WFH today, just sank the third pint of real ale at my local

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Originally Posted by Burney

They really do have zero aesthetic sensibility when it comes to language, your krauts, don't they? Livercheese, ffs!

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And consider how simple it would be to mispronounce it Lieberkáse :-(

I don't want to think about eating lovecheese.

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Originally Posted by 71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat

Probably Spitfire or other weak shÃ*t.

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Oi! I like Spitfire. :fight:

Partly because it's the cheapest bottled ale I can get in my local shops, tbf, but it's still a tasty treat compared to the canned lager I usually neck of an evening.

Anyway, it's 4.5% compared to 4.3% for yer Doom Bar there by the bottle, so not especially weak. :vsign:

I had to type my date of birth into TWO beer-producer websites to check that info. There's absolutely no way a minor would be able to get round that is there. No sirree bob. It's the nanny state gone mad, I tell thee.

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Originally Posted by 71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat

Oh I say. What a very good choice sirrah. Lovely stuff. Bastárd. :D

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Sharps isn't it? From the Rock brewery? I think I prefer it to Doom Bar, which is quite a compliment.

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Originally Posted by Sir C

And consider how simple it would be to mispronounce it Lieberkáse :-(

I don't want to think about eating lovecheese.

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Not again, anyway.

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Originally Posted by Ash

Oi! I like Spitfire. :fight:

Partly because it's the cheapest bottled ale I can get in my local shops, tbf, but it's still a tasty treat compared to the canned lager I usually neck of an evening.

Anyway, it's 4.5% compared to 4.3% for yer Doom Bar there by the bottle, so not especially weak. :vsign:

I had to type my date of birth into TWO beer-producer websites to check that info. There's absolutely no way a minor would be able to get round that is there. No sirree bob. It's the nanny state gone mad, I tell thee.

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I buy that Banks' Bitter they sell in Tesco for 89p per bottle. It's perfectly drinkable and half the price of all the other beers for reasons I can't really explain. They try to put you off it by putting 'Great with Fish' bizarrely on the shelf underneath it, but pay not attention to that.

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Originally Posted by Burney

Sharps isn't it? From the Rock brewery? I think I prefer it to Doom Bar, which is quite a compliment.

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Pale Ale :-(

Now I like grapefruit, but I don't want my beer to taste of it, if your don't mind. There's a reason why loads of hop preservatives were put into beer en-route to India, and it wasn't for the flavour AIUI.

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Originally Posted by Burney

I buy that Banks' Bitter they sell in Tesco for 89p per bottle. It's perfectly drinkable and half the price of all the other beers for reasons I can't really explain. They try to put you off it by putting 'Great with Fish' bizarrely on the shelf underneath it, but pay not attention to that.

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A Midland beer :cloud9: I shall look out for that. I'm not sure any beer is good with fish, is it? Except maybe fish & chips.

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Originally Posted by Burney

Sharps isn't it? From the Rock brewery? I think I prefer it to Doom Bar, which is quite a compliment.

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:nod: It's one of my current favourites. Slightly better on draft but bottles will suffice.

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Originally Posted by Ash

Oi! I like Spitfire. :fight:

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So do I really but it can be a bit bland :shrug: although when it's on offer for £1 a bottle I'll happily buy 12.

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Originally Posted by 71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat

So do I really but it can be a bit bland :shrug: although when it's on offer for £1 a bottle I'll happily buy 12.

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Who does that offer?

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Originally Posted by Ash

Who does that offer?

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How can a beer for one pound constitute being on offer ffs

89 cents is the most I would pay and that's for the good stuff

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Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda

How can a beer for one pound constitute being on offer ffs

89 cents is the most I would pay and that's for the good stuff

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Good Lord. Is it subsidised over there or something? Or just not taxed to the eyeballs?

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Originally Posted by Ash

Oi! I like Spitfire. :fight:

Partly because it's the cheapest bottled ale I can get in my local shops, tbf, but it's still a tasty treat compared to the canned lager I usually neck of an evening.

Anyway, it's 4.5% compared to 4.3% for yer Doom Bar there by the bottle, so not especially weak. :vsign:

I had to type my date of birth into TWO beer-producer websites to check that info. There's absolutely no way a minor would be able to get round that is there. No sirree bob. It's the nanny state gone mad, I tell thee.

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Spitfire is a bit meh. It tastes a bit like Doombar, sadly, and as we all know, Doombar is vile.

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Originally Posted by Burney

Sharps isn't it? From the Rock brewery? I think I prefer it to Doom Bar, which is quite a compliment.

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:nod: A truly exceptional pint, very hoppy, nothing like Doombar funnily enough.

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Originally Posted by Ash

Who does that offer?

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Morrison's. On a regular basis. Do you have them in London village?

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Originally Posted by 71 Guns - channeling the spirit of Mr Hat

Morrison's. On a regular basis. Do you have them in London village?

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Why, yes! My nearest is just yards from Ashburton Grove itself. I shall investigate, and thanks for the tip :thumbup:

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Originally Posted by World's End Stella

:nod: A truly exceptional pint, very hoppy, nothing like Doombar funnily enough.

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Tastes of grapefruit then.

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Originally Posted by Ash

Tastes of grapefruit then.

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Your grapefruit tastes very different from mine, Ash.