rubecula Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 Just a helpful thread to mention any new or unusual drinks you might like to tell folks about. this one tastes really nice even the ladies like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 (edited) Just finished a bottle of Marques de Ceres Rioja, lovely drop of red available from Majestic wine, if you're a red drinker get on it, you won't regret it. Also the Marques de Fiscal is a good bet Edited July 4, 2017 by Palfy rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 must admit to drinking the occasional drop of red. nice one Palfry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyblue23 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) Just a helpful thread to mention any new or unusual drinks you might like to tell folks about. this one tastes really nice even the ladies like it. In my experience bartending at fancy cocktail bars, ladies like a lot of shit we don't give them credit for. That said, my most common order from women is most definitely, "I like vodka, but nothing too sweet." A lot of men order the same, or worse. Edited July 6, 2017 by nyblue23 rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyblue23 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I get access to a lot of weird shit working at bars, but all I'm excited about right now is the shitty bottle of Havana Club 7 Year I may or may not have smuggled back from Mexico recently. Scarcity makes everything taste so much better. rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I never drink whisky as I really don't like it. However (and I may have posted this before) here is one my dad left me when he passed recently. I had to try it didn't I? And it is not too bad at all. In fact I went out an bought more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I never drink whisky as I really don't like it. However (and I may have posted this before) here is one my dad left me when he passed recently. I had to try it didn't I? And it is not too bad at all. In fact I went out an bought more. I hate whisky when it's blended muck like Bells or Teachers, horrible stuff, but some of the single malts are nectar. I was camping on Rannoch moor in Scotland with a mate many moons ago and we spent an evening in a quite posh hotel bar overlooking the loch with the owner, sat at the bar and sampled every one he had on offer. How in the world we got back to the tent I'll never know, my mate went out in the morning to buy breakfast and brought it back; was a can of coke and a banana, have a photo of me consuming it somewhere. Happy days. Matt, Chach and rubecula 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 I hate whisky when it's blended muck like Bells or Teachers, horrible stuff, but some of the single malts are nectar. I was camping on Rannoch moor in Scotland with a mate many moons ago and we spent an evening in a quite posh hotel bar overlooking the loch with the owner, sat at the bar and sampled every one he had on offer. How in the world we got back to the tent I'll never know, my mate went out in the morning to buy breakfast and brought it back; was a can of coke and a banana, have a photo of me consuming it somewhere. Happy days. yes a whisky can have very strange effects lol lol Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msloan78 Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 A friend of a friend has set up this company. The rum is lovely, but the branding, I think, is quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 A friend of a friend has set up this company. The rum is lovely, but the branding, I think, is quality. Screenshot_20170711-234531.png now that I HAVE to try. msloan78 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 Crozet Hermitage is a nice red. Sancerre for white. Single Malt: Old Pulteney (Northernmost Distillery - Wick) Springbank - (Campbeltown Distillery) Of the more popular single malts - Highland Park. Had one bought for Father's day that I hadn't had before. Tomatin from the Tomatin Distillery in the Highlands. - very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted July 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 thanks John, must admit to preferring the Speyside whisky if I was pushed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 tucking into this at the moment... https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/london-beer-factory-sayers-stout/397021/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted September 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Matt said: tucking into this at the moment... https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/london-beer-factory-sayers-stout/397021/ any good? I have just finished a bottle of this: it was bloody lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 4 minutes ago, rubecula said: any good? I have just finished a bottle of this: it was bloody lovely. Was that all in one glug Rubes or did you pause to take a breath? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted September 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 a litre bottle of rum in one glug? are you mad? it took two pete0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 1 minute ago, rubecula said: a litre bottle of rum in one glug? are you mad? it took two Pussy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted September 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 no she was not around at the time so I had to wait to glug that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 been driniking a lot of IPA lately (India Pale Ale). usually high alcohol content 7.5-9.0% and loving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MikeO Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 I didn't hear anything off that vid Rubes, I was concentrating on the lass's open shirt too much. rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted September 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 35 minutes ago, MikeO said: I didn't hear anything off that vid Rubes, I was concentrating on the lass's open shirt too much. S was I the first half dozen times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vranny Posted September 18, 2017 Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 On 18/09/2017 at 05:49, markjazzbassist said: been driniking a lot of IPA lately (India Pale Ale). usually high alcohol content 7.5-9.0% and loving it. What have you been enjoying in the US Mark? We don't get stacks of American beer over in Australia, but I'm always keen to (potentially) try something new. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 2 hours ago, Chris Vran said: What have you been enjoying in the US Mark? We don't get stacks of American beer over in Australia, but I'm always keen to (potentially) try something new. Most of it is small brewery. Had one called Ithaca flower power that was nice. Magic hat #9 used to be a favorite. Our local brewery in Cleveland is called Great Lakes and honestly most of their varietals are excellent. They make a Christmas ale that is amazing and 7.5% so the holidays at my families are always a rip roaring time as 2-3 of these and everyone is jolly. another good brewery is Bells, which is in Michigan. We get a lot of their beers on tap or bottles and it's always good again regardless of varietal. a great beer from San Francisco is Anchor Steam. It's brewed unusually which is the tradition from west coast breweries (it's also a very old beer and brand). i will drink any type of beer except a porter or the half beer half other stuff (like a shandy). Ale and IPA lately but I love some lagers ambers pilsners as wel. austrailia? I feel like the only beer from there we get is fosters, and I don't even know if it's actually austrailian or if that's just a marketing gimmick. What's good over there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vranny Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 I've actually had some of the Anchor Steam stuff, but I've never even heard of the other breweries mentioned. I imagine it'd be the same if I started name dropping any craft/boutique breweries from Oz. Stone, Founders and Sierra Nevada are the main 3 US breweries that I usually look for over here, but I imagine we'll be getting more and more stuff imported from you guys in the coming years. In terms of personal taste I started off as a lager and golden ale person (find them too boring now), but I've really developed a taste for IPAs and other hoppy pales this last year. Always loved my stouts as well. Also, regarding Fosters it started out as an Australian brew, but it's owned internationally now. It's always mentioned as a bit of an in joke for Australians that we keep our best beer here and export our worst I don't think I've ever seen anybody in our country actually drink Fosters! markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Pretty sure there's a Fosters brewery in Manchester near my old halls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 11 minutes ago, Matt said: Pretty sure there's a Fosters brewery in Manchester near my old halls It's changed hands now, think it was Heineken last time I went past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 7 hours ago, Chris Vran said: Also, regarding Fosters it started out as an Australian brew, but it's owned internationally now. It's always mentioned as a bit of an in joke for Australians that we keep our best beer here and export our worst I don't think I've ever seen anybody in our country actually drink Fosters! Horrible stuff. Never been to Oz but I know when my brother lived there for a bit he drank Tooheys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vranny Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 12 hours ago, MikeO said: Horrible stuff. Never been to Oz but I know when my brother lived there for a bit he drank Tooheys. I swerve that too to be honest! Of the big name Australian beers the only one I drink regularly is VB (Victoria Bitter), which you might see occasionally in the U.K. It's known as being a bogan beer over here though, so I really disclose that information Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vranny Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Inspired by the wine thread opening I was wondering if there are any other beer drinks on here that use a beer reviewing app called Untappd? I’m curious if anyone else can compete with my fairly extensive checklist of beer tastings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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