The worse beers are the low grade malt liquors and cheaper canned beers found in most grocery stores . Also light beers are really just malt beverages designed for people who don't really like beer . I would like to clear up the confusion on Corona . It is one of the highest quality commercial beers available . It is brewed with all malt and Noble hops imported from Europe such as Saaz , Hallertau or Tettnang . It is the most popular beer in Mexico and the recipe was brought by German settlers in northern Mexico . Most American beers are much lower quality and use garbage additives such as rice and corn syrup to cut cost and create a lighter watery color . These adjuncts are illegal in Bavaria and cause strong hangovers . The bright yellow color of Corona is because they don't add the headache ingredients . Most large breweries blend 20 different cheaper hops to create a consistent low grade flavor . Cheap malt liquors and other American beers will use scrap byproducts such as apples or potatoes instead of malted barley to cut costs . Here is a link that might be useful: Hop varieties

Stout is a dark ale. Bock is a dark lager. The difference is that ales have more "fruitiness" in their flavor. Lagers have a more "clean" taste. The explanation for this gets rather involved, but the most important part is that lagers are fermented at cooler temperatures than ales. If you understand how differences in raising bread affects their flavor, you get the idea. There are great differences in taste among brands of stout and among brands of bock which basically is due to the balance between hops bitterness and malt sweetness. If the time comes when you want to fine tune your recipe, this can be important. Some stouts are sweet, some are not. Regular bocks usually have a less assertive flavor while double bocks can be very assertive. For now, making the substitution should work fine and it sounds wise for you to stay out of the weather just now. Jim

Pagan - yeah that's what got him noticed on youtube a few years ago and the rest is history as they say - he also does a nice version while my guitar gently weeps too amongst a load of others :) Well what a performance last night frigging insane, what a talent and what a genuinely nice person too. He played bohemian rhapsody last night too aswell as a selection of tracks from his new album 'Travels' which comes out next month but is on sale at his gigs now. I'll be there, the cover of the Jackson's song, is a lovely piece too. He stayed behind to sign stuff but I didn't wait in the line, I kinda get star struck asking for a picture etc so bought the CD and went - so if you guys get chance to see him live he's a must if your into ukulele music to lift the soul. Fingers crossed he comes back to the UK next year, legend!!

Just read this article on 2016 home design trends in our local newspaper archive: The Oregonian on 2016 home design trends Japanese-style design and simplicity are definitely becoming more popular around here. Several of my neighbors already have Japanese-influenced landscaping. Decluttering is big here. My church has had a series of seminars on decluttering and simpler living. The turnout was way higher than for Bible studies. Haven't seen beer taps in kitchens and bidets yet. What about the trends in your area?