Aussie brewery goes "green"


	Aussie brewery goes "green"

kkcapricorn

3-5-2008 4:52 PM

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global warming, beer, austrailia

kkcapricorn says:

Silly me, I thought they were talking about beer colored green for Irish Day.

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3-5-2008 5:03 PM

debbyski

TN, are you listening???

3-6-2008 12:13 AM

thisnamecantbetaken

Say what?? Yeah, I hear you. *LOL* Green or amber.... I'm not fussy. I'll gladly volunteer to be a test taster

3-6-2008 4:54 AM

syncopath

i don't know about global and not sure there is any warming but .. go green! why not, and.. Skol !!

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