I am eating a Gouda cheese sandwich with a few olives plus drinking a cup of green tea from my favourite Great Gatsby mug.
I am eating a Gouda cheese sandwich with a few olives plus drinking a cup of green tea from my favourite Great Gatsby mug.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
I'm just finishing a poor quality lager that goes by the name of San Miguel. This is part of my experiment to find a decent quality "continental" style lager - the truth is I don't think they exist. I'm just in the mood for this sort of thing after dumping my flirtation with white wine. The truth is she was no good for me. She made me feel awful for a full day after having had a few passionate nights together. Time to move on.
So now I'm in search of a cool continental type but I'm a fellow down on my luck - does the perfect continental blonde exist?
Now now Neely, you should be aware that we live in a global economy where product names are no longer to be trusted. The only connection between San Miguel beer and Europe is that it is brewed in the Philippines which was once a Spanish colony. Asians tend to look down on alcohol and, accordingly, their beers are usually weak and insipid. As with wine, experience will guide you towards quality but it's an unfortunate fact of life that the majority of lager beers are poor. You have mentioned those Belgian beers that are excellent but they are expensive and invariably bottled. One that is widely available in supermarkets is Leffe and it's what I normally buy when I fancy a quality beer.Originally Posted by Neely
Virtually all lager beers sold from the pump in pubs are useless but occasionally it's possible to get Leffe on draught, although most pubs won't stock it because their clientele usually consists of spotty youths who think it's tough to drink Fosters. I was looking at the beers in a supermarket recently and was surprised to find that they stocked Warsteiner lager.
This is one name you can trust as being the genuine article because it's only brewed in one place i.e. Warstein, a small town in Germany where the brewery is the main employer. The downside is the price, in one London restaurant it costs £5 per pint but I don't remember the in store price. I am going to the supermarket today, so I might get a bottle.
Last edited by Emil Miller; 03-18-2011 at 02:12 PM.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Watermelon.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
Drinking jasmine tea.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
A green apple tootsie roll pop
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
Oh yes Warsteiner is quite good (as I remember) as is the Budweiser Budvar (no relation to the American dullard) but they're not quite the thing I'm looking for, neither is the Leffe which is not bad. I've had to buy some Stella in panic today, but I'm still searching for that continental light-headed blonde - like Stella - but nice?
A cup of Clover Organic Farms Cream-On-Top Plain Yogurt.
Eating some dry biscuits with duck and orange pâté and drinking Warsteiner beer at £2.54 for 660ml bottle ( just over a pint ). it's 4.8 strength and brewed in compliance with the Reinheitsgebot which guarantees its purity as having no artificial ingredients. It might be the beer that Neely is looking for, it certainly has a strong beery aroma.
EDIT: I have just seen your last post which nullifies mine but that's life. I was looking at the ciders, just out of interest you understand, and although they had 3 kinds of Weston's and various others, there wasn't a sign of Fursty Ferret. I was going to ask a member of staff about about it but he was obviously of foreign extraction and the conversation might have become unnecessarily complicated.
Last edited by Emil Miller; 03-18-2011 at 03:01 PM.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Ah, I'll give that Warsteiner a go then. A friend of mine drinks it a bit now that I think on. Yes, the Fursty Ferret conversation might have been tricky - it's not cider though, it's a Badger beer, not too keen myself though. With Weston's you can't really go wrong. I prefer either the Organic Westons (maybe a little too fizzy though?) or the original 2008 vintage - a proper cider that one, flat as a pancake and balls strong.
Although I must crack on with an essay, I've got 15 bottles of Stella on standby for later (it's been a looonng week) and some of that jazz - but first, must do some work.
I don't know what that is but it sounds horrendous...A green apple tootsie roll pop
Why would I eat something horrendous?
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
Talking of cider, I have some friends who live in Somerset and in their village pub the yokels...er, sorry, locals drink a cider from draught that's practically lethal and you can actually see bits of apple floating in it, although it's so cloudy it's a wonder anything can be seen. I once suggested trying it but my friends warned me off because it takes a lot of practice before a full pint can be drunk safely.Ah, I'll give that Warsteiner a go then. A friend of mine drinks it a bit now that I think on. Yes, the Fursty Ferret conversation might have been tricky - it's not cider though, it's a Badger beer, not too keen myself though. With Weston's you can't really go wrong. I prefer either the Organic Westons (maybe a little too fizzy though?) or the original 2008 vintage - a proper cider that one, flat as a pancake and balls strong.
Although I must crack on with an essay, I've got 15 bottles of Stella on standby for later (it's been a looonng week) and some of that jazz - but first, must do some work.
I don't know what that is but it sounds horrendous...
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
Oh, the Somerset folk have livers of steel, don't know how they do it.
It's because much of the cider is produced in Somerset. Right now, after eating some Thai ribbon noodles and tofu, I am drinking a French red Brouilly 2009 from the Beaujolais region. It is very fruity and has a good body; rather like the young Brigitte Bardot, and I am enjoying some pastrami flavoured bagel chips to go with it. At £9.99 a bottle it is good value.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
I'm about to get a little bottle of Stella out of the freezer (chilling for 45 min to take the edge of the after-taste) and take a bath with Mary Wollstonecraft. If I had to liken Stella to a female, it would probably be this one:
Well, I'm probably being a little harsh, but not by too much. I know looks aren't everything, but this one's got no personality either...
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