| Unfashionable drinks 21:44 - Dec 18 with 6329 views | GlasgowBlue |
Following on from the Eggnog thread. What drinks of yesteryear would baffe the kids today?
Harvey's Bristol Cream. |  |
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| Unfashionable drinks on 13:15 - Dec 19 with 1681 views | Warkystache |
| Unfashionable drinks on 12:06 - Dec 19 by Mookamoo |
Crabbies Ginger Beer. Perfect for Chrimbo |
My grandmother used to love Crabbies Green Ginger wine with a dash of lemonade - my Dad bought her Stones one year and she sulked until he managed to nip out on Christmas Eve afternoon to our local shop who just happened to sell Crabbies.
I got pissed on it one year aged twelve. Used to sneak nips and sneaked more than my fair share that time. Can't abide it now, but I quite like a Stones. |  |
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| Unfashionable drinks on 13:29 - Dec 19 with 1655 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| Unfashionable drinks on 13:15 - Dec 19 by Warkystache |
My grandmother used to love Crabbies Green Ginger wine with a dash of lemonade - my Dad bought her Stones one year and she sulked until he managed to nip out on Christmas Eve afternoon to our local shop who just happened to sell Crabbies.
I got pissed on it one year aged twelve. Used to sneak nips and sneaked more than my fair share that time. Can't abide it now, but I quite like a Stones. |
Stones Ginger Wine is excellent. Can make an acceptable drink of most sub-par blended whiskies. |  |
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| Unfashionable drinks on 13:33 - Dec 19 with 1647 views | Keno |
| Unfashionable drinks on 03:52 - Dec 19 by witchdoctor |
Watneys red barrel/ party 7…brown and mild… |
Lest we forget
Watneys, like making love on a punt |  |
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| Unfashionable drinks on 13:35 - Dec 19 with 1643 views | Warkystache |
| Unfashionable drinks on 13:29 - Dec 19 by You_Bloo_Right |
Stones Ginger Wine is excellent. Can make an acceptable drink of most sub-par blended whiskies. |
Never tried that Kings Ginger stuff, meant to be less sweet than Stones. Anyone recommend it? | |
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| Unfashionable drinks on 13:41 - Dec 19 with 1629 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| Unfashionable drinks on 13:35 - Dec 19 by Warkystache |
Never tried that Kings Ginger stuff, meant to be less sweet than Stones. Anyone recommend it? |
Not tried it but isn't it a ginger & whisky liqueur? | |
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| Unfashionable drinks on 15:15 - Dec 19 with 1577 views | stonojnr |
| Unfashionable drinks on 13:05 - Dec 19 by hoppy |
Boddingtons was even more bland than the likes of Worthingtons. Actually, thinking about it, probably about the same. |
Not in Manchester it wasn't when they still brewed it at Strangeways, sadly Whitbread got hold of them in the 90s, and it became more mass produced and bland as that weird craze for Smooth bitters, which were just nitrokeg, kicked off.
Marble make a very good approximate copy now called Manchester bitter if you want to try how Boddies used to be like.served via sparkler of course |  | | |
| Unfashionable drinks on 15:21 - Dec 19 with 1568 views | Steve_M |
| Unfashionable drinks on 15:15 - Dec 19 by stonojnr |
Not in Manchester it wasn't when they still brewed it at Strangeways, sadly Whitbread got hold of them in the 90s, and it became more mass produced and bland as that weird craze for Smooth bitters, which were just nitrokeg, kicked off.
Marble make a very good approximate copy now called Manchester bitter if you want to try how Boddies used to be like.served via sparkler of course |
I had a feeling that was the case but it was a bit before my drinking time.
The Marble bitter is a very good beer. |  |
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| Unfashionable drinks on 16:04 - Dec 19 with 1530 views | jontysnut |
| Unfashionable drinks on 22:04 - Dec 18 by ford6600 |
Worthington E
Dubonet (at Xmas)
Gold Label Barley Wine |
Used drink Light and E in Manning's
Norwich bitter in the Harlequin.
Large dark or large cob at village hall discos
Light and Ben in the General Gordon
Hansa lager
Snakebites |  | | |
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| Unfashionable drinks on 16:32 - Dec 19 with 1511 views | Help |
Grolsch so you could tie the bottle tops in your laces
Snakebite black [Post edited 19 Dec 2023 17:24]
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| Unfashionable drinks on 20:37 - Dec 19 with 1455 views | strikalite |
Snakebite and black |  | | |
| Unfashionable drinks on 09:22 - Dec 20 with 1408 views | Coastalblue |
| Unfashionable drinks on 09:41 - Dec 19 by soupytwist |
Used to drink Old Bob and Crouch Vale SAS in the Smack in Old Leigh.
If you go to Bishop Nick Brewery shop in Braintree they have quite a few old Old Bob bottles in their display of Ridley's beers from days gone by.
Cook's brewery in Halstead brewed Old Bob before Ridley's until Ridley's bought them out. |
I fell over outside the Smack in Old Leigh more than once, and had forgotten Crouch Vale SAS, we used to go to them at Woodham and pick up a polypin for parties which made for messy nights. |  |
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| Unfashionable drinks on 11:51 - Dec 21 with 1347 views | Bluespeed225 |
| Unfashionable drinks on 10:32 - Dec 19 by BlueBadger |
Actual coffee.
Not all the vvanky flavours you get now, coffee. |
‘vvank’ is on the Starbucks menu. Like an Amaricano , but with extra cream. Served to customers who pee off the barista’s. | | | |
| Unfashionable drinks on 13:40 - Dec 21 with 1314 views | Churchman |
| Unfashionable drinks on 21:49 - Dec 18 by Guthrum |
Light and bitter. |
Ahh, the default drink of my yoof. Made a bad pint tolerable. And if you knew the bar staff you got the beer poured in first and got a decent sized drink.
Bristol Cream was ok too. But White Port (a Dows, Taylor’s or Grahams) is a better pre-dinner drink.
Or ‘Skullcrusher’. For the ultimate mulled wine, take a bottle of the wretched stuff and bung in single malt scotch. About a third of a bottle will do the job. Forget the fruit nonsense, just warm the mixture up, whop it into a glass and enjoy.
You’ll feel your head implode but it’s guaranteed to make any dreadful relation or unwanted Christmas guest disappear in a haze of happiness, especially if you follow up with some wine, sparkling wine, port and a beer over the afternoon. Christmas: sorted! You’ll thank me …..after the liver transplant 😃 |  | | |
| Unfashionable drinks on 13:44 - Dec 21 with 1306 views | Churchman |
Is Newcastle Brown still fashionable? Used to drink a fair bit of that years ago. | | | |
| Unfashionable drinks on 15:09 - Dec 21 with 1265 views | Bluespeed225 |
| Unfashionable drinks on 13:40 - Dec 21 by Churchman |
Ahh, the default drink of my yoof. Made a bad pint tolerable. And if you knew the bar staff you got the beer poured in first and got a decent sized drink.
Bristol Cream was ok too. But White Port (a Dows, Taylor’s or Grahams) is a better pre-dinner drink.
Or ‘Skullcrusher’. For the ultimate mulled wine, take a bottle of the wretched stuff and bung in single malt scotch. About a third of a bottle will do the job. Forget the fruit nonsense, just warm the mixture up, whop it into a glass and enjoy.
You’ll feel your head implode but it’s guaranteed to make any dreadful relation or unwanted Christmas guest disappear in a haze of happiness, especially if you follow up with some wine, sparkling wine, port and a beer over the afternoon. Christmas: sorted! You’ll thank me …..after the liver transplant 😃 |
Yes! Bitter up to half way, full bottle of light! | | | |
| Unfashionable drinks on 16:03 - Dec 21 with 1240 views | jontysnut |
| Unfashionable drinks on 15:09 - Dec 21 by Bluespeed225 |
Yes! Bitter up to half way, full bottle of light! |
I took a dim view of any bar staff that pulled a half into a half pint glass then poured it into a pint glass before adding the light. | | | |
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