dream pub

[mark]

nostalgia for home..

so what is your dream pub/night out?



my dream pub:

a kind of dank, dreery, cave like environment, with concrete floors

and the kind of lighting that looks like candlelight,

but isnt (the sort you get with 50 years of ciggerette smoke on the lightshades), a place thats all corners,

smell of stale beer and smoke. sound of beer kegs being manouvered into place behind the walls.

The splutter and hiss as the first pintglass of the day is filled with yellow foam.

Pint of Guinness and cheese and onion crisps for me, thanks. saturday afternoon, people are wandering in.

get a band going in one of the many corners, something lively and traditional. nice warm fire, sheepdogs scattered around.

Old men suck on pipes, and look as though they have something important to impart. Same again please Tony.

The games on the telly, we're getting hammered again. The band takes a break, Dylans on the radio. We're filling up now, seats are short but there's room at the bar.

Rounds are started, the game finished, and the band strikes up again. Keep them coming Tony,

another packet of crisps too when you're ready. Up and out now, we're in dancin mood and the band's givin it socks.

the pub is pulsing with energy, and people are flowing in. It's wall to wall stuff now,

the taps are goin non-stop, barmen are sweating, there's a queue for the ladies toilets, some cheeky ladies are using the mens. Another pint if you will Tony. Packet of salted peanuts this time. The old men talk of the last time we won the championship. Talk of the price of a pint. The weather. "I remember, I remember".

The music swirls around us, making dancing as simple a matter as breathing, and as necessary. Threads in a carpet, woven together by music. Guinness again please Tony! Creamy smooth and silky. Arm in arm we swing and reel and jig and dance and twist and turn. Under and over, bright eyes shining, not a care in the world. gettin late now.

One for the road there, Tony. And a whiskey too. sure make it a double. Bands knackered, gives it one last umph, then folds for the night. crowds rush to the bar for last orders.

bell rings, lights dip, get them into ya ladies and gentlemen! There'll be no lock-in tonight. One more quick one for me Tony. Cheers, lad. Come on now folks have ya no homes to go ta? Come on now folks finish up there please! we're open again at 11 tomorrow mornin.

have ya no homes to go ta?

[lizard king]

man, thats sounds so celtic. i am sure u are home sick.

anyway, my dream pub... for an arvo drink would be a quite river side patio with those wooden stools and fresh chips wiht that swet chilly sauce and that coopers pale on the tap, as u said with a lovely head. any dark ale would do too (not a great fan of warm irish beer though).

for a night out, i would go to a dingy underground bar with a lot of lava lamps (thats if they dont have burning candles to prevent fire hazards), middle eastern furniture, with a faint smell of hash in the air, and a band playing reggar rock or arfican drums all night thru (more of a DnB kind of music) not much stampede.



for a night out, on happy stuff.... i dont care a shit as long as the lights are dull, technocraftic and the music is rave. and not to mention... thye faint smell of hash in the air.

[CtrlAltDel]

my dream pub:



1) comfy sofas/armchairs to sink into

2) dim lighting, with option of reading lamps at tables, if u want to relax with a book.

3) soft ambient music. DJs n loud music not allowed. decent place to hold a conversation with friends, without straining to hear or be heard.

4) bartender who knows his cocktails

5) knowledgeable waiters

6) kingfisher drought

7) great eats

great pub lunch/dinner

9) free beer nuts (peanuts)

10) no nonsense like couple entry on weekends etc.

11) open from 11 am

12) closes late (1am or later)

[CtrlAltDel]

forgot to add:





13) owned by me

[mark]

[quote="CtrlAltDel"]

6) kingfisher drought

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I presume you mean draught? a beer drought wouldn't be very good for a pub.

[lizard kinig]

6) kingfisher drought
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I presume you mean draught? a beer drought wouldn't be very good for a pub.

for any one to that maatter..

but coming to indian beers......

i like RC or haywards 5000 more then kingfisher (drank beer in india only as a kid). but the have tried kingfisher which was licenced to be manufactured in auckland, man... its awesome... i d rate in one of the finest beers i ve ever had.



my fav beers... the ones i ve tried....

Coopers vintage

Duvel

James Boag

king fisher

Tiger (i am not sure if it is vietnamese or thai)

Ashai

Crown lager (only if is is semi frozen... like a slurpee)

[CtrlAltDel]

6) kingfisher drought

I presume you mean draught? a beer drought wouldn't be very good for a pub.

:oops: yup...thats wat i meant...

...coming to indian beers......
i like RC or haywards 5000 more then kingfisher

IMO, RC feels like beer flavoured tap water and H-5000 is strong enuf to take away the pleasure of beer drinking

[mark]

6) kingfisher drought

I presume you mean draught? a beer drought wouldn't be very good for a pub.

:oops: yup...thats wat i meant...

...coming to indian beers......
i like RC or haywards 5000 more then kingfisher

IMO, RC feels like beer flavoured tap water and H-5000 is strong enuf to take away the pleasure of beer drinking

i agree. if i want something strong then i'll have whiskey neat. if i want a nice, refreshing long drink, then i'll go for beer. KF is a bit weak though. And KF strong doesn't taste so good. Sand Piper was a favourite of mine last time i was out here (best pint i ever had was in OOty, on a balcony watching the mist roll in.)

[The Jackal]

For me its Miller Draught.And then KF.Sand Piper is ok,not the best.

[CtrlAltDel]

wat do u guys think of Ice Beer...?

[The Jackal]

wat do u guys think of Ice Beer...?

SUCKS.

[The Jackal]

wat do u guys think of Ice Beer...?

This is the beer by Shaw Wallace right? Or is it United Breweries?

[CtrlAltDel]

wat do u guys think of Ice Beer...?

This is the beer by Shaw Wallace right? Or is it United Breweries?

dunno, but i didnt like it either

[The Jackal]

What about Fosters?IMO its okay.

[lizard king]

what do u guys think of power 10000?



and hawyards 5000 is not so strong... or is it?

been ages since i had it..

[CtrlAltDel]

when i was in college, there were mildly strong beers called "CANNON" and "THUNDERBOLT". we used to drink em and enjoy the floating sensation



dunno if these are available now.

[The Jackal]

when i was in college, there were mildly strong beers called "CANNON" and "THUNDERBOLT". we used to drink em and enjoy the floating sensation

dunno if these are available now.

AFAIK they dont.

[Jaszalcatraz]

I'll describe my dream pub later.....but for now....here's my Beer quiz.

Just name the brands



1) This brand is known as the 'King of Beers'.

2) What brew is known as 'The Champagne of Bottled Beers'?

3) This beer was once advertised as being 'From the Land of Sky Blue Waters'.

4) This famous European brand uses a red star as part of it's logo.

5) This brand uses the slogan 'It's The Water'.

6) This beer was named after an American President's brother.

7) This brewer once had an ad campaign that proclaimed that their beer was 'Good For You'.

This is the national beer of Jamaica.

9) Which city hosts the outrageous festival of excessive beer drinking known as Oktoberfest?

10) To whom did Anheuser-Busch send the first case of Budweiser beer produced after the repeal of prohibition in 1933?

11) This person is recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as the patron saint of brewers.



Answers after I've had all the regulars take a shot at this

[CtrlAltDel]

1) This brand is known as the 'King of Beers'.

Budweiser

2) What brew is known as 'The Champagne of Bottled Beers'?

some belgian beer, name forgotten

3) This beer was once advertised as being 'From the Land of Sky Blue Waters'.

Ham's Beer

4) This famous European brand uses a red star as part of it's logo.

Heineken!

5) This brand uses the slogan 'It's The Water'.

Olympia

6) This beer was named after an American President's brother.

Billy Beer...after Billy Carter

7) This brewer once had an ad campaign that proclaimed that their beer was 'Good For You'.

Guiness

8) This is the national beer of Jamaica.

Red Stripe

9) Which city hosts the outrageous festival of excessive beer drinking known as Oktoberfest?

Munich

10) To whom did Anheuser-Busch send the first case of Budweiser beer produced after the repeal of prohibition in 1933?

Rossevelt

11) This person is recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as the patron saint of brewers.

St. CAD

[Jaszalcatraz]

Wow.....9 right........u didnt get Q's 2 and 11

[daisy]

2) What brew is known as 'The Champagne of Bottled Beers'?

millers

[SimarikSMokin]

i hate the smell of beer, smoke, drug smell. ps my neighbors sell cocaine

[Jaszalcatraz]

Why in the world do you come into intriguing discussions like this one and spew useless information of your personal likes and dislikes.......are u that stopid are do ya want me to explain it to u like a 4 year old - NO ONE ASKED YOU HOW LOW YOUR IQ IS.

YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE.

POST ONLY ON THREADS THAT YOU STARTED.

[Jaszalcatraz]

Getting back to the intruiging discussion -



My dream pub is much like the ones described above, but I would like just one itsy-bitsy addition. I would like a giant screen......no, not for movies, but for sports.

I would love watching a game on a huge TV with a large bunch of friends screaming our asses off in satisfaction or disgust, whilst the waiters brings in the beer, vodka, whisky without being told to.

when i was in college, there were mildly strong beers called "CANNON" and "THUNDERBOLT". we used to drink em and enjoy the floating sensation

dunno if these are available now.

I dont know if the cannon you refer too and I know are the same ,,but i know a Canon 10000 , and I can never label it a mild beer ,, coz it has 14% alcohol. It was our favourite in college( in pune). It wasnt avialable in andhra pradesh even then. dont know about now.