Beer?

[rich p]

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Yeah, we know.

 

[martint235]

So far an Adnams Ghost Ship, bit meh. Now a Ringway Boon Doggle which is better. Looking forward to a Poachers Choice followed by my current favourite of Young's Double Chocolate

 

[srw]

And now I'm on the wine, since the alternative is 1664.

The TGV-Lyria from Basel served Heineken (Heineken!) in 150ml bottles (150ml! That's smaller than the glass of sparking wine that was poured to my right!)

Fortunately the train host didn't have many takers for alcohol in the afternoon and recognised that I was thirsty....






I was given five of the things before Dijon.

 

[John the Monkey]

Organic Cherry Beer (Samuel Smiths, 5.1% abv)
SPECIAL MRS M. SOLO REVIEW

Mrs M says: "Very Nice."

 

[theclaud]

The observant will note that @rvw tried to avoid featuring in the photo above.

Here's what Carlsberg have reduced a 12th century dark Abbey beer to.

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Bah!

Eeeeeew.

 

[srw]

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A free pint of your (reasonable) choice to the person who can tell me whether I've just had the Tripel Karmeliet I ordered or the Chimay Triple I was charged for.

It was at the Comptoir des Belges, just opposite the Gare Du Nord in Paris. Our train is now 40 minutes late leaving, but we do at least have a pair of seats in the apology for a waiting room.

I suspect that fingers will be hovering above the button to ring the taxi firm when we emerge from the tunnel.

Google supports the (8.4%) Karmeliet option rather than the (8.0%) Chimay version. As does the fact that this extreme introvert was burbling at length as we took our seats.

I'll let the jazz experts decide what my choice of Weather Report as musical accompaniment rather than (say) Bach means.

 

[Doseone]

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A free pint of your (reasonable) choice to the person who can tell me whether I've just had the Tripel Karmeliet I ordered or the Chimay Triple I was charged for.

It was at the Comptoir des Belges, just opposite the Gare Du Nord in Paris. Our train is now 40 minutes late leaving, but we do at least have a pair of seats in the apology for a waiting room.

I suspect that fingers will be hovering above the button to ring the taxi firm when we emerge from the tunnel.

Thats Karmeliet innit?

 

[nickyboy]

You not going for a Westie seeing as they've got it?

I'm useless at all those fancy Belgian beers, I can never remember which is which. In the end I took the recommendation from the bartender and had the Gollem IPA followed by the La Chouffe, both of which were jolly nice.

Plenty of opportunities over the next couple of days though to broaden my horizons

 

[srw]

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Thats Karmeliet innit?

Izzit?

I thought Karmeliet would be darker and Chimay hoppier.

What's your reasoning, caller?

 

[MossCommuter]

Did ya view the attachment? Did ya? Did ya view it then? View the farking attachment will ya!? Just farking view it!

(Am claiming telephone malfunction)

 

[Doseone]

@srw 'Cos I like Karmeliet

 

[srw]

Which iteration?

Who knows? I bought a cheap box of 25 CDs of jazz. I'm somewhere under the English Channel and the sleeve notes are in Guildford.

 

[srw]

Give us a clue, what are the choons called?

Birdland, Harlequin, The Juggler. Among others.

I've now gone on to Tango Nuevo and lost all credibility with jazzers. I'm also apparently still in Northern France.

Grrrrrr.

 

[stephec]

You Sir? A man of your reputation?....

I was young, and only got worse.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Ah, Jaco Pastorius era.

From his Intruders in the Bathroom live set