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Most of the time we tell each other the things we like or what works for us. But sometimes we tell about a product or style of work we don't like. Here's a story how the latter can get out of control.

We had this first alcohol-free beer from Heineken around 1988, called Buckler. It was on the market for a year or so, when a comedian kept mention it in his new year show on national tv. He thought is was funny when he made several jokes about the beverage. His message was: Buckler tastes like horsepee and is for the sissies, the disturbed and women.
After this show, no bottle of Buckler was sold anymore. Heineken had to close down the production line after that. Fortunately Heineken was strong enough to survive this misfortune, otherwise jobs had been lost. But since, over here we refer to this Buckler-incident when one is heavily criticising a product in public. So a lesson for us all.
BTW: I disliked the Buckler too.

Herman

I still get Buckler in Kazoo's most high-end liquor store. I love the non-alcoholic version. Tastes like real beer, of the light stout variety. The strongest taste of any near-beer I have ever had, almost real.

My fave beer of all time is Belgium, Duvel, an ale actually. Pour it into a Sam Adams chilled glass - the clearest glass I have ever seen. Can't drink more than one, though, and even then feel slightly poisoned. Buckler, on the other hand, can be drunk until the saturation point is reached. In my world, horsepee would not be for sissies. But Buckler does not really taste like horsepee, as far as I know. Glad it is still available in the US. Just picked up two 6-packs an hour ago. I am doing my best to keep Holland prosperous. SW Michigan is a haven for transplanted Dutch, even have a town called Holland, where there are wind mills, tulips, and wooden shoes - every American's vision of what Holland is all about , I suppose.

Great taste in beer John, if you like Duvel. If you can get it, try Westmalle Triple. Even better.
Only one time I had 4 or 5 Duvels on one night. Never been sicker than the day after then. Won't do that again.
But I always have a few Duvels in the house though.

Ya, tourists like that old 1900th century Dutch stuff. But times do change, also over here. We got Facebook and houseparties! That is what I call progression.
Herman