What’s your favourite tipple at the moment?

[Old Darwen Blue]

I don’t know why but I’m quite liking Magners Cider at the moment although I can’t bear to put ice in it though.

 

[rovers95]

Sloe gin and Champers on Saturday. surprisingly good combo.

 

[Drog]

I don’t know why but I’m quite liking Magners Cider at the moment although I can’t bear to put ice in it though.

A drink to counteract Summer heat ..... for as long as it lasts that is.

 

[Drog]

Sloe gin and Champers on Saturday. surprisingly good combo.

Unusual. Quantities?

 

[rovers95]

Was on a shoot in Shropshire. Elevenses! Sipsmith Sloe Gin with ok champagne. Last day of shooting season for us.
Far too much consumed but luckily my middle lad came up on the first train from Euston (picked him up at 8.10 at Crewe) and he drove for the rest of the shoot . Result!

 

[davebirch]

I'm currently drinking Goose Island IPA.
Chicago based brewery. Very hoppy.
Came across it while visiting my daughter in Ottawa.

 

[Wilpshire Blue]

I've had a few of those in the US Dave.
You can also get it in some supermarkets over here now.

 

[davebirch]

WB, it's brewed under licence in Aus now.

Have you tried "Collective Arts"?
They're a Canadian Craft brewer based in Hamilton Ont.
They're an interesting brewer in that they support the "arts" movement, music ,painting and the like.
They have a pretty good web page.

Beer & Cider

Artist: Nanà Dalla Porta

collectiveartsbrewing.com

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Sloe gin and Champers on Saturday. surprisingly good combo.

Mixed together? Beautiful!

 

[Wilpshire Blue]

WB, it's brewed under licence in Aus now.

Have you tried "Collective Arts"?
They're a Canadian Craft brewer based in Hamilton Ont.
They're an interesting brewer in that they support the "arts" movement, music ,painting and the like.
They have a pretty good web page.

Beer & Cider

Artist: Nanà Dalla Porta

collectiveartsbrewing.com

Looks like they have some good brews Dave.
Thankfully, quite a few shops and bars are cropping up near here that sell a more imaginative range too

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

Sloe gin and Champers on Saturday. surprisingly good combo.

A good mix. I make around 3 litres of Sloe Gin every autumn. If Rovers get promotion to the Premiership this season I will bring a bottle down to Ewood for you chaps to enjoy.

Once I have made the Sloe Gin the left ver berries are mixed with cheap brandy for 6 months to make Sloe ‘Port’. After that the very boozy sloe berries are used to make a trifle.

WASTE NOT WANT NOT!!!

My favourite tipple at present is Booths Assam Tea. From Saturday (end of Dry January) it will be Thwaites Mild followed by a bottle of fine Rioja.

I must say that since Thwaites started brewing again (recently extended due to demand) their beers have been excellent. The Gold beats Marston’s brewed Wainwright’s hands down as does the Amber as a replacement for Marston’s Bomber. The IPA and Original are also decent pints.

FDJ = F**k Dry January

 

[Drog]

A good mix. I make around 3 litres of Sloe Gin every autumn. If Rovers get promotion to the Premiership this season I will bring a bottle down to Ewood for you chaps to enjoy.

Once I have made the Sloe Gin the left ver berries are mixed with cheap brandy for 6 months to make Sloe ‘Port’. After that the very boozy sloe berries are used to make a trifle.

WASTE NOT WANT NOT!!!

My favourite tipple at present is Booths Assam Tea. From Saturday (end of Dry January) it will be Thwaites Mild followed by a bottle of fine Rioja.

I must say that since Thwaites started brewing again (recently extended due to demand) their beers have been excellent. The Gold beats Marston’s brewed Wainwright’s hands down as does the Amber as a replacement for Marston’s Bomber. The IPA and Original are also decent pints.

FDJ = F**k Dry January

Thwaites Gold is really good. And that is coming from a lager drinker. I'm told it's based on the original Wainwrights. Best craft beer they did imo was a summer beer called 'Fine rain'. Whether they will ever do that again I don't know.

btw if Rovers get promoted I'll bring the bloody champagne!

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

Thwaites Gold is really good. And that is coming from a lager drinker. I'm told it's based on the original Wainwrights. Best craft beer they did imo was a summer beer called 'Fine rain'. Whether they will ever do that again I don't know.

btw if Rovers get promoted I'll bring the bloody champagne!

Yes Gold is based on the original Wainwright’s recipe. When Thwaites first brought out w/r it was a two month summer beer, it sold so well that overall beer sales went up 4% so they kept it on and paid a royalty for every barrel to the Wainwright trust or charity (not sure which one). Ever since Thwaites started brewing again, presumably without the additional ’travellears’ urine, it has a range of excellent draft beers. When w/r went to Marstons it went downhill - although if you go to the Lakes many Southerners on holiday swear by it believing it to be a decent pint.

ps. I don’t do lager. The chemicals go to my head and give me a migraine. Brewers should learn from the German Pure Beer legislation that means no he I als are added. Y the way the same laws apply in the Isle of Man where both brewers (Busheys* and Okels) brew a smashing pint.

*owned by a Rovers fan. His Rovers Return pub close to the ferry terminal in Douglas has a back room dedicated to BRFC. An excellent place where I have spent many hours in deep study.

 

[Drog]

Said 'rovers fan' was Martin Brunnschwieler. Lived in either Osbaldeston/Balderstone before moving to the IoM. His car (like the one below) used to be parked outside th'Havvy every home match. You couldn't really miss it!

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

Said 'rovers fan' was Martin Brunnschwieler. Lived in either Osbaldeston/Balderstone before moving to the IoM. His car (like the one below) used to be parked outside th'Havvy every home match. You couldn't really miss it!


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I love the display cabinet with the old League Liner rail tickets from Rovers away games and the various old season tickets. It is well worth a visit and the ale is good too!!

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

What a beautiful decorative theme there, perfectly heavenly in an avant-garde sort of style.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Thwaites Gold is really good. And that is coming from a lager drinker. I'm told it's based on the original Wainwrights. Best craft beer they did imo was a summer beer called 'Fine rain'. Whether they will ever do that again I don't know.

btw if Rovers get promoted I'll bring the bloody champagne!

Let me guess, you drink Warstarter Lager?

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

Let me guess, you drink Warstarter Lager?

‘Wart starter Lager’

 

[Drog]

Just a point to note at this point. Warsteiner is actually classed as a beer and not a lager.

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

Just a point to note at this point. Warsteiner is actually classed as a beer and not a lager.

Who by, the bloody EU