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Yes that's not a bad beer either and it sounds like he got a bargain. It is quite readily available, my local metro Tesco even has it and I've seen it in a few pubs, but yes let's hope more of these sorts of beers become readily available as the quality of them is pretty high.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emil Miller
Drinking a pint of Late Red an "autumn hop ale" It's not very nice really.
Here's what the publicity says:Quote:
Originally Posted by prendrelemick
Late Red is a complex, richly-flavoured autumn hop ale. With an appropriately Autumnal auburn hue, this premium beer achieves a perfect balance between rich, dark malt flavours, and a strong, robust hoppiness.
Perhaps you should switch to lager and try a Leffe blond: expensive but worth every penny.
Leffe Blonde is on offer for £2. 50 per 750ml bottle at my local miniTesco, not bad and yes I'm going to fill my boots.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emil Miller
Just sipping a supreme Chimay Red, Belgian Trappist! Beers don't come much better.
MultiGrain Cheerios
It may have been a rogue bottle, it tasted metalic..Quote:
Originally Posted by Emil Miller
I've been into eating raw bell peppers lately. They really are something, it seems so obvious now.
I don't like raw pepper as they taste too bitter to me. Throw them in a little heat for 5 minutes or so, much better.Quote:
Originally Posted by billl
Interesting day. Had a 30 odd mile bike ride, played tennis and then had to take shelter in a pub and so drank some beer (San Miguel). I think I'm going to rest my weary limbs with some Leffe later.
Yes there are few things as relaxing as Leffe, I had one today before reparing to a pub that has a buxom French barmaid plein de joie de vivre. I was so pleased at this new addition to the staff that I bought a bottle of J&B whisky in the supermarket on the way home and a few mixers to go with it. I'm just going to open it now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Just for clarification: Do you just mean the green bell peppers, or are you also referring to the red ones. (They are all the same peppers, I'm pretty sure, just different stages of ripeness.) I like the bitterness of the green ones (as I understand you don't), but the red ones really remind me of tomatoes more than anything. I'd even say they're sweet. Still, I haven't quite nailed this all down, I'm still trying to figure them out, and I wouldn't be surprised if someone found even the red ones to be bitter. But there's a big, big difference there...Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
(Oh, and about heating them, I like sauteeing them in soy sauce and a few other things, no science about it, but I've started having them raw just to save time and keep myself from letting them rot before I get around to it. Slicing one up and eating it instead of potato chips is working, as a healthy snack. I'm always looking for an easy way to eat vegetables, and get some nutrition going.)
Oh definitely, it is much better to eat peppers raw than not at all, I've tried slicing a few on sandwiches and so on (green or red) but I just find them too bitter to enjoy that way. Even on top of pizzas in the oven I'm not too keen. I like them stir-fired though.Quote:
Originally Posted by billl
Wowza a buxom French barmaid.:cheers2: Brilliant! I'll raise a glass of Leffe to that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emil Miller
It's also much better than I faced when trying to get into our local post-tennis pub. We were never keen on the couple who run it, but they have a decent selection of beers/lagers so we always used to go there. That was until today when the horrid pair wouldn't let us into the back beer garden because someone was up a ladder? I asked if we could bring our (wet) bikes inside a porch bit, keep in mine we are regulars, and the look on her ugly face was one of terror. 'Never mind, it doesn't matter' I said and then we found another pub. We will never go back again.
Yeah, me too--that's what got me inspired to do the sauteeing (which was really just an amateur attempt at stir-frying) that got me into this whole thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
I thought the Green, Red and yellow peppers you get in packs of three were all ripe just different varieties. I actually prefer them raw - very refreshing.
I tend to go for dark beers, but after Neely's tales of Golden Hen and Emil's Leffe I may step back from the dark side next time.
A word of caution re the Leffe: although it goes down very easily, it should be treated with respect as it's stronger than the usual lagers.Quote:
Originally Posted by prendrelemick