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  1. Carmine Galante.

    Carmine Galante. Well-Known Member

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    I've only ever supped gin twice in my life and it didn't end well either time.

    Shudder to think.

    PS Doesn't all gin taste the same?

    Surely it does.
     
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  2. Ernie Shackleton

    Ernie Shackleton Well-Known Member

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    Do all single malts taste the same, Carmine?

    Do all craft ales?



    Do all kebabs?
     
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  3. Carmine Galante.

    Carmine Galante. Well-Known Member

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    Yes, yes and yes.
     
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  4. Carmine Galante.

    Carmine Galante. Well-Known Member

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    In fact that's clearly an untruth.

    A bab from a bin tastes slightly rank but apart from that I think I'm bang on.

    Is craft ale the same as home brew?
     
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  5. Ernie Shackleton

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    Small batch production. Lovingly manufactured. Tastes like nectar of the gods.


    So, yes, yes and no.
     
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  6. Carmine Galante.

    Carmine Galante. Well-Known Member

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    My old man lovingly manufactured small batches of ale.

    Not so much nectar of the gods, more like bum gravy of a tramp.

    If you fancied a pint on luke warm sediment then my old boy was your man.
    :emoticon-0119-puke:

    I hope he's somewhere laughing at that comment because he'd admit that never a truer word was written.

    Mad old bugger.
     
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  7. Ernie Shackleton

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    A finer epitaph could not be conceived.

    His homebrew was like the bum gravy of a tramp.

    If it's not carved on a plinth in St. Paul's Cathedral somewhere it's a crying shame.
     
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  8. Barchullona

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    No, it doesn't. But if you are going to make long drinks out of it I use Beefeater as it is cheapish and tastes OK in a g and t. Gordon's is the only one I don't like as it smells like eau de Cologne to me.
    Gin is supposed to make you morose but it is whisky which has that effect on me. Gin makes me feel at peace with the world. After sufficient quantities of course.
     
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  9. Carmine Galante.

    Carmine Galante. Well-Known Member

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    Turns me from a chilled out entertainer to a violent beserker.

    Lesson learned, or is it learnt??

    Lernt?

    Laernt?
     
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  10. Barchullona

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    Don't know. But it is berserker.<laugh> Part of our Viking heritage no doubt.

    I find whisky is the one that brings out the worst in people. Followed by vodka.
     
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  11. Edelman

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    Bright white walls don't look right in pubs!! Especially older pubs.
     
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  12. Edelman

    Edelman Well-Known Member

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    Talking of Beserkers did anybody watch the 3 part BBC2 series 1066 A Year To Conquer ??
     
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  13. Barchullona

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    Yes. Though berserkers were Vikings and nothing to do with 1066.

    Enjoyed all the seasons of Vikings. Though it is not the same since the demise of Ragnar, who had the look of someone who who would have made a good leader of a football "firm".
     
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  14. Edelman

    Edelman Well-Known Member

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    We'll the Vikings sailed down the Humber, took York, then fought and lost the Battle of Stamford Bridge to King Harold's army in October 1066.
    Just a few days before the Battle of Hastings .
     
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  15. Barchullona

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    Apologies. I was just thinking of the Battle Of Hastings. Silly me. Amazing the number of boats that arrived but how few were required to take the survivors back.
     
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  16. Edelman

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    Yes it was a great series.
    A lot more informative than what you learn at school.
     
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  17. dennisboothstash

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    I agree
    It certainly brings out the worst in me
    I drink it a lot, but I no longer drink a lot of it!
     
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  18. dennisboothstash

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    All gin does not taste the same

    I suggest you buy one bottle of Tanquery Rangpur and one bottle of Opihr and find out
     
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  19. Carmine Galante.

    Carmine Galante. Well-Known Member

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    No chance Den, I'll end up doing a 5 stretch for affray.
     
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  20. Barchullona

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    Only if it is football related. Otherwise it would be that regular HDM standby of "Man found guilty of affray avoids/spared jail".
     
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