The Wine & Whisky Thread

[Rare Bird]

It's true you can sup a sample of any of the Real ales..

[jollyfix]

No wasn't in Woodside, this was about 18/19 yrs ago, so may not be there anymore. I think it was on Carlisle st. Rough place as i said more of a cafe in looks. The Graveyard thing, well i was working for a circus in sheffield at the time, they had taken over a church as a circus school. Anneka Rice and her tv show came and done the place up. I stayed in a caravan for a few months there. Now and again i would stay with my mate in Rotherham. We had a few gigs on Devonshire green, and at the launch/opening canal basin.

[Rare Bird]

Hi Dave
Thanks for that, i live in Rotherham They still do things on Devonshire Street green. That's were the pubs are i go, the other end of the road by the City hall.. I know Carlisle street, the 'Norfolk arms' pub.. Good bookshop on Devonshire St called 'Rare & Racey' been there since around 1969..

[jollyfix]

I seem to remember the small pub across the road from the indian place was called 'The East house', we would have a few in there, then take a pint to the indian ( they didn't serve booze), you could keep popping back and forth, as long as you returned your pint glass at the end of the night.

[Rare Bird]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/evissa/139944736/

[jollyfix]

Yep thats the place, nice one Andre.

[The Grand Wazoo]

The biggest choice of beer anywhere I've ever been was in the US - The Beartooth Cafe in Cooke City, Montana. I recommend the Big Sky Moose Drool!
I had two of the best 'ordinary' (ie not pretending to be fine dining) meals I've ever eaten in the States there too.

Here's the beer list:

MONTANA BREWS

BELGRADE
Big Hole Diablo
Big Hole Headstrong
Big Hole Mythical White
Big Hole Wisdom Amber
Salmon Fly Honey Rye
Hopper Pale Ale
Copper John Scottish
Irresistible Amber
Yellow Humpy Heff

MARION
Lang Tri motor Amber
Lang Skydiver Blond
Lang Huckleberry Honey
Lang Mandarin Heff
Lang Cherry Porter
BILLINGS
Black Widow Stout
Grizzly Wulff Wheat
Wild Fly Ale

MISSOULA
Big Sky Moose Drool
Big Sky Scapegoat
Big Sky Honey Wheat
Big Sky IPA
Big Sky Trout Slayer
Bayern Amber
Bayern Pilsner
Bayern Dancing Trout

RED LODGE
Red Lodge Glacier
Red Lodge Wiessen
Beartooth Pale Ale

MICRO BREWS

ALASKA
Alaskan Amber
Alaskan Summer
Alaskan IPA

CALIFORNIA
Anchor Steam
Black Dog Honey Raz
Sierra Nevada Pale

COLORADO
Fat Tire
Skinny Dip
1554

HAWAII
Kona Firerock
Kona Longboard

MASSACHUSETTS
Sam Adams Lager

OREGON
Bridgeport Blue Heron
Pete’s Wicked Ale
Pete’s Strawberry Blond
Full Sail Amber
Deschutes Black Butte
Deschutes Mirror Pond
Deschutes Obsidian
Pyramid Apricot
Rogue Mocha Porter
Rogue Dead Guy
Rogue Shakespeare
Rogue Yellowstone
Rogue Hazelnut Brown
Rogue Chocolate Stout
Widmer Hefeweizen

PENNSYLVANIA
Rolling Rock

WASHINGTON
Pike’s Kilt Lifter
Red Hook ESB

WYOMING
Snake River Pale
Snake River Lager
Snake River Zonker
Snake River OB-1
GTB Sweetgrass IPA
GTB Teton Amber
GTB Old Faithful
GTB Bitch Creek
GTB Au Natural

WISCONSIN
Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy


IMPORTS

AUSTRALIA
Foster Lager (oil can)

BELGIUM
Chimay Grand Reserve
Lindeman’s Peach
Lindeman’s Framboise

CANADA
Moose head
Kokanee
Labatt’s Blue
Molson Golden
Blue Moon Belg. White

CZECH REPUBLIC
Pilsner Urquell

ENGLAND
Sam Smith Imperial St
Sam Smith Oatmeal St
Sam Smith Nut Brown
Sam Smith Taddy Porter
Bass
Newcastle Brown Ale
Boddingtons Pub

FRANCE
Fisher Amber

NEW ZEALAND
Steinlager

JAMAICA
Red Stripe

GERMANY
Beck’s Dark
Beck’s
Franziskaner Dunkle
Franziskaner Hefeweizen
Paulaner Hefeweizen
Spaten Optimator
Spaten Premium
Warsteiner
St. Pauli Girl

HOLLAND
Grolsh Lager
Grolsh Amber
Amstel Light
Heineken

IRELAND
Murphy’s Irish Stout
Guinness Pub Draught
Harp Lager

MEXICO
Sol
Pacifico
Tecate
Corona
Dos Equis Amber
Dos Equis Lager
Negro Modelo

MEGA BREWS

Coors
Coors Light
Killian’s Red
Bud Light
Budweiser
Michelob Ultra Light
Michelob Amber Bock
Miller Highlife
Miller Lite
Miller Genuine Draft
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Rainier
Bacardi Mojito
Hornsby’s Draft Cider
Mike’s Crantini

NON ALCOHOLICS

O’Doul’s
Haake Beck
Clausthaler
Kaliber

[jollyfix]

Visited a bar on the basement floor of a car park in Memphis, not to far from the tourist hell of Beale st,it had over 120 ales on sale. i still have the list some place.

[Barry]

Been a while since “little ol’ wine drinker me” posted here. Well that’s because I’ve been away to “parts foreign” and had to make do with Chilean wine (this was no ordeal by any means, since as you know, the Chileans do know how to make a mean ‘slurp’).

Now I’m back and have been enjoying a bottle or two of: -

2008 Vieux Château Guibeau, Puisseguin Saint-Émilion



Merlot (75%), Cabernet Sauvignon (15%), Cabernet Franc (10%). 13% ABV

“Full of ripe fruit, velvet tannins and spicy oak from a year in cask, this Grand Cru style claret is ideal with beef.”

Laithwaites, £14 a bottle.

Expensive, but a bit of a “stonker”. Best before 2015.



Discovered in my local Co-op: -

2012 Comptesse Saint-Hilare, Montagne Saint-Émilion

(Sorry can’t find an image of the label)

Merlot grape (60%), Cabernet Sauvignon (20%), Cabernet Franc (20%) 13% ABV

“…blackcurrent and blueberry fruit flavours followed by a smooth rich finish.”

“This wine has a beautiful cherry colour with shiny hints. The nose is delicate with red fruit scents and slight liquorices notes. The mouth is unctuous, round with a fruity intensity. Serve with beef and game dishes; this is also an excellent partner to the festive cheeseboard.”

Can be drunk now, but will continue to improve for the next couple of years. Must be served at 18°C.

Enjoyed tonight with steak, mushroom and ale pie, boiled potatoes, carrots, purple sprouting broccoli, asparagus and peas.

On offer at £6.99, normally £11.99, so 1/3 off. A respectable ‘slurp’.

[Richardl]

Just opened a bottle of Lidl Cimarosa Chardonnay, really really nice.
A Australian wine with a really creamy/buttery taste, amazing since it was either £3.69 or £3.99, I've never tried Lidl for wine before, I'm going back to stock up tomorrow, they do a red version as well.
http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/SID-98...Detail&id=5104
http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/SID-13...Detail&id=5157