I had forgotten how much easier it is to write quality drivel when you are drinking to “excess”. The words keep flowing and they seem great at the time. Of course in the morning and the harsh light of day they don’t look so good, but fuck the morning! In …
These days, as Jackson Browne would say, I try not to do too much drinking alone. Luckily, I am hardly ever alone. And when I am, I can always rely on my little ginger buddy to keep me company and ensure I stick to my rule. Cue that best bass …
As much as I’d love to see the boys again, I don’t see it happening anytime soon: Three Imaginary Boys But after my daughter’s trip to Scotland I’m thinking maybe going with her would be a good location for a drinking and walking tour, reminiscent of the The Cotswolds the …
My 22 year old daughter has just finished her degree and has been traveling for the last five weeks in Nepal, England and ending up in Scotland. Although she doesn’t know the name of this quality blog she sent me the perfect photo for inclusion from her trip to Edinburgh. …
I don’t know if The Consul has ever been cut off from drinking in a British pub? I don’t recall ever being cut off in the UK. The standard rule appears to be – if you can get to the bar to order a pint, you are fit enough to …
The penultimate phase in my early drinking days was very much Kentucky’s idea, as they so often were when it came to drinking. He would float an idea, and like a rabid dog I’d go for it. This is how we ended up withe Jameson Whiskey chasers. The madness is …
This installment of the long and winding road of my early drinking days was also mirrored by The Consul in his story: The early days in ten drinks – 6 Little Park Stones Stones Best Bitter and the Little Park, boy what a perfect pint and pub, so many memories …
So, Kentucky and I had a post day-of-the-dead drinking session around town, up the Ackhorne, down The Swan, over the hill (me) and far away (him). If only Max had been there to explain to us the state of the world. We talked all night and drank the pubs dry …
The good news is I already posted about this back 2010, so this is an easy post … but if I hadn’t started drinking beer, thanks to Kentucky, it probably never would have happened. The night I tangled more than my feet
Kentucky will be the first to tell you that Cider is not a real drink, Ale is the only true beverage worth considering. So he took it upon himself to convert me from my apple enshrined ways. I turned up one night at his place on Hartley Avenue if I …
While Max regrets missing out on the Shandy Bass in his youth, he will also now be missing a regular pleasure down at the Royal in Cheltenham. It’s one of those nice little ides that make you think you’re getting a treat, a bonus, a special opportunity. Like the Tank …
Fast forward to the last week of the first term at Leeds and then the fun begins. Remember, I’ve never been drunk or even tipsy and I’m almost 19 years of age! I didn’t like beer but was determined to get drunk so I went to some Union Disco and …
Back in 2010 The Consul popped over to Texas: A Twelve Hour Playlist and a Fridge Full of Beer. And it took me a few days to recover. Well this week my sister and her husband visited and frankly I drank way too much. We were drinking until almost 4am …
I remember a post back in 2012, over 6 years ago. Where’s my pint? Then, my beer was in Malt(a). Now, my beer is in Geno(a). Then, I had a Hopleaf, Malta’s ale made with traditional English hops. This time, yes, I had a bottle of Bud looking out over …
At the end of the evening when you decide another beer is not forthcoming it is always sad when you finish that last drop. You know it is coming, but even so that last drop sends a small pang of regret. When we were younger, you’d just get another beer …
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 …
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