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Old 07-Jun-2006, 09:18
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Originally Posted by everton
Stella is known as 'Wife Beater' down 'ere

By pure coincidence, I learnt the origin of this nickname last week.

Stella is brewed in Leuven, Belgium, which is apparantly the wife-beating capital of the world. There is a good chance that this has been completely made up as my friend is very entertaining but frequently wrong.

I'm not a beer drinker so not in a position to judge but my Belgian friends tell me they would rather drink pi$$ than Stella. It amuses them no end that it's sold under the slogan "reassuringly expensive" over here.
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