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2010 Château Haute-Bernones, Haut-Médoc
http://www.laithwaites.co.uk/images/...age&colour=Red
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc. 13% ABV £12.99 a bottle.
Shares similar terroir to Saint-Julien Beychevelle and Margaux.
Best to open and let breath a hour before consumption.
I had a good session on this last night, forgot what it was but i know it was 6.5% ABV
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/...N1968/Beer.jpg
Must have been good if you forgot what it was!
6.5% is pretty strong. The low 5's are strong enough for me!
Wonderful - now ALL proper pint pots should have handles!! :yesbruv:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Barbarian
Marco.
Aye real mans 70's pint pots
:eyebrows:
Barry: just remembered :D
https://untappd.com/b/elland-brewery-1872-porter/27988
The barrel pint pots are back I fashion apparently...
There's a few real beer pubs in Preston that have got them back in and I got a few for my drinks dresser in the dining room ;)
Can't beat a pint out of a real pot :D
More so if it's a nice pint of Old Golden Hen or Robinson's 'Trooper'
Yes, I prefer the dimpled and handled pint pot. They went out of fashion as landlords couldn't stack them and they occupied more space in dishwashers.
They're probably made in China now and they add about half a kilo to the weight in your hand. I just find them clumsy, but then I'm a lager drinker and that looks better in a straight glass, which is what I'm used to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
It's the only kind of weight lifting I do. Anyway it's British - you don't see many pint pots in Europe, apart from the German steins used by lager drinkers there!Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
That's mainly because the attitude towards drinking beer there is different. Europeans favour the use of smaller glasses, replenished more frequently, in order to keep beer cool, rather than having a pint of beer sitting around for longer getting warm ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
However, if you drink pints of beer quickly enough, I guess that isn't a problem! I like it abroad when specific beers have their own matching glasses. This is especially prevalent in Belgium, where you get 'beer lists' in pubs and restaurants, rather like one gets wine lists here. Class! :)
My bugbear in the UK is pints of lager being filled right up to the rim of the glass, allowing no room for a head... That almost never happens in Europe, where an inch or so is allowed at the top of the glass for a nice frothy head, which is how lager or beer should be served... I want to have a nice 'beer moustache' after I take my first sip!!
:exactly:
Marco.