No one ever told us how to pronounce these new-fangled foreign beers, so we’ve been blundering through the best we can. But now help is at hand with this definitive guide.
LEFFE Leffe is often pronounced ‘Leff’, ‘Leffee’ or ‘Leffur’. Two of these are correct; Belgium has two languages, Flemish and French. If you say ‘Leff’, you’re using the French, ‘Leffur’ (as in ‘heifer’) the Flemish. ‘Leffee’ should be erased from your mind.
HOEGAARDEN Probably the most frequently mispronounced of all, with most people pronouncing this ‘Hoe-garden’, as if it were some kind of horticultural implement or a park full of prostitues. It’s actually pronounced ‘Who-garden’, but, as with so many commonly mispronounced words, it’s less embarrassing to follow the herd.
STAROPRAMEN Bit of a tongue-twister, this one(especially after ten pints): ‘Star-oh-prah-men’, but say ‘Staro’, and everyone will know what you mean!
Beer here is drunk on the basis of 5.0% alc vol and anything below is c**p and you have to drink at least eight pints of it per night every night in the weekend to be normal! This is a fundamental of the north of England.
He's from UK which means for every 8 pints he drinks you've gotta drink 10 lol. So believe me he's had plenty of practice. If you don't believe me come to the UK and check out Friday or Saturday night (not in London, preferably somewhere like Manchester or Newcastle) and you'll see how much of a problem alcoholism has become.
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