PhoenixII Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 29 minutes ago, Gorby said: Lager? Lager! I don't drink fizzy kiddie-beer. @Gorby 't'aint Lager nor beer my mate........ IF you can get a displaced Black Country (Staffordshire) publican to Coventry, see if he's willing to give 'Bonks's'* a go....... *For those unused to the local vernacular, read Bank's (W&DB) mild. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 But would be drinking pints or litres? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Just now, bentwaters81tfw said: But would be drinking pints or litres? Interchangable..........if yer on metered pump, you know the push button thingywhatsits! Just need to speak nicely to cellar services 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 58 minutes ago, Pete in Lincs said: I await an email to tell me when I'm back at work. Probably Monday. Pete the Drayman I imagine that an armed Police escort may be required in some parts! Regards, Steve 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I could tell you how some of us Canadians describe drinking American beer, but the foul language used would get me permanently banned from the forum, plus our American friends on here would be hugely insulted, so I shall refrain. Chris 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Most ginger cats are male... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 1 hour ago, dogsbody said: I could tell you how some of us Canadians describe drinking American beer, but the foul language used would get me permanently banned from the forum, plus our American friends on here would be hugely insulted, so I shall refrain. Canoes and beer... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, dnl42 said: Canoes and beer... That's it! Thanks! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ian- Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) You can keep your lager, bitter, mild, or porter, give me a decent wheat beer any day 😎 This is one of my favourites 🤤 : Edited June 23, 2020 by -Ian- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ian- Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Vince1159 said: Most ginger cats are male... Cats can safely drink seawater. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, -Ian- said: Cats can safely drink seawater. And drink from a running tap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, fatfingers said: And drink from a running tap. Yep,usually if it's wet/windy or damp other times your expected to keep two bowls in the garden topped up with a hose... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 15 hours ago, fatfingers said: And drink from a running tap. Funny thing, when I was a lad, a great many years ago, our gang used to do that when we came in from playing outside. Never used a glass or a cup, just turned on the tap and drank from the flow. I've no idea why, just the custom. I have since learned to use cups and glasses, so I don't embarrass myself in company. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 18 hours ago, dogsbody said: I could tell you how some of us Canadians describe drinking American beer, but the foul language used would get me permanently banned from the forum, plus our American friends on here would be hugely insulted, so I shall refrain. Chris, would it have anything to do with gnats? Don't know personally! but someone I used to know, and lived in the Caribbeen for years always used this phrase 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) On 6/23/2020 at 7:06 PM, dogsbody said: I could tell you how some of us Canadians describe drinking American beer, but the foul language used would get me permanently banned from the forum, plus our American friends on here would be hugely insulted, so I shall refrain. Chris Back in the Late 80's, I went to one of the Air shows at RAF Mildenhall (in fact one of my first...) organised when I was a member of 80 Sqn ATC (Bolton). It must have been in 1989, as I was definitely 18 at the time, I was one of the eldest Cadets there, but legally old enough to be drinking. The reason I remember so well, it was the first time that I tried Budweiser, not the stuff that you could buy in British shops, but imported American Bud..... It was the most awful tasting swill I had ever tried! I took a couple of swigs from the bottle and threw the rest away it was that bad! Mind you, to make up for that, we had parked the mini bus we had hired, near the end of the runway, when it came the turn of the Blackbird to take off (full power take off....) the power of the engines, managed to set off all the car alarms, all you could hear for ages was the shrill noises of alarms going off!!! What a wonderful sound that aircraft made as it got airborne. I have adored the SR-71 ever since! Edited June 24, 2020 by treker_ed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 On 23 June 2020 at 7:06 PM, dogsbody said: I could tell you how some of us Canadians describe drinking American beer, but the foul language used would get me permanently banned from the forum, plus our American friends on here would be hugely insulted, so I shall refrain. Chris Fifteen years ago I probably would have agreed with you, but a trip to Seattle changed all that. The friend I was visiting was eager for me to try one of his local microbrewery's IPAs and it was a bit of a revelation. Since then, the majority of the IPAs I drink are American or American style. I'm guessing that the craft beer thing originated in the US and while it's often the butt of jokes, I think there's some astonishingly good beers available now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzulscha Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 All right youse guys. Just because American beer doesn't have mud and twigs in it doesn't make it all bad. Okay fine. Most other countries make better beer...carry on. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 I've heard good things about the new breed of American IPA's. I've tried a couple and they were rather nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: I've heard good things about the new breed of American IPA's. I've tried a couple and they were rather nice. I second that. I found this in Stowe, Vermont in 2016. Brewed nearby it was advertised a little immodestly as the world’s best It was fashionable to drink it from the can even in restaurants. Trevor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 12 hours ago, lasermonkey said: .........I'm guessing that the craft beer thing originated in the US...... You guess right, earliest was founded in the US in 1965. We Brits are 'Johnny come lately' to that party, first micro brewery was established over here in 1970. Don't know what the ABV of the US types is? (thanks Trevor @Max Headroom 8%) strongest I've seen (NOT sampled, I was working!) was at an annual CAMRA 'show', back in the late '80's, the ABV for the bitter was North of 14%. Paul PS for any that don't know, this IPA isn't Isopropyl Alchohol, this IPA is India Pale Ale, first brewed by Hodgson, but perfected by Bass, in Burton upon Trent back in the 19th Century. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 @PhoenixII and @Pete in Lincs Here are two more I picked up at the same time! and this example. Yes it’s ‘those’ Von Trapps. The children were caught in the USA when it entered WWII and they decided to stay and set up a skiing hotel in Stowe. Trevor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Hmm, would I be right in thinking that the trouble with this being, drunk Tribbles?!! Don't worry, I got me 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Unless it comes from the old fashioned pump, and not a tap, I don't want to know. Give me a nice pint of Greene King IPA or Theakston's Old Peculiar any day. That stuff in cans and bottles is too gassy. John. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tzulscha Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 An actual research study commissioned by Guinness found that an estimated 162,719 pints of Irish stout go to waste every year… via mustaches. The study found that 0.56 milliliters of Guinness get trapped in the average beard or mustache with each sip. And it takes about 10 sips to finish a pint. An estimated 92,370 Guinness consumers every year in the UK have facial hair. Assuming they consume on average 180 pints each a year, the total cost of wasted Guinness annually is about $536,000. The moral of this story? Shave and save! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 7 hours ago, Bullbasket said: Unless it comes from the old fashioned pump, and not a tap, I don't want to know. Give me a nice pint of Greene King IPA or Theakston's Old Peculiar any day. That stuff in cans and bottles is too gassy. John. Oh, just look at you, seasoned traveller that you are, Suffolk to North Yorkshire in a single sentence. John, for me it all has too much CO2, be it bottled, can, keg or cask. Do know why you specified hand pump though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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