:eek: It's not fair, it's not fair, it's just not fair! :wah::wah:Quote:
Originally Posted by BTH K10A
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:eek: It's not fair, it's not fair, it's just not fair! :wah::wah:Quote:
Originally Posted by BTH K10A
For someone who's indifferent about Brut Champagne, I must admit this is pretty good. Not the Cr*p you get from the big houses and keeps well too.
Bought 2 cases of six about 3 years ago. worked out at about £100 or so.
This ones now out of the cellar and being chilled ready for tomorrow. :)
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Just ordered a case of this to lay down for a few years:
2009 Château de Boissac Bordeaux AOC
http://www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk.../62853.jpg?d=1
Merlot, 13.5%. To 2016. Around £9 a bottle.
"Deep ruby colour, elegant, complex fruits of the forest aromas, with hints of clovesand vanilla. Smooth, rich and wonderfully structured."
Just to remind you, 2000, 2005 and 2009 were excellent harvests. Many believe 2009 to be the best of the lot!
Barry, you're doing brilliantly recently picking some cracking names of wines!
First we had Chateau 'Pishhouse' (or roughly the equivalent thereof), and now 'Chateau Bo'sac....... :lol:
I take it you know what a bo'sac is? :eyebrows:
Marco.
No not really, but I can guess. Still got a couple of bottles of the 2000 'Vieux Scrotum' left!Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
BarryQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
That's the way to do it, spend £110 or so now and in a few years you can be enjoying not only a better wine but without paying a price inflated by the greedy speculators.
Looks a good choice by the way. :)
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A night on this stuff , and this morning i discovered why they call it the Beast:spew: lovely pint but jeez .
Well it is 6.6% ABV. How many pints did you have?Quote:
Originally Posted by chris@panteg
Regards
Hi Barry
Yes 6.6 and I'm afraid i can't remember to be honest :scratch: trouble is i also had some weak stuff called Blitzen @ a mere 6% , which i didn't care for .
All my drinking buddies were on the Beast and Allan was in a shocking state :eek: and just suddenly disappeared ! poor bugger :eyebrows: he was ok next day though .
Never again :rolleyes::rolleyes:
Tried this one the other week in France for our 20 years wedding anniversary, very very nice indeed, 12 euros a bottle over there
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I love those strong bitters Chris but i consume too much beer in a night it's not a good thing. I've started drinking my old drink again down the pub 'MAGNET'Quote:
Originally Posted by chris@panteg
Ogio Primitivo 2009
A picture:
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On Saturday we attended a blind wine tasting and this was our favourite wine.
When tasting blind most people thought this was a very good Reserva Rioja, we where all wrong :) It's from Italy.
Imagine your favourite Reserva Rioja with a bit of Borello goodness thrown in :)
Tesco appears to be the UK retailer:
http://www.tesco.com/wine/product/de...o&id=262489849
A review here on a blog ( with stretched pictures? )
http://winehosguide.wordpress.com/20...rimitivo-2009/
Well recommended :) Don't let the plain looking label put you off.
It is fairly regularly on 1/2 price offers in Tesco's supermarkets, Mark - well worth getting at a fiver! I'm a Rioja lover, and agree that this has some of the traits of good Rioja. :cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Grant
The Ogio Pinot Grigio is my favourite white. Failing that, Dino is another good Pinot Grigio.
Both of these are around £9 a bottle, but are often subject to a half price offer in Tesco.
OK, to hold up for East Anglia, Adnam's bitter is a good beer to drink with a meal, or without a meal. Best pint I ever had was at the Nelson in Southwold, but it's good most places in Norfolk and Suffolk. Woodforde's Wherry is also good.
I used to live on Fuller's ESB in the 70s and 80s when I lived in London. Back in the summer day, we used to go to the Dove at Chiswick, take a glass and drink it as we wandered along the river to the next pub, where we got the next. A proper pub crawl. And then there was the Coronet Bar in Soho, later a vegetarian restaurant, which had a cellar bar full of barrels of real ale. Where I learned to love Theakston's Old Peculier.
I love red wine almost indiscriminately, but not allowed it these days. Or the beer really.
Fond memories of Southwold and the Nelson. Adnams is a great brewery, hopefully won't go the same way as Tolly Cobbold, the empty brewery of which is but a stones-throw from where I am now (my house was built on the land where the Suffolk Punch dray horses used to live.)Quote:
Originally Posted by darucla
More fond memorys - the Fur & Feathers at Woodbastwick (assume it is still going?) which was part of the Woodforde's business, on the same site. Not surprisingly, they used to do a fantastic Steak & Ale pie. That and a couple of pints (or four) of Headcracker and I was done in for the night!Quote:
Originally Posted by darucla
Sorry to hear that - I guess you just have to cope if you get that sort of diagnosis - really not sure if I could! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by darucla
Blimey - The Dove!Quote:
Originally Posted by darucla
Port of call before & after every concert I've ever been to at what used to be called the Hammersmith Odeon - is that the same one?
Only ever been to the Hammersmith Odeon once, i've noticed it has a name change now!
Yup, was there 2 weeks ago, it's now the HMV Apollo, was the Hammersmith Apollo after the Odeon too. Folk still call it the Odeon though. Used to be the Gaumont Palace originally and has been called the Carling Apollo too :scratch: .... I love the place, lot's of history on that stage :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammersmith_Apollo
Actually,Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
I know the Odeon's change names several times, what I meant was: Is it the same pub?
It's time to get to know this thread a little I think .. :-) I used to drink a lot of red wine .. but with moving away I kind of lost touch with the market. My fave red was always a Château Margaux but it's out of my league now. Since then I found Australian and Chilean reds would do the trick for me and occasionally a full bodied Barolo ... But .. I am out of touch with what is out there now ,,,
Can anyone point me in the direction of a case of full bodied red with a touch of fruit and spice .. that will hold up well with spicy foods, strong cheeses and a rare steak .. ... and any other ideas in fact .. ! I like a nice drop of chilled fruity white .. and the occasional Sauternes .. or other dessert wines .. .. Anything good really that you have found lately .. :cool:
What about a nice Rioja, Brian? Pretty much my favourite, and if you have a Majestic nearby they have a Spanish promotion on, 20% off.
This one is very nice: http://www.majestic.co.uk/find/categ...oduct-is-14199
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Originally Posted by Alex_UK
Thanks Alex ... never been much into Spanish wine .. I like the fuller bodied wines ... but I am willing to be educated .. I will check it out and try a couple when I get back next week .. ;) ..
My drinking is mostly liquid memories now. Intoxication and crutches don't mix and I have enough trouble staying upright when cold stone sober as it is. Years ago I worked in offices based in the Wandsworth Gas Holder Station which overlooked the Young's brewery. We had a bird's eye view of the brewery which had a farmyard atmosphere with the shire horses used for the drays, ducks, geese and of course the brewery ram. The beer wasn't bad either.
In one house I shared was Welshman Keith, rugby and CAMRA fanatic and member of the London Male Welsh Choir. The best drunk driver I've ever known, mind you as the rest of us in the car when Keith was at the wheel were always at least half-cut I guess he would have seemed like Stirling Moss to us. Any and everywhere that served a decent pint in Herts and Bucks was a target. Then there was the mouth watering cold beef salad in the pub at Crickhowel Powys … and when on home soil and he'd oiled his vocal chord's with a few pints, Keith would sing ... all bloody night.
These days its just a few glasses of the red stuff. First Cape Limited Reserve Merlot is the regular on our table for over a year now. Very fruity, very mellow, far too easy to drink. Bought by the case it can be had for under a fiver a bottle.
I haven't read the whole thread and am sure that this will have been recommended previously. Amarone is the greatest red wine on the planet in my humble opinion. It was ca 13.5-14% long before the antipodeans began to up the alcohol content and has immense depth and warmth taking it more towards port than wine. Barolo is a good second in my chart.
Thinking about this has made me feel so good that I'm going to sit back and start the thread from page 1... :)
Pete
Yes indeed ... thanks Pete ... I remember that one now .. it must be 10 years since I last had a bottle ... one of the very few reds that do not leave you wanting another glass after you have finished the bottle ..... :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete The Cat
Sorry Brian, I've never found such a wine!Quote:
Originally Posted by Vinyleyes
Very nearly picked up an Amarone in Majestic but will wait until next week when my best mate is coming to stay as I know he is a fan.
Instead, just opened another Rioja:
Rioja Reserva 2006 Marqués de Riscal
http://www.majestic.co.uk/Assets/Maj.../2/14210_p.jpg
http://www.majestic.co.uk/find/categ...oduct-is-14210
"A classic Rioja with complex aromas of vanilla and toasted oak combined with summer fruit flavours. 90% Tempranillo was sourced from vines aged between 15 and 30 years, and oak-aged for 24 months."
Very, very nice - one of the nicest Riojas I've had in a long time. Normally £14.99, on special at £13.74 but £10.99 when you buy at least 2 as part of a mixed case.
HaHa .. :cool:,,,,,,, yes indeed ... It is a VERY seldom occurrence .. and only cos I usually go on to Whisky or something .... ;) ....Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
That Rioja does look nice .. but my nearest Majestic is over in Beverley ... 30 odd miles away ... still if the weather is nice next week it might be a nice 1st run out of the year for the old TR ... and I'll bet they have an Amarone too .. :cool:
A quick question though .. Do you find Majestic better than the other retailers .. or are they just convenient for you ?
Only really just started using Majestic the last couple of months as a new store has opened up 5 minutes away - been pleased with it so far, but usually get my wine from Tesco or Sainsbury - we don't really have a decent independent wine seller that I have found, otherwise I would use them. I used to order from Laithwaites but they constantly hassle me with telesales offers which gets on my nerves to be honest!Quote:
Originally Posted by Vinyleyes
Off out later our boozers got sme new Beers in so i just been told :eyebrows:
Anyway don't worry about later this is my last post on AOS, totally nothing in comon with yours truly around here, nothing!
Bye chaps.
Andre, mate - come back soon! :)
Anyway, after having done without alcohol of any description for the last SIX weeks, and with it being Easter Sunday, we decided to have a bit of a splurge... And as it was a beautiful day (25°C during some parts), we ate outside:
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Nosh was home-made spinach and ricotta cannelloni, with a salad of rocket, Lollo Rosso and Radicchio, drizzled in Del's 'house dressing', to start.
This was followed by roast pheasant 'Gypsy Style' (roasted in a Le Crusset pot with Bramley apples, white wine, brandy, streaky bacon, fresh thyme, and a touch of cream to finish, accompanied by rosemary and garlic infused new potatoes, mustard seed cauliflower, and steamed asparagus and french beans.
Yum yum... Oh, and the wine was bloody good, too! :cheers:
Marco.
Crabbie's Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer
http://www.drinksdirect.co.uk/acatal...inger_beer.jpg
Brought by a house guest over the weekend - if you like normal ginger beer then this is a must try - and very moreish... :)
Nice Making me hungry looking at that cannelloni. :eyebrows:
LOL. We can send some up if you like inside a freezer box.... ;)
Trust me, they were fab. I polished off what was left for lunch today!
Marco.
P.S Alex, I love that Crabbies, too.
Just got in from a visit to my local. They have the current seasonal brew from Frederic Robinson's (Stockport) - Ginger Tom - a 4.2 percent beer based on their award-winning Old Tom barley wine with added ginger. Superb (far nicer than the Crabbies). The Old Tom is amazing too, but at 8.5 percent (and £4.60 a pint) needs to be treated with some respect. Will sleep well tonight :comatose: :cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Tonight's "leftovers" (thanks again Steve!) - Kopparberg Premium Cider with Strawberry & Lime
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My goodness, this is potentially dangerous stuff... imagine a really delicious fruit cordial, strawberry being the main flavour but with no hint of alcohol in the taste - really lovely summery drinking... :) Who knew that the Swedes made great cider?!
Carta Roja 2004 Gran Reserva
This is on offer at Costcutter, was £10.99 on offer at £4.99 which is cheaper than Sainsburys :)
http://wine.mysupermarket.co.uk/sain...rva_750ml.html
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Note the creative use of depth of field, I learn from Hamish :) http://www.realphotographersforum.com
It even has a proper old fashioned cork with printing on :)
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That's not a bad drop of Vino, Mark - had some on Monday with our steak...
Tonight's leftovers - erdinger weissbier
http://www.drinksdirect.co.uk/acatal..._weissbier.jpg
Not bad - I'd rather have a Hoegaarden though, if I'm honest... But a nice tipple.
Posted this on the Royal Wedding thread, but thought, for relevance, it should also go here... Today's 'scran':
First off, Del had made two lots of the cannelloni (we'd had first of all on Sunday), so we ate the second lot today, freshly made, (and it was so nice, it was no 'hardhship' enjoying it again!):
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And then, to follow, Scalloppine al Limone (with Mitze, one of our cats, vying for our attention!):
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Veg was steamed asparagus, celery, green beans, purple-sprouting broccoli and baby sweetcorn, with roasted cherry tomatoes in garlic and basil, and potatoes roasted with rosemary. All herbs came from our own garden.
Wine (for the connoisseurs among us) was a rather lovely Barbera d'Asti (full-bodied with nice sharpness and acidity, ideal to compliment white meats), and a chilled Pinot Grigio - both going rather well the veal with lemon sauce.
NOM NOM, slurp, slurp!! :cheers:
Marco.
Damn that looks good food :drool: It just isn't the same when you have to cook it for yourself :doh:
I still enjoy eating my own meals though ;) Oh i forgot the wine, i'd best not drink with a meal or i'd be starting drinking at 3PM rather than 6 :lol:
You'll have to visit sometime then, Mark, and give us a hand to 'clear the table'.... :eyebrows:
We're actually thinking of holding an AoS barbeque/garden party, with music and entertainment (I'm not saying what form the latter will be yet, hehe...!) in the summer, although it may not be in time for this summer, as we're having some work done in the garden (patio and gazebo erected).
But there's enough room on the front lawn to put up a sizeable marquee, and parking at the rear and sides of the house for around a dozen cars... Could be fun! :cool:
Marco.
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Originally Posted by Alex_UK
I've been drinking this as well on a warm evening, it really is very nice and very moorish
Do more people drink at home these days? I was in the pub from 14:30 - 23:30 yesterday
:comatose:
Yep, dude - it's much cheaper, generally more comfortable, and you don't have to mingle with dafties! ;)
Marco.
At £2.70 a pint a day's drinking in the pub is a luxury for me nowadays:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
Beer
A really good pint of Fullers London Pride. Pride comes before a fall.
Guinness - in the Dublin brewery itself. Best pint of the black stuff I ever had.
Spirits
Whisk(e)y - Black Bush. Black Bush is worth it over the ordinary Bushmills, but the pure malt isn't worth the extra over the BB.
Gin - Bog standard Gordons with Schweppes. In an interview a top bartender stated that it was more important that the tonic was absolutely fresh than which brand of gin you used. He used small cans of Schweppes.
Wine
Red - Barolo. But you'll pay for it.
Also I had a very good bottle of Pinot Noir recently (Redwood Creek, California) from Asda
White - Riesling. Can anyone suggest a good supermarket Riesling? I can't find one.
RC
My brother has this on pump at the moment in his pub, thoroughly recommended
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I had some of that last weekend, very nice pint indeed :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonboy
I'm off the Beer & on a diet for some time now, I've had pains in my chest for the last few days..I'm probably the heaviest i've ever been to date which kinda makes sence.. :rolleyes:
I don't give two hoots if i dropped dead tomorrow tbh, i've always boozed & other recreational passtimes to excess, i just try keep it in order for the wife.
Locally ( to Nottingham) there are a good number of micro breweries, and some of them brewing what has become my favourite type of bitter, which is a "blonde"type bitter, lager-esque in colour, but not in taste.
Nottingham Brewery have a couple of brews that match my criteria, EPA and Rock Bitter, and across at Castle Rock Brewery, ( a former partner of Nottm's Phil Darby) they brew Harvest Pale, a similar blonde bitter to the aforementioned two.
If you like this type of beer, I can recommend all three! :cool: