coxyhog Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 On 1/9/2021 at 7:30 AM, Lemondropkid said: I'd go for the Old Speckled Hen myselfš. $8.99 for 4, feels like a really good price for imported beer? Speckled Hen is a good beer but I used to drink Newcastle Brown when in the RAF so tried some a couple of years ago for the first time for years. Meganormous hangover next morning so will not be repeating. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, coxyhog said: Speckled Hen is a good beer but I used to drink Newcastle Brown when in the RAF so tried some a couple of years ago for the first time for years. Meganormous hangover next morning so will not be repeating. Speckled Hen, Bass and Abbot have been my go to beers from the supermarket for years as they are nice in a can, as is Guiness. I really enjoyed my spell ordering bottled beer from Fullers during the last lockdown though! Ā 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, boydeste said: Speckled Hen, Bass and Abbot have been my go to beers from the supermarket for years as they are nice in a can, as is Guiness. I really enjoyed my spell ordering bottled beer from Fullers during the last lockdown though! Ā My mate got a mini barrel of ESB from fullers last week & it was flat & smelled of vinegar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, coxyhog said: My mate got a mini barrel of ESB from fullers last week & it was flat & smelled of vinegar. That's a shame, I really enjoyed my ESB and LP mini barrels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 9 hours ago, coxyhog said: My mate got a mini barrel of ESB from fullers last week & it was flat & smelled of vinegar. Hope he got ontoĀ Fullers, they are an excellent firm, would be stunned if they didn't put it right straight away. On the Nukie Brown front, gave up on it very quickly as a student for the same reasons as yourself- worst hangover going! 30 odd years on I still wouldn't touch the stuff. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Drinking Lor coffee with coffee mate. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightcrawler Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Vodka and pineapple. Early start today 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 42 minutes ago, Nightcrawler said: Vodka and pineapple. Early start today What time did you wake up at though?š- hopefully not midday and you're still in your pyjamasĀ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightcrawler Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Lemondropkid said: What time did you wake up at though?š- hopefully not midday and you're still in your pyjamasĀ I was up early today for a Zoom conference meeting so I thought I would start earlier than normal.Ā That's my excuse and I am sticking to it š 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Cheers....ruby tonight so getting in the groove.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Rosie Lee again for me, but it's the weekend tomorow! š Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Just ordered a 1L bottle of Bushmills from Amazon,Ā£22.95 & free postage too good to turn down! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Another 3 boxes of this arrived yesterday. š¤ One a night after a couple of glasses of Merlot always hits the spot.Ā š 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Well impressed with Drinksupermarket.com,my case of red was delivered this morning approx 36 hours after ordering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Rosie Lee at the moment, going to try to get to tomorrow before i hit the booze to give the liver an extra rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, coxyhog said: Well impressed with Drinksupermarket.com,my case of red was delivered this morning approx 36 hours after ordering. I use this site for beers. š https://www.beerhawk.co.uk/ Ā 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I've just been on the Drinksupermarket website & seen this....I remember being in a pub somewhere in Norfolk in the late 70'sĀ & they had this in a little barrel on the bar.Would only serve it in halves & it had bits of something in it.The bottle is 7.4%.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, coxyhog said: I've just been on the Drinksupermarket website & seen this....I remember being in a pub somewhere in Norfolk in the late 70'sĀ & they had this in a little barrel on the bar.Would only serve it in halves & it had bits of something in it.The bottle is 7.4%.... https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/666981.owd-roger-returns-after-a-long-wait/ Seems it was 10% in those days.... Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Another 14.5% Shiraz tonight.Ā 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalliwag Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 In the hotub having a Jameson and f$#@& ginger. have to honest.These are fucking delicious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJSP Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 21 hours ago, coxyhog said: I've just been on the Drinksupermarket website & seen this....I remember being in a pub somewhere in Norfolk in the late 70'sĀ & they had this in a little barrel on the bar.Would only serve it in halves & it had bits of something in it.The bottle is 7.4%.... God that brings back a significant memory. I didnāt really drink as a youngster but went to an 18th birthday party weekend in Liverpool when I was 18 and got off the train to be met my our hosts and immediately taken to a back street boozer full of bikers and a pint of this was thrust into my hand. To me, as a non - drinker it was rank and very strong.Ā i would like to try it again to give it a second chance š Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob lt Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Mother's ruin Ā Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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boydeste Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Rosie Lee for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/23/2021 at 7:50 PM, coxyhog said: https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/666981.owd-roger-returns-after-a-long-wait/ Seems it was 10% in those days.... Ā In the late 70's/early 80's I often drove with friends to the Royal Standard Of England at Forty Green, Penn near Beaconsfield .Ā A fantastic pub in a lovely setting and reputedly the oldest pub in England (over 900 years old).Ā On one occasion they were selling Owd Roger and it was delivered in half pints only.Ā Think I was trying it for a laugh as I believe back then it was about 9 or 10% which was lovely but certainly not a session drink.Ā Remember it tasting like liquorice, very thick when drinking but the memory has always stuck with me. I hadn't seen it for sale anywhere but last year B & M were selling bottles of it at a very reasonable price but it was a much lower strength (as you say 7.4%). Nice to try things but probably buy a couple only if I saw it again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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