Lidl and Aldi do some really good value wines imo. Can’t generally go wrong with a bottle of wine from Lidl for £5/6. Much better value than Tescos who seem to charge almost double the price for something very bland.
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[Drinking] It's a dark wintery Fridat
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HangletonGull
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- Apr 10, 2023
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Waiting to get the train to Victoria to get the overnighter to Manchester
My better (taller!) half has been teetotal for some years now, favours Heineken Zero and Becks Blue. They're both pretty ok IMO. You can even get zero ale now, I keep meaning to try Adnams Ghost Ship one day.Kaliber!
My word that was terrible. I vaguely remember it tasted like dust.
Got a mate who's gone mostly sober these days who swears Guinness Zero is pretty much as good as the real thing but I'm not convinced, mostly because I'm the sort of throwback who thinks decaff coffee is pointless, alcohol free beer is an oxymoron and vegan bacon needs to be buried in a very deep hole.
One day it'll catch up with me and I'll start having all of those things, no doubt.
I've never found a nice zero wine, all too sweet or "grape juice-y", although some of the sparkling is tolerable.
Zero gin is all pants. May as well drink tonic water and save the money.
The red Aecorn is nice with tonic when you can find it.
Sorry to go off topic on a thread which should be all about THE BOOZE
It's quite ok not to be boozing when you don't fancy it or need to ease off for your health.My fridats have been somewhat curtailed by high blood pressure, high cholesterol and being overweight(fat)
Mix that in with feeling lousy since last weeks flu jab and ricking my neck just by looking in the bottom cupboard PLUS extreme cramp in my upper calves early this morning....my zest for living the dream has taken a bit of a nose dive! I'm only sixty three for flips sake
Since I gave up smoking eight odd years ago, I've never felt so knackered out
Had both jabs yesterday and yeah, it's crap. Hope you feel better soon.
Strategy with Tesco is only buy wine when what you want is on special offer, at a clubcard price and they’re offering their 25% discount for 6 bottles or more. Always manage to get some good bargains at close to half price to top up the wine rack.
Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
- 19,649
Just found out that the bottle of tequila I was given is George Clooney tequila so I'm going to use it to make a pudding.
Have to admit, once I'm done on the wine, I'll be taking a cup of "Calm" up to bed.
#RockAndRoll
armchairclubber
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Yes, the cans are.. and disappointing I've made that mistake. Sacrilege. Bottles still 6.6% for now I thinkFew cans of Leffe.
Anyone noticed this is now brewed in the UK and only 6%, not 6.6% as it should be. Is this another Brexit dividend?
Yes.
Also they do some ok ones on the £12 "finest" meal deal tbf. Mine tonight was one of those and pretty good considering it was effectively free.
I quite like their picpoul de pinet too, nice with mussels and crusty bread in the summer.
Marty McFly
Seagulls Over Canada
Would like to echo your mate's sentiment on Guinness Zero - Pretty damn good!Kaliber!
My word that was terrible. I vaguely remember it tasted like dust.
Got a mate who's gone mostly sober these days who swears Guinness Zero is pretty much as good as the real thing but I'm not convinced, mostly because I'm the sort of throwback who thinks decaff coffee is pointless, alcohol free beer is an oxymoron and vegan bacon needs to be buried in a very deep hole.
One day it'll catch up with me and I'll start having all of those things, no doubt.
Disagree on Decaf - Sometimes you want the flavour, but not the caffeine buzz.
Vegan bacon - I rarely eat meat, but also wouldn't go near veggie bacon with a 10ft barge pole. Loada shit!
Drinks wise this evening? A local milk stout for me!
i think the Guinness Zero might well be my saviour when the time comes to give up.
Otherwise I'm still the kind of bloke who believes a hangover is best cured by a fry up, a large, strong coffee, two Ibuprofen. a Marlboro Light and more booze at lunchtime.
Marty McFly
Seagulls Over Canada
The Saturday morning of champions!
Nah, unfortunately they’ve dialled them down to 6% as well. The blonde ones at least; the brun still appear to be 6.5%. It only occurred to me a couple of weeks ago when I was drinking a bottle and something seemed slightly off. Tax reasons or not, it only serves to undermine the experience.
So many have done this now. Used to enjoy a Cobra with a currry, but it’s not the same at 4.5%. They even dialled King Cobra down from 8.5% to 5.2%, something more like the original. Sierra Nevada now 5% instead of 5.6%. They’ve started doing Cruzcampo over here recently, but it’s just a label - only 4.4% vs 5.6% in Spain. It’s owned by Heineken now, so it’s just another generic low alcohol beer churned out under an established name.
Stella has to be the worse. The old “wife beater” used to be 5.2% - 4.6% nowadays. I can barely muster the strength to throw her down the stairs.
Whatever the reason, tax, Brexit, I don’t like it.
Best wishes with the old ticker, mate
- Oct 17, 2008
- 10,712
Lemsip
This is always popular, in my face hole.
pb21
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- Apr 23, 2010
- 6,330
Yep, got a pack of 440 ml cans, won't be making this mistake again. Seems very flat all round compared to normal. Hopefully the bottles are still imported, will be a real shame to not be able to get the genuine article anymore.
People...never take Lemsip if you have an enlarged prostate (probably most of us over a certain age
)... it's the decongestant bit that's the problem I think (the paracetamol is ok). Probably shouldn't touch Sudafed, Sinutab either.Anyways, it's what I read on the Lemsip info sheet. Why the hospital doesn't tell one this after a diagnosis...
.Have a glass of warm water instead
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