Beer (in cans) recommendation.

[youngjods]

Badgers Firsty Ferret. Ok even when it's warm.

[marathonsteve]

Just found this cider in my local Off licence £1 a can. I will let you know what its like later

[Madyaker]

8.4% and 1 pond a can? I think I know whats it going to be like...

[Crazyfool01]

Judging by a few posts this evening I think this thread might be a hot topic tomorrow  

[vintagelaureate]

13 minutes ago, Madyaker said:

8.4% and 1 pond a can? I think I know whats it going to be like...

Firewater

[Quark]

1 hour ago, Madyaker said:

8.4% and 1 pond a can? I think I know whats it going to be like...

@marathonsteve we hardly knew ye...

23 hours ago, youngjods said:

Badgers Firsty Ferret. Ok even when it's warm.

Was that out of a tin? Love the bottled stuff, not tried tins yet

[Sawdusty surfer]

1 hour ago, Madyaker said:

8.4% and 1 pond a can? I think I know whats it going to be like...

Yep, about as palateable as Quite Frightening.

[Stokesy10]

3 hours ago, marathonsteve said:

Just found this cider in my local Off licence £1 a can. I will let you know what its like later

Stands a very strong chance of being a million times better than Carling and Fosters.

[Madyaker]

Imagine the state you'd end up in drinking that stuff at glasto ?

[balti-pie]

Oof, the hangovers though ?? brothers always gives me the most splitting ‘axe in the centre of the brain’ headache, that burrow hill/nice cans/rum never seems to. I’m blaming chemicals (of which alcohol is one ?) 

[youngjods]

10 hours ago, Quark said:

@marathonsteve we hardly knew ye...

Was that out of a tin? Love the bottled stuff, not tried tins yet

Yeh out of tins ?

[Ayrshire Chris]

14 hours ago, marathonsteve said:

Just found this cider in my local Off licence £1 a can. I will let you know what its like later

[stuartbert two hats]

12 hours ago, balti-pie said:

Oof, the hangovers though ?? brothers always gives me the most splitting ‘axe in the centre of the brain’ headache, that burrow hill/nice cans/rum never seems to. I’m blaming chemicals (of which alcohol is one ?) 

Took me years to realise that Brothers was singularly responsible for my Thursday hangovers. It wasn't until I found some in the shops and drank a couple of bottles without general Glasto indulgence that I knew how bad it was.

[HalfAnIdiot]

1 hour ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Took me years to realise that Brothers was singularly responsible for my Thursday hangovers. It wasn't until I found some in the shops and drank a couple of bottles without general Glasto indulgence that I knew how bad it was.

Maybe that you are sensitive to sulphates/sulphides  ( I am) which are widely used in some Cider manufacturing processes to kill off any wild yeast prior to fermentation. Some would say that only Cider made from wild yeast is 'real'.

Same goes for wine/grapes. 

Brewers use different amounts of sulphates depending on their preferences. They also add more at the end of the process to improve lifespan and transportability.

There is no requirement to publish the amount of sulphides in a drink and concentrations vary enormously.

I've used trial and error to figure out which brands/drinks to avoid and can now avoid  the worst of handovers.

My guess is Brothers use loads of sulphides.

 

[stuartbert two hats]

2 minutes ago, HalfAnIdiot said:

Maybe that you are sensitive to sulphates/sulphides  ( I am) which are widely used in some Cider manufacturing processes to kill off any wild yeast prior to fermentation. Some would say that only Cider made from wild yeast is 'real'.

Same goes for wine/grapes. 

Brewers use different amounts of sulphates depending on their preferences. They also add more at the end of the process to improve lifespan and transportability.

There is no requirement to publish the amount of sulphides in a drink and concentrations vary enormously.

I've used trial and error to figure out which brands/drinks to avoid and can now avoid  the worst of handovers.

My guess is Brothers use loads of sulphides.

 

I don't think it's that, I can drink a lot of scrumpy cider that has the "contains suphides*" and that doesn't cause a problem.  I think  it's Perry - I remember reading about pear juice containing a sugar that doesn't turn into alcohol  (inulin?).

*unless I'm mixing up sulphides and sulphites.

[HalfAnIdiot]

22 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I don't think it's that, I can drink a lot of scrumpy cider that has the "contains suphides*" and that doesn't cause a problem.  I think  it's Perry - I remember reading about pear juice containing a sugar that doesn't turn into alcohol  (inulin?).

*unless I'm mixing up sulphides and sulphites.

Most drinks contain sulphates (same thing as sulphides) it's the concentration that varies wildly. Cheap plonk often contains a lot to give it a long shelf life and allow it to be transported by tankers. 

You might be on to something with Perry tho. Another opportunity for some field trials ?

[marathonsteve]

22 hours ago, marathonsteve said:

Just found this cider in my local Off licence £1 a can. I will let you know what its like later

A bit fizzy and quite strong and I don't quite like the after taste to be honest. You  wouldn't want to drink more than one of these in the evening to get in the party mood. The can says its equivalent to 4.2 UK limits I think the overall  limit for a person is 4 units in a day.  

[Rufus Gwertigan]

23 hours ago, marathonsteve said:

Just found this cider in my local Off licence £1 a can. I will let you know what its like later

Oh god they sell it on Amazon. I can feel an urge to buy a case and leave myself unable to walk or talk and generally mumble and roll in my own filth ?

[marathonsteve]

2 minutes ago, Rufus Gwertigan said:

Oh god they sell it on Amazon. I can feel an urge to buy a case and leave myself unable to walk or talk and generally mumble and roll in my own filth ?

Maybe after 3 cans

[Rufus Gwertigan]

1 hour ago, marathonsteve said:

Maybe after 3 cans

Challenge accepted ?

[marathonsteve]

8 minutes ago, Rufus Gwertigan said:

Challenge accepted ?

I am only jesting with you Rufus . I want you to enjoy your Glastonbury experience.

[marathonsteve]

It should have said remembered you glastonbury experience . Don't even go to 4 

 

I noticed some more stuff in this Off licence I will see tomorrow .

 

[Madyaker]

If i brought a case of 8.4% cider with me id never been seen again!

[marathonsteve]

2 hours ago, Madyaker said:

If i brought a case of 8.4% cider with me id never been seen again!

There is always a little bit of music at Glastonbury thou

[Jay89]

Over this beautiful weekend I’ve been trying out new Rekordlig Botanicals. It’s not heavy on the taste, but dont let it fool you, it’s more than capable to get you jolly as I found out! Rhubarb and lemons is my favourite. Unfortunately they don’t come in cans yet, or I’m not aware. Would be probably drink of my choice otherwise.