Beer

[ashgray]

Outstanding Ash!

Now somewhere I've got a "Party Seven/Party Four" opener.

I'll post a picture of this antiquity here and the youngsters (that'd be under 45 ) can try and guess how it worked! There's a web site about them somewhere.... I'll check that out and post a link too

Geoff

Last time I saw a Party 7 (or a "bumper" as we used to call them) I didn't see it soon enough - it clobbered me on the head after being thrown - still ½ full mind you - by another audience member at the Reading Festival in 1975.

Ash

[lateagain]

Almost as awful......

http://www.tellyads.com/show_movie_vint ... ame=VA0868

Geoff

[ashgray]

I thought Double Diamond was only available from certain outlets - BR Mark 1 buffet cars!

Ash

[stephenholmes]

Here is a party Seven Opener
Kind regards Stephen

[terrycunliffe]

Boddingtons Bodkan... now that was something to take to a party
It had the great advantage of being racked from a cask and therefore much fresher and clean tasing than anything else you could get from a can. It had a rubber stopper on the lid, which acted as a safety valve if the internal pressure built up too much.
There came a point where we were so hacked off about taking them to party's only to find that the Party 7 bringers were tucking into our precious brew and leaving their rubbish alone, that we decided to take action....
We then undertook to hide the said Bodkans for own consuption purposes, until one evening when we chose the washing machine for the hiding place, only for the stopper to blow during the party.....

Those were the days!

[lateagain]

Hadn't actually looked closely at mine. Turns out to be Charringtons. A bit posher than the Watney's one and still useful as the round end is a crown cap opener. I've got a great old crown cap opener that works EVERY time without slipping or half doing the job like some modern ones. Still prefer beer from bottles to canned beer and although cans have improved they still taste different to me?
Party Seven opener


Old Crown Cap opener

Nothing better than a pint from the pump though..... as long as it's a pub that knows how to keep their cellar and pipes.

Geoff

[CaptainBazza]

How boring.

Meet The Madonna of the Beer Bottle, aka The Naked Lady.



Cheers Bazza

[CaptainBazza]

If you've got the bottle, she's the buxom lass,
Who'll give yer cheek and fill yer glass.

[mijemcc]

Does that opener get better looking the more you drink?
Regards, Michael

[CaptainBazza]

Michael, when she winks back at you it's time to join AA.



Cheers Bazza

[bigvern]

Don't tend to frequent pubs much these days to drink cask real ale, but I have acquired quite a taste for German bottled beer. Favourite probably Erdinger Weissbier, as it is bottle conditioned and recently discovered Tesco's stocking a dunkel (dark) version of this, which is the prize for tonight after my 2 x 12 hour Sat/Sun day shifts! Of course not all the German beer is bottle conditioned e.g. Bitburger but it still tastes good compared to industrial pilsner or Stella (aka "Old Wife Beater") which has all the appeal of knat's pee.

Some of the Czech beer is quite good too, the "real" Budweiser from Budvar, i.e. not the ghastly fermented corn/rice US version.

Belgian beer is okay but the strength is better suited to the winter. Prices have shot up recently too and it's hard to find a bottle of Chimay Red or Blue for much under £2.00 these days. It also tends to be a bit on the sweet and smokey side for my palate, though that doesn't stop me enjoying a good quaff.

In the dim and distant past I used to brew my own beer, from the proper malt and hops too, not kits. However after a couple of barrel failures and complaints from SWMBO about the general mess I kind of lost interest. It has also became something of a mail order hobby so it was no longer possible to drop down the local homebrew shop for supplies and a friendly chat.