Kiltlifter at Costco

[Lallans]

The Kiltlifter is a wee heavy style ale made by Pike in Seattle, Washington.

...and kiltlifting is what you do after you drink it? ...But maybe I should know what the British sense of the term is before making that joke.

[Jack Daw]

...and kiltlifting is what you do after you drink it? ...But maybe I should know what the British sense of the term is before making that joke.

In the sense that we consumers only rent beer and not own it.

[Lallans]

OK that is the sense I was using too. And that is also the phenom. I was referring to, so we have US-Canada agreement. However I'm worried slightly regarding MacSpadger's post- there could still be a British meaning subject to misunderstanding. Having rather jocose family all over the English speaking world, half of whom thnk they own the language, I'm always getting mocked over that sort of thing. By which I mean 'ribbed' and not 'copied'. See what I mean?

[MacSpadger]

Well, and I must say I mean no personal offence to anyone by this, kiltlifter is a derogatory slang term for a Scottish homosexual, a sort of Caledonian cousin of the derogatory slang term for an English homosexual, shirtlifter.

[Slowburn]

wow how far we shift when we slang. As far as I understand we Americans are usually strait forward when it comes to context a wee bit more literal. I never would have thought about the context provided had it not been spelled out. I have never found that beer just the same on the East coast nor in my travels to the West coast.

[Lallans]

Well, and I must say I mean no personal offence to anyone by this, kiltlifter is a derogatory slang term for a Scottish homosexual, a sort of Caledonian cousin of the derogatory slang term for an English homosexual, shirtlifter.

Exactly what I expected, but 'shirtlifter' has never caught on in N America so hopefully the kilt version won't either. Anyway, a new term for my personal lexicon of the English languages, so thank you for that.

But speaking of straits, Canada just banned the old (old) Dire Straits song "Money For Nothing" because it uses the word '******'- but only idiots and professional leftists who want to stir up hatred of society are offended by such stuff. If you remember the context of the song, the ban is particularly stupid. Not so much so as the BEEB maybe, but still particularly stupid.

[sanddog28]

Exactly what I expected, but 'shirtlifter' has never caught on in N America so hopefully the kilt version won't either. Anyway, a new term for my personal lexicon of the English languages, so thank you for that.

But speaking of straits, Canada just banned the old (old) Dire Straits song "Money For Nothing" because it uses the word '******'- but only idiots and professional leftists who want to stir up hatred of society are offended by such stuff. If you remember the context of the song, the ban is particularly stupid. Not so much so as the BEEB maybe, but still particularly stupid.

I do find it interesting the two references are being made, in the US a kilt lifter will get you a beer and across the pond it references a homosexual, and then fag is reference to a homosexual here and across the pond it will get you a smoke, the differences in our slang is just amazing. How the old adage separated by a common language so justly applies.

[Jack Daw]

Well, and I must say I mean no personal offence to anyone by this, kiltlifter is a derogatory slang term for a Scottish homosexual, a sort of Caledonian cousin of the derogatory slang term for an English homosexual, shirtlifter.

LOL! That's pretty funny. Now, I will have to be careful how I use the term in reference to beer.

[Lallans]

It would be interesting if someone was to walk into a bar or pub in Scotland and ask for a Kiltlifter....

[MuffinMan]

Just to clarify, the Beer I am talking about is not the one from Washington, but an Arizona winner from the Four Peaks Brewery. It is distributed around, even saw some in Hawaii this summer.

MM