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Non-alcoholic beers don't appeal to me. I'd rather have a water or a "proper" soft drink. I get that, sometimes I have found that I don't want something sweet though, and you don't want a huge glass of tonic water if your friend is on pints. I don't drink it a lot, but in some situations ...

Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:35 pm I’ve quite enjoyed the regular ghost ship, I’ll have to give the N/A version a try.

Yeah, I like the regular one. It's not a patch on that, does taste very different, but ok in its own right.

Of the N/A beers I've tried, Guinness is ok, Old Speckled Hen and Ghost Ship are both respectable offerings too. I keep seeing the Days stuff advertised, want to give that a go.

I've just today received a case of 12 Brains SA. Reminded by a friend who had a pint of it the other day that I've not seen it in years - used to be the go to beer for this household when the 6 Nations was on. So I just had to order some. I had that Brains stuff in Cardiff, was decent. What are the...

Kind of how in the NFL, the worst team gets the chance to pick first from each year's draft of new players It's a great system the NFL has to keep it competitive. I think the problem lies with money, the NFL is able to do that because they are fed by a massively successful college system. If you do...

I've had a pint of Guinness (or two) and a sausage roll in there. I wouldn't say I know the difference between a good Guinness and a great Guinness though. Edit - The best pint of Guinness I ever had was in Dublin, but NOT the ones on the factory tour (seemed pretty average to me). It was in a fairl...

I'm going to contradict myself on strength, but some top picks for strong-ish dark best bitters are Fuller's ESB, and Tring Colley's Dog. Ideally on tap though.

I've just today received a case of 12 Brains SA. Reminded by a friend who had a pint of it the other day that I've not seen it in years - used to be the go to beer for this household when the 6 Nations was on. So I just had to order some. Might try the Gold next as ISTR that was a particular favour...

I find that much above 7/8% the taste tends to suffer, e.g. Westmalle Dubel is excellent - tripel somewhat less so. See for me, the tripels and quads are the best Belgian beers. Only certain ones mind you, but that extra strength adds complexity to the flavour. Mind you I love an Imperial Stout too...

mik wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:07 pm Let it be so.

When do I get barred from the thread for enjoying Bud?

Get out!

Lager wise, I tend to keep Moretti in the house, but it's mostly for guests as I find most people will drink it. I don’t mind it on a hot day if I have no Mad Squirrel.

My go to strong beer is Straffe Hendrik Quadrupel 11.

Excellent! I had a London Pride today, mundane but decent value in bulk from Costco. I tend to get a box of London Pride and a Mad Squirrel variety box, covers most bases.

Might have to go to the local beer shop and get something more interesting at the weekend.

I've not had that, but a Google suggest it's my kind of beer! Will have to look out for it.

Can this be the beer nerds thread?

I'd happily start a thread to discuss the science in the show, as I find this part of physics fascinating. I don't think I'd get many takers though. :lol: I could talk about theoretical physics all day long :lol: Away from multidimensional stuff and nanofibres one scene struck me as unbelievable fr...

Volvo S90 if he can cope with a 4-cylinder engine. 730d isn’t too ugly if you go for the pre-facelift version before the gopping grille was added. 6-series Gran Coupe? For mile munching only the Volvo of the above will come with active cruise/lane assist which makes a massive difference to the driv...

There's something about them, far from my usual type of car, but when I see these I really like them.

I'm also not bothered about in car tech as long as it doesn't get in the way.

Like this:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 24&fromsra

They have presence... and a V8.

The the default answer surely is S Class...

How about a last of the line S Class Coupe? Not a hint of uber but does the job.

Oh yeah, nano fibres reminds me:

Spoiler

What if he held the records of the conversation in line with the fibre? The whole notion that slicing the ship to pieces was the best way to recover that information was ludicrous, probably one of the absolute weakest parts of the whole show.