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Fin du Monde

For years I refused to drink beer, any beer, awful stuff to my taste. When I did, though, rare as it was, it was only to “fit in” – and to avoid snide and unflattering remarks from friends when I didn’t.. Beer has a long history reaching back to the days of the pharoahs. Even the artisans who built the pyramids were provided the brew (besides a variety of other provisions), and look what they were able to accomplish! Some years ago a friend brought me a bottle of a Canadian beer with the eschatological name “Fin du Monde” – End of the World. An odd name for a beer, I think, but thought-provoking. Well, when I tasted it, my dislike for beer evaporated like drops of cold rain hitting a hot asphalt road! It tasted like no other beer I had ever tasted – slightly sweet, reminiscent of some subtle fruit – pear? – with a surprising titillating fizzy sensation. Now when I drink beer – as I am at the moment – it’s always Fin du Monde, savoring its delicate flavor and feeling quite good about myself, buoyant really, and a welcome change to my usual blah disposition: released like the tiny bubbles I am staring at rising so blithesome through its amber atmosphere, as I sit writing these lines – a not significant accomplishment, I admit, when compared to building a pyramid.

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Date: 6/28/2025 1:03:00 PM
as a beer lover, i enjoyed your poem, maurice, although i've also never heard of this beer. i drink IPA's, which are very bitter, or Guinness, which is a whole different thing. i'm glad you've found a beer that you like - cheers!
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Maurice Rigoler
Date: 6/28/2025 6:24:00 PM
So am I, Ilene, though it took 60 years to find one! I was in Germany for four years and found only one beer I drank occasionally (to appear "normal" to my airmen friends!), Other than that I took to German Moselle and Rhine wines! Thanks for the stop by. / Maurice
Date: 6/28/2025 10:16:00 AM
I do like beer, tho by no means am I a connoisseur of that libation. I don't think I've ever seen or heard of "Fin du Monde". Maybe I'll look for it on my next shopping excursion. BTW, M...I thoroughly enjoyed reading this piece...not exactly a "pyramid", perhaps...but...hey...
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Maurice Rigoler
Date: 6/28/2025 10:28:00 AM
Real beer lovers tell me Fin du Monde is a "woman's" beer, too soft, apparently for their macho tastes! Who cares. I like it and that's all thst matters. Thank you for stopping by, Jim. / Maurice

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