bickster Posted December 30, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, sidcow said: So you paint your face white and start wearing frilly clothing? I think you need to polish your humour, it’s getting very Rusty not to mention Strange 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 30, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted December 30, 2021 1 minute ago, bickster said: I think you need to polish your humour, it’s getting very Rusty Sometimes I just have the mind of a toy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Bought 4 bottles of this... The bag handle snapped on the way home (the wife was carrying it...) leaving me just the one, it's a very nice easy to drink light beer I'm impressed with and now disappointed to only have one On to efes, its OK, drinkable but not as good 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Not quite the Carling that @Davkaus offered, but quality wise, similar Not a fan i'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted December 31, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Xela said: Not quite the Carling that @Davkaus offered, but quality wise, similar Not a fan i'm afraid. Yeah I had the last of a four pack of Basic Shake before which I only bought one night in the garage because everything else on offer was worse Brew Dog really is a victory of brand recognition over quality, most of them really are more miss than hit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Bottle of Sailor Jerry spiced rum open now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, Xela said: Bottle of Sailor Jerry spiced rum open now. They took away the gif button but I know you know what bunk shaking his head look like That said I've self poured a blue lagoon, think it's the first time I've drank vodka in about 3 years and I'm full of regret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, villa4europe said: They took away the gif button but I know you know what bunk shaking his head look like That said I've self poured a blue lagoon, think it's the first time I've drank vodka in about 3 years and I'm full of regret It was in the drinks cupboard... I have no recollection of buying it or how long it has been there! It was that or one of about eight single malts, so I had the rum. I'm no aficionado of rum in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 I used to be, I'm my hey day maybe 7 years ago I was ordering a bottle of rum a month off whiskey exchange trying to sample as many as possible with the help of a great rum Bible which basically said be really wary of any rum laced with vanilla because they use it to mask a shit batch, Sailor Jerry to me was the epitome of that and then from recollection the company got themselves in to some trouble changed the recipe branched off with another rum company called something J Now the only vanilla rums I touch are kraken which for me probably is pound for pound pub / bar rum champion or rumbullion I'm gonna throw this cocktail down me and move on to Havana club 3 and coke, the HC yellow label (the white lable doesn't leave Cuba and was dirt cheap there, embarrassing cheap like £3 a litre or something daft) HC white is the best readily available IMO but usually everywhere stocks the inferior bacardi instead, HC in general are the best mainstream rum distillery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Xela said: Not quite the Carling that @Davkaus offered, but quality wise, similar Not a fan i'm afraid. I have to be honest, I do still drink these. I've now had better grapefruit IPAs several times, but as always the difference is that Brewdog can be found everywhere. And I don't think they're *that* bad - I mean, putting them in the same bracket as Carling! Not for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: I have to be honest, I do still drink these. I've now had better grapefruit IPAs several times, but as always the difference is that Brewdog can be found everywhere. And I don't think they're *that* bad - I mean, putting them in the same bracket as Carling! Not for me. I just think it was a bit 'meh'. I guess I prefer grapefruit in sour beer like this: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, Xela said: I just think it was a bit 'meh'. I guess I prefer grapefruit in sour beer like this: Fair, but Carling could only be 'meh' in its wildest dreams! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 1 minute ago, HanoiVillan said: Fair, but Carling could only be 'meh' in its wildest dreams! On a red hot day, gasping for a pint, an ice cold Carling... suffices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Xela said: Not quite the Carling that @Davkaus offered, but quality wise, similar Not a fan i'm afraid. I used to buy a couple of bottles for the train home when I'd done a late shift at work, it was 6.5%. I don't like grapefruit at all but did like that. I found in a can the grapefruit taste was stronger than in a bottle, so preferred a bottle. The new version is 5.1%, it misses the extra strength. They are doing or have done a 7.2% version, not tried that though if it's available. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, AlwaysAVFC said: I used to buy a couple of bottles for the train home when I'd done a late shift at work, it was 6.5%. I don't like grapefruit at all but did like that. I found in a can the grapefruit taste was stronger than in a bottle, so preferred a bottle. The new version is 5.1%, it misses the extra strength. They are doing or have done a 7.2% version, not tried that though if it's available. I also preferred the bottle to the can FWIW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Just now, AlwaysAVFC said: I used to buy a couple of bottles for the train home when I'd done a late shift at work, it was 6.5%. I don't like grapefruit at all but did like that. I found in a can the grapefruit taste was stronger than in a bottle, so preferred a bottle. The new version is 5.1%, it misses the extra strength. They are doing or have done a 7.2% version, not tried that though if it's available. I read somewhere they were going back to the 6.5% Yes, here is the tweet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabromsgrove Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 I bought a couple of bottles of Chateauneuf-du-pape to see in the new year, but it doesn't seem right in the current climate, and my son's just gone teetotal on me!. I've decided to see in the new year with a bottle of Henry Weston's (8.2%) vintage cider. It's brewed just down the road from me so it seems fitting. There's snobbery and there's nectar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Seat68 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I know with my pedestrian tastes my opinion is null and void, for me though, Brew Dog is by a large margin the worst mainstream brewer. Never had a pint which I didn't regret buying. Now I just swerve them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted January 1, 2022 Moderator Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Seat68 said: I know with my pedestrian tastes my opinion is null and void, for me though, Brew Dog is by a large margin the worst mainstream brewer. Never had a pint which I didn't regret buying. Now I just swerve them. Me too. Overrated pish. That said, the local offie had some Brewdog lager on sale, I think it was called “Lost”, and I bought some and it was very decent and tasted of lager. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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