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Oh...
Better to work my way up to that then.
Thanks Stone!
...now to convince Hyperception that yes, my turkey will be even better with some hard cider along side it...
Ooo...
Perhaps deglazing the drippings with one of the cider containers in the nine pack instead of with dry sherry would help bring the gravy in line with the beverage.
hmm...
Better to work my way up to that then.
Thanks Stone!
...now to convince Hyperception that yes, my turkey will be even better with some hard cider along side it...
Ooo...
Perhaps deglazing the drippings with one of the cider containers in the nine pack instead of with dry sherry would help bring the gravy in line with the beverage.
hmm...
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I've become a big fan recently - mainly Mercury, but I dont mind Bulmers and will give any of it a go - tried the scrumpy recently, not too bad ...
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Well, I never convinced Hyperception to try the cider for Thanksgiving. However, the other night we came across a new offer in Publix. Mix and match any individual bottles in the beer section into a six-pack for $9.99. Not cheap, but a way to sample different things for $1.50/bottle.
I selected one each of the following:
Hornsby's Hard Cider
Woodchuck Draft Cider
Strongbow![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
...and for a change of pace, on drew's recommendation from a while back (at least, I think it was drew who recommnded it)
a bottle of Hoegaarden
Hyperception rounded the six pack out with a bottle of Pilsner Urquell and a bottle of Stella Artois
Now to decide what best to serve to enjoy each of them on the nights they are opened...
I selected one each of the following:
Hornsby's Hard Cider
Woodchuck Draft Cider
Strongbow
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
...and for a change of pace, on drew's recommendation from a while back (at least, I think it was drew who recommnded it)
a bottle of Hoegaarden
Hyperception rounded the six pack out with a bottle of Pilsner Urquell and a bottle of Stella Artois
Now to decide what best to serve to enjoy each of them on the nights they are opened...
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Sounds like a nice deal to me, Menolly. A four-pack of Strongbow costs $10 for me.
Unfortunately they don't have the four-pack now, just 500 mL cans sold separately. I bought two a couple of days ago, which added up to $8. But I hadn't had Strongbow in a long time, so I splurged.
Hope you enjoy the other drinks in the six-pack.
Unfortunately they don't have the four-pack now, just 500 mL cans sold separately. I bought two a couple of days ago, which added up to $8. But I hadn't had Strongbow in a long time, so I splurged.
Hope you enjoy the other drinks in the six-pack.
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It might sound ignorant but may I ask how much you pay for a bottle of beer?
Over here a six pack usually has 0.33 (11 oz) liter bottles - that makes roughly 2 liters (67 oz) per pack. It costs about €3 which would be $4.3.
Imported beer usually is a bit more expensive but honestly, who needs imported beer in Germany?
Over here a six pack usually has 0.33 (11 oz) liter bottles - that makes roughly 2 liters (67 oz) per pack. It costs about €3 which would be $4.3.
Imported beer usually is a bit more expensive but honestly, who needs imported beer in Germany?
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Hoegaarden is a lovely beer too! I don't know where I know this from and I could be very wrong - but I have a suspicion it should be drunk with a slice of lemon in it (and a masher to crush it in the glass)
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Singles tend to run more. $1.50/bottle would be good even for swill like Miller or Bud, I think.Vader wrote:It might sound ignorant but may I ask how much you pay for a bottle of beer?
Over here a six pack usually has 0.33 (11 oz) liter bottles - that makes roughly 2 liters (67 oz) per pack. It costs about €3 which would be $4.3.
I am not a beer drinker though, so my guess that more upscale domestics tend to run $6.99/six pack is purely that: a guess.
*nodding*Vader wrote:Imported beer usually is a bit more expensive but honestly, who needs imported beer in Germany?
My favorite market in town, Ward's, has a decent beer and wine department, especially for their selection of microbrews. With sales such as this week's $9.99 for a 12-pack of Warsteiner in the bottle which can not be beat locally otherwise. Especially for a German bier.
I hope to, Stone. I am quite looking forward to it.Stonemaybe wrote:Enjoy your Strongbow Menolly!
I'll probably save it for the last of the three.
hmm...Stonemaybe wrote:Hoegaarden is a lovely beer too! I don't know where I know this from and I could be very wrong - but I have a suspicion it should be drunk with a slice of lemon in it (and a masher to crush it in the glass)
I'll need to go back and see what drew said regarding it in the beer thread a year or so ago, as I do not recall any mention of that. The only beer I have heard having similar done with is a slice of lime in a Corona. And I have heard that is really merely a thing misinformed gringos do.
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Ah, Pilsner Urquell. Nothing like a good Czech beer! (Vader:
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It keeps the bar flies out doesn't it? Misinformed gringo or not, it does taste good! (and let's face it, Corona is a beer for us misinformed gringos who like their beer to taste ...um...NOT like beer!!!!The only beer I have heard having similar done with is a slice of lime in a Corona. And I have heard that is really merely a thing misinformed gringos do.
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Heh, yeah. I like Mexican beers because I can put a slice of lime in 'em. It cuts the thing in beer (whatever it is) that makes me shudder on the first sip....
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That's a 'good' thenMenolly wrote:HOT DAMN!!!
...pardon...
But I just had my first ever sip of Strongbow...
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Strongbow's probably as far from 'real' as you can get!
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Oh yeah...Stonemaybe wrote:That's a 'good' thenMenolly wrote:HOT DAMN!!!
...pardon...
But I just had my first ever sip of Strongbow...?
You can ask both SD and StevieG, as I was in a group chat on MSN with the two of them when I cracked it open. I don't think I lasted two hours after that before I fell asleep...
I didn't really peruse the site, but I imagine the common sense response to this would be, "Cider is not ale. So?"Stonemaybe wrote:Don't let CAMRA hear you say that, though!
Strongbow's probably as far from 'real' as you can get!
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Too true! They'll have to be toppled!That is outrageous, Stone! Who knew your gov't had such a nefarious agenda?
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coup d'cidre!
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I may have posted about this somewhere before, but once upon a time a bar near my original home [was the local college/artist/musician hangout, since gone yup-scale] served a drink that was locally-made hot hard cider that you dropped a shot of Jack into. Absolutely the most soothing drink I've ever had. Made everything tongue to toe to brain warm soft.
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the difference between evidence and sources: whether they come from the horse's mouth or a horse's ass.
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
the hyperbole is a beauty...for we are then allowed to say a little more than the truth...and language is more efficient when it goes beyond reality than when it stops short of it.