From: jlukacs@cc3043.pms.ford.com (John M. Lukacs)

Subject: ABOI: Re: Free Beer!!!

Date: 26 Oct 1994 14:18:37 GMT

ak200032@sol.yorku.ca (Alan Marshall) writes:

   Newsgroups: rec.food.drink.beer,alt.beer
   Organization: York University
   Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 03:58:58 GMT

   In article <38jguo$krd@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>,
   Michael.J.Zigmont@dartmouth.edu (Michael J. Zigmont) writes: 
   > Anyone out there have any clever ways to get some free beer?  I'm
   > willing to try some suggested 'methods' and let you know what happens.
   > -Zig '96

   You've come to the right place.  Just like there are a gazillion megs 
   of pictures of buck-nekkid women on the Internet, there's more beer 
   than you'll ever be able to drink just waiting for you to download it!

   Since you're a sophomore, you must obviously have a uudecoder.  The
   beer posted to Usenet has to be uuencoded because Usenet in limited to
   "normal" typing characters.  The beer at FTP sites will usually be in
   one of two formats:  *.bif (bif=Beer Interchange Format) or *.jbg
   (pronounced JBEG, which stands for Joint Beer Expert Group).  Without
   getting into great detail, *.bifs are only 8-bit beers, and hence only
   suitable for international and American lagers like Bud, Coors,
   Heinekin and Becks. Malt Liquors (like Colt 45 and Red Bull) can be
   biffed too.  If you want great beers, like any of the Sierra Nevada or
   Anchor Beers, or any of the Trappist beers, you need to look for them
   to be jbegged. Biffing a great beer removes so much character that it
   ends up tasting like Genny Cream Ale, Red Dog or Beck's.  JBEG uses 
   24-bit quantization which preserves all the beer's original quality. 

   Occasionally, you will find beer posted in its raw form with
   extensions like *.lgr (lager) *.ale *.ral (real ale) *.ptr (porter)
   *.stt (stout) *.lmb (lambic) or *.bbc (Boston Beer Company (tm) -- Jim
   Koch insisted on his own file extension)  These will often be zipped
   to the *.zip format.  (I'm also assuming a sophomore like you has a
   zipper!) 

   You will also need a BTB (Binary-to-Beer) adapter for your computer.
   One end plugs into one of the ports on the back of your computer;  the
   other end is a tap.  The BTB adapter comes in models for the Mac, Sun,
   DOS, Amiga and Vic-20.  Base price is $299 (including shipping &
   handling) for the Dos, Amiga and Vic-20 serial models.  Add $20 for
   parallel;  Add $50 for Mac, Sun or SCSI.  The beer engine version
   (required for *.ral, real ales) is $100 more.  They are available from
   me.  My address is in my sig. 

   Next, go to the newsgroup alt.binaries.liquid.beer and subscribe or
   register for the group and download 'til you puke!  There are some 
   less well-propogated splinter newsgroups:

	  alt.binaries.liquid.beer.blonde
	  alt.binaries.liquid.beer.german
	  alt.binaries.liquid.beer.oriental
	  alt.binaries.liquid.beer.pink.triangle
	  alt.binaries.liquid.beer.superstrong
	  alt.binaries.liquid.beer.stout
	  alt.binaries.liquid.beer.tasteless
	  alt.binaries.liquid.beer.xingu
	  alt.binaries.liquid.nectar.fosters

   If you feel like slumming:

	  alt.binaries.liquid.zima

   One problem with these groups is that Tim Pierce keeps rmgrouping
   them.

   If you're not satisfied with the hectolitres posted there daily, try
   an FTP site. Now I'm not going to be a schmuck and tell you to find a
   site without tell you where to find it, am I?  Try Coors
   (golden.coors.com) or Sam Adams (lawsuit.boston.beercomp.com).  (Don't 
   bother trying to find Pete's Wicked {insert type here}.  Pete Slosberg 
   is on the 'Net, but through Compu$erve, so you pay a toll.) If you
   want those stronger Canadian beers, try Molson (ftp.molson.golden.com)
   or Labatt (maximum.ice.labatt.ca)  Remember though, don't FTP during
   the day as the 'Net gets flooded.  If you want European brews try
   HofBrau (Hofbrau.haus.munich.bavaria.de), Heinekin
   (green.bottle.skunky.nl) or the ultimate 'Net beer, Bitburger
   (bitburger.pils.mosel.bitnet.de).  The Trappist Monestaries are on the
   Internet via VaticaNet: 

	schaapskooi.vaticanet.rc.christian.god
	westvleteren.st-sixtus.vaticanet.rc.christian.god
	westmalle.vaticanet.rc.christian.god
	chimay.vaticanet.rc.christian.god
	orval.vaticanet.rc.christian.god
	rochefort.vaticanet.rc.christian.god

   For balance, I should point out the following are also available:

	duvel.moortgat.heresy.be
	oldnick.demon.com.uk
	mort.subite.com
	petes.wicked.compu$erve.com (Toll applies)

   If you have any other questions, look for the JBEG FAQ, posted in 
   news.answers.  Among other things, it will explain BBG (Beer-by-
   Gopher), Archie and Veronica (Basically, a rich bitch like her would 
   never settle for him) and surfing for foam on the World Wide Wet
   (WWW).

   Email me for information about how to get beer through your phone on my 
   1-900-get-pist number (976-beer in Toronto)

   -- 
   -- Alan Marshall                Joint Beer Expert Group (JBEG)
      AK200032@SOL.YORKU.CA        
      York University              "Hop too it!"
      Toronto, Canada              



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