The cider/alcohol elitists out in force here. Some real manly chaps on show!
Couldn't agree more. Never understood the whole 'I drink warm English bitter so I'm a real man not like you tarts with your pissy larger'
Probably because you don't like real beer VG, not your fault you have no taste but British made lager IS like piss, that is why you have to drink it so cold it numbs your taste buds, ice in cider is a gimmick which started with Magners and the sheep fell fell for it, as did having a bit of fruit stuck in the top of your pissy lager bottle. Latest thing is "ciders" made from all kinds of stuff other than apples, it's not cider then is it? It's an alcoholic fruit drink. But I guess their focus groups came back with a negative reaction to the name "Alcoholic fruit drink" from the kind of people who fall for all that marketing crap, but don't want to be thought of as girly because they can't handle real beer... :-)
Edit: Sorry VG, seems like I am picking on you today after the Undateables thread, and it's not meant like that. Just happen to be two things I am passionate about that we disagree on.
Bloke I sit next to in work likes those foreign fruit "ciders". Smells like a bottle of cheap chemicals whenever he opens one - which I suspect is exactly what's in it!
Is this fruity 'cider' / 'lager' something new then, only I thought the Trapist Monks in Belgium brewed this stuff many moons ago?
Google Koppaberg and Rekorderlig. Both Swedish.
Wikipedia nails it;
Most Swedish cider has little in common with traditional cider from other countries. Usually it is very sweet and it is very often berry or fruit flavoured, making it more like an alcoholic fruit soda.
Is this fruity 'cider' / 'lager' something new then, only I thought the Trapist Monks in Belgium brewed this stuff many moons ago?
Google Koppaberg and Rekorderlig. Both Swedish.
Wikipedia nails it;
Most Swedish cider has little in common with traditional cider from other countries. Usually it is very sweet and it is very often berry or fruit flavoured, making it more like an alcoholic fruit soda.
I have a good friend who lives in the West Country. They have proper cider over there. Magners/Bulmers same thing. Tasted like ice cold 3 week old bacon. Rubbish.
I give this 30 minutes due to pathetic comments like the one above. To answer the original post, although tongue in cheek, Are Rangers sponsers still Tennants? Doubt they would also boycott that.
Is this fruity 'cider' / 'lager' something new then, only I thought the Trapist Monks in Belgium brewed this stuff many moons ago?
They brewed fruit BEER, as many breweries throughout the world continue to do. Not quite the same as a sales gimmick aimed at selling glorified alcopops.
Thats why for many years both old firm clubs have been sponsored by the same company, apart from ***tic in the 90's with Ford, commercial suicide otherwise. I remember not buying TDK tapes in the 80's, and would still not buy any product that sponsors the nigels or spanners. Not on the same scale as the old firm obviously, but it does make sense, think the same happened in Newcastle/Sunderland with a cereal product a few years back.
I give this 30 minutes due to pathetic comments like the one above. To answer the original post, although tongue in cheek, Are Rangers sponsers still Tennants? Doubt they would also boycott that.
Yes, still sponsored by Tennants, as are ***tic, see my post above.
The cider/alcohol elitists out in force here. Some real manly chaps on show!
Couldn't agree more. Never understood the whole 'I drink warm English bitter so I'm a real man not like you tarts with your pissy larger'
Probably because you don't like real beer VG, not your fault you have no taste but British made lager IS like piss, that is why you have to drink it so cold it numbs your taste buds, ice in cider is a gimmick which started with Magners and the sheep fell fell for it, as did having a bit of fruit stuck in the top of your pissy lager bottle. Latest thing is "ciders" made from all kinds of stuff other than apples, it's not cider then is it? It's an alcoholic fruit drink. But I guess their focus groups came back with a negative reaction to the name "Alcoholic fruit drink" from the kind of people who fall for all that marketing crap, but don't want to be thought of as girly because they can't handle real beer... :-)
Edit: Sorry VG, seems like I am picking on you today after the Undateables thread, and it's not meant like that. Just happen to be two things I am passionate about that we disagree on.
I'm sure the 'have no taste' comment was a joke but that is the type of attitude some people have and it's too snobby over a drink.
People that were taking the piss out of fans wearing replica shirts were gettin stick on another thread, this is no different.
Agreed! Went down to Bath years ago for the last game of the season against Brizzle Rovers. Afterwards, we bumped into one of the stewards from the game we had spoken to earlier in the day who got us into one of the main rugby bars - Bath were on their way back to town having won the championship -and ordered us all scrumpy. His words..."tastes like sh!t, but blows your f**king head off"!!
Agreed! Went down to Bath years ago for the last game of the season against Brizzle Rovers. Afterwards, we bumped into one of the stewards from the game we had spoken to earlier in the day who got us into one of the main rugby bars - Bath were on their way back to town having won the championship -and ordered us all scrumpy. His words..."tastes like sh!t, but blows your f**king head off"!!
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I'm sorry but drinking something called 'bishops finger' oozes closet homosexual
Edit: Sorry VG, seems like I am picking on you today after the Undateables thread, and it's not meant like that. Just happen to be two things I am passionate about that we disagree on.
Wikipedia nails it;
Most Swedish cider has little in common with traditional cider from other countries. Usually it is very sweet and it is very often berry or fruit flavoured, making it more like an alcoholic fruit soda.
cheersthanks for that :-)Yes, I've seen it in pubs and Sainsbury's.
I have a good friend who lives in the West Country. They have proper cider over there. Magners/Bulmers same thing. Tasted like ice cold 3 week old bacon. Rubbish.
People like what they like, what's the big deal.
You wanna try 'real' alcohol get down to china town and buy some 60% bijou.
Delicious. ( as a warning I once drank so much I threw up blood about 5 times the next day)
I remember not buying TDK tapes in the 80's, and would still not buy any product that sponsors the nigels or spanners.
Not on the same scale as the old firm obviously, but it does make sense, think the same happened in Newcastle/Sunderland with a cereal product a few years back.
I'm sure the 'have no taste' comment was a joke but that is the type of attitude some people have and it's too snobby over a drink.
People that were taking the piss out of fans wearing replica shirts were gettin stick on another thread, this is no different.
Just let people drink (or wear) what they want!!
He was right by the way!! ;-)
He was right by the way!! ;-)