Horizondave Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Soon to be opened. Reminds me of getting drunk on a similar bottle at Boys Brigade camp in Woolacombe in 1970 when I was just 15. Think I drank it after the captain took me into a tent saying he wanted me to find Jesus. Just him and me, and after praying together, he put his hand up the leg of my shorts. I told him we won't find Jesus up there before running out of the tent. After the the experience I realised the Boys Brigade was not for me but I stayed a drinker. It was years later I realised what had happened but I have never relayed the story to many people. Lovely cider. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantern Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Since breaking my right arm on 6th Feb, only water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 I'm just back from Big C.... To celebrate finally winning a game of footie at ER I bought a bottle of JD Apple. I took a swig (two gulps actually) before sticking it in the fridge cold tray ....... it aint too bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 7 minutes ago, Derek Dangleberries said: I'm just back from Big C.... To celebrate finally winning a game of footie at ER I bought a bottle of JD Apple. I took a swig (two gulps actually) before sticking it in the fridge cold tray ....... it aint too bad! The Honey is really good .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Lantern said: Since breaking my right arm on 6th Feb, only water. Was alcohol the reason you broke your arm ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toy Boy Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 I was in V2V on Thepprasit last week getting another bottle of champagne (they've got Breton Fils in stock now, one of the best 'ordinary' champagnes I've had, and it's not outlandishly priced, either), and I noticed some Chateauneuf du Pape. When I was a kid, my dad had two go-to wines when we went out for a fancy meal, Nuits St. Georges and Chateauneuf du Pape. It's been decades since I last drank it so I thought I'd give it a go and bought a bottle of the mid-range version, Chateau Maucoil 2019, for around 1,500 Baht. It's not as strong-tasting as I recall, but when I last drank it the big New World shiraz wines were only just starting to appear in the UK and I don't think we were as used to the powerful reds as we are today. The taste is good, but I often find with French wines that they lose that special something very quickly on contact with air, so I keep the vacuvin cork loosely in the bottle and just pour a mouthful at a time. I enjoyed it for a change, but to be honest a bottle of George Wyndham shiraz for 550 Baht is better. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 42 minutes ago, Stillearly said: The Honey is really good .. Yeh! It was the honey that wanted me to try something else ... if you see my logic... The apple is like a German apple schnaps but with a deeper taste! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 14 hours ago, Horizondave said: Soon to be opened. Reminds me of getting drunk on a similar bottle at Boys Brigade camp in Woolacombe in 1970 when I was just 15. Think I drank it after the captain took me into a tent saying he wanted me to find Jesus. Just him and me, and after praying together, he put his hand up the leg of my shorts. I told him we won't find Jesus up there before running out of the tent. After the the experience I realised the Boys Brigade was not for me but I stayed a drinker. It was years later I realised what had happened but I have never relayed the story to many people. Lovely cider. Not a totally dissimilar experience to mine except he was the village church organist.... (yeh, I get the pun)... As for the Old Rosie... it was on draught in a local pub last time I was home.....Bloody excellent brew !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 After 2 heavy nights being led astray, it's coke light for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWA Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 First one at home since about June last year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambo Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lemondropkid Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 Starbucks coffee, PP Airport, airside. Normally would avoid but very decent, and much better than the swill in departures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lantern Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) On 2/26/2023 at 5:09 PM, Stillearly said: Was alcohol the reason you broke your arm ? Stillearly, I guess it did have a part to play. Edited March 2, 2023 by Lantern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 A nice glass of white followed by a cocktail to finish my last night off in PP. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Pint of Reverent James in the 'Spoon' in Neath. Shouldn't be drinking as I am on antibiotics for a chest infection but I needed just the one. Walked into town, it's cold, I'm stressed so needed a quiet pint before shopping and walk home. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Mocha at the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Early evening Chang last night, think it was the only choice. 65 baht ice cold, not be beer of choice but a bit of Thai live music, all good 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Pineapple juice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Tea in a coffee mug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Lemon soda 60 baht, most refreshing!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toy Boy Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Rochefort Trappistenbier that I saw in Foodmart. When I first went to live in the Netherlands, in 1979, I became quite fond of a small jazz bar/brown cafe in the centre of The Hague called the Paraplu. That was where I first tasted the Trappist brews, I'd never seen them in Britain, and we used to sink them like they were 3% John Smith's, lol. This particular one runs to 9.2% alcohol, and a single bottle is enough for me nowadays, wimp worried about his liver that I've become. Not cheap but a pleasant change. Which made me wonder if the good old Paraplu is still there, and Google provided the answer... yes, and here it is: Though to be honest, that's not exactly how I remember it from 40-odd years ago, it looks a lot less seedy nowadays. It's probably had a makeover or two during that time, plus my memories of the place aren't likely to be terribly accurate considering how pished we used to get in there, lol. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Buddha Day ...alcohol has been available at the pool bar of my hotel all day 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Molly's bar HH. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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