It's that weekend thang again ...

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  1. Ruds

    Ruds Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2008 England

    Working week over, time to relax ... dabbling in the Ukraine match

    I'll open the festivities with something from off the beaten track ... Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel - "Aphrodisiaque" a 6.5% vanilla stout
     
    #1 Ruds, Jun 15, 2012
  2. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,305) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    WTH?? Grey, windy ,raining and maxing out at a blistering 9C all weekend?? Kill me now.
    Time for some stout propellant. Inspiried by the other current BA UK thread, I'll be indulging into some Paradox (Arran cask in nature) tonight.
     
    #2 Zimbo, Jun 15, 2012
  3. Ruds

    Ruds Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2008 England

    It's not so bad here in Surrey, 16C sun and clouds the odd 5/10 min shower!

    Paradox ... would like to have one of those tonight

    Whenver I'm on BOE it's out of stock!

    Have only had it once but that was on Cask ... so I'll keep that experience over a number of bottles thanks!
     
    #3 Ruds, Jun 15, 2012
  4. reprob8

    reprob8 Initiate (0) May 22, 2008 England

    it's a rather nice Italian Red tonight, but tomorrow promises a few hours in Kirkstall Brewery followed by a visit to North Bar to see what they have... like Tipopils
     
    #4 reprob8, Jun 15, 2012
  5. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Already had a Nethergate Old Growler tonight. Wasn't bad, nor particularly good either.
     
    #5 CwrwAmByth, Jun 15, 2012
  6. Ruds

    Ruds Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2008 England

    I need to drink more red wine - drop some weight !!!
     
    #6 Ruds, Jun 15, 2012
  7. Ruds

    Ruds Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2008 England

    Now on a Mikkeller - Bravo (from the single hop range)

    Must have had over a dozen of these, this is an average one tbh!
     
    #7 Ruds, Jun 15, 2012
  8. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,305) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    I'm a bit of a wine buff to be honest but those calories end up being pretty equally distributed between the grain and the grape.
     
    #8 Zimbo, Jun 15, 2012
  9. Ruds

    Ruds Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2008 England

    I'm fond of my red and happy to blow a lot more £££ on a good bottle of vino than on beer as a rule

    Re - calories, I'd always taken a bottle of 13-15% red to be around 500 calories

    My limit would be 2 ish bottles so around 1,000 cals

    With beer I call it around 200 to 250 cals be it a pint of 4-5% or a small bottle of something 8/9/10%

    Where as I'll hit around 1,000 cals on red wine, with beer I can exceed 2,000 easily enough so I view the grape as less cals than the grain!
     
    #9 Ruds, Jun 15, 2012
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    Ruds Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2008 England

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  11. jazzyjeff13

    jazzyjeff13 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,865) Nov 6, 2010 England
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    Howdy all. It was chucking it down on the drive home - a sign of things to come? I've commenced the evening's imbibing with a Pilsner Urquell.
     
    #11 jazzyjeff13, Jun 15, 2012
  12. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,305) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    The problem with wine for me is that I only ever drink it with a meal and the meal tends to be extravagant, multi coursed and calorific. Not a fan of the New World as a rule and tend to stick with red Burgundy, and classed Bordeaux which is never cheap. Thank god I'm well stocked for the future.
     
    #12 Zimbo, Jun 15, 2012
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    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,305) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    Nice. In the not too distant future I intend do a little taste test between Jever and Pilsner Urquell. Wish I'd done it 25 years ago though.
     
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  14. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    England scored blimey I need a drink Marks and Spencers Lancashire Mild
     
    #14 EmperorBevis, Jun 15, 2012
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  15. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,305) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    Sure did. I think a win over Sweden just might be the psychological victory England really needs.
     
    #15 Zimbo, Jun 15, 2012
  16. Ruds

    Ruds Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2008 England

    I probably swing the other way!

    Love my full bodied reds, Australians, Californians, South Africans the big 14-15% boys - rich and fruity

    Never a fan of French always have to spend a lot of £££ to get the same satisfaction I can derive from a more moderately priced new worlder

    Also enjoy a bit of Italian and like my Rioja Reserva's/Gran Reserva's
     
    #16 Ruds, Jun 15, 2012
  17. jazzyjeff13

    jazzyjeff13 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,865) Nov 6, 2010 England
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    French plonk is cheap - in France!
     
    #17 jazzyjeff13, Jun 15, 2012
  18. Zimbo

    Zimbo Pooh-Bah (2,305) Aug 7, 2010 Scotland
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    Pretty fond of Piedmont wines (Nebbiolo is top notch) and INMO Spain produces probably the best everyday wine anywhere today. Superb value. Not a big fan of Californian wines in general with a few exceptions (Ridge, Marimar Torress, Hanzell). The pre 1980 Californian wines I have tasted tell me the Robert Parker should have been stopped sometime before 1982. What could have been. And Australia, well, its what pushed me into wine in the first place. But I've only had a couple of thrills in recent years. Mind you, they were some pretty impressive thrills.
     
    #18 Zimbo, Jun 15, 2012
  19. jazzyjeff13

    jazzyjeff13 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,865) Nov 6, 2010 England
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    Right, I've now moved on to Courage Best bitter. And BTW, come on England!
     
    #19 jazzyjeff13, Jun 15, 2012
  20. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    3 lions on my shirt!
     
    #20 CwrwAmByth, Jun 15, 2012
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