Beer?

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Beer. With a free adult colouring-in kit for when you're in bed with cirrhosis.

Does Lady Osis know this?

Re: the Aldi stuff: the porter is a great pudding - brilliant value and agree with steph's comments. I also like the citra one... 'All 4 One' , which was described as a 'lager', malty, citrus with a touch of honey (yeah - I know, it sounds like a pen picture of most of the characters on here ). Maybe I was just thirsty, but it was decent.
And, at approx 0.42 Mossirlamis a bottle it is verging on the Mr Kipling..."Exceedingly good value".
The American IPA is 5.0%. the Red Rye 4.7% and the lager beer 4.5% 'Coffee Pudding' comes in at 4.5% and is probably the first Brains beer I have drunk since playing rugby in Cardiff and drinking at 'The Duke of Boots'...the days of Brains Dark...ahhhh.

 

[nickyboy]

Does Lady Osis know this?

Re: the Aldi stuff: the porter is a great pudding - brilliant value and agree with steph's comments. I also like the citra one... 'All 4 One' , which was described as a 'lager', malty, citrus with a touch of honey (yeah - I know, it sounds like a pen picture of most of the characters on here ). Maybe I was just thirsty, but it was decent.
And, at approx 0.42 Mossirlamis a bottle it is verging on the Mr Kipling..."Exceedingly good value".
The American IPA is 5.0%. the Red Rye 4.7% and the lager beer 4.5% 'Coffee Pudding' comes in at 4.5% and is probably the first Brains beer I have drunk since playing rugby in Cardiff and drinking at 'The Duke of Boots'...the days of Brains Dark...ahhhh.

Great call...I'm off down the local Aldi this morning so I'll see if they have any in. Their beer selection always seems a bit disappointing to me...their Exquisite wine range on the other hand...

 

[martint235]

Does Lady Osis know this?

Re: the Aldi stuff: the porter is a great pudding - brilliant value and agree with steph's comments. I also like the citra one... 'All 4 One' , which was described as a 'lager', malty, citrus with a touch of honey (yeah - I know, it sounds like a pen picture of most of the characters on here ). Maybe I was just thirsty, but it was decent.
And, at approx 0.42 Mossirlamis a bottle it is verging on the Mr Kipling..."Exceedingly good value".
The American IPA is 5.0%. the Red Rye 4.7% and the lager beer 4.5% 'Coffee Pudding' comes in at 4.5% and is probably the first Brains beer I have drunk since playing rugby in Cardiff and drinking at 'The Duke of Boots'...the days of Brains Dark...ahhhh.

The Lidl stuff is similarly good, Green Gecko is the IPA at 5%, Purple Panther the Porter also at 5%, Ruby Rooster as you would have guessed is the ruby at 4.7%. They even do what people on here call a "session beer" which is Grey Goose at 3.8%. I assume session means breakfast or some such.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Great call...I'm off down the local Aldi this morning so I'll see if they have any in. Their beer selection always seems a bit disappointing to me...their Exquisite wine range on the other hand...

The wine thread is thataway ------>>>>>

 

[John the Monkey]

The Guinness Book of Profitable Snacks

If you remember the link I posted a bit ago about Guinness' push to popularise "pub grub" in the '60s, the blog whose article I linked now have a copy of the manual that Guinness supplied to publicans;

http://boakandbailey.com/2016/11/guinness-pub-snack-ideas-1961-sild-tongue-fish-titbits/

 

[nickyboy]

The Guinness Book of Profitable Snacks

If you remember the link I posted a bit ago about Guinness' push to popularise "pub grub" in the '60s, the blog whose article I linked now have a copy of the manual that Guinness supplied to publicans;

http://boakandbailey.com/2016/11/guinness-pub-snack-ideas-1961-sild-tongue-fish-titbits/

From the comments section:

“if you have guests staying, don’t throw away those bacon rinds after breakfast. Keep them and fry them to a crispy state, chop into lengths of about one inch, sprinkle with salt....."

That sounds farkin' delicious. No doubt coronary inducing, but delicious none the less

 

[Aperitif]

Great call...I'm off down the local Aldi this morning so I'll see if they have any in. Their beer selection always seems a bit disappointing to me...their Exquisite wine range on the other hand...

Saint Amour. 22.5 Mossirlamis a case of 6.
Toro Loco temperanillo 1.5 Mossirlamis a bottle. Both excellent value. There is also a cognac for about 12Msi's which I have yet to 'test'. Am off to Paris next week to buy some which for equivalent XO is/was 43 euros a bouteille. (Yes, I know...thataway etc --->

 

[Aperitif]

The wine thread is thataway ------>>>>>

Ha ha! I was busy writing! F off!

 

[martint235]

It generally means drinking for more than two hours, without being arrested or hospitalised. it can mean from breakfast onwards.

Why does the hospital always get a mention??? Once! Once it happened. And I'd been drinking for more than 12 hours. And I blame 'Teef.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

The Guinness Book of Profitable Snacks

If you remember the link I posted a bit ago about Guinness' push to popularise "pub grub" in the '60s, the blog whose article I linked now have a copy of the manual that Guinness supplied to publicans;

http://boakandbailey.com/2016/11/guinness-pub-snack-ideas-1961-sild-tongue-fish-titbits/

Yumtus

 

[Aperitif]

Why does the hospital always get a mention??? Once! Once it happened. And I'd been drinking for more than 12 hours. And I blame 'Teef.

Ever happy to accept the blame for something if it makes you feel better Mart. I would consider it a cultural education of its time. '51' probably didn't agree with you - the beer was strong too. Easily burned off by a swift ride to Paris the next day...oh sorry, you were in Emergency Ward Dix. Think of those huge chalices of Chimay, Leffe, Maredsous - and Davywalnuts, the ever willing accomplice.

 

[Crackle]

It's a good job I read this thread as i don't generally walk past the beer isle in Aldi. 99p each, they will taste good. Probably try that coffee porter tonight.

 

[nickyboy]

It's a good job I read this thread as i don't generally walk past the beer isle in Aldi. 99p each, they will taste good. Probably try that coffee porter tonight.

Please review and report back. I was in today buying w**e and I popped a 75cl bottle of Gayant La Goudale "Abbeye beer" in the basket. £2.50 so worth a punt. I'll give you all the full "mouth feel, finish, biscuit notes, lacing etc etc" review when I get around to drinking it next weekend

 

[MossCommuter]

Please review and report back. I was in today buying w**e and I popped a 75cl bottle of Gayant La Goudale "Abbeye beer" in the basket. £2.50 so worth a punt. I'll give you all the full "mouth feel, finish, biscuit notes, lacing etc etc" review when I get around to drinking it next weekend

Extremely cheap beer "brewed under license of an abbey" - the bottle I have is rated at 6%, I bought it in Aldi with moderate hope, given the reviews here. An overpowering bouquet of Fray Bentos Steak & Kidney Pie. I won't be buying this one again.

Sounds nice

 

[nickyboy]

Sounds nice

An alcoholic pie in a bottle. I'm struggling to understand what's not to like here