chaosapiant
Ancient Marinade
I'm drinking Oceanspray Cranberry Juice with Grape. It's called Crangrape.
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Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
Currently drinking Talisker whisky. One of those that smells of campfire by the sea 
chaosapiant
Ancient Marinade
If you try to build a campfire too close to the sea it'll get wet and the fire will go out. You'll need to be careful.Currently drinking Talisker whisky. One of those that smells of campfire by the sea
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
You only make campfires above the high water mark and you don't make them when there's a strong wind (as you don't want your tent to catch fire)
chaosapiant
Ancient Marinade
It sounds like you have it under control. You may proceed!
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
Cheers
SixesAlltheway
Ancient Mariner
Just don't build a campfire in your aircraft.
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
Black Abyss Babe
I live for my dreams and a pocket full of gold
A nice Yorkshire beer for a Friday night:
Not the world's biggest fan of blondes, but I'd give it a spin.
Black Abyss Babe
I live for my dreams and a pocket full of gold
It's a nice one actually. It was one of the eight I picked up on my last trip "oop North" - none of which are available in Southampton. There were four from Yorkshire and four from Lincolnshire.
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
Hey, I thought discussion of Bruce’s maybe-girlfriend was verboten on this forum!
Jer
A window to the west, a blazing star above
But seriously, I just came back from a business trip to the U.S. state of Utah, where I encountered some rather strange liquor laws. Apparently bottled beer can be full strength, but tap beer is not allowed to exceed 4% alcohol there, and there are rules around how many beers you’re allowed to order based on how much food you order (1 per appetizer, 3 per entree, and 1 per dessert, or something to that effect).
Some beers are fine at 4%, but I saw that they had a stout on tap at the restaurant I was at, so I had to give it a shot. Not surprisingly, it tasted like 1/2 stout, 1/2 water. Oh well.
The scenery is pretty there, but I’m sure glad I don’t live in Utah...
Some beers are fine at 4%, but I saw that they had a stout on tap at the restaurant I was at, so I had to give it a shot. Not surprisingly, it tasted like 1/2 stout, 1/2 water. Oh well.
The scenery is pretty there, but I’m sure glad I don’t live in Utah...
Utah is run by Mormons. That's why.
MrKnickerbocker
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Utah is certainly a special case. I lived there for about a year and a half and the beer laws are very stupid. However, there are workarounds:
1. Go to awesome breweries like Epic, 2Row, Wasatch, and buy the bottles and cans that can be any ABV and come chilled.
2. Go to the state-run Liquor stores ahead of time if you know what and when you want to drink. You’ll need to chill it or stock up because the selection is ludicrous limited.
3. Be content with ordering 22 oz 4% ABV beers at bars that don’t serve food, and thus, don’t count your drinks.
Black Abyss Babe
I live for my dreams and a pocket full of gold
Another one from Yorkshire:
Now, the very existence of this brewery amuses me and here's why:
Saltaire is a Victorian model village built by Titus Salt to house his workers. One of the original rules of the place was that there were to be no pubs in the village (allegedly due to his personal beliefs - he was a Methodist (or something) - but more likely due to straighforward "horse sense" because he didn't want his workers drunk on duty). And this remained the case until comparatively recently but there are a few now (including one amusingly named "Don't Tell Titus").
Now the place has its own brewery. How times (and opinions) change!
Now, the very existence of this brewery amuses me and here's why:
Saltaire is a Victorian model village built by Titus Salt to house his workers. One of the original rules of the place was that there were to be no pubs in the village (allegedly due to his personal beliefs - he was a Methodist (or something) - but more likely due to straighforward "horse sense" because he didn't want his workers drunk on duty). And this remained the case until comparatively recently but there are a few now (including one amusingly named "Don't Tell Titus").
Now the place has its own brewery. How times (and opinions) change!
chaosapiant
Ancient Marinade
That bottle of beer is enormous!
Magnus
Pica Serdica
I swear I missed a letter here, and feel genuinely bad about it.
Black Abyss Babe
I live for my dreams and a pocket full of gold
In the UK a standard beer bottle is 500ml, ie slightly less than a pint.