What's in your glass?

[Fairweather]

Am having a Porter too

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That’s a nice drink as well, tend to move onto Porter once the cold dark evenings arrive.

 

[seeformiles]

Am having a Porter too

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What’s the ABV on that? I love the Nigerian Guinness as it’s more Belgian beer strength but I only come across it occasionally - usually in Afro-Caribbean run off-licences or on Carnival days - so something more widely available would be good

 

[waxoyl]

Seven Bro7hers , marmalade west coast IPA 5.0 ABV .Manchester DUERR’S bloody lush .

 

[Badgers]

What’s the ABV on that? I love the Nigerian Guinness as it’s more Belgian beer strength but I only come across it occasionally - usually in Afro-Caribbean run off-licences or on Carnival days - so something more widely available would be good

6%

 

[seeformiles]

6%

Decent without being ridiculous

 

[gentlegreen]

Will definitely buy again.
This one has the funky complexity of the St. Emilion I bought a lot of in the past. It's some sort of dark fruit - perhaps cherry - but with something extra - perhaps cellar mould ...

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3 days !!!

Bloody hell ...

I will have to stock up on this one ... (Aldi)

 

[onenameshelley]

Limehouse mango and orange gin with ice and Fizzy orange. I would prefer real fruit juice but reflux.

 

[hash tag]

Fraid' not from the Exeter Brewery. Not the best, but this is Mayfair

 

[Epona]

I should add that I am nocturnal atm due to OH's shift work so don't judge me for drinking at this time in the morning, I am off to bed shortly and this is technically a nightcap! (also night shifts are brutal)

I currently have a double measure of Silent Pool gin, with Merchant's Heart pink peppercorn tonic - fucking lush combination, would recommend.

 

[gentlegreen]

After demolishing my first bottle of Marselan and the Cotes du Rhone, I started on a bottle of 2007 faux Chateauneuf - fruit quite prune-y after 14 years ...



Today I bought two bottles of the Marselan, plus two of Costieres de Nimes.
I may have to build up a stash in case the French wine supply dries up.

 

[chainsawjob]

Am having a Porter too

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Snap!

 

[moose]

Our usual Lemondrop Martini (with Luxardo cherry) to accompany Starsky and Hutch triple bill.

 

[gentlegreen]

Damn you Aldi with your French wines ...
I can already vouch for the Marselan and Costières de Nîmes ... ... and their Côtes du Rhône was perfectly acceptable ...
I daren't look at the calories - let alone the dodgy alcohol consumption ...

 

[Fairweather]

This is a bit of a disappoinment, anyone else tried it?

 

[hash tag]

Not a fan of porters. More of a bitter person. Nightingale

 

[gentlegreen]

I'm specialising in £5-ish Aldi varietal French wines at the moment ..

The Merlot is nice and chewy with just enough acidity to cut through my yeasty cuisine.

 

[Orang Utan]

If it’s chewy, something’s gone very wrong indeed

 

[gentlegreen]

Aldi have Fleurie - haven't tasted that for ages - £7.99 ...

EDIT:-

OK only just opened the bottle and follows a glass of hearty marselan and a shedload of UMAMI dinner and I expect it to be subtle - but first impressions mostly less body and more acidity ...

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Peach Vegan Milkshake IPA. It's not bad and better than it sounds!

 

[hash tag]

Chilled sancerre

 

[hash tag]

No glasses

 

[existentialist]

I had a bottle of this over Christmas (though the 2017), which was absolutely gorgeous. Ad then - miracle! - I found another bottle in the wine rack. Thank you, and happy New Year, 2021-self! <3

 

[hash tag]

It's so rock n roll

 

[Elpenor]

I've taken a punt on a bottle of this at £7.50 because I hadn't seen it before :-
"Marselan is a red French wine grape variety that is a cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache."

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My brother bought a bottle of this and really enjoyed it

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Victim of Facebook advertising, but ended up buying six of these, along with a few others. Not super cheap, but I've had some very nice stouts from craft beer shops recently, which were a fair bit more. It's really nice, although clearly just a one a night job.

 

[JimW]

Heard about this locally brewed IPA a while back but only just got round to trying it, most acceptable: Flying Fist IPA | Jing-A (京A) Brewing Co.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

This extremely nice stout from Brew York via Beer52

"Rock E Road Star 330ml | Brew York Craft Beer" Rock E Road Star 330ml | Brew York Craft Beer

 

[gentlegreen]

Aldi have run out of a lot of the amazing French reds they had before XMAS. I should have risked my health and made multiple special trips just for wine
I hope they don't run out of the Marselan ...

 

[moose]

Espresso Martini(s)
Coffee's a bit weak, so making some more.

 

[gentlegreen]

Maurel Vedeau Merlot Cabernet France 2008.

Amazing. Almost pure raspberry with a hint of sour plum - even more raspberry than the Aldi Minervois it took me a while to understand after months of Fitous and other hearty reds...
This one has welcome acidity and astringency to go with my yeasty stew - but a little more body than the Minervois...