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<p>[QUOTE="Only a Poor Old Man, post: 7657648, member: 111037"]As a non-native Brit, I always thought it a bit unfair that English beer is often the butt of jokes... Nothing beats a fine ale! Even the most accessible supermarket ones can be excellent, with Theakston's Old Peculier and Old Speckled Hen among my favourites. For more special occasions, I resort to Belgian monastic ales. Trappist Rochefort 10 is for me the top beer of the world (I have tried Westvleteren 12 but Rochefort is still my favourite). Lager doesn't excite me much, unless we are talking about black Bohemian lager from the tap (big Krusovice fan). I have been to Prague 5 times, and the main reasons were always the beer and the architecture.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My favourite London Antiquarian bookstore is Sotheran's Rare Books & Prints in Piccadilly. Great collection and it also has Japanese and European prints. The proprietor was very friendly every time I have been there and was happy to discuss books for a considerable amount of time. I usually browse for about an hour every time I visit.</p><p><br /></p><p>To stay on topic, here are some pages from some books in my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316441[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316444[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316445[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316446[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1316452[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Only a Poor Old Man, post: 7657648, member: 111037"]As a non-native Brit, I always thought it a bit unfair that English beer is often the butt of jokes... Nothing beats a fine ale! Even the most accessible supermarket ones can be excellent, with Theakston's Old Peculier and Old Speckled Hen among my favourites. For more special occasions, I resort to Belgian monastic ales. Trappist Rochefort 10 is for me the top beer of the world (I have tried Westvleteren 12 but Rochefort is still my favourite). Lager doesn't excite me much, unless we are talking about black Bohemian lager from the tap (big Krusovice fan). I have been to Prague 5 times, and the main reasons were always the beer and the architecture. My favourite London Antiquarian bookstore is Sotheran's Rare Books & Prints in Piccadilly. Great collection and it also has Japanese and European prints. The proprietor was very friendly every time I have been there and was happy to discuss books for a considerable amount of time. I usually browse for about an hour every time I visit. To stay on topic, here are some pages from some books in my collection: [ATTACH=full]1316441[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1316444[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1316445[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1316446[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1316452[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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