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Herr Tubthumper

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True. What about someone you don't know particularly well?

My usual tactic is to decline and if they comeback with a decent beer for themselves my usual response is "do you know what I will have a beer after all".

A reasonable tactic to avoid supping a can of Skol or Stella.

I'll remember this for future use.
 




Pogue Mahone

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Apr 30, 2011
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True. What about someone you don't know particularly well?

My usual tactic is to decline and if they comeback with a decent beer for themselves my usual response is "do you know what I will have a beer after all".

A reasonable tactic to avoid supping a can of Skol or Stella.

The problem with this is that if you decline the offer, they may feel it is polite bot to have a beer themselves. Everyone's lost out.

Option b from the list.
 


Herr Tubthumper

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So here's a question for you. When you visit someone's house and they offer you a beer do you say

a) yes please. Be polite and drink what's given
b) enquire politely to what it is, and make a decision based on the type
c) decline as it's unlikely to be something you like

If it's a German household and the offer is wine c) is the safest option.
 


durrington gull

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Aug 29, 2004
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Went to the Test on Friday, and the Lager in the Lords public outlets are apparently 'exclusively' Craft, not an Heineken or Corona in sight.
Needs must, when in Rome etc, so I went for it, have to say jury's still out, although yesterday morning's Donald Trump had a smell and texture the like Chez Hart hadn't seen in years.
Is this Craft stuff just a fad, like Space Dust, or is it here to stay?

Simply an excuse to hike up prices im afraid
 


Herr Tubthumper

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Simply an excuse to hike up prices im afraid

For some companies for sure. But proper craft beers do cost more to manufacture do to the time the take to make and premium, or more, ingredients and simple economy of scale.
 




Herr Tubthumper

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Simply an excuse to hike up prices im afraid

For example I've just cracked open this Mikkeller IPA brewed with ginger and pine needles brewed in Belgium by a Copenhagen Brewery. It's a lovely beer but it does cost a bit more due to the small batch nature plus extra ingredients.
 

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Jul 7, 2003
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Possibly the worst so called craft lager is Frontier. Made by Fullers which should be enough of a warning but has a horrible aftertaste.

Camden Hells, as mentioned earlier, is a decent beer if you see if around.
 


Dorset Seagull

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True. What about someone you don't know particularly well?

My usual tactic is to decline and if they comeback with a decent beer for themselves my usual response is "do you know what I will have a beer after all".

A reasonable tactic to avoid supping a can of Skol or Stella.
That's a bit like when you can't remember someone's name so you ask them and when they say E.g John, you then say " of course I know you are John I meant your surname"
 




Herr Tubthumper

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That's a bit like when you can't remember someone's name so you ask them and when they say E.g John, you then say " of course I know you are John I meant your surname"

A good tip...... as long as it's not Elton John you're taking to.
 








brakespear

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Feb 24, 2009
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I'm similar to you. Prior to craft I used to drink nothing but cooking lager. The idea of a whole pint of Kronenbourg or Heineken fills me with horror these days.

I like both craft and generic, both have their pluses and minuses depending on the occasion :) I'm drinking a Fosters now but have 40 pints of homebrewed IPA in the cupboard (as well as 5 bottles of homebrew fruit wine).
 




Cheeky Monkey

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Jul 17, 2003
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yeah. SEE SUSSEX PLAY HAMPSHIRE in a final a few years back, Sussex had a tidy outfit that day:cool: after the game was a bit lively in the one of the pubs down the road :cheers:
regards
DR

When I went to do my recycling round the back of Newhaven library this morning someone had dumped a full case of 12 unopened bottles of Budweiser (expiry date August 2016). Chuck a Gabicci jacket over your dressing gown and pop round the corner and grab 'em Das. Cheers.
 




Jan 30, 2008
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When I went to do my recycling round the back of Newhaven library this morning someone had dumped a full case of 12 unopened bottles of Budweiser (expiry date August 2016). Chuck a Gabicci jacket over your dressing gown and pop round the corner and grab 'em Das. Cheers.
have you got a bottle opener :rolleyes:
regards
DR
 


WATFORD zero

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I do have to check these days whether it's Pretty pink fairy or Pretty Pink Fairy as parody and reality have merged :lolol:
 












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