ladder

[victor steinbok]

Thank you! I completely forgot about "flights"! Yes, indeed, this seems to
be representative of the same metaphor. [I am sure, George L is smirking...]

VS-)

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 2:38 AM, Douglas G. Wilson <douglas at nb.net> wrote:

> On 5/10/2011 2:21 AM, victor steinbok wrote:
> >
> >...
>
> "Beer ladder" is fairly standard at microbrew pubs and with "beer
> > enthusiasts". Here's an example from a report from a beer festival: ....
> --
>
> Compare also "flight" (as in "flight of stairs", I guess, although I was
> originally mystified by the usage): "flight of cheeses", "flight of
> wine", "flight of caviar", etc.
>
> -- Doug Wilson

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