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New lagers / beers you've tried recently and liked

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Girvan Loyal 1690, Jun 19, 2013.

  1. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    Am none to keen on it either. Gies ye a buzz quite quickly but it wears off just as quickly.
     
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  2. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    Same is not striclty true of red wine. Most expensive bottle av drank cost £120 (oot a shop, not inflated restaurant price).

    It was alright. No better than summat around the tenner mark.
     
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  3. anportmorbhoy

    anportmorbhoy Well-Known Member

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    Probably because you had been molested

    <muirsdrunkengayabusesecretfetishmuir>
     
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  4. Sweats

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    I went through a phase on this stuff a year or so ago.
     
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    What you onto now?
     
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  6. Sweats

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    I find marlboro estate sauvignon blanc's to be exceedingly good.

    Tesco have a rather nice bordeaux red on offer at the moment reduced from £12 to £6 bloody lovely it is. I was in pizza express for lunch the other day and drank a bottle of syrah shiraz which was rather good too.

    On ales, I do like Oxford Gold which is in my local but the best ones are for anyone in the west midlands is Bathams bitter, also Butty Bach is bloody lovely.
     
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  7. rogueleader

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    ****, I`m gasping for a drink after reading this thread
     
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  8. Sweats

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    That Bordeaux stuff. have got to pop to tesco in a bit will have a look see and take a photo of said vino and re post it for you. <ok>
     
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  9. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    Syrah Shiraz? They're the same grape. The French call it Syrah, every **** else calls it Shiraz (or mibby other way round).

    It's a bit like saying ah'll have a bottle Merlot Merlot.
     
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  10. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    Ah'll have the vino open by 4:30 at the latest :grin:
     
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    Indeed.. it says syrah on the menu and the bloke brought it over and said shiraz <ok>
     
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  12. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    No keen on Tesco for their wines. Overpriced in my opinion. I go to a local wine shop, or Asda if the local shop isny convenient.
     
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  13. Gambol

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    Oh, I see. I thought you meant it said that on the bottle. The judicious use of a slash, as in syrah/shiraz, would have made what you meant clear and avoided this confusion. Don't do it a-****in-gain ya *****/****.
     
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    I tend to buy the wines in Tesco that are on offer.

    Just cos I'm a stingey ****.
     
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  15. Gambol

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    Nowt wrang wi that. <ok>
     
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  16. Sweats

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    I just look for what is half price and pay around £6 a bottle. sometimes thyre good sometimes not so good.

    Dont shoot me down for this but Aldi do some nice wine. I really like their Pinot Noir. its £4 a bottle and lovely. They also do a temperanillo called Torro Loco which is lovely if you nail it when you open the bottle. it doesnt last well once opened.
     
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  17. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    I agree. Those are nice wines from Aldi.

    Somebody told me to always try supermarkets own branded bottles because there may be something pretty good in there.

    Summat to do with deals they make with vineyards to takew the last of their "crop" off them. Sometimes good stuff, sometimes not so good.

    I've never really done it so dunno if it's true or not.
     
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    I had tesco finest Bordeaux an was ****e.
     
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    Proper vino,none of that modern stuff.
     
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  20. rogueleader

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    I was told by someone who sources wines for events etc that you should always look for over 12.5% alcohol and deep dimple/cavity at the base of the bottle when buying mid-range priced wines .... it almost always indicates a good quality wine - this advice has served me well and I share it with you all now out of the generosity of my heart.
     
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