On my way to the UK!

[Omag 2.0]

A nice single malt whisky from time to time... it's pure heaven...  :)

[Chris_F]

Sadly Scotland ain't happenin' this trip.  I'll be able to see about four or five blocks of Chelmsford, the airport, the drive to and from the airport, and that's about all.  But my wife and I do want to return for a proper vacation so we'll get to Scotland eventually (want to see Edenborough).  I have no clue what "bitters" are, but I'm willing to give anything a shot.

I wonder what kind of cool stuff we Yanks have to show you Englishmen when you visit our country?  I hope you don't come over here and drink 'Bud.  That'd be a damn shame!

[eno]

I can't recommend any Whiskys as I'm not a fan .....  :-[  can't stand the smell .....  [smiley=angry.gif] [smiley=angry.gif]

[Chris_F]

[quote]I can't recommend any Whiskys as I'm not a fan .....

[Hagar]

[quote]Sadly Scotland ain't happenin' this trip.

[eno]

I can't recommend any Whiskys as I'm not a fan .....  :-[  can't stand the smell .....  [smiley=angry.gif] [smiley=angry.gif]

I think I know your problem.  You're not supposed to smell it, you're supposed to drink it.  :)

The smell puts me of tasting it ......... I have tried and I didn't like the taste either  :-/ :-/

Here's the pub opposite my sisters house ..... I can certainly say that you'll get a good pint in there.


The Kings Arms
295, Main Rd, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 7AU

[Chris_F]

Here's the pub opposite my sisters house ..... I can certainly say that you'll get a good pint in there.


The Kings Arms
295, Main Rd, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 7AU

Well, what'ya know.  That's only 3 miles from where I'll be.  Perhaps too far to walk given my tight schedule, but you never know.  I'll keep it in mind.

[dcunning30]

I rememebr when I was in H.S. I went to the UK.  My buddy and I went to a pizza resturant and ordered a pizza.  As we were devouring our pizzas like American's are want to do, we noticed the good citizens of London were using some shiny metallic utensels with 4 or 5 prongs at one end they used to stab and pick up pieces of pizza.  We thought to ourselves, what's that!?!

[MWISimmer]

Bitter can be a lovely pint, provided you get the right one. Having grown up around the pub trade, some noteworthy ale brewers to mention are Youngs, makers of Winter warmer & Dogbolter.. and Adnams, which I believe is an Essex (or Suffolk?) brewery also makes a fine pint.
I tend to stick to weak canned lager these days as I found I'm allergic to strong ales.. every time I have a few pints I fall over and start slurring my words.
At least I think that's an allergic reaction.....

[flymo]

Bitter can be a lovely pint, provided you get the right one. Having grown up around the pub trade, some noteworthy ale brewers to mention are Youngs, makers of Winter warmer & Dogbolter.. and Adnams, which I believe is an Essex (or Suffolk?) brewery also makes a fine pint.
I tend to stick to weak canned lager these days as I found I'm allergic to strong ales.. every time I have a few pints I fall over and start slurring my words.
At least I think that's an allergic reaction.....  :P

i think i hvae the same reaction. hmm must look into this further...

if u want a cider, you are going to the wrong part of the country. the best ciders come from the local farmers in the west midlands, hereford has a good few so does shropshire

bitter on the other hand, is the proper englishmans drink  if you see any timmy taylors is a good brew, so is spitfire, proper guiness and broadside (broadside is the name of the beer, cnt think of the brwere of the top of my head)

john

[H]

I particularly don't care for bitter tastes, thus expect ales (my maternal grandfather's preference) to be even less palatable to me than beer and I was much, much more partial to our sweet cider than my Dad's opted hard cider. However, I once worked with an immigrant from somewhere in Hampshire, UK; he managed to get his prefered Watneys imported but I never asked what type of beverage it was (beer, ale...) or where it specifically originates?

8-)

[ozzy72]

For a good nippie-sweetie you can't beat Oban or Talisker Finest Scottish water of life there is 8-) 8-) 8-)

[Omag 2.0]

Whisky is an aquired taste... as is wine... but there is such a vast pallet of tastes and styles, you don't know where to begin...

But I sure can understand that some people don't like it...  :)

[Hagar]

I once worked with an immigrant from somewhere in Hampshire, UK; he managed to get his prefered Watneys imported but I never asked what type of beverage it was (beer, ale...) or where it specifically originates?[/color]

Ah, Watneys. This was a London brewery with the reputation of being the masters of everything wrong with British beer and brewing. Watneys introduced keg bitter to an unsuspecting world

[eno]

I once worked with an immigrant from somewhere in Hampshire, UK; he managed to get his prefered Watneys imported but I never asked what type of beverage it was (beer, ale...) or where it specifically originates?[/color]

Ah, Watneys. This was a London brewery with the reputation of being the masters of everything wrong with British beer and brewing. Watneys introduced keg bitter to an unsuspecting world  & nobody around in the 1960s could forget that awful Watneys Red Barrel. No party would be complete without a Watneys Party Seven. Happy days.

PS. Watneys (part of the Grand Metropolitan catering/leisure group) sold the brewery to Grolsh (the Dutch brewery group) in 1992

There was an art to opening a party seven and very few people had it, usually resulting in screwdrivers embedded in ceilings and soaking wet party guests.

The advice for anyone looking to introduce themselves to good ale and cider in the UK is find a good pub and ask for a taste. Any good landlord will give you a mouthful to slurp, just to see if you like it. If they don't then it probably isn't worth trying so find another pub.