Had a few Smithwicks Pale Ale when I was in town earlier so I got a few bottles to bring home. Not bad stuff at all.
Few Leann Folláin for later.
Had a few Smithwicks Pale Ale when I was in town earlier so I got a few bottles to bring home. Not bad stuff at all.
Few Leann Folláin for later.
I've got 4 cans of Scrumpy in for tonight. Worked my bollocks off in the garden and got a bit of a tan today. Has to be a Cider after a day in the sun.
Kickstarted my subscription again so tonight will consist of a homemade balti and most of these bad boys
Some pretty gash white wine. My mate is playing music at a pub tonight, and I'm not really arsed about going. My other mate, his girlfriend and some other random lad are considering coming, in which case I'll have a few tonight. Caffreys possibly, as I quite like that and it is the only pub in Rugby that sells it. If not I'll stay in, have some cointreau, listen to the KLF then go to bed.
Ciroc, garnished with a slice of lemon and mixed with real lemon lemonade.
It helps with the pain of my terrible decision making and cowardice.
Aldo's own Pilsner beer. 99p a bottle, it's not bad.
Rum, ginger beer and lime
Camden Pale Ale is nice.
Bought some "Co-Op own brand" ales (they're not, they're brewed by Robinson's) today. Went for the one that promised to be dodgiest first and sure enough the "Golden Ale" is fucking rotten.
Got some nicer ones from Good Spirits Co. and had on Friday, though. Magic Rock's "Human Cannonball" is mega.
Had a dry martini last night. Very nice.
Drinking Ciroc with eighty quid in your account must be the council estate version of owning an Escalade you can't put fuel in.
I drank lots of lager and ale yesterday, and didn't even shit myself! A random headcase who looked like a fatter, hairier and older version of me bought me a shot of sambuca at one point too.
Sainsburys have got a bunch of new cans in near me. Started on Harviestoun Old Engine Oil (this is a stronger version than the one I've had on tap previously and it's fucking magnificent.) They have some Drygates I've not had before, another one that I forget who it's brewed by and cans of Orinoco stout by Drygate. I was gutted when they got rid of Manchester Star Ale given it was the best dark beer they had but this makes up for it.
Had some Gordons tonight. You know, it wasn't utterly terrible.
I've just grabbed a few for tonight for myself, with the BH and all. Aldi really have expanded their range in a big way.
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Alternating between ice water, and Strongbow with the odd cheeky bifta
The Ulster Black oatmeal stout is lovely, tastes very like Dungarvan oatmeal stout. Would definitely get it again.
The JJ's stout, not so much. It's like that XX Guinness: basically black water.
I went for "Skeleton Blues" next, an American 'wheat ale' by Stewart Brewing. In trying to do something between a wheat beer and a hoppy American thing it doesn't really do either and suffers for it.
Not bad though.
My O'Sheas wheat beer tastes (and looks) like Budweiser.
33% hit rate so far and three IPA's to go. Doesn't bode well.
Weird Beard: Mariana Trench
Edgebrewing: Plutonium Typhoon
Some Swedish 'Sitrus' IPA
BBNo: Witbier Orange
...for me over the last couple of evenings. In ascending order of niceness. The first two were kinda tasteless. Citrus stuff is more up my street.
The Stony Grey IPA is gorgeous. Will definitely be checking out more of the Brehon Brewhouse stuff (they made the Ulster Black too).
Onto Drygate "Chimera" which I forgot I've had before. Seriously bitter in the aftertaste. Not so keen on it this time but last time was a couple of years ago.
I really like BBNo. Only that it was fucking heaving I might have stopped there for a swift second when I did the Bermondsey beer mile.
I need to try this. Seems to be a seasonal one though.
http://www.brehonbrewhouse.ie/shanco-dubh.html
I'm on The Kernel's "India Pale Ale Nelson Sauvin Centennial." I love these hop mix-IPAs by the Kernel. they're taste without having that harsh, punch-in-the-mouth aspect that some of the stronger American ones where they go all-out for a harsh, hoppy hit.
Got a couple of other new ones still to try too, including a stout called "Bourbon Milkshake" by Siren that I have high hopes for.
Few Beavertowns tonight. Very pleasant.
What ones you got? I like me some Beavertown. Never had a bad one.
EDIT: I've got Cloudwater's "DDH Southern Passion Pale" now and it's smashing. Cloudwater are fucking great. Haven't had one of theirs that I wasn't a big fan of.
Tanq 10. It really is great no wonder Snoop loves it. Garnished with cucumber of all things as I have no fruits that are acceptable.
Half way through now so on the hunt for the next gin to try (whatever is on offer at Amazon lolo)
This is top quality stuff, but I don't think you can get it anywhere off the island and posting alcohol isn't allowed (no amazon booze for me, which sucks).
It's obviously loaded with pure BS, but that's par for the course with modern gin. Shits all over this which it seems you may be able to get hold of.
Thanks for that Niko...
Ł42. Jesus. Looks nice though.
I've only had one by them and it was decent.
Fruit beers are fine as long as they're not a sugary nightmare. Get that mango-y bugger nice and cold first. It might surprise you.
One of the best "beer garden"-type beers I've ever had was a German apricot beer. Fruit beers can be fucking magic.
Got a 500ml bottle of Yorkshire Stingo for Ł1.49 earlier. An absolute steal.
Starting my beer night off with 144 Roman Heads, a Slovak imperial IPA. Pretty tasty.
You had anything by 8 Degrees, @Giggles ? From some place in Ireland I've never heard of called Mitchelstown. This is called "Full Irish IPA" and it's a bit of an American-y ALL THE HOP type but it's quite nice.
Yeah I do a good bit of work in the area. Used to always drink their Barefoot Bohemian Pilsner before I got more of a taste for the pale ales. Never seen that one though, might be only for the overseas market. The IPA of theirs I've had is Howling Gale but it could be the same thing. The stout, name escapes me, is lovely too.
EDIT: Ah I see it now. This one? http://www.eightdegrees.ie/thefullirish/ Never had that one, must keep an eye out for it.
I'm getting more of that Brehon stout and IPA for tomorrow night
Is it inappropriate to be lying in a lounger sunbathing drinking G&T in the back garden the day after my neighbour's husband has died?
Edit: in my back garden, not theirs #inb4disco
Not really. I wouldn't go firing up the tunes or anything but if you're lying back minding your own business then fuck it.
Case of Prazsky. Because it was in the cooler.