The drinking thread.

I've never been a fan of the Tetley/John Smith's Smooth as they just taste flat and they really are bitter.

I generally love IPA as it's a bit of an inbetween between lager and bitter.

boltonbonce wrote:Just got back from Wigan V Salford, and I'll be celebrating with a Bishops Finger.

Surprisingly comfortable win for the Red Devils.

Sounds like you had a good time Bonce.

Hope you didn't suck on the Bishops finger too long!

Never seen so many pies scoffed in 80 minutes. I made do with a bag of crisps.

karlypants wrote:

BoltonTillIDie wrote:I’ve gone sober for October

Didn't you give up smoking for good?

You can't give up everything you like. I know it's for a month but even so unless it's for charity!

Yes I did give up smoking for good. This is just a month off the booze to have a break from it. Not for charity either.

Banks of the Croal wrote:Just a cup of tea for now but looking forward to my bedtime cup of Hot Chocolate 

Looking at this thread, how times have changed 

It's nice to see an old face back Banksy!

boltonbonce wrote:Never seen so many pies scoffed in 80 minutes. I made do with a bag of crisps.

Salt and vinegar?

BoltonTillIDie wrote:

karlypants wrote:

BoltonTillIDie wrote:I’ve gone sober for October

Didn't you give up smoking for good?

You can't give up everything you like. I know it's for a month but even so unless it's for charity!

Yes I did give up smoking for good.  This is just a month off the booze to have a break from it.  Not for charity either.

Don't blame you mate. Your liver will feel good.

karlypants wrote:

boltonbonce wrote:Never seen so many pies scoffed in 80 minutes. I made do with a bag of crisps.

Salt and vinegar?

Plain.

boltonbonce wrote:

karlypants wrote:

boltonbonce wrote:Never seen so many pies scoffed in 80 minutes. I made do with a bag of crisps.

Salt and vinegar?

Plain.

I'm in stitches after reading that and looking at your avatar.

karlypants wrote:

boltonbonce wrote:

karlypants wrote:

boltonbonce wrote:Never seen so many pies scoffed in 80 minutes. I made do with a bag of crisps.

Salt and vinegar?

Plain.

I'm in stitches after reading that and looking at your avatar.

I'm frequently in stitches KP.

Just having a Crabbie's alcoholic ginger beer.

It's very refreshing but not enough ginger in it for me like the Old Jamaica pop.

karlypants wrote:Just having a Crabbie's alcoholic ginger beer.

It's very refreshing but not enough ginger in it for me like the Old Jamaica pop.

Ginger beer needs to hurt your throat. In the old day's when Corona came round on Saturday night, dad used to get two big brown jugs full.
Our throats tickled for a good half hour after supping a glass.
Then Alpine came along and undercut Corona.

Just having a very nice IPA from the Wildcard brewery 

Norpig wrote:Just having a very nice IPA from the Wildcard brewery 

I do enjoy IPA and other real ales. Far better than the usual lager shite from Carlesberg, Fosters and Carling.

I used to drink the Greene King IPA until they stopped serving that in the pub I frequent and then went on to Doombar.

Lidl had some bottled real ales in not so long back and I tried the J. W. Lees Manchester Pale Ale and that was a lovely beer that's worth trying.

boltonbonce wrote:

karlypants wrote:Just having a Crabbie's alcoholic ginger beer.

It's very refreshing but not enough ginger in it for me like the Old Jamaica pop.

Ginger beer needs to hurt your throat. In the old day's when Corona came round on Saturday night, dad used to get two big brown jugs full.
Our throats tickled for a good half hour after supping a glass.
Then Alpine came along and undercut Corona.

I was going to say that if it didn't give me heart burn after drinking it then it wasn't good enough.

Would that truck have enough buttons KP?

Brought a couple of bottles of Metaxa 7 star back from my cheeky week in Kos. It's by no means my favourite nightcap and yet somehow I always get into it when I go to Greece so it's more of a tradition than anything else. My liver seems to have a soft spot for it.

Popped in Lidl last week and saw a palette full of 18 packs of Corona. The bottles lager that is and not the virus so bought a box.

What a big mistake that was! InBev have now started brewing this stuff under license in the UK and it makes Carlsberg taste far superior.

It tastes like piss so one to avoid!

I’m on Blue Moon (Belgium White beer)

karlypants wrote:Popped in Lidl last week and saw a palette full of 18 packs of Corona. The bottles lager that is and not the virus so bought a box.

What a big mistake that was! InBev have now started brewing this stuff under license in the UK and it makes Carlsberg taste far superior.

It tastes like piss so one to avoid!

I'm sticking to Famous Grouse tonight. If nothing else, I'll sleep well.