Last night was one of those rare occasions where I was actually out drinking at a real bar. There was an Englishman and a Scotsman happily talking and drinking and enjoying the warm summer evening. It was a very pleasant evening. I didn’t get too blasted but I slept like …
Even when I lived in England I was never a big football fan. 1000 Words But I must say I’m quite excited about the match tomorrow with England vs Croatia. I know everyone who reads this blog is rooting for England. I’m even more excited about the fact that if …
Men in general are tactile creatures. It maybe because they have 6-18 inches of swinging (English) Ham hanging between their legs that they get to play with it from an early age, or something else. But we like touching things. Breasts of course are obvious, gear knobs, knobs of any …
So, I have been away in foreign climes over the sea. One of the amusing aspects to this little trip was the free mini bar and the free two hours of sundowners! Clearly, you had to be permanently pissed on that little lot; but there was only wine, beer, and …
So, some more tasting notes from Sharp — for their popular ‘Amber’ ale Doom Bar. For those who want to know what the beer is named after, Doom Bar is really the name of the treacherous sand bank, located near Rock on the north Cornish coast. For those who want …
This is an excellent idea from Sharp’s brewery — tasting notes on the beer glass. It has taken us ages to get decent beer glasses in this country, and long gone thankfully are the days when your only special labelled pot (Guinness) was used to serve bitter in. So, take …
So after I saw Bebe Rexha a month ago: Some Wednesday Night Booty I’ve been listening to this perfect song for the Drinking Man: What’s not to love about drinking and Bebe?
It all began with an Evening of Strong Cider … An Evening of Strong Cider. When I first mentioned to Kentucky about the idea I had for this blog he was all excited and thought it was a great idea. I’m not quite sure when we lost him, but the …
So Kentucky is the first to make it to the little 56, four years from his bus pass. Good of him to crack open some Moet and not make it an afd. Careful with those bubbles boy.
So back in the good old days Kentucky and I used to go drinking of an evening. We’d start off at the Fox & Newt and bang down three beers. I’d boldly go for Old Pecker because I was young and foolish and when the buzz began we’d head off to …
Almost eight years ago I posted about the Kentucky condition of “Drinking Head On”: Drinking Head on! and it is fundamental if you want to have a happy, productive life because the opposite is true too. If you are not in the correct state of mind then no matter how …
Of course when we were young, before the days of not drinking four days a week, we were always looking for new ways to maximize our drinking. For a while Kentucky and I used to practice this seven days a week, and we were pretty successful at it. You’ll remember …
There is no doubt that 9pm Friday is the best time of the week – there really is no other time that compares. However, if you go dry from Sunday to Wednesday, as I do each week, I will tell you Wednesday looks pretty darn good too. As they say …
Iconic photos indeed. But how do you picture a hangover. How does a hangover make you feel and what are the nightmares that come after a heavy session when you cannot recall what you said or did, and only the sensation in your gut tells you about the reality to …
So after all the things I’ve tried over the years to avoid the dreaded hangover: Hangover Cures? there are only two effective approaches that work consistently: Drink less – not favored by your hard core Drinking Man Have a “healthy” full English Breakfast of fried eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread …
So let’s big it up for the Norf. I never knew who the Prime Minister was, never lived below the fourteenth floor, and never had a decent pint of beer until I headed north.Yorkshire did it for me after years of insipid, flat, southern pee. So, it was good to …
So you need to get in training, lose a few pounds, raise the bar? No problem. We’re here to help. Loosen your bowels with some ESB. Spend some sterling. Step up to the bar. Money can’t buy you happiness but it can buy you beer; as I found out at …
So, I hope Max gets his Rebirth in soon. I have just had my first Christmas beers (no more work until 2018), and for me it had to be not ESB but the pride of good ‘ol Luhnduhn itself! Fill her up Jacko!
Well, we’ve had three years of beer tax cuts in this country but sales of ale go down alongside the number of pubs. 23 public houses closing a week; so, it’s good to celebrate the opening of a new one now and then. Get down to your boozer, take a …
So today is Thanksgiving in the USA and nothing says Thanksgiving like doing shots of Patron Tequila with your wife and 22 year old boy 🙂 In fact I have not had any Tequila since my dreaded trip to Cancun in July, 1992 – that was 25 years ago. But when my …
Yep, it’s not all bad. Max visited some great pubs when he was over. He may remember the Butcher’s Arms in Sheepscombe. A great sign on the door, and it’ll remind him of his old Dad!
Well clearly the world’s in a sad state. Max is upset about climate change and the devastation of global warming. At least the sun’s not zooming in yet Joe. Oh, wait a minute… Best thing is to crack open the ESB and let it all be. There may be a …
When I look at the state of the World and the USA today there is no doubt Drinking alcohol is no longer an option, it is 100% a requirement to keep going. With things like the mass slaughter of innocents in Las Vegas this weekend, frequent hurricanes, incredible talent dying at …
One of the strange things about growing up in the 1960s and 1970s was that the future was so closely associated with the year 2000. Such that it still seems to me to be in the future. Like the space race, jetpacks, and naff typography, the future always seemed wrapped …
So, Max is back on the ESB. It should be 5.5% cask and 5.9% in the bottle. You can’t go hammering these percentages. ‘One over the eight’ was the saying in the 1920s when small beer and mild were the order of the day. If you neck six of these …
Maybe best of all is with the right meal; the right food sets off the right beer to wonderful effect. A few pints, a few sausages; heaven for a simple drinking man.
Heading properly inside the pub, the best setting is in front of the sport. Max may be of a different view here, but a few beers and a few goals is an excellent way to spend an evening.
Second on my list is the country pub at sunset. Watch that fiery ball go down over the rolling hills and dream of far away in space or time. Outside on a summer’s day or inside and much earlier in winter!
So, the perfect pint… the perfect pub… but what about the perfect setting. One of my favourites is undoubtedly the river side. I guess that’s why angling used to be the most popular British sport. Now it’s going to the gym (?!?) Nothing is more hypnotic than water, …
So after a brief 24 hours in Sussex our chauffeur sped us to the heart of old London Town staying at the Waldorf Hotel slap bang in the middle of the West End. What a perfect location and just ten minutes away from Covent Garden where I worked over thirty years …
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