Beers - Comments & Comparison

I do a fair amount of Beer reviews - I'm not entirely sure how to handle this category, so I'm just going to go with the flow and see what happens ! Firstly, a little bit about my drinking history . When I was a youngster, say 8 or 9 years old, my dad would often relax of an evening with a couple of cans of Strongbow cider, and would often offer me a half in a glass , which I always took. I liked the sweet and fizzy taste of it, and yes, I would get a mild buzz off it . Now, I'm sure there are some people shaking their heads in disgust, saying my dad should have never given me a drink at that age - but I'm glad he did, for various reasons . For one ...  Read the complete review

I always used to just drink Carling, which I am not having a go at, but just explaining how I used to be, the beers I drank were limited, maybe due to being a student and wanting value for money, maybe out of a self deluded phalacy that it was the best, or prehaps a view that as it was served everywhere, it was the safe option - who knows. The reason for this review is not to investigate why I only drunk Carling however, but my current state - which wants to try everything. Despite my only drinking Carling - this was usually only related to within the UK, I mainly drank foreign beer while abroad, and always liked it. And only ever brought it back ...  Read the complete review

The book,300 beers to try before you die,by Roger protz.It is an excellent read.Full colour throughout,it takes you on a trip from england,to estonia to australia,and beyond! Some of the beers maybe your favourites,but undoubtably,there will be many you will never have heard of. I have gone on a mission to complete this book,only having tried about sixty on purchasing,i a m now over two hundred! Some of the beers have been extremely difficult to track down,with some nigh on impossible to find.Are some of them still brewed,i ask myself. There are beers that contain spices,some that contain fruit ,there are beers that contain chocolate,abbey ...  Read the complete review

Angied0: For 11 years I was a publican running various pubs in London. The one thing that never failed to amaze me was the amount of beer men (and some women!) could consume. The only difference was that the ladies seemed to have to make several more trips to the loo, must be some biological reason for that?! Misslook: I worked behind a bar while my son Jake was a baby, up until a fell pregnant with my daughter. I loved it, the atmosphere was great. I did find that the women tended to get more drunk then the men to be honest. Were you one of these nasty bosses that make your staff work through lock in's and don't let them have a beer whilst ...  Read the complete review

Inebriated - what an elegant word that is. Unfortunately the state that it describes is far from elegant. Drunk (as a skunk), intoxicated, tipsy; all words that paint a rather mischievous picture of the state of inebriation. Me, I prefer the slang words that paint the real picture. Blootered, pissed, rat-assed even. Y'see, I'm a down to earth sort of gal. Many of the female of the species seem to think there is a bit of a stigma attached to guzzling beer out of a pint glass - not me, I love it! No, not for me any of your sissy alcopops or cocktails, oh no, give me a good old fashioned pint of ale any day. But not to get drunk, no no no. Drinking beer to ...  Read the complete review