6/3/06 English Beers

We've tried quite a few Englih beers now, Gem's favourite so far is Carling (it's cheap and it rhymes with darling) and Sara's pretty keen on the Fosters (it's much nicer over here) Unfortunately they don't have lite beers, or even midstrength for that matter, and they come in pints. When I did ask for a lite beer, they poured me a pint. I asked what the alcohol content was an they told me 5%. When challenging the barman that this is not in fact lite, he told me that it is low-carb, not low-alcohol! Needless to say, the hangovers are pretty nasty.