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TezzRexx wrote:
Wales :D

I have to say, I love tap water here.

Coventry though.. my god... hardwater area is an understatement. More like hardfail.

Bugger off, it's not too bad once you get used to it

Most of Birmingham is hard water, but we've got soft water round here.
It is delicious and lovely and I drink it ALL the time.

buzzmong wrote:
Bugger off, it's not too bad once you get used to it

LOL I can't! I drink it about once a month when I stop at my girlfriend's sisters. Even she buys bottled water most of the time!

we got hard water too, just asking to be sure. i remember the tap water in scotland being very nice and soft though.

I find only cornwall have really really bad water. It's soft, but tastes floury and weird, like it's been reclaimed from an old person or similar. I don't mind hard water but coventry way does take the piss, you can see the bits of chalk in the thing.

I like our water.

Granted I have to use gallons of fairy liquid, twice the recommended amount of washing powder, can't use a dishwasher and have to replace my kettle and all my taps every two years, but its crunchy fresh taste can't be beaten.

I got rather a shock the first time I visited Manchester and put some Andrews in a glass of their softy girlwater.

I came from hard water at home, to hard water in Portsmouth, they're pretty much identical in how hard they are*.

I wouldn't mind soft water again, used to have it at a camp site on the Dorset side of the New Forest, seemed much nicer, but doesn't have the bite in a shower.*


*yes, twss

I will try and dig out some Brothers Pear Cider, festival strength if I can find it

I remember drinking one called Gazza's Tears which is about 10% and is the only cider I've ever seen described as "spicy" rather than sweet or dry. However, I'll stick to Koppaberg Pear Cider for the bash.

I'm going to bring some beardy ales I think.

Will post a list later so any other beardy ales types can bring their own favourite selections.

I will be attempting to bring the following beardy type ales to Grim Bash:

Batemans Spring Breeze - doesn't get a glowing report from Rate Beer, but I like it.

Brakspear EPA

It's not the best beer in the world...

In fact, none of them get that much of a glowing report from Rate Beer, which leads me to believe that either a) my palate has jaded substantially over the years; or 2) the people who rate them are badger shagging inbreds.

I'm swaying more towards the latter.

Could I order some generic beer, Grim? Kroney, perhaps. I'm coming by train so I'd rather not carry a crate. I shall be bringing Jaffa Cakes aplenty.

Speaking of which, is there a kind driver doing station pickups this time? If not, I request a guide to busses.

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They seem to think bateman is meant to be an average session bitter, but it's very name suggests a light ale.

Brakspear - one review says hop sting, clearly they know nothing. All the reviews are by southerners, they probably drink it flat and ruin the beer.

I don't really like tribute, I find st austell stuff suffers from their water, but a honey finish would make it better, I may have to have a sip.

Also, they all whine about the fact that it's pasteurised and doesn't taste the same, who'd have thought it. Idiots.

They are badger shagging inbreds. Related note - ever tried badger beer, it's shit. Nearly as bad as stones in a can.

I don't like that site because americans rate all their beers as amazing and it removes any sense of scale on the scores. Even if you choose one country it makes no sense. Fullers porter is a great ale, but people rated it better in the bottle than on cask.

Could I has place an order for some GROLSH plox?

I did hear something on TS from Roman asking about grolsh or something similar, dunno whats happening though.

I had a few St Austell beers last week while in Cornwall, the tribute on tap was very agreeable.

I like a few Brakspear ones too but can't remember which ones I've had

Stoat's kronenberg and tezz's grolsh ordered.

Odd question, which Grolsch did you order: cans, bottles with bottle caps, or the swing top ones?

/will explain if the right answer is said.

They're in a big box.
I'm assuming just regular bottlecaps. Explain anyway.

Just ordered £40 worth of stuff, including high grade bacons and sossijes, as requested.

I think he's going to say, cans taste shit, bottles are better, the big swing top ones are tastiest and are also rather win to open.

I'll say what's the matter lager boy, afraid you might taste something?!

HereComesPete wrote: I'll say what's the matter lager boy, afraid you might taste something?!

You are a Hobgoblin, AICMFP