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St Georges Day at the Living Room Exeter (Bombardier Review)
Just spent St Georges Day at The Living Room here in Exeter. Great Bar B Q, good music, Good drink and some of the friendliest staff in Exeter- Pictures and (maybe video) to follow! It was 6 quid for burger, hot dog, jacket potato, and (very tender) chicken – nice!
The Beer of the night (after the Cornish Rattler) was obviously Bombardier. For some reason its the sort of beer I only really drink during St Georges day. It should be drank more often then that. It looks like a standard heavy ale, but its alot easier to drink then it really looks – just ask my better half!
Now for something a little more serious – the Tax…
Well taken from the BBC website…
He also cut future spending plans in a Budget which added 2p on fuel, 1p on a pint of beer and 7p on cigarettes…. In other Budget measures, fuel duty will increase by 2p per litre in September and then by 1p a litre above inflation each April for the next four years. Alcohol duties will go up by 2% – about 4p on a bottle of wine and 13p on a bottle of spirits – from midnight.
So anyone who likes using a car, relaxing in the evening with a glass / chilling in a pub garden, a swift whiskey, or smoking will now have to pay more to relax in their favourite way. In a county thats full of people who dont feel to positive about life at the moment, that cant be great.
Now admittingly according to the BBC web site I may be better off – but I dont quite believe it.
Exeter Food and Drink Festival
From Iccleannes Ramblings;
We quite enjoyed it in the afternoon, looking around all the stalls and get as many free samples as possible!!
Anna and I also had a go at the Taste Challenge, which was good – a sensory perception exercise. Smelling, touching, tasting and seeing different items to try to work out what they were. You don’t have to be a child to enjoy the fun!
We left to go to The Imperial, one of our Wetherspoons pubs, to meet up with Dan (who was coming up from the train station). The evening event started at 6pm, and Dans train got in at 5pm – so no point him paying £5 for less than an hour. We had food at Imperial, then walked back to the festival for the After Dark event. I can’t say I was too impressed with it. The music/band had too much base and it was just pretty rubbish.
Disappointment of the Month: Titanic Velvet Curtain
Well when I was at the Weatherspoons Beer festival I decided to go for the “thirds of a pint for the price of pint” offer that they do at these things. As I ran out of inspiration come the third pint, I asked the guy what he suggested. He poured a pint of Titanic, muttering something about it being something “completly different”.
One thing I would say here is I like chocolate. I think its great, and so does my dentist (considering the amount of money I give him). I also quite like beer. I have a beer blog. What I dont like, is when people put the two together. Basically it is a very rich stout, that uses chocolate to sweeten it. It doesn’t work.
Its not just me. There were 7 people on our table, no one liked it.
To quote Big John when he tried it; “ew no”.
One for stout lovers only.
The Weekend that was…
Expect to see comments and reports from the Exeter Food and Drink Festival and the Weatherspoons Beer Festival covering these pages soon!
Beer Wars The Movie
Sounds like it could be some weird Star Wars rip off, but instead its a documentary looking at the rise of Beer in America. Not stuff like Bud and Coors, but proper beer…
Disappointment of the Month: Sainsburys So Organic Beer
There are somethings in life that isn’t good. A busy crowded Sainsburys is one. Being stuck in a traffic jam is another. Sainsburys So Organic Beer is another bad thing.
There is a very stong hoppy taste that grabs you to start with – but it does taste nice to start with. Shame the after taste is really quite bitter, and its that bitter taste that stays with you as you drink the rest of your beer.
If you want a natural beer drink something czech…
Can Organic Beer be any good?
Can Organic Beer be any good?