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I donāt really drink cider these days, although I think it was the alcopop of our age.
I drink lager more than anything else; San Miguel, Red Stripe or Heineken. Donāt mind Becks.
Real ale is something Iāve been drinking a lot more of lately. I donāt mind the bottled stuff you get in supermarkets, but after having spent some time drinking the produce of microbreweries in the US, Iām with the Americans on warm or cold. Sacrilege, I know.
Rum would be my spirit. Goslings or The Kraken, depending on whether I go spiced. Ginger ale, bitter lemon or coke all go well.
Also partial to the odd white Russian, but got to be stacked with ice and cream.
General rule is:
Ale shandy midweek (canāt handle being hungover at work), though sometimes I have an ale top when Iām feeling particularly wild.
If out with friends who know their ale - Iām having whatever youāre having.
If out with friends who arenāt ale drinkers, Iāll order whatever I recognise and probably not notice the difference.
Hard day at work/ man trouble / debrief with female friends - red wine.
On a date, attempting to appear feminine, but not wanting to get drunk - white wine spritzer
Saturday night, know itās gonna be a late one and too lame to stay awake - JD and coke
Out with girlfriends, glammed up in dress and heels - cocktails.
Thatās the rules.
Real Ale but I tend to stick to the lower ABV stuff.
Rum on its own. I donāt mind spiced but I prefer it to be non spiced i.e. Lambās Navy.
Iām a cider drinker myself, although I will occasionally have a beer. Maverick, I know.
For a short iāll have a vodka + lemonade or vodka + cranberry. Or a Jagerbomb if that counts! 
Beers - ales / IPAs
cider- on your bike
spirits- usually give me killer hangovers even if if i only drink a small amount, however macellen, remy XO, mount Gay 1703 usually does the trick
wine- my passion, particular favourite regions Ribero del duero, margeret river, Bordeaux, Galicia. Also a big fan of sherry (not the Bristol cream variety)
What ever is on offer.
Student life!
I met up with some friends I hadnāt seen for years the other Saturday. We started at 1 in the afternoon in the Grapes and finished at about 1.30am in the London Hotel. I started on the Doombar but after 6 pints started to feel quite sickā¦after a food break at Pizza Express it was lager and spiced rum for the rest of the nightā¦it took me two days to recover, but it was well worth it!
I canāt drink Thai whisky/rum. That story involves one flip flop, a Japanese tv commercial and a pool playing ladyboy.
Otherwise itās all good
Good thread Brian.
I donāt actually drink that frequently, but when I do I tend to go for the effect.
I love a pint of Aspall Suffolk Cyder if I can find it, but if Iām feeling wreckless Iāll start with Strongbow and move to Staropramen.
Will normally end the evening with a nice drop of scotch.
Mostly drink a cheeky glass of red wine to take the edge off the day, or whilst Iām burning meat outside.
On the ale front, I do enjoy an Old Thumper - although a number of the Cocks for Lou club gave me the opportunity to develop a taste for Dublin Porter when I was stood up at theā¦
Originally posted by @CB-Saint
Beers - ales / IPAs
cider- on your bike
spirits- usually give me killer hangovers even if if i only drink a small amount, however macellen, remy XO, mount Gay 1703 usually does the trick
wine- my passion, particular favourite regions Ribero del duero, margeret river, Bordeaux, Galicia. Also a big fan of sherry (not the Bristol cream variety)
I never got the hang of wine, no matter how much I wanted to like it, my taste buds just werenāt thinking along the same lines. I thought maybe it was an age thing and Iād grow to like it, but now Iām nearly 50 Iāve come to the conclusion that it aināt ever gonna happen.
Have they still got Knob on tap at the London?
It always makes me smile when I ask for a Knob in there.
Originally posted by @saintbletch
On the ale front, I do enjoy an Old Thumper - although a number of the Cocks for Lou club gave me the opportunity to develop a taste for Dublin Porter when I was stood up at theā¦
sorry Bletch. Again.
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Originally posted by @Coxford_lou
Originally posted by @saintbletch
On the ale front, I do enjoy an Old Thumper - although a number of the Cocks for Lou club gave me the opportunity to develop a taste for Dublin Porter when I was stood up at theā¦
No problem, Lou.
Iām over it, or at least my therapist says I soon will be.
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Maybe we should all turn up un-announced at the butlerās gaff to make up for it?
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God I miss proper Real Ale. When Iām home itās 6X or Doombar. Over here in the last 3 or 4 years we can now get London Pride, Pedigree or Hobgoblin on āonly slightly pressurisedā tap. We have a place out in the desert that had a range of about 20 bottled Ales but had run out on my last visit.
Beer at home is OSH canned or Tsing Tao, a nice light clean lager (and the cheapest we can get here in cans)
God I miss wine with a meal in a restaurant. We can get wine from 5 quid a bottle up to 500 quid in the desert or +30% tax and +30% profit in a licence holder only shop in town. BUT when you go out for dinner they charge you 50 quid for a 5 quid bottle of skank so sod that. We eat at home!
Evening drink is Bacardi & Coke Vodka Orange or Red Bull havenāt had a Bullfrog for at least 6 months - price went up to about 10 quid sod that.
One drink I have learnt to love is Polish Vodka. Iāll post a review on that and how to drink it properly tomorrow when the golf isnāt on telly.
Originally posted by @Halo-Stickman
Originally posted by @jet-sounds
I met up with some friends I hadnāt seen for years the other Saturday. We started at 1 in the afternoon in the Grapes and finished at about 1.30am in the London Hotel. I started on the Doombar but after 6 pints started to feel quite sickā¦after a food break at Pizza Express it was lager and spiced rum for the rest of the nightā¦it took me two days to recover, but it was well worth it!
Have they still got Knob on tap at the London?
It always makes me smile when I ask for a Knob in there.
Sorry, I never noticedā¦I was too p****d
Originally posted by @jet-sounds
Originally posted by @Halo-Stickman
Originally posted by @jet-sounds
I met up with some friends I hadnāt seen for years the other Saturday. We started at 1 in the afternoon in the Grapes and finished at about 1.30am in the London Hotel. I started on the Doombar but after 6 pints started to feel quite sickā¦after a food break at Pizza Express it was lager and spiced rum for the rest of the nightā¦it took me two days to recover, but it was well worth it!
Have they still got Knob on tap at the London?
It always makes me smile when I ask for a Knob in there.
Sorry, I never noticedā¦I was too p****d
It may have been a promotional guest ale but they had it in there the last time I went. I canāt remember what match it was but me and Mrs S popped in after the game and were watching the England v France rugby match. I was stood at the bar with an empty glass when the barman asked what I wanted. I was very involved in the rugby and said without thinking, āIād like another knob, pleaseā to which he replied, āweāve run out of knobā, to which I replied, āokay, Iāll have a hobgoblinā. Mrs S pissed herself laughing
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Start with Ale (less gassy than larger), then move on to spirits. Dark Rum or gin and tonic!
Originally posted by @Halo-Stickman
Originally posted by @jet-sounds
Originally posted by @Halo-Stickman
Originally posted by @jet-sounds
I met up with some friends I hadnāt seen for years the other Saturday. We started at 1 in the afternoon in the Grapes and finished at about 1.30am in the London Hotel. I started on the Doombar but after 6 pints started to feel quite sickā¦after a food break at Pizza Express it was lager and spiced rum for the rest of the nightā¦it took me two days to recover, but it was well worth it!
Have they still got Knob on tap at the London?
It always makes me smile when I ask for a Knob in there.
Sorry, I never noticedā¦I was too p****d
It may have been a promotional guest ale but they had it in there the last time I went. I canāt remember what match it was but me and Mrs S popped in after the game and were watching the England v France rugby match. I was stood at the bar with an empty glass when the barman asked what I wanted. I was very involved in the rugby and said without thinking, āIād like another knob, pleaseā to which he replied, āweāve run out of knobā, to which I replied, āokay, Iāll have a hobgoblinā. Mrs S pissed herself laughing
Ha!, dodgy thing to say in the Londonā¦I wonder if any pub has sold Dirty Tackle and Knob at the same time?
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