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Title: Booze
Post by: TG on March 09, 2008, 12:18:40 PM
Whats your favourite alcoholic tipple.

Just curious.

and bored.  noooo:
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Barman on March 09, 2008, 12:23:28 PM
Whats your favourite alcoholic tipple.

Just curious.

and bored.  noooo:
happy100

I love a good pint of bitter, London Pride, Bishops Finger, Bass... pretty much anything that has been well looked after... 'cept Abbott Ale, piss water shite!  evil:
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: TG on March 09, 2008, 12:28:07 PM
Whats your favourite alcoholic tipple.

Just curious.

and bored.  noooo:
happy100

I love a good pint of bitter, London Pride, Bishops Finger, Bass... pretty much anything that has been well looked after... 'cept Abbott Ale, piss water shite!  evil:

Is it easy / cheap to get british beer over there?
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Barman on March 09, 2008, 12:32:22 PM
Whats your favourite alcoholic tipple.

Just curious.

and bored.  noooo:
happy100

I love a good pint of bitter, London Pride, Bishops Finger, Bass... pretty much anything that has been well looked after... 'cept Abbott Ale, piss water shite!  evil:

Is it easy / cheap to get british beer over there?
No!  Banghead

99% of bars only sell Keo or Carlsberg lager. My local also sells Guinness in cans with a widget at some outrageous price.

There are some Irish pubs that sell Guinness and a couple of micro breweries – one in Limassol and one in Pafos but I haven’t tried those yet.

Just recently Carrefour has started selling Bishops Finger, Spitfire, etc. in cans and bottles.

Hence the home brew.  whistle:
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: TG on March 09, 2008, 12:35:37 PM
You had best take the pledge then.  whistle:
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Snoopy on March 09, 2008, 12:36:44 PM
Most beers taste the same nowadays. They have a process known as "Burtonisation" in which many brewers now treat their local water to produce the same taste in their beers wherever they are brewing. It is an abomination as it has killed most "local" beers. E.G. Wherever you go a pint of Marstons Pedigree tastes the same despite the fact it may have been brewed in any one of a dozen places around the UK. (Obviously this assumes that the landlord knows how to look after his ales)
Personal favourite is Fullers "London Pride", which is still brewed with local water.
I used to like Courage "Directors" but it went off a few years ago. Round here it is almost all Green King  sick2: so I stick to lager (or did when I was drinking ..... before the NHS Gestapo warned me off)

If you are going for bottles the Spitfire is good or Theakstons.
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Barman on March 09, 2008, 12:37:38 PM
You had best take the pledge then.  whistle:
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Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 10, 2008, 10:30:56 AM
Anything by the Sharpes brewery although Doombar has to be my favourite.

Magners when I'm in the mood for it

Glayva

Lager wise proper Czech Budweiser Budvar

And back in the day, whatever that dusty bottle of whiskey was at the back of the bar at my old local before it was taken over and turned into a family friendly pub. (How could they turn the Pirate into a bleedin family pub, I still can't believe that  cussing:)
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: TG on March 10, 2008, 10:35:41 AM


Glayva



Oooh. I was introduced to that on a visit to the glennfiddich distillery where they make that.

Lovely stuff.  cloud9:
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Snoopy on March 10, 2008, 10:42:14 AM
Yes it's ok for a liquer but not like a good single malt. Glen Turret is my personal favourite. SWMBO prefers Jura.
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 10, 2008, 10:48:27 AM


Glayva



Oooh. I was introduced to that on a visit to the glennfiddich distillery where they make that.

Lovely stuff.  cloud9:

Found it by accident when I was 18. A mate of mine was going off for the summer to teach archery at an american summer camp (He did almost kill me with the bow a couple of days before but that is another story). Our local was a 2 part pub, one part was all real ales and the other had the biggest whiskey selection in Cornwall. We'd been working through the whiskeys to give him a send off.
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 10, 2008, 11:50:55 AM
Yes it's ok for a liquer but not like a good single malt. Glen Turret is my personal favourite. SWMBO prefers Jura.

Me bruv' got me a bottle of that for Christmas. Haven't tried it yet, but I'm sure it can't be as good a Black Bushmills.

Fullers London Pride gets my vote too.
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Snoopy on March 10, 2008, 12:30:21 PM
Yes it's ok for a liquer but not like a good single malt. Glen Turret is my personal favourite. SWMBO prefers Jura.

Me bruv' got me a bottle of that for Christmas. Haven't tried it yet, but I'm sure it can't be as good a Black Bushmills.

Fullers London Pride gets my vote too.

Oh ~ different animal altogether.
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 10, 2008, 09:02:12 PM
Although tonight the Young's is going down too well. Ten(ish) pints and Mrs TMR (to be) will not be happy when I stagger back. Happens...
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Barman on March 10, 2008, 09:11:30 PM
Although tonight the Young's is going down too well. Ten(ish) pints and Mrs TMR (to be) will not be happy when I stagger back. Happens...
The ol' red wine is slipping down okay tonight...  cloud9:

But I have to be up early tomorrow to take somebody to the airport...  Banghead

Still... D&D is okay here and I can go back to bed after...  cloud9:
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 11, 2008, 08:56:36 AM
It must be said that I feel somewhat jaded this morning. I can feel a half day coming on...
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 08:57:16 AM
It must be said that I feel somewhat jaded this morning. I can feel a half day coming on...
Hair of the dog?
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Snoopy on March 11, 2008, 08:57:51 AM
He's not plucking me  evil:
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Bar Wench on March 11, 2008, 08:58:19 AM
He's not plucking me  evil:


 eeek:
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 11, 2008, 09:21:21 AM
Cheveux du chien looks extremely likely.
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Darwins Selection on March 11, 2008, 12:37:05 PM
Cheveux du chien looks extremely likely.
Indeed, not even horses are safe from him.  noooo:
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Snoopy on March 11, 2008, 12:48:08 PM
Cheveux du chien looks extremely likely.

 eeek:

Title: Re: Booze
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 11, 2008, 12:54:05 PM
First pint being quaffed. It doesn't taste great...
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 01:04:03 PM
First pint being quaffed. It doesn't taste great...
Keep at it!  ;)
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 11, 2008, 01:14:50 PM
I intend to. A few bets at Cheltenham too - starting with an each eay on pigeon island in the 2.00.
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Uncle Mort on March 11, 2008, 01:19:25 PM
Binocular.

What's your tip for the 3:15?

I fancy Sizing Europe but a place only bet on Afsoun looks good.
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 11, 2008, 01:23:47 PM
Tempted by Katchit...

2.35 thyne again
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 11, 2008, 01:38:37 PM
Second pint tastes much better...
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 11, 2008, 03:27:41 PM
Katchit you BEAUTY!!!
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 03:30:07 PM
First glass of wine... cheers TMR!  happy088


Prolly just have the one tonight... to help me sleep...  char048
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Uncle Mort on March 11, 2008, 03:30:54 PM
 cussing:


Sizing Europe didn't even try.
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 11, 2008, 03:36:50 PM
Drinks on me all round!

(The bloody office has just rung asking if I could go back to sort a big problem). After six pints, I declined politely.

Can't wait for the 4.00 now!
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 11, 2008, 03:38:23 PM
Can't wait for the 4.00 now!

Surely that would be 401 old boy.





Sorry, Geek humour. Spent all day with the Dev team popping in the office so couldnt resist  redface:
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 11, 2008, 03:47:42 PM
You might want to explain that one for the benefit of Wenchy :-)
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 11, 2008, 05:48:39 PM
Crack away Jack in the last. Another beauty, but I only had a fiver on it, unlike Gary the Yid who had fifty. He is buying the beers. Could be a long night...
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 05:51:05 PM
Crack away Jack in the last. Another beauty, but I only had a fiver on it, unlike Gary the Yid who had fifty. He is buying the beers. Could be a long night...

Don't forget that big problem at the office...  whistle:
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 11, 2008, 05:57:36 PM
You've never watched a drunken IT dept at work have you BM. Its absolutely terrifying.  eeek:
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 11, 2008, 06:01:19 PM
'Twas user error. Again. Strange girl, she is - very 50's Rockabilly type. Voluptuous, bright red lipstick and tight clothing. Not unnatractive. Has pictures of Elvis on her desk. But a bit mad.

Ripe for plucking though (not a typo)
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 06:02:50 PM
'Twas user error. Again. Strange girl, she is - very 50's Rockabilly type. Voluptuous, bright red lipstick and tight clothing. Not unnatractive. Has pictures of Elvis on her desk. But a bit mad.

Ripe for plucking though (not a typo)
eyes:
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 11, 2008, 06:25:34 PM
Too young! I could be her father.

Twelve pints now. Fizzy gravy spray on its way...
Title: Re: Booze
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 11, 2008, 06:31:29 PM
'Twas user error. Again. Strange girl, she is - very 50's Rockabilly type. Voluptuous, bright red lipstick and tight clothing. Not unnatractive. Has pictures of Elvis on her desk. But a bit mad.

Ripe for plucking though (not a typo)

I figured that as soon as you mentioned the photos.  whistle: