Do you know this from France ?
https://www.lesfousdeterroirs.fr/cat...BoC7RYQAvD_BwE
And :
https://www.brasseriesully.fr/
I am not familiar with French beers. I have looked for aircraft related French beers in the past without much success. Thank you for these. I am surprised that they display a Spitfire and not a French aeroplane.
HI David, I would like to tell you that, we lost this tradition of good beer after the war with the closure of the big "Brasseries" in the east of France Alsace and Loraine, next to Germany and Belgium with a strong tradition of hops.
Wine is the No. 1 alcohol here and we tend to import the excellent beers from Benelux, Germany, UK, Czechoslovakia etc. but recently, a few young and new small breweries are trying to reinvent French beers and are doing quite well, like these :
https://www.bgp.paris
And I think that the Spitfire with the Corsair is surely the most famous fighter plane of the Second World War known by the French much more than the Dewoitine D.520 which was nevertheless a very good plane (I love it ! ) but it is one symbols of the defeat of the Battle of France in May June 1940
The Spitfire was piloted by Pierre Clostermann the 1st French Aces of World War II "33 victories" it is synonymous with liberation and the final victory over the Nazism for the majority of French people : http://ww2aces.e-monsite.com/pages/f...ostermann.html
Thank you for explaining about the presence of the Spitfire, Bruno. The Dewoitine D.520 was a good aircraft and,if there had been more of them in 1940, things could have been different.
A tank of Beer rather than a tankard of beer.
Bruno, that is awesome!!!!!! Makes me want to drive a tank, then get a nice cold refreshment afterwards!!!!
Always fond of a good Imperial Russian Stout!
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Came across these two this morning. Brewed by an ex-para and part of the profits going to ex-servicemen's charites. I've liaised with our resident expert on jumping out of perfectly serviceable aircraft (Maverick), who informs me that they are worth a go or two
www.dropzonebrewery.co.uk
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Do they have a Brown On for when the 'chute fails ?!
"He is wise who watches"
While at Shuttleworth at the weekend, I picked up a case of the local brew:
Edwardian is described as a crisp Summer ale, Race Day is a golden ale, and Stealth is a dark IPA.
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Good spot Steve...
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
So how many books are in your personal library?
I would say it's very seasonally appropriate.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Good spot David
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Love it!!
Every days a learning day at this squadron, and having a pale hazy to learn some local history is just the drop I need!
Matching the spirit, if not the speed, of a post-WW2 trainer, this lively drop had nice complexities that would make
Following WWII, Urenui Fighter Pilot, Harold Newton, returned to England to collect his sweetheart, only to discover that in his absence, she had married a Naval Officer.
Deterred by a boat journey home. purchased a 75HP American Ercoupe Aircraft from a trade show
Belgium. Naming her Petite Pegasus, it took him just 18 days fly home, setting distance records along the way. This Low Powered Session Hazy sends a lofty salute to Harold and his Petite Pegasus.
Flt Lt Harold Newton DFC, and ZK-AQX, heres to you!
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Good find Terry. I also noticed that a post from you brought up the 2,000th at the start of 2020 just before Covid surfaced.
Rob.
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"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Well Terry, he may have lost a girl but he did get a plane! Nice story!
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