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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Donāt drink beer too often these days, but when I do I prefer a good ale to a lager (though a decent lager can go down very nicely on a hot sunny day). Red wineās what I drink most of, and my spirit of choice is gin - has to be a decent gin, and mixed with a proper tonic such as Fever Tree. Iām quite partial to whisky but I rarely actually drink it; I think I actually prefer a really good Bourbon to a Scotch malt. I love short coktails such as a Sidecar, Manhattan or Martini, but canāt be arsed with those things that are mostly juice.
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Donāt drink that often these days. But when I do itāll be ale and significant amounts of it. Harveys Best would be my ideal.
Also quite partial to these new overhopped pale ales that seem to be everywhere these days.
Well it depends if at home or work.
At work nothing from the time I arrive to the time I leave minimum 28 days later.
At Home on a good day.
Coffee with a rum livener in it.
Followed by an Orange juice with a vodka and Galianno (spelling here)
Next a few San Miguel Pale Pilsenās as has more flavour than San Mig.
This will be then assisted with either a Rum and Coke Philippine Tanduay Rum or a Vodka and Coke Gilbeys Vodka.
The occaisional bottle of white or red wine with a meal then a couple more drinks of the day to finish with.
Today I am at the San Miguel Pale Pilsen stage 
Originally posted by @Fowllyd
Donāt buy beer too often these daysā¦
Changed it for you
I think that in the holy trinity of beer, wine and spirits the UK is top in two out of the three. Nothing beats a decent real ale or a smoky Islay single malt.
The two pubs I frequent most both have an excellent staple ale, on all the time (Harveyās and Courage Best) and five or six guest ales. I donāt think thereās ever been a wider range of beers available.
Fowllyd and I were virtually weaned on Galeās HSB, and I think that remains my favourite, although sadly no longer brewed in Horndean, or by Galeās
Lager-type beers in other countries seem a bit samey. Iām not sure that Iād pass a taste test with Singa, Tiger and Tsingtao for example. However, Peroni is lovely, and I can tell Mahou (Madrid) from Estrella (Barcelona).
I remain to be entirely convinced that French wine is the best in the world. For reds, certainly, I prefer a Montepuliciano or a Rioja. Whites - ok, nothing beats a good flinty Chablis
I love a G&T made with a Bombay Sapphire or Plymouth, but no spirit comes close to an Islay malt - Laphroig, Lagavullin or an Ardbeg, which is like Godās tears
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Oh yeah, I drink a bottle of red wine on my Friday TV night with Mrs Sfcsim! Suppose that counts!
Originally posted by @SO5-4BW
Originally posted by @Fowllyd
Donāt buy beer too often these daysā¦
Changed it for you
I think that in the holy trinity of beer, wine and spirits the UK is top in two out of the three. Nothing beats a decent real ale or a smoky Islay single malt.
The two pubs I frequent most both have an excellent staple ale, on all the time (Harveyās and Courage Best) and five or six guest ales. I donāt think thereās ever been a wider range of beers available.
Fowllyd and I were virtually weaned on Galeās HSB, and I think that remains my favourite, although sadly no longer brewed in Horndean, or by Galeās
Lager-type beers in other countries seem a bit samey. Iām not sure that Iād pass a taste test with Singa, Tiger and Tsingtao for example. However, Peroni is lovely, and I can tell Mahou (Madrid) from Estrella (Barcelona).
I remain to be entirely convinced that French wine is the best in the world. For reds, certainly, I prefer a Montepuliciano or a Rioja. Whites - ok, nothing beats a good flinty Chablis
I love a G&T made with a Bombay Sapphire or Plymouth, but no spirit comes close to an Islay malt - Laphroig, Lagavullin or an Ardbeg, which is like Godās tears
A friend of mineās spirit of choice is gin when not drinking wine, and theyāve just discovered Bombay Sapphire and love itā¦going back to the real ale though, some years ago Iād occassionally go to the Flower Pots at Cheriton and enjoy a pint of Diggers Goldā¦havenāt been there for a long time though so not sure if they do it anymore.
Usually beer on the rare occasion Iām drinking. Iām quite lucky where I live as itās about a 4 minute walk from a small brewer, which is nice. If Iām wanting a lager, which is what Iād drink in the summer, my favourite is called St Mungoās. Brewed in Glasgow, donāt know if you can get it down south but waitrose sell it.