O/T What is your favourite wine?

[Q165]

Don't mind wine now and then but never a great fan. Beer for me.

I have my favourites but am willing to have a crack at any bitter. I would not totally slag lager off. In certain parts of the world the very cold lager style beers can be mightly refreshing.

When I was a youthful drinker many would drink 'blends'. Notably light and bitter, cider and Guiness, lager and bitter and particularly the very popular brown and mild which turned a lot of my mates into very fat ba5tards very quickly. I doubt whether drinking like this is popular today

[Acido]

I don't drink any beer without it being chilled. Most pubs give you the choice if you are buying bottled beer, and most keep their real ale pretty cold from what I've experienced (thankfully). My dad used to drink half and half then in the mid 70s turned to lager and lime all of a sudden. I wish I'd asked him why.

My dad used to sup a pint of mixed, which I think was both mild & bitter. He was never a lager man either.
Anyway Chris, all the best for today kid, hes a pint of Double Diamond for you. Enjoy it!!

[holmleighchris]

My dad used to sup a pint of mixed, which I think was both mild & bitter. He was never a lager man either.
Anyway Chris, all the best for today kid, hes a pint of Double Diamond for you. Enjoy it!!

Does Double Diamond still exist?

[talkSAFT]

Double Diamond was awful.

For some reason we used to call a pint of bitter-and-lager a "Mickey Mouse". Haven't heard that name for years.

[Acido]

Does Double Diamond still exist?

Im not sure if it does or not, and from what Ive heard, we're not missing it one little bit are we ?
Now, wheres that Party Sevens can, Im going to burst that open tomorrow.

[phild]

Watneys red barrel was the most despised beer in Britain at the time. I dont think Davenports beer at home was much better either.

[goodlordmurphy]

Watneys red barrel was the most despised beer in Britain at the time. I dont think Davenports beer at home was much better either.

And all the red pubs...yeuk

[Roymit]

And all the red pubs...yeuk

"Beer at home means Davenports,
That's the beer, lots of cheer,
The finest malt with hops and yeast
Turns a snack into a feast.
Straight from brewery to your home,
Why collect? We'll deliver.
Soon you'll know why folks all say,
'Beer at home means Davenports'
Cheers!"

Maybe I'm wrong and it's all so long ago but I thought Davenports was considered quite a reasonable pint?

[holmleighchris]

Watneys red barrel was the most despised beer in Britain at the time. I dont think Davenports beer at home was much better either.

You say that Phil but both Watney's Red Barrel and Double Diamond were big, probably the biggest sellers back then. There adverts were always on TV. Were they only drink at home beers? That's the only time I recall drinking either, at parties. They were about at the start of my adulthood but don't recall them in pubs. Maybe they were in the pubs but not around here. The choice here tended to be between Whitbreads and Courage with the odd M&B lurking here and there.

[Baggies_Boy_Tony]

You say that Phil but both Watney's Red Barrel and Double Diamond were big, probably the biggest sellers back then. There adverts were always on TV. Were they only drink at home beers? That's the only time I recall drinking either, at parties. They were about at the start of my adulthood but don't recall them in pubs. Maybe they were in the pubs but not around here. The choice here tended to be between Whitbreads and Courage with the odd M&B lurking here and there.

Don't forget "Davenports means beer at home" actually delivered to your door, it was horrible though. .