Did Single Malt Whisky become uncool?

Ahleckz said:
Going by your love of Michelin starred places, and fancy wine/cocktail bars that you've mentioned in the past I very much doubt that the Grill would be your sort of thing. It is a cracking wee bar though, pulls in the drunks, the vagrants, the students, the solicitors and the company directors. Something for everyone really. I love those sorts of bars.

The Pot Still is worth a visit if you're in Glasgow. Great whisky selection, great bar.
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Even though tonight I am going to a 'fancy' cocktail bar and then a michelin starred restaurant, I love Pot Noodles, and just had Morrisons peanut butter on toast for breakfast. I'm sure I'd like the Grill too.
 
PMKeates said:
Nice selection, but I'm certain there are places a little closer to home (i.e. London) that will have that kind of choice :p

Then of course, Gerry's could source you anything.
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Yes, but I said, if you are looking to just drink whiskey then it will be scotland you will need to goto. Not many places will have the same sort of selection or local knowledge as the places in scotland.

KaHn
 
PMKeates said:
Even though tonight I am going to a 'fancy' cocktail bar and then a michelin starred restaurant, I love Pot Noodles, and just had Morrisons peanut butter on toast for breakfast. I'm sure I'd like the Grill too.
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Fair enough, and good to know!

Sorry to prejudge.
 
Didn't realise I'd cause such a stir. I actually collect special bottles of JD so I rarely drink the stuff. But given the choice I'd have Guinness or JD/Diet Coke.

To the person who said why diet coke...it's almost zero calories thats why, compared to a guinness that is about the same as a sunday roast lol.

My parents went to Seattle recently, my dad (who drinks Real Ale) asked at a bar for a beer and they gave him Budwieser lol. Shows how much Americans know about alcohol.

Took him 2-3 attempts to explain what a beer was, after being offered Carlsberg, Budwieser and Carling lol
 
Jay794 said:
Didn't realise I'd cause such a stir. I actually collect special bottles of JD so I rarely drink the stuff. But given the choice I'd have Guinness or JD/Diet Coke.

To the person who said why diet coke...it's almost zero calories thats why, compared to a guinness that is about the same as a sunday roast lol.

My parents went to Seattle recently, my dad (who drinks Real Ale) asked at a bar for a beer and they gave him Budwieser lol. Shows how much Americans know about alcohol.

Took him 2-3 attempts to explain what a beer was, after being offered Carlsberg, Budwieser and Carling lol
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Budweiser is a beer :confused:.

Also: Heineken, Budwesier, Magners, Fosters & Stella all have more calories in them than Guinness. A pint of Guinness has around 180 per pint.
 
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Ahleckz said:
Budweiser is a beer :confused:.

Also: Heineken, Budwesier, Magners, Fosters & Stella all have more calories in them than Guinness. A pint of Guinness has around 180 per pint.
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I think the OP is just showing how little he knows/is just a wee nipper himself.

KaHn
 
Budweiser might be classed as a beer but it's not a real ale, which was my point, it's difficult to get real ale in america
 
Jay794 said:
Budweiser might be classed as a beer but it's not a real ale, which was my point, it's difficult to get real ale in america
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No, you said that he asked for a beer. He was then given a beer. He then got offered another beer but didn't want it.
The term real ale is highly contentious as well, it doesn't refer to a particular type of beer or a brewing process - It's coined by CAMRA and covers such a broad range of beers it's essentially useless.
Your next point, about how little American's know about alcohol is ridiculous (even more so in Seattle!) America is the heart of the craft/micro brewery scene. They produce hundreds of different beers, which are credited Worldwide as being a great beer (I'm thinking Sierra Nevada, Stone, Anchor, Brooklyn, Fish, et al).
They are at the forefront of exciting, new innovative beers which far surpass 'Bum Stuffer' 'Badger Balls' or any other of the dubious named (and often weak) 'real ales' made in the hills of Yorkshire. He should embrace it and try some of the American IPAs (which if he likes 'real ale' then he'll probably love, though stay away from the Imperials as they'll probably be too hoppy to start with) and other great brews they make rather than expecting a random bar in Seattle to have Old Peculiar for him.

Your Dad seems to be a bit of a muppet, akin to walking into a Vegetarian restaurant and demanding a fillet steak.

Finally, I have nothing against 'real ale' and I'm a big fan of cask conditioned beer and ale is probably my favourite type of beer. What I am against is ignorance in beer and foolish people who don't know the first thing about beer but believe they do.

France aren't the only ones who can cook, and Americans do know something about alcohol.
 
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Mmmmmm the real drink of the Gods................;)
 
Ahleckz said:
No, you said that he asked for a beer. He was then given a beer. He then got offered another beer but didn't want it.
The term real ale is highly contentious as well, it doesn't refer to a particular type of beer or a brewing process - It's coined by CAMRA and covers such a broad range of beers it's essentially useless.
Your next point, about how little American's know about alcohol is ridiculous (even more so in Seattle!) America is the heart of the craft/micro brewery scene. They produce hundreds of different beers, which are credited Worldwide as being a great beer (I'm thinking Sierra Nevada, Stone, Anchor, Brooklyn, Fish, et al).
They are at the forefront of exciting, new innovative beers which far surpass 'Bum Stuffer' 'Badger Balls' or any other of the dubious named (and often weak) 'real ales' made in the hills of Yorkshire. He should embrace it and try some of the American IPAs (which if he likes 'real ale' then he'll probably love, though stay away from the Imperials as they'll probably be too hoppy to start with) and other great brews they make rather than expecting a random bar in Seattle to have Old Peculiar for him.

Your Dad seems to be a bit of a muppet, akin to walking into a Vegetarian restaurant and demanding a fillet steak.

Finally, I have nothing against 'real ale' and I'm a big fan of cask conditioned beer and ale is probably my favourite type of beer. What I am against is ignorance in beer and foolish people who don't know the first thing about beer but believe they do.

France aren't the only ones who can cook, and Americans do know something about alcohol.
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He drinks Old Peculiar, need I say more?
 
[FnG]magnolia;20369641 said:
Single malt has never and will never be uncool and City workers do not define 'cool', regardless.
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This basically sums up my reaction to this thread.

Ahleckz said:
America is the heart of the craft/micro brewery scene. They produce hundreds of different beers, which are credited Worldwide as being a great beer (I'm thinking Sierra Nevada, Stone, Anchor, Brooklyn, Fish, et al).
They are at the forefront of exciting, new innovative beers which far surpass 'Bum Stuffer' 'Badger Balls' or any other of the dubious named (and often weak) 'real ales' made in the hills of Yorkshire. He should embrace it and try some of the American IPAs (which if he likes 'real ale' then he'll probably love, though stay away from the Imperials as they'll probably be too hoppy to start with) and other great brews they make rather than expecting a random bar in Seattle to have Old Peculiar for him.
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And this is also very true. My lunchtime beer of choice today is a Schwarzbier from the Duck-Rabbit brewery in North Carolina. Loving it.
 
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