Thread: What are you drinking today?

Originally Posted by helge

Contrarian !

Not really. I have been through fine wine dining and put up with the spirit snobs and quite frankly its drivel. Like many things in life, people worry too much about fitting in and not pleasing themselves, its my money i'll do what i like.

I've just opened a Moose cider, in memory of Headhunter.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

What about Leo and Chang drinkers?

Chang drinkers are the worst of all. Leo drinkers are OK if they have no more than 3 bottles or large cans at a sitting. And anyone who drinks Leo or Chang before 10am should be locked in a dungeon and the key thrown away.

^ Fascist !

^ So are you a Chang drinker? Or a pre-10am Leo drinker?

^ The two don't have to be mutually exclusive, Nev.

^ Anyone who drinks Leo AND Chang before 10am should be hung, drawn and quartered and then burned on top of a huge bonfire and have their ashes scattered in the courtyard of Shepton Mallet Prison!


Present company excepted.

I formally drank Heineken and for the past few years drink Leo x 4 bottles a day and during the afternoon.

That's it and neverna before 10.00am.

Originally Posted by Neverna

So are you a Chang drinker? Or a pre-10am Leo drinker?

No

I do however start the day before 5am and certainly wouldn't be ashamed of opening a beer at 9am.

So hang me, fascist


May your arms be to short for you to scratch your ass

late riser

Tried what appears to be a Russian beer. German style as noted. funny, says 4.7% ABV on left, and 12% on right. Was Pretty good. Enjoyed the Pattaya Firework festival







Was a pretty good show.



Oh yeah and look at the people on the beach. Started filling up around 4pm. I can only imagine the garbage left behind.

Originally Posted by Mendip

Today at Makro I picked up a full litre for around 450 odd Baht (from memory) which was significantly cheaper than the bottle of Gordon's that I bought from Villa Market on Sukhumvit last week, and that was only 750 cl.

Significantly cheaper because it is significantly less like gin. The thing is that the only readily available brand of tonic water drowns out any flavour so you might as well go with the cheap stuff.
I'll have to check the Gordon's next time I see it on sale. I have a feeling that it is one of the brands that sneakily changed its bottle size to 70cl.

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

That looks great!!

I find most the Belgian or German style beers to be very good. I buy a variety to mix it up. Can't drink the Thai Goat piss. Still prefer BeerLao Dark or their Lager. Makro sells BeerLao. You should grab up a few and try them. Their IPA is pretty good as well.

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Wine to me is God awful stuff

Stumpy, you shock me! I nearly sent you a red for that heresy. Then I thought: Why waste a good Shiraz?

Wine is the drink of the gods.

Originally Posted by Stumpy

I find most the Belgian or German style beers to be very good. I buy a variety to mix it up. Can't drink the Thai Goat piss. Still prefer BeerLao Dark or their Lager. Makro sells BeerLao. You should grab up a few and try them. Their IPA is pretty good as well.

That sounds good, You know , I went to two different place looking for interesting beer and never thought to look at Tops . Heading there now.

Originally Posted by Shutree

Stumpy, you shock me! I nearly sent you a red for that heresy. Then I thought: Why waste a good Shiraz?

Wine is the drink of the gods.

Talk about sending a red,

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Tried what appears to be a Russian beer. German style as noted. funny, says 4.7% ABV on left, and 12% on right. Was Pretty good. Enjoyed the Pattaya Firework festival

I'm not sure where the beer was produced but there is Russian text as you noted. The Russian text appears to just say 'German Beer Unfiltered':

German / Немецкое
Beer / пиво
Unfiltered / нефильтрованное

Originally Posted by Shutree

Why waste a good Shiraz?

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

never thought to look at Tops . Heading there now.

I get most of my beer there. Makro has BeerLao

Originally Posted by Neverna

I'm not sure where the beer was produced but there is Russian text as you noted.

Thanks for looking Nev. Its the same price as a big Hoegaarden. Again was pretty good.

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

I had six , I think. and I hardly even got a buzz.

the good old days of 6.2% are behind us, Thai beers are dipping below 5% now

Originally Posted by malmomike77

the good old days of 6.2% are behind us, Thai beers are dipping below 5% now

Seems to be the case. And of course most drink the goat piss with ice diluting it even more so you drink 6 but you drink 6 bottles of water with melted ice and all you do is piss all night.

Stick with Leffe, Beerlao dark, La Chouffe even Hoegaarden. Ice cold, no ice.

70cl

^ Sneaky buggers.

I just checked the recycling bin and my bottle of Gordon's was 70cl as well.

To be honest I didn't really notice the difference between the expensive Gordon's and this Gilbey's stuff, so I may as well stick with it. A tin of Schwepps tonic water and a slice of lime and good to go. I do sometimes wonder if the Ya Dong has killed off my taste buds.