[Drinking] Friday night "still second even if we lose" drinking thread

[Lady Whistledown]

Better find something/someone to hold on to!

Nah, I have the sofa, the remote, and in fact the whole house to myself tonight, and very nice it is too

 

[Driver8]

Something special I picked up in Wigan Sainsbury's earlier!!

 

[Superphil]

Friday night "still second even if we lose" drinking thread

Greyhound Brewery 'Amber Eyes' at the moment.

And another

 

[crookie]

Freedom Ale from Westerham Brewery. Pretty good

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[Machiavelli]

Cos d'Estournel, 2000. Presumably the year.

Unbelievably it seems to have bits in it. You don't get that with Tesco £4.99 specials.

Lucky you. The bits are because it's unfiltered: filtering is supposed to reduce the quality of the wine. (Too late) tip: leave the wine standing for a few hours before opening, so all the bits fall to the bottom.
2000 is one of the best years in Bordeaux of the last few decades. Cos is a second-growth, from the most northerly Bordeaux district of St Estephe. It's also one of the best-rated second growths.
So, what you're drinking probably costs more than the combined amount of what everyone else is up to on this thread.
You = fancy.

 

[Bozza]

Lucky you. The bits are because it's unfiltered: filtering is supposed to reduce the quality of the wine. (Too late) tip: leave the wine standing for a few hours before opening, so all the bits fall to the bottom.
2000 is one of the best years in Bordeaux of the last few decades. Cos is a second-growth, from the most northerly Bordeaux district of St Estephe. It's also one of the best-rated second growths.
So, what you're drinking probably costs more than the combined amount of what everyone else is up to on this thread.
You = fancy.

I'll be honest, I'm not drinking it. I just wanted to wind up [MENTION=27447]Goldstone1976[/MENTION], but he can't be arsed to be online.

I'm actually drinking some plonk from co-op (no bits).

 

[Bry Nylon]

Last weekend's guest [MENTION=27447]Goldstone1976[/MENTION] brought a gift that he described as "something a bit special from my cellar".

If hove born&bred ever turns up at your house and claims to have brought "something a bit special from my cellar", I suggest you dead-lock the door and call the police.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Last weekend's guest [MENTION=27447]Goldstone1976[/MENTION] brought a gift that he described as "something a bit special from my cellar". He spouted off about laying it down, drinking it some time in the next 15 years and to let it breathe and decant it.

It sounds like a perfect Christmas dinner wine.

However in the absence of anything else in the house, and as I can't be bothered to pop down to Tesco, I'm going to guzzle it tonight.

Ungrateful b'stard.

Just starting a La Tache '78, following other stuff. [MENTION=28490]Machiavelli[/MENTION] will be unconcerned. Who cares what [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] thinks?

 

[Bry Nylon]

Just starting a La Tache '78, following other stuff.

Is that like Blue Nun, but a bit sweeter?

 

[wellquickwoody]

Did you buy that from Lidl per chance?

I ask having made my first ever visit this week (my son had a Beavers outing to Shoreham lifeboat station and I had a bit of time to kill) and I'm sure I spied it amongst their beers at what looked like a decent price.

It's what I tend to drink in The Cyclist, I think.

Am also learning about finding little gems in Lidl Shoreham on my way home from work. Have not yet attempted to buy anything quality (apart from the apple turnovers!) but you really can get an everyday guzzler for well under a fiver. Looking forward to testing a couple of the higher end offerings. Tonight is just glass or two of standard Aussie stuff........

 

[Tarpon]

Back on my default session number

 

[nordicgod]

Bozza what were the 10 northern beers you got through like from beer52, any good?

 

[Mackenzie]

Back on Old Rosie tonight. I'd like to say it's in honour of tomorrows opponents, but I'd be lying, I drink it all the time.

Good evening gentlemen.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Last weekend's guest [MENTION=27447]Goldstone1976[/MENTION] brought a gift that he described as "something a bit special from my cellar". He spouted off about laying it down, drinking it some time in the next 15 years and to let it breathe and decant it.

It sounds like a perfect Christmas dinner wine.

However in the absence of anything else in the house, and as I can't be bothered to pop down to Tesco, I'm going to guzzle it tonight.

I did the same once and was called a ****ing animal. True, but who goves a shit?

 

[T soprano]

A few of these have been going "down down deeper and down" tonight

 

[Superphil]

Finishing up with a 15 yo Dalmore

 

[Withdean and I]

3 pints of Stella followed by a pint of Cobra and a curry at the Newick Tandoori.

 

[crookie]

Thurn und Taxis Hell finishing off with Thurn und Taxis Weissbier. I hope HT would approve

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[Hotchilidog]

Several pints of Boxcar lager at the Roundhouse where heavy drinking was obligatory at the Amon Amarth gig.

 

[Vankleek Hill Seagull]

A 2014 Tessellae old vine GSM (Grenache / Syrah / Mouvedre) with rainbow trout and chips.