Trip to UK

[ozjohn 647]

Just returned from Europe after spending a month in the UK and had a good time driving around the country. London - Harrowgate - Seahouses - Penrith - Chester - Fairford - London. I didn't find many coins my best buy was a 1935 UNC penny at GBP 4.50 from secondhand shop in Rye.

One thing I noticed was most of the ale was about 4% way down from what I saw in the past where it was close to 5%. For example Speckled hen was about 4% where as in the past it was 5.2% and the OG of about 1045 was declared. This may be fine for AA but it does nothing for the taste. No wonder the pubs are going broke if they serve up tasteless beer. The only exception I saw was a Green King ale at 5% on tap in a pub.

You still seem to be able to still get the full strength product in the 500ml bottles for example Adman's Broardside at 6.3% and Hook Norton 12 Days at 5.5%. London pride was 4.8% in the bottle and can up from 4%.

[bagerap 706]

Should have tried Fuller's E.S.B. while in London. A refreshing 5.5%.

[ozjohn 647]

I've seen Fuller's ESB in bottles don't know about on tap.

[azda 979]

You should try the Oktoberfest brew. If i remember correctly one brewery has beer at around the 14% mark, Paulener Salvator is brewed all year round and is 8% and i sampled an Oktoberfest bottled Beer last night which was 6%

5% + is normal for Germany, no wonder i walk around in a daze. Oktoberfest starts this Saturday

[Gary1000 41]

You should try the Oktoberfest brew. If i remember correctly one brewery has beer at around the 14% mark, Paulener Salvator is brewed all year round and is 8% and i sampled an Oktoberfest bottled Beer last night which was 6%

5% + is normal for Germany, no wonder i walk around in a daze. Oktoberfest starts this Saturday

My son has just started a year at TU in Berlin, I'm sure he will be most happy to find that Oktoberfest is about to kick off. One spot of difficulty he is have is that his Dell laptop has just fried its mother board. It doesn't seem as easy to get such things fix in Berlin as it does in the UK. There doesn't appear to be an equivalent to PC World, or he hasn't found it yet.

[Rob 3,152]

There is also the small matter of 4 or 500 miles to Munich for the celebrations, plus drinks. Repairing the laptop looks like the cheaper option.

[Gary1000 41]

There is also the small matter of 4 or 500 miles to Munich for the celebrations, plus drinks. Repairing the laptop looks like the cheaper option.

Since when has such minor details got between a student and a beer.

[Rob 3,152]

There is also the small matter of 4 or 500 miles to Munich for the celebrations, plus drinks. Repairing the laptop looks like the cheaper option.

Since when has such minor details got between a student and a beer.

I was viewing it from your perspective. As far as I am aware, just because they are living away doesn't mean to say you aren't coughing up for their pleasures.

Having personally dropped in on a friend in Singapore for a day's liquid refreshment, I appreciate that Munich is next door to Berlin.

[azda 979]

It gets very expensive for hotels etc during the Oktoberfest, they milk it for all its worth, in most instances the prices for a room triple.

Tell your son to maybe try Saturn or media markt for a laptop fix

[ozjohn 647]

Spent some time in Germany during trip to Europe. No complaints about the beer there.

[Peter 615]

There are many micro breweries springing up everywhere.

A peddle to the pub is an Abbot ale must.

[Paulus 1,975]

Abbot is the biz

[ozjohn 647]

Thanks for reminding me Abbot ale was a notable exception in a bleak world. I can rember a couple of trips ago drinking this brew in a tiny pub in Bury St. Edmunds called the Nutshell.

[ozjohn 647]

Sorry remember.

[Gary1000 41]

There is also the small matter of 4 or 500 miles to Munich for the celebrations, plus drinks. Repairing the laptop looks like the cheaper option.

Since when has such minor details got between a student and a beer.

I was viewing it from your perspective. As far as I am aware, just because they are living away doesn't mean to say you aren't coughing up for their pleasures.

Having personally dropped in on a friend in Singapore for a day's liquid refreshment, I appreciate that Munich is next door to Berlin.

Actually its turned out quite cheap so far. My son saves the £9000 tuition fee this year and gets something like 2500 euros from the EU plus his student loan looks like we pay very little this year.

[Gary1000 41]

He's been in Berlin about two weeks now and is settling in well.

Edited September 15, 2015 by Gary1000

[azda 979]

Looks like he has got his priorities right

[Peter 615]

He's been in Berlin about two weeks now and is settling in well.

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The 2nd picture would be my dream Sainsbury's trip.

[Rob 3,152]

The second picture is the only way I am seen leaving the local Tesco. One trolley full of beer and a packet of crisps to eat on the way home. I leave the wife to deal with the other 20 aisles.

[Coinery 1,154]

The second picture is the only way I am seen leaving the local Tesco. One trolley full of beer and a packet of crisps to eat on the way home. I leave the wife to deal with the other 20 aisles.

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