Yuh it's weird Curt was extolling the joys of Strongbow the other day.
It's actually not as bad as it's rep makes out.
He's making a list and changing it twice. Page 5
Fruit beers can be really refreshing on a nice day, ok I'll be honest, any day.
Try Liefmanns Kriek (cherry), Liefmanns Frambozen (raspberry) and St Louis Cassis (Blackcurrant) all from Belgium and all delicious.
Yes very good, but I find Mort Subite a little on the sweet side(the cherry is not too bad, but never let curiosity get the better of you and go for the banana, yuk)the Liefmanns range is sour in taste so a sour cherry and a sour raspberry, a bit like those sour sweets you can buy.
I normally don't like fruit flavours or sugar in my beer, but I was forced to drink this one (due to beer shortage during the Euro Cup) and it turned out to taste quite nice, refreshing and not too sweet. Don't know whether it's available in the UK, though.
Looks good.
Fruli is horribly sweet, and it's every where.
Wow, a beer I've never had
Interesting that is says 'grapefruit', is that the same in German? How strong is it?
Quote: sootyj @ July 30 2008, 2:55 PM BSTLooks good.
Fruli is horribly sweet, and it's every where.
Yes sweet and weak. The strawberry fruli is only 3%, no chance of getting drunk on that, more like a sugar rush.
Quote: Sofa_Matt @ July 30 2008, 3:02 PM BSTInteresting that is says 'grapefruit', is that the same in German?
It's a German thing. We're slowly replacing every German word with an English word, because it sounds more exotic and cool to children who, after all, have all the money.
To be fair, the German word for grapefruit is pretty ridiculous. It's "Pampelmuse".
Quote: Sofa_Matt @ July 30 2008, 3:02 PM BSTHow strong is it?
Only 2.5%.
That's an extremely cool name for a grapefruit.
If I ever have kids I may call one Pamplemuse,
Pamplemuse-Ikea.
That's just great, its hard enough to get people to embrace other languages in this country already, without other countries bastardizing their own language because they believe the English are cool and exotic. I suggest more Jeremy Kyle is shown on German TV, it's an education in how not to behave.
Quote: sootyj @ July 30 2008, 3:17 PM BSTThat's an extremely cool name for a grapefruit.
If I ever have kids I may call one Pamplemuse,
Pamplemuse-Ikea.
Reminds me of Flight of the Conchords! 
"Oui! Une pamplemuse!"
Quote: DaButt @ July 30 2008, 12:43 AM BSTThere's plenty of federal (and state?) taxes on the prices I mentioned, but they don't include state sales tax of something like 8%. I see stumbling drunks every time I visit England (and sometimes I'm one of them) but I almost never see drunks in public in the U.S. unless it's someplace like New Orleans on a Saturday night. Public drunkenness is frowned upon and likely to land you in jail. Carrying an open drink in your hand will get you arrested in most cities other than Vegas or New Orleans.
Just one of very few ways in which the US is more advanced than the UK.
Quote: zooo @ July 30 2008, 12:36 AM BSTI wondered why I've been singing 'Santa Claus is Coming To Town' off and on all day.
Now I know.
Quote: sootyj @ July 30 2008, 1:13 AM BSTGenerally yes, but our current gouvernment is riddled with incompetence, weakness, and gross inexperience.
The left wing Guardian had an article on how the Labour gouvernment is literally incapable of building enough public toilets.
Government doesn't have a 'u' in it. And in both instances above the 'g' should be uppercase.
Quote: Finck @ July 30 2008, 3:13 PM BSTIt's a German thing. We're slowly replacing every German word with an English word, because it sounds more exotic and cool to children who, after all, have all the money.
Thank God. It'll make shopping in Lidl and Tchibo faaaaaaaar easier.
Quote: Finck @ July 30 2008, 3:13 PM BSTTo be fair, the German word for grapefruit is pretty ridiculous. It's "Pampelmuse".
Quote: Sofa_Matt @ July 30 2008, 3:20 PM BSTThat's just great, its hard enough to get people to embrace other languages in this country already, without other countries bastardizing their own language because they believe the English are cool and exotic.
I know. It's a beautiful thing. *wipes a tear*
Quote: Aaron @ August 3 2008, 2:45 AM BSTAnd in both instances above the 'g' should be uppercase.
Really? Doesn't work that way here. I spent a few years working on a newspaper copydesk, so I have a *slight* grasp of the subject.
Maybe we just hold our politicians in slightly more contempt than you do. 
The institution is lowercase. A specific administration is uppercase.
(And I hiiiiiiiiiiiiiighly doubt that.)
Quote: Aaron @ August 3 2008, 2:52 AM BSTThe institution is lowercase. A specific administration is uppercase.
Definitely different on this side of the Atlantic.
I'm always a little taken aback by the way other governments function. Here, the president stays in power until his term ends after 4 years and there's really no chance that he'll leave earlier unless he dies or quits like Nixon did. I can barely keep up with some countries (like Israel) where prime ministers and governments seem to fold every few months.
It's nice to be able to forget about presidential politics for a few years, but unfortunately our election cycle is growing longer with every contest. It seems like this one has been going on forever.
At least Bush wont get three terms. Hooray for the US Constitution!