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Post by daves on May 27, 2024 19:40:49 GMT
I usually have a mug of tea with my dinner. Wine / beer is kept for the weekend.
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Post by peterba on May 27, 2024 20:09:52 GMT
Drinks? Suggestions please.
Do you like Guinness, Kate? If you're avoiding alcohol, there's Guinness 0.0 - which has zero alcohol, and carbs are 3.8g per 100ml.
I'm certainly not a Guinness afficionado, but to me, it tastes just like 'real' Guinness... and I've never yet said that about any other no-alcohol drink. Just a thought.  |
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Post by zou on May 27, 2024 20:20:54 GMT
Drinks? Suggestions please.
Do you like Guinness, Kate? If you're avoiding alcohol, there's Guinness 0.0 - which has zero alcohol, and carbs are 3.8g per 100ml.
I'm certainly not a Guinness afficionado, but to me, it tastes just like 'real' Guinness... and I've never yet said that about any other no-alcohol drink. Just a thought. That maybe says more about real Guinness than anything else.  If I'm after a light stout I prefer Belhaven Black. |
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Post by peterba on May 27, 2024 21:33:07 GMT
That maybe says more about real Guinness than anything else.
You're not planning on visiting The Emerald Isle then?
Or, if you are, you're (presumably) travelling in cognito.  |
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Post by dorsetmike on May 27, 2024 23:12:20 GMT
Best way to drink Guiness is half and half Guiness and Scrumpy - AKA black velvet
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Post by willien on May 27, 2024 23:32:09 GMT
Best way to drink Guiness is half and half Guiness and Scrumpy - AKA black velvet Cheaper than a real black velvet anyway - and less wasteful. |
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Post by zou on May 28, 2024 5:22:57 GMT
That maybe says more about real Guinness than anything else.
You're not planning on visiting The Emerald Isle then?
Or, if you are, you're (presumably) travelling in cognito. Would love to, but aside from Guinness being the alcoholic equivalent to Coca Cola (visually black with frothy head, everywhere, too sweet) the Guinness company collaborated with the British to help squash the Easter rising, so it would be against my principles to specifically order it. |
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Post by Kath on May 28, 2024 8:05:32 GMT
I do quite like some of the low alcohol lagers. I think my favourite so far has been Asahi but I also quite like both Lidl and Aldi's Pilsner offerings. The other thing I've enjoyed has been non-alcoholic gins - the one from Tanqueray was particularly decent. I've been looking at this site for more ideas too: drydrinker.com/products/asahi-super-dry-0-0-abv?variant=44007224967406(They say they deliver to the Highlands and Islands - for a fee!) |
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Post by peterba on May 28, 2024 8:48:04 GMT
the Guinness company collaborated with the British to help squash the Easter rising
I didn't know that. Makes me wonder why all the Irish people I've ever encountered are so proud of it.  |
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Post by MJB on May 28, 2024 8:56:05 GMT
the Guinness company collaborated with the British to help squash the Easter rising I didn't know that. Makes me wonder why all the Irish people I've ever encountered are so proud of it. The Guinesses were 'Anglos'. As to why the Irish love it...have you tasted Caffrey's bitter or Magner's cider? |
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Post by don on May 28, 2024 9:26:24 GMT
I just drink water, stop buying the wine that way you won’t drink it Simples. Curry and rice or pasta with even just a sauce would work for me
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Post by peterba on May 28, 2024 11:07:28 GMT
As to why the Irish love it...have you tasted Caffrey's bitter or Magner's cider?
I haven't. And I'm guessing your post isn't a recommendation for these? |
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Post by zou on May 28, 2024 11:11:25 GMT
As to why the Irish love it...have you tasted Caffrey's bitter or Magner's cider?
I haven't. And I'm guessing your post isn't a recommendation for these? You guess correctly. |
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Post by willien on May 28, 2024 11:53:10 GMT
When I first moved to Edinburgh as a student there were still loads of pubs tied to the now defunct Edinburgh Usher's brewery which even managed to completely screw up its Norseman Lager. Having a taste for Guiness was a necessity for survival.
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Post by MJB on May 28, 2024 13:51:23 GMT
When I first moved to Edinburgh as a student there were still loads of pubs tied to the now defunct Edinburgh Usher's brewery which even managed to completely screw up its Norseman Lager. Having a taste for Guiness was a necessity for survival. Wiltshire's Ushers brewery was moved lock, stock, and bog roll to Pyongyang. |
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If I'm after a light stout I prefer Belhaven Black.
