At lunchtime today I tried this.

What a beer… my growler is full and I’m ready for the weekend 8)

Who’s planning what?

Going to try and avoid it tonight. Plan is to go out for a ride.

Will probably be drinking red wine though……….

Its my 40th next wednesday, so basically its non stop from now until next weekend 😀

Planning to fill a growler.

*snarf*

And Tennets.

Yeah, that’s right.

*sigh*

I’ve got a couple of bottles of Augustiner Helles in the fridge at home and am now counting down the minutes until I can be in about them.

Just come back from a Jaipur in the sunshine. Would have loved to stay for more, but I’m hoping to leave early to drive to Dorset. Zoiderrr awaits.

I might have a nice cup of tea later, but it’s mainly water tonight for my ride.

That alcohol stuff is bad for you.

does anyone else know a “growler” as something slightly more sexual…? unless you actually mean this, then i am very impressed as to your method for drinking it..

Bit of red followed by a Bombay Sapphire or two.

Hmmm – not quite decided yet. I think a wee trip to Bargain Booze may be necessary in the next wee while (need to go and collect a new 50mm Nikkor from the Post Office shortly so can make it a dual purpose trip!)

a single bottle of thatchers katy (abv 7.7!) for supping after tonights ride, then all weekend it will be lovely lovely Stella.
*homer drool*

In approximately 57 minutes, I shall stride next door to the pub and issue the command: “Cider I up landlorrrrrd!!” 😀

Lorraine Kelly and her growler?

Who was thinking this then?

That alcohol stuff is bad for you.

Surely this is a joke………

I’m riding an extended off road route home. Just before I arrive home I shall be stopping to exactly recreate this photo taken at the end Wednesday evenings ride. I’m a creature of habit….

Evening ride through Edenfield by binlidski, on Flickr

Began 2 week holiday this am so lots of alcohol is booked in for the next 2 weeks.

Off to the Duddon valley in an hour for a long weekend with family and friends, I have a selection to beverages to choose from:

Fuller London Pride x 6
Salopion Darwins Origin x 4
Thwaits Wainwright x 2
Co-op Wheat Beer x 2
Marstons Double Drop x 1
McEwans Champion x 1
Harvestoun Bitter & Twisted x 1

Plan is to plough through half the fullers and salopian tonight, then I’ve got a pretty good selection to keep me quiet over the rest of the weekend.

Is 17 beers for three nights enough or will I have to spend some time in the Newfield Inn I wonder…..

This at the Thai celebrating my lads 16th birthday.

Off to Port Street Bar for lots of tasty stuff. Redwillow to begin if they have any in…

…and they do! http://www.portstreetbeerhouse.co.uk/beer-list

which is a bit heavy for lunch, but it’s bloody lovely (and my neighbour brews it).

[EDIT]: Oops image is a little large!

Unfortunately on the way home it’ll probably be one of these:

by the river.

or one of these:

or if things are really desperate:

Oh the joys of living in East Anglia where 90% of pubs are bloody Greene King ties 👿 And the only keg of homebrew I’ve got needs another week or two conditioning. Ah well, at least it’s beer garden weather!

Cheers,
Jamie

I’m getting cracked into the Sheffield uni beer festival this eve. Nom nom nom can’t wait!

Which bit Jamie? I’ll make sure I avoid it 😉

My dad is visiting, he normally brings a selection of beers from the Buxton brewery, I hope he’s remembered this time. Moor Top being my favourite, Kinder Downfall for the slightly stronger stuff. Cant wait

toby1 – Member
Which bit Jamie? I’ll make sure I avoid it

Just north of Cambridge. It’s certainly seems that way anyhoo- there must be 12 pubs in town, one Elgoods managed pub with a shitty paved beer garden, one free-hold with a good range of beers but just a smoking patio another free-hold with no garden and the rest are GK ties. Oh and a horrible Marston’s ‘foodie’ place.

Not a fan of Milton beers TbH, don’t know what it is- maybe their (lack of?) water treatment for the rock hard water round these parts.

Cheers,
Jamie

Jamia – ha! try living in Scotland land of Tennants and other pish lagers… dark beer up here is dominated by Belhaven Best which it’s not.

Quite like Greene King IPA when it comes on in my local but prefer the following in order:

Deuchars IPA
Black Sheep
Directors
Marstons
Greene King

Anyway am on a Redwine kick at the mo and been there for about 6-7 months!
Asiatic Chilli Veg and Quinoa with Cumberland Sausage for dinner- there’s yer Fusion food right there, big man!

There are some lovely beers from Scotland…

A couple of days into a winter week just outside Aviemore.

I really love Cairngorm’s Tradewinds.

Cheers,
Jamie

jamiea – Member
toby1 – Member
Which bit Jamie? I’ll make sure I avoid it

Just north of Cambridge. It’s certainly seems that way anyhoo- there must be 12 pubs in town, one Elgoods managed pub with a shitty paved beer garden, one free-hold with a good range of beers but just a smoking patio another free-hold with no garden and the rest are GK ties. Oh and a horrible Marston’s ‘foodie’ place.
Not a fan of Milton beers TbH, don’t know what it is- maybe their (lack of?) water treatment for the rock hard water round these parts.

Cheers,
Jamie
Slightly further north again in Ely it is still dominated by Green King with a couple of oasis’s of choice.

For now

and then probably moving onto this when i get to the Mexican

After my 20 pints of Deutschen-pils at the bier-fest last Saturday, I shouldn’t but if I do it will be the one bottle of Edelstoff I have left or Zywiec.

Cheers everyone.

then

When was the last time we got properly melted?

Me first, last week on a midweek sabbatical attacked the vodka like a fresher.

“WE’RE JUST TWO LOST SOULS SWIMMING IN A FISH BOWL”

at 3AM.

Phoned people and everything, fear the next day, pack of fags, the whole miserable affair.

I call it “Birthday Practice”.

Phoned people and everything, fear the next day, pack of fags, the whole miserable affair.

Good work sir!

A very nice pint of San Miguel earlier today in a pub by the beach. A few gin and tonics once the kids are in bed.

The weather is stonking down here on the kent coast. I sense a tough weekend for my liver.

Day off for me .
Sold my car for £80 less than I paid for it 3 years and 80,000 miles later. . .
Emptied and swept out the mancave, new shelves. Counted 22 tyres in my collection.
Painted the bathroom, Now rewarding myself with some Itchen Valley IPA bottles, blended with some Itchen Valley Pure Gold whilst watching the cruise ships leave the Solent.

Taken a liking to strongbow pear cider…plus the local shop offer noe means I have a fridge full. Never run dry on a bank holiday, that’s my motto !

An excellent Semillon is in the fridge to go with some salmon later on.

Mrs B bought me a bottle of Tribute home too 🙂

So far. Stella and peroni.off to the pub for a very belated wetting the babies head. So dome real ale, and no doubt a few drams. After that who knows…

Some nice person just gave me a bottle of Glenfiddich 12.

Schoolnight.

See you in hell. Slainte, STW!