| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really 10:36 - Jan 13 with 3743 views | wkj |
I was thinking about Fosters the other day, and also Carling Black Label. It feels like one of these tings we all make fun of in public, yet in private - we have a fond memory of the stuff.
Whilst taking 30 fosters on a camping trip, getting blind drunk and scaring the wife and kids might be somewhat whimsical, I am thinking about those times when we had just turned 18. Walk into Sainsburys, driving license at our hip, pick up a bumper case of the amber nectar, pay, walk out feeling like Berty big boIIocks.
So, with that in mind... do you have a dirty secret of a fond memories of the amber nectar (or Carling BL) you need to get out? Let's come together and celebrate the most "tastes like piss water" themed memories together.
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| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 10:39 - Jan 13 with 2403 views | _clive_baker_ |
You can't take the p1ss out of Fosters...you won't have any left.
I remember my student days, it used to be £1 for a bottle of Fosters on a Wednesday night. Play football in the afternoon, straight out afterwards to chat up the netball and hockey girls. TWTD. |  | | |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 10:46 - Jan 13 with 2365 views | Blueschev |
As a teen it was my go to lager. I had a can of it a couple of months back however and it was vile, really sweet. I must confess that I do like Carling. I'm not proud of it, but I cannot lie. [Post edited 13 Jan 10:46]
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| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 10:48 - Jan 13 with 2336 views | wkj |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 10:46 - Jan 13 by Blueschev |
As a teen it was my go to lager. I had a can of it a couple of months back however and it was vile, really sweet. I must confess that I do like Carling. I'm not proud of it, but I cannot lie. [Post edited 13 Jan 10:46]
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If I show up to a BBQ in the sweltering heat and CBL is in a dusty igloo container with ice and water... I ain't going to think twice about it. Something about CBL and a barbie that still hits right. | |
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| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 11:54 - Jan 13 with 2143 views | leitrimblue |
Fosters was almost a luxury product compared to few bottles of white lightning or Ice Dragon.. |  | | |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 11:58 - Jan 13 with 2114 views | ITFC_Forever |
Fosters was the go to back in the day…. Anyone remember when they brought out Fosters Ice in a bottle? I got a promotional t-shirt from Hollywoods one Thursday night…
Carling has always been awful. |  |
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| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:02 - Jan 13 with 2096 views | hoppy |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 11:58 - Jan 13 by ITFC_Forever |
Fosters was the go to back in the day…. Anyone remember when they brought out Fosters Ice in a bottle? I got a promotional t-shirt from Hollywoods one Thursday night…
Carling has always been awful. |
"Lager has always been awful"
There you are, corrected it for you. |  |
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| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:11 - Jan 13 with 2054 views | J2BLUE |
Used to be on special offer in The Heathlands for about £2 per pint.
I drank it but never really liked it that much. Then I later discovered ale and realised it was just lager in general that I didn't really like. |  |
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| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:17 - Jan 13 with 2014 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
If I wanted some tasteless sh1te that looks and smells like p1ss, I’d just buy a Norwich shirt. |  | | |
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| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:19 - Jan 13 with 2002 views | Churchman |
Each to their own. I’ve always liked Fosters. Carling too. No problem enjoying a few of either or both. In fact most lagers are just fine. Coors, Stella, Estrella, Cobra (with a curry), any of it. They are what they are. A good session drink, particularly in summer. Not draught Budweiser though. That’ll give you the headache from hell if you have too many.
In winter I tend to go over to bitter - IPA, anything really. White beer is nice - I often have that abroad.
Dislikes: Real ale. That hop-esque, strained though tramps trousers tasting stuff really doesn’t do it for me. I’ll try them, because a particular chum is well into them, but I love to irritate the hell out of him by ordering up a Greene King IPA or a Fosters.
Ultimate guilty secret? Bought a bottle of Harvey’s Bristol Cream Sherry before Christmas and am enjoying it! [Post edited 13 Jan 12:25]
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| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:24 - Jan 13 with 1956 views | leitrimblue |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:19 - Jan 13 by Churchman |
Each to their own. I’ve always liked Fosters. Carling too. No problem enjoying a few of either or both. In fact most lagers are just fine. Coors, Stella, Estrella, Cobra (with a curry), any of it. They are what they are. A good session drink, particularly in summer. Not draught Budweiser though. That’ll give you the headache from hell if you have too many.
In winter I tend to go over to bitter - IPA, anything really. White beer is nice - I often have that abroad.
Dislikes: Real ale. That hop-esque, strained though tramps trousers tasting stuff really doesn’t do it for me. I’ll try them, because a particular chum is well into them, but I love to irritate the hell out of him by ordering up a Greene King IPA or a Fosters.
Ultimate guilty secret? Bought a bottle of Harvey’s Bristol Cream Sherry before Christmas and am enjoying it! [Post edited 13 Jan 12:25]
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The mother loves a Harvey's Bristol Cream. She also a big fan of a very advocat rich snowball. Not seen having a go at the Babycham for a good many Christmases though. Do they still produce it? | | | |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:25 - Jan 13 with 1950 views | Daninthecampo |
Never liked Carling,as a 15/16 y/o though i had some fun times drinking fosters.
Our local British shop will try and stock certain beers/ ciders if you ask them to, they've got me some Aspalls Premier cru before.
A couple of weeks ago I spotted some Fosters, in there, €3 a can! I laughed out loud!! | | | |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:34 - Jan 13 with 1895 views | Churchman |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:24 - Jan 13 by leitrimblue |
The mother loves a Harvey's Bristol Cream. She also a big fan of a very advocat rich snowball. Not seen having a go at the Babycham for a good many Christmases though. Do they still produce it? |
Advocaat still exists - Dutch isn’t it? My grandmother loved it. One Christmas my dad substituted it with lemon curd for a laugh (it was that kind of house). She never noticed the difference. Don’t think I ever tried it.
Mrs C and my mum liked a Snowball. None of it is really my thing. Looked up Babycham. It still exists. I tried it many years ago and it was ok. It’s a form of pear cider, which I do like and prefer to apple cider.
Cider: drink of the devil. Went with chums to Taunton years ago to watch kent/Somerset and have a laugh. Went into a pub and whistled up 4 pints of ‘finest scrumpy’. It came with bits and toenails in it. Tasted ok. Not too strong so we ordered more and so on. After five pints of it I don’t remember the rest. I was obliterated and my friends didn’t fare too well either. Happy days. [Post edited 13 Jan 12:36]
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| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:38 - Jan 13 with 1859 views | Europablue |
As a general rule mass produced and mass marketed beer is pigswill.
The funny thing about Fosters in that it is produced in the UK and I don't even know if Australians drink it.
I used to have a pallet of it under my bed at uni. I never particularly liked it, but it was cheap. | | | |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:43 - Jan 13 with 1832 views | giant_stow |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:38 - Jan 13 by Europablue |
As a general rule mass produced and mass marketed beer is pigswill.
The funny thing about Fosters in that it is produced in the UK and I don't even know if Australians drink it.
I used to have a pallet of it under my bed at uni. I never particularly liked it, but it was cheap. |
To my knowledge, the aussies mostly hate it, apart from a little corner of that country where it's local (no idea where it's supposed to be from).
I however love it and have many cans in the outhouse ready for necking. Shame on the lieabs, backbiters and vampires, as Lee Scratch might say. |  |
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| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:43 - Jan 13 with 1826 views | leitrimblue |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:34 - Jan 13 by Churchman |
Advocaat still exists - Dutch isn’t it? My grandmother loved it. One Christmas my dad substituted it with lemon curd for a laugh (it was that kind of house). She never noticed the difference. Don’t think I ever tried it.
Mrs C and my mum liked a Snowball. None of it is really my thing. Looked up Babycham. It still exists. I tried it many years ago and it was ok. It’s a form of pear cider, which I do like and prefer to apple cider.
Cider: drink of the devil. Went with chums to Taunton years ago to watch kent/Somerset and have a laugh. Went into a pub and whistled up 4 pints of ‘finest scrumpy’. It came with bits and toenails in it. Tasted ok. Not too strong so we ordered more and so on. After five pints of it I don’t remember the rest. I was obliterated and my friends didn’t fare too well either. Happy days. [Post edited 13 Jan 12:36]
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I remember alot of the female members of the family drinking Babycham when I was a kid. Was obviously very classy..
Though think I last seen it in the 80,s.
Didn't realise it was pair cider, would definitely be preferable to apple cider.
Though actually I made apple cider couple of years ago and was quite pleasant compared to stuff you buy in shops. Was sorta like drinking alcoholic apple juice.
Thought advocat was an ingredient in a snowball? | | | |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:46 - Jan 13 with 1802 views | hoppy |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:43 - Jan 13 by giant_stow |
To my knowledge, the aussies mostly hate it, apart from a little corner of that country where it's local (no idea where it's supposed to be from).
I however love it and have many cans in the outhouse ready for necking. Shame on the lieabs, backbiters and vampires, as Lee Scratch might say. |
Not unlike your sort to love stuff you're either not supposed to, or is frowned upon by most tho, is it? | |
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| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:55 - Jan 13 with 1749 views | Churchman |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:43 - Jan 13 by leitrimblue |
I remember alot of the female members of the family drinking Babycham when I was a kid. Was obviously very classy..
Though think I last seen it in the 80,s.
Didn't realise it was pair cider, would definitely be preferable to apple cider.
Though actually I made apple cider couple of years ago and was quite pleasant compared to stuff you buy in shops. Was sorta like drinking alcoholic apple juice.
Thought advocat was an ingredient in a snowball? |
We blew up the gasman with cider.
Having little money, we decided home brew was the way forward. Cider seemed the safest and easiest, not least because harpic was preferable to most home brew I’d ever tasted.
So we bought the kit and the dirty great white bucket for it to go in. Followed the instructions and although it seemed to have a bit of a green hue, thought what the hell and bottled it. Loads of them. Wedged under the stairs and left to do whatever this stuff does.
Well, the man came to read the gas meter. It was a rented place. He delved into the cupboard and bang! The whole lot went. The bloke emerged soaked in this evil stuff. Not one bottle had survived. The mess! He wasn’t happy - seemed a bit shaken.
He didn’t bother reading the meter that day. And we gave up on the dopey idea of home brew. | | | |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 13:01 - Jan 13 with 1724 views | leitrimblue |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:43 - Jan 13 by giant_stow |
To my knowledge, the aussies mostly hate it, apart from a little corner of that country where it's local (no idea where it's supposed to be from).
I however love it and have many cans in the outhouse ready for necking. Shame on the lieabs, backbiters and vampires, as Lee Scratch might say. |
Yer, but Lee Scratch also says that Babylon mash up the sea and blame it on the rastaman  | | | |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 13:04 - Jan 13 with 1710 views | iamatractorboy |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:02 - Jan 13 by hoppy |
"Lager has always been awful"
There you are, corrected it for you. |
I'd go slightly further...
'The mass-produced, poor excuse of a drink that passes as lager in this country has always been awful. Quality Belgian (other countries are available) lager on the other hand... delicious.' | | | |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 13:06 - Jan 13 with 1701 views | leitrimblue |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 12:55 - Jan 13 by Churchman |
We blew up the gasman with cider.
Having little money, we decided home brew was the way forward. Cider seemed the safest and easiest, not least because harpic was preferable to most home brew I’d ever tasted.
So we bought the kit and the dirty great white bucket for it to go in. Followed the instructions and although it seemed to have a bit of a green hue, thought what the hell and bottled it. Loads of them. Wedged under the stairs and left to do whatever this stuff does.
Well, the man came to read the gas meter. It was a rented place. He delved into the cupboard and bang! The whole lot went. The bloke emerged soaked in this evil stuff. Not one bottle had survived. The mess! He wasn’t happy - seemed a bit shaken.
He didn’t bother reading the meter that day. And we gave up on the dopey idea of home brew. |
Probably for the best, sounds a tad dangerous.
Actually when I said I made some cider, it woulda been more accurate to say I collected alot of the apples (and a few pears) and help crush them into a liquid. That was the last of my involvement in the project until the drinking stage.
I do remember it having a rather unpleasant looking froth on the top of it that really needed to be removed prior to attempting to drink it. | | | |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 13:20 - Jan 13 with 1647 views | Churchman |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 13:06 - Jan 13 by leitrimblue |
Probably for the best, sounds a tad dangerous.
Actually when I said I made some cider, it woulda been more accurate to say I collected alot of the apples (and a few pears) and help crush them into a liquid. That was the last of my involvement in the project until the drinking stage.
I do remember it having a rather unpleasant looking froth on the top of it that really needed to be removed prior to attempting to drink it. |
You were brave! | | | |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 13:21 - Jan 13 with 1644 views | giant_stow |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 13:01 - Jan 13 by leitrimblue |
Yer, but Lee Scratch also says that Babylon mash up the sea and blame it on the rastaman |
Thats not an issue I'm familiar with, I'd always take the man seriously... i'm off to ponder Rastaman's role.... | |
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| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 13:28 - Jan 13 with 1601 views | leitrimblue |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 13:21 - Jan 13 by giant_stow |
Thats not an issue I'm familiar with, I'd always take the man seriously... i'm off to ponder Rastaman's role.... |
Wise move, happy pondering.
I'm off to find a mountain top where I can sit like Jah jah an watch babylon burning red hot, red hot | | | |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 13:28 - Jan 13 with 1599 views | Churchman |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 13:04 - Jan 13 by iamatractorboy |
I'd go slightly further...
'The mass-produced, poor excuse of a drink that passes as lager in this country has always been awful. Quality Belgian (other countries are available) lager on the other hand... delicious.' |
All the same to me. Germany, Denmark, Spain, anywhere all much the same.
Done Belgian beer tasting in the U.K. and Belgium - just about every one you can dream of from Fosters style light to stuff in a balloon glass that looks and tastes like it’s come out of the sump of an old Ford Anglia. Some good, some truly dreadful.
Worse by a mile than U.K. offerings is a lot of American stuff. Particularly the liquid you get from those oh so stainless steel micro breweries. When you are reduced to thinking Sierra Nevada beer isn’t bad, you know you are in trouble so back to skull crushing Budweiser. | | | |
| We all make fun of Fosters... but we love it really on 13:32 - Jan 13 with 1573 views | norfsufblue |
Anyone remember Ind Coope long life ale? .... sure it was popular around the time of the Watney Party 4s and 7s |  | | |
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