I had a rather late night last night, indeed it dragged into what could be called a somewhat dissolute mid-morning. Consequently, when I hauled myself out of bed bright and early this afternoon I thought I’d make myself one of the brilliant Singatoba Nespresso coffees. It was indeed brilliant, and I felt moderately perked up. [...]
I’m currently drinking a glass of , it is really rather good. What is even better about it is that it is currently on sale at Sainsburys; three bottles for a fiver. A keen price for a tasty cider. There are better bargains out there at the moment. Ocado, the online supermarket, are selling Westons’ [...]
This time I am starting off with something a bit powerful to refresh me. It’ll be the booze doing the refreshing with this beer as we are told it has low hoppy bitterness. Meantime Smoked Bock, 6.5% Dark amber colour which is appraching nutty brown. Yum, a rich malty nose which has powerful bready characters. [...]
The Union really delivers the goods, so many high-quality beers. It is close to where Captain Peter lives too. The quality of food here has increased no end in recent months. I’ll report on lunch later. For now, it is a pint of an old favourite. London Pale Ale 4.6%, Meantime Brewery A hoppy, fresh [...]
I had one of these at Hawksmoor last night. It was delish and so I was glad I kept my eye on how it was mixed. Into an ice-filled highball glass pour two shots of Plymouth gin and two shots of some lovely, fresh apple juice. Top up with ginger beer, Fentiman’s is good. The [...]
I reported on this beer last time I was at The Union, it is just as good this time. The barman’s legs are less good than the barmaid’s legs last time. Meantime Brewery Raspberry Grand Cru, 6.5% A slightly muddy, but very fruity nose. It has a good, weighty power to the nose. The palate [...]
The Union is the tap pub for The Meantime Brewery here in Greenwich (the boozer is on Royal Hill), and they are so keen for people to tell others about their beer they have free WiFi. The Union have a broad range of fresh and exciting beers on offer. When visiting here it is always [...]
Westons seem to make most of the cider that one can find on supermarket shelves. Henry Westons Special Reserve Vintage Cider 2008, 8.2% A rich nose of apples with slight earthy characters. The fruit is quite fresh and complex, which we like very much. The palate is very characterful, with plenty of fruit and suggestions [...]
Badger Apple Wood Cider, 6% This may not be the most heroic, the most characterful, or the most generally complex cider I’ve had in my life, but it is one of the nicest. It has a good, sweet, fresh fruit character which is backed up by a reasonable degree of sugar on the palate. It [...]
I took a picture of this the other day but didn’t review it. I worry that in this space of time someone might have been fooled into buying this piss-boring, slightly vile cider and so thrown their money away on a poor fun investment. Waitrose Organic Vintage Cider 2008, 5% This dreary nose just smells [...]
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