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Off Topic Best booze over Xmas/New Year?

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  1. luvgonzo

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    I also drank lots of Brooklyn Lager which is very nice. American beers rule.
     
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    I lived there for four years. I thought most of it was ****e, TBH. Although I know they have a lot of these micro breweries there now producing some apparently decent stuff.
     
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    Yeah it's the micro brewery stuff that's nice, all the light beers are terrible but they do loads of nice IPA's and Vienna style lagers. Brooklyn Lager, Sierra Nevada stand out.
     
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    Budweiser is the ****e of beers
     
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    And it once gave me one of the most appalling hangovers I ever had <wah>.
     
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    <ok>
     
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    I don't know how you managed to consume enough of that crap to get a hangover. Are you sure you weren't already pissed before you started drinking it? :biggrin:
     
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    Ahem - yes!
     
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  9. FosseFilberto

    FosseFilberto Pizzeria Superiore and some ... Forum Moderator

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    .. Bud suffers from a distinct lack of 'merry Inuit" involvement during the crucial fermentation stage ... :)
     
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    your drink was spiked then - as Bud is gnats piss
     
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    I like a nice bottle of Italian Red.
    Amerone or Barolo are the prince amongst red wines.
     
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    It's 5% believe it or not, stuff is funny tasting fizzy water but drink enough and it will get you.
     
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    Never been a huge fan of the Italian stuff but then again I've never forked out for a good bottle.
     
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    Amerone is nice, but brain damage! About 15% abv.
     
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    It's also wallet damaging mate.
    I forked out £55 for a bottle of good Amerone before Xmas but it was special.
    There's a half decent Barolo in Aldi for around £10 a bottle if anyone fancies a dabble.
     
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    Surprisingly Lidl and Aldi have a few nice Italian reds.
     
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    I shop in Lidl but am not keen on their wines, I bought a St Emillion from there a while back and it was awful, I've tried a few others and they have all been poor. Lidl is brilliant but their wine selection lets them down.
     
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    ... I like a good Rioja and various 'better' French wines ... we spent a week in the Aveyron region of France in the summer and the local wines are absolutely fantastic ... both in terms of taste and value ...
     
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    Sneaky French batards keep all the good stuff.
     
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    All the wine talk reminds me of this............

    Jack: If they want to drink Merlot, we're drinking Merlot.
    Miles Raymond: No, if anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any ****ing Merlot!

    Name the film?
     
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