The Now Drinking Thread

Yadda · 19 Sep 2018 at 20:56

Lagunitas IPA.

And very nice it is too.

Edit: Snuck a couple of Tiny Rebels in too: Cwtch and Beat Box. Also very nice.

weringo · 22 Sep 2018 at 18:40

Omnipollo Pecan Mud Cake - I've been waiting to try this one for a while and it certainly lives up to expectations.

As an aside I was in Waitrose earlier and noticed they have started selling geueze and fruit lambic, its only Boon but good to see the range of decent beer in supermarkets its ever expanding.

McPhee · 23 Sep 2018 at 19:42

Raspberry Blitz. Found in Tesco's Alcohol Free section.

Not awful as alcohol free beers go. But not great. It tastes like that last glass of squash, when there's not quite enough concentrate left in the bottle. Definitely not worth £4 for 4 cans.

Craig1981 · 24 Sep 2018 at 14:48

This is quite nice. Picked it up at Comic Con.

ColdAsIce · 24 Sep 2018 at 18:43

I just don't see the point of Alcohol free beers :S

Mrs Seabiscuit · 30 Sep 2018 at 09:04

nice coffee in my skyrim mug!

Participant · 30 Sep 2018 at 14:02

tom_e · 12 Oct 2018 at 22:13

Jonnie Walker black label with a splash of ginger ale

Yadda · 19 Oct 2018 at 00:15

I've been taking a break from the booze for a week or so, so it's a nice cup of Empress Grey for me.

Yadda · 20 Oct 2018 at 03:10

Beer. Gin. Lots of gin.

Skorpion · 20 Oct 2018 at 07:19

Cadbury's hot chocolate.

Yadda · 21 Oct 2018 at 14:08

Empress Grey.

Yadda said:
Beer. Gin. Lots of gin.

Gin isn't my usual tipple but I was invited to some friend's gaff for the evening so was at the mercy of their drinks cabinet (and measures). I've no idea how much I drank but by Christ I haven't had a hangover that bad for decades. No more gin for Yadda, no siree.

Raymond Lin · 22 Oct 2018 at 18:16

The drink is call HK Skyline at the Ozone Bar at the Ritz Carlton in HK, the world's highest bar at 108th floor.

Craig1981 · 23 Oct 2018 at 15:36

What's in it? Was it nice?

Naitachal · 24 Oct 2018 at 23:04

Found a nice beer called Stonewall I can highly recommend, not normally a beer drinker but this did the trick

Yadda · 29 Oct 2018 at 22:51

Bad Co American IPA 330ml cans.

Picked up a couple of these to try tonight (singles not boxes

). I've not had them before. First impressions are good.

"Brewed exclusively for Asda" and £1.25 a can so I wasn't expecting much but I'm pleasantly surprised.

"Hops: Summit, Columbus, Centennial" - you can actually taste them!

https://groceries.asda.com/product/ipa/bad-co-american-ipa/1000061868205

Raymond Lin · 3 Nov 2018 at 15:35

Craig1981 said:
What's in it? Was it nice?

Was a Champagne cocktail, amazing, apparently "best cocktail" I've ever had according to my friend who used to make them as a part time job in a cocktail bar, so that's high praise.

robfosters · 3 Nov 2018 at 15:45

Looks like a load of pretentious faff to me, but then I have a corner sofa, so I may not be qualified to comment upon the finer, more sophisticated things in life.

Craig1981 · 3 Nov 2018 at 15:47

Raymond Lin · 3 Nov 2018 at 16:07

robfosters said:
Looks like a load of pretentious faff to me, but then I have a corner sofa, so I may not be qualified to comment upon the finer, more sophisticated things in life.

There is no question there is an element of that but you have also got to remember where it is. One of the world's most expensive real estate places at the world's highest bar that is the Ritz Carlton. It was very posh but also in a way, very casual. The elevator up, you go from ground floor up to like 101st floor (it does not stop in between), then then take a 2nd elevator up to the 118th floor, which the concierge will limit the people going up to the party, so we went up by ourselves, small touches like that. Upon arrival, even without reservation you get a quick tour of the bar.

Life is about experiences, would I go back in a hurry for another one? Probably not. Am I glad I did it, absolutely.

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