drinkable American Beer (veering off topic) (Score:1)
January and discovered to my delight that Sam Adams seems to be available on tap in lots of bars in the States these days. Speaking as someone who
takes his beer seriously, I would say that's a good start. I really can't manage to get the Bud/Coors/Schlitz (sp?) stuff down my throat, it's not what I would call a real beer. Can't say I'm a big fan of Corona either, but on a very hot day at a ball game it would be acceptable. Of course over here, we drink the stuff at cellar temperature and I find that beer chilled to US temperatures is already off on a losing streak
Huh? (Score:1)
A joke among the Germans is that Americans drink their beers cold in order to hide the taste.
Personally, I believe there are no bad beers...just some are better than others.
-john
Not me... (Score:1)
List of Items needed in order to attend: (Score:1)
-Notebook w/extra batteries.
-Linux CD's
-TUX Tatoo
-Beer
-GPS (just for holding something electronic while you hike)
-Gb's of MP3's (have you ever noted that suddenly there's silence and you hear a guy asking "Did someone bring some music?"
-Power Adapters (You never got one of them when on the road)
-Tools (It's frustrating trying to open a notebook with a knife)
-A signed note from your family were they certify their understanding of what means "Linuxbierwanderung".
Linux Beer Hike in the Rockies! (Score:1)
we have our own!
First Beer! (Score:1)
Next Year: The Oklahoma Beer Hike (Score:1)
Then we'll drink some 3.2 Okie beer, take a whiz, and go home with a headache and a sunburn.
It's hard to walk for long in a pair of cowboy boots though.
Someone on this hike drink some Sharps for me and explain in great detail what it tasted like.
(UK Sharps != US Sharps)
(...cont...for you UK'ers who don't get that, Sharps here is a non-alky 'beer'....shameful.)
(ObUK-USBeerStory: When I was over there about 3 years ago, in a pub on Lizard point, some poor sod was drinking *US* Budweiser. Discuss.)
Re:That's a relief :) (Score:1)
Re:y'all are gonna hate me... (Score:1)
itachi
Re:Just to be picky... (Score:1)
itachi, who could use a nice pint of Mackeson Milk Stout right now...
Re:Just to be picky... (Score:1)
itachi
Must hike and beer in Czech Republic... (Score:1)
Plus the Czechs are hiking maniacs... every trail is marked incredibly well, so that even the most drunken Penguin can find her way from town to town...
"Just follow the markers, you can't get lost", say the Czech.
Hmmm... "LinuxPivo Jit Pesky"
Yummy American Beers (Score:1)
OT: Even better snowshoeing (Score:1)
-Vel
P.S. Its even closer to the geek compound than England so perhaps CT and Hemos could make it.
Beer Me (Score:1)
Re:Maybe a better location.... (Score:1)
Do you have any suggestions for beer available in the US. What's your favorite? Since I've always lived in the US and American beer is all I know, I don't have much to compare it with. I haven't tried every kind available, but of those I have, I like Corona the best.
Re:Maybe a better location.... (Score:1)
It could be a walk along the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers, with a stop for some delicious (better than German) beers at the Summit brewery in St. Paul, or maybe the Town Hall brewpub in Minneapolis?
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Re:Maybe a better location.... (Score:1)
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Re:Maybe a better location.... (Score:1)
Dare I be so bold as to say I live in Lowry Hill East, a.k.a. "The Wedge [msp.mn.us]"? The store is actually in Whittier, which is on the wrong side of Lyndale, but maybe I'm being too picky.
Anyway... I'm game, so if you or anyone else in the Twin Cities metro is seriously interested in kicking back a pint or two in St. Paul, my home email address is champs@visi.com.au [mailto] -- I don't live in Australia, of course, so drop the ".au" to mail me.
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Re:Maybe a better location.... (Score:1)
Heiniken = good beer (green bottle gets plusses) you can drink & get drunk off easily enough
Corona = good beer for sitting outside bullshitting on a warm sunny day
Olde English 800 = best in the bullet 40oz bottles. great malt liquor for a roudy-ass drunk. good music to listen to during drinking - rap
Steel Reserve = great in 36oz cans & 40oz bottles. another great malt liquor as OE 800
I think for the beer hike, however, something else should be drank. A lighter beer that doesn't weigh down the stomach but gets you fucked up.
Eruantalon
Re:Maybe a better location.... (Score:1)
Neither can I, and I'm an American. Most Amer. beer is crap. Guiness, however, tastes like tar. Corona, Heiniken - these are good beers. Of course, nothing can beat hard liquor, Olde English 800, or Steel Reserve. Plus, there's something to be said for having a beer bottle/can that you can use to beat the hell outta someone when it's empty.
Eruantalon
y'all are gonna hate me... (Score:1)
The only thing I've found close is a German beer that came in a clay jar called "Bock Im Stein"...of course that was $6.00 a jar (also one of those flattened you, guess that's why it's a "bock").
Anyway, I just thought I'd pop in real quick and plug my favorite unpretentious beer. If you ever have an extra 2 and a half to spend, stop on my the A&P and pick one up.
Re:Oops... (Score:1)
Ja, shoor, yoo betcha!
Dis Scandinavian says, "Uff-da, dat Windows shoor sucks, dere."
Re:England...?! (Score:1)
Also, I have never met _anyone_ who eats baked beans for breakfast, ever. Everyone I know has some combination of cereal, toast, orange juice and/or coffee. Admittedly sometimes I have a bacon sandwich at the weekend.
Re:Beer hike in Washington DC April 16,17,18 (Score:1)
I wonder how long it would take to hitchike to the East Coast.
Offtopic? (Score:1)
Re: (Score:1)
this is cool (Score:1)
Re:craphead (Score:1)
Re:Maybe a better location.... (Score:1)
Re:Beer Me (Score:1)
Re:linux and beer (Score:1)
Sorry pal, even your pen protector can't save you now. Neo-geeks, baby... that's where it is.
Re:mmm.. beer (Score:1)
Hiking...? (Score:1)
Re:Maybe a better location.... (Score:1)
The best I've had is Killians Irish Red. It's pretty stout, and fsckin' good.
and now a brief list of beers that suck:
Dennis Leary said it best when he said "Pete's wicked brew...Pete's wicked summer brew. Who the hell is Pete, FUCK PETE."
Munky_v2
"Warning: You are logged into reality as root..."
beer != alcoholism (Score:1)
Sounds like a lot of fun (Score:1)
Make Seven
Re:Obviously not much of a hike then... (Score:1)
Damn! (Score:1)
BeOS gets one, too! (Score:1)
Open Source?? (Score:1)
Are you sure... (Score:1)
Re:concentration... (Score:1)
Re:Sounds like a lot of fun (Score:1)
Re:Damn! (Score:1)
Re:Just to be picky... (Score:1)
Re:Obviously not much of a hike then... (Score:2)
The mountains of the Lake District may be small (although really not much smaller than those of Wales or Scotland) but they are still real mountains - exposed barren rock, extremes of climate and steep and unforgiving terrain - belittle them at your peril.
Nick
PS For those who are interested, the route in the piccie is Shadowfax on Scafell, E4 (about 5.11d on the US scale)
Re:Maybe a better location.... (Score:2)
Re:Huh? (Score:2)
It depends on what is the yeast used to ferment the beer; if it doesn't ferment on the bottom of the barrel, then it could be served at wine cellar temperatures (10-12 degrees Celsius) without going stale quickly.
Maybe a better location.... (Score:2)
Or better yet, England. Gentle, rolling hills, and the best beer in the world.
Disclaimer: I was born in England, but live in Minnesota. Don't anyone suggest a Linux Showshoeing Hike.
Re:Maybe a better location.... (Score:2)
See "SuSe" think Germany.
Plus last year's was in Germany.
Just my luck to have my post read by someone who read the article, too.
Wine, Women, and France (Score:2)
Should be using the Auberges, such as Formule1, Balladins, Climat de France, Etap, Ibis, Nuit d'Hotel in addition to other accomodations.
Will be checking with a number of French friends for people who live along the route. Croissants, cafes, vin. Might start with train visit to Champagne before the biking too (optional).
Will check with my film friends as to invites for events at Cannes towards end of trip. Need to get schedule for that part.
Screaming Horrible Event from Hell (Score:2)
"I can code a kernel but this bra strap is beyond me".
Oops... (Score:2)
>;)
-Vel
Disclaimer: I don't need a Bork translator.
Re:That's a relief :) (Score:2)
I hate posting the same link twice in one day, but it's Friday so what the hell...
If they can sell Linux-branded underwear [uni-klu.ac.at], then I'm sure there must be a market for Linux-branded beer. Oh what I wouldn't give to be in Tux's position right now...
numb
It's far away because... (Score:2)
PS: I know there are some reasonably good beers in the US too, I was being melodramatic.
Sounds like either fun or hell (Score:2)
Eruantalon
Re:Just to be picky... (Score:2)
It's not beer, it's Stout,...
Stout (und thus Guinness) IS a beer. Compare http://beerhunter.com/beerstyles.html [beerhunter.com].
Of course, the guinness, served here in the US does differentiate in taste from the original guinness quite a lot, I've been told. I don't know about guinness, but Beck's (also a beer, though a Pilsener) for example DOES taste quite different in the US than it does in Germany.
Unfortunately for me, the americans seem to prefer ale and lager (both beer's as well) to Pilsener, so that beck's had to adjust their beer to the american market.
Heineken is ok over here, not much better or worse than in the Netherlands and probably the best Pilsener you can get in the US is Pilsener Urquell.
I find it importantto mention that the *original* Budweiser, a czech Pilsener, is a _delicous_ beer, while the beer commonly known under the name "Budweiser" is HORSEPISS!
Free as in . . (Score:2)
Re:That's a relief :) (Score:2)
http://www.stileproject.com/lls.html [stileproject.com]
prepares to be moderated down for daring to link to stile project (yes, it sucks)
Don't drink and code! (Score:3)
Although the DOS compatibility is a nice side-effect, after kicking back a few... I guess...
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Hey Taco! (Score:3)
Eric
Linux CycloCafe in 2001 (Score:3)
Object: to start with easy biking, get drunk on good wine, visit cafes, cherchez les femmes (et pour les femmes de geek, les hommes), and end up at Cannes ready to enjoy the beach. The last week will be a killer, but if you want an easy ride, the first three segments are easy.
Laptops encouraged, but de rigeur stops at Cyber Cafes and Hacker Havens.
If interested, email affleckasch.w.spam@ghc.spam.org but forget the spam. Don't anticipating doing as much Linux as the Beirwanderleung, as we'll be busy chasing French women. Possible side train trip to Barcelona for a couple of days.
BOOK EARLY!!!! (Score:3)
Accommodation will be in Hotels, B&B, Youth Hostels or camp sites. You make your own booking at the place of your choice.
The Lake District is a beautiful place, and therefore is innundated with tourists during the summer. So many people go there that the (very narrow) roads are often jammed and accomodation is hard to come by. So if you're thinking of going, try to book your accomodation NOW (or as soon as possible).
HH
Yellow tigers crouched in jungles in her dark eyes.
So? (Score:3)
american beer joke (Score:3)
hmmmmmmmm, beer - Homer Simpson
LBW Event IS in England (Score:3)
Just a clarification, this year's Linuxbierwanderung is in England, not Germany as someone else posted earlier.
The beer hike is going to be based in the village of Coniston in the Lake District -- this is about halfway up the country on the Western border.
England is such a perfect place for this event. I hope to attend. We may even be able to catch some soccer -- The European Championships are this summer, and the national team may have a few qualifying matches at home while we are there...
Also, don't forget the tasty British beer!
See you there! (I hope)     :-)
unhealthy linux people (Score:3)
Re:Damn! (Score:4)
You can get a round trip ticket from the East Coast of the US for under $300 and it will cost you about $12 per night to stay at the youth hostels.
Nick
WebCast? (Score:4)
Re:England...?! (Score:4)
Remember, many British beers uses yeast that ferments at the top of the barrel, so this means the fermenting process can occur at around room temperature (20 degrees Celsius). As a result, you drink British beer at around wine cellar temperature (10-12 degrees Celsius).
German beer (which most of the world is familiar with) ferments at the bottom of the barrel, so this means the fermenting process has to work at nearly the freezing temperature of water (around 2-4 degrees Celsius). That's why you drink it at refrigerator temperatures, and American beers are that way because the American beer companies were all founded by people of German descent.
Try the St. Pauli Girl, Spaten or Beck's that is brewed in Germany for European consumption; they have to be served cold or it tastes terrible.
Obviously not much of a hike then... (Score:4)
Try Scotland or Wales, they have real mountains there.
Surely Snowdonia or Ben Nevis would be better suited, considering the Linux crowd has always faced an uphill battle, why not try a real challenge?
#8^P
mmm.. beer (Score:4)
*BSD Cannabis Hike (Score:5)
Songs (Score:5)
Beer hike in Washington DC April 16,17,18 (Score:5)
But bring shatterproof goggles, gas masks, and chemical resistant disposable outerwear.
Quaff a few pints, get sprayed with mace, get shot at by rubber bullets. Should be a real gas!
Special guests: The IMF and the World Bank
That's a relief :) (Score:5)
Although Linux-branded beer would be an interesting idea. Maybe SuSE and their German compatriots should get cracking on it!