tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post9087038929971578147..comments2023-12-11T08:10:41.077+00:00Comments on Mark Dredge - Beer: If you had to...Mark Dredgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-73064028612837235612009-12-18T12:50:29.534+00:002009-12-18T12:50:29.534+00:00At the risk of sacrelidge I'm a lager man thro...At the risk of sacrelidge I'm a lager man throughout the summer. I love a stronger warming pint of the real stuff on a cold winter's day chased by a lovely smooth Glenmorangie Rosewood finish. In fact that's it I'm going home to have them right now! By the way I've added your link to TonbridgeBlog and will look out for those beer books for you....TonbridgeBloghttp://tonbridgeblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-76951808039271160102009-12-17T17:32:20.744+00:002009-12-17T17:32:20.744+00:00I'd probably have said coldish beer of a hot d...I'd probably have said coldish beer of a hot day, until I had a beer crisis on one of the few hot days last summer:we'd been working late outside, and I'd run out of bottles except for a lonely Gadd's Dogbolter that I'd been saving for later in the year. A few minutes in the fridge-delicious and refreshing. Guess what I'll be drinking tonight in the potentially arctic Kent.David, Little Omenden Farm and Nurseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955877094820632300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-89029476743820148992009-12-17T11:13:55.301+00:002009-12-17T11:13:55.301+00:00I don't suppose there's a nice picture of ...I don't suppose there's a nice picture of Lauren clad only in a thong and lounging by a pool sipping a cold beer to illustrate your debate is there ?<br /><br />The cold beer in question would be unimportant !Professor Pie-Tinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-45358333598280163662009-12-17T09:01:23.092+00:002009-12-17T09:01:23.092+00:00Fairy Nuff. It has to be something warming in wint...Fairy Nuff. It has to be something warming in winter then!Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-41835689925553427722009-12-17T05:43:41.085+00:002009-12-17T05:43:41.085+00:00Tandleman, I like posts like this. Not everything ...Tandleman, I like posts like this. Not everything I write can be 1,000-word articles and sometimes small pieces like this are just as engaging and interesting, IMO, and I try hard for variety so that it doesn't become boring. Questions like this are genuinely interesting to me - and it seems others are interested to (as Chunk said). And this blog isn't a place for me to dictate opinion - it's a place to share it and ask for other input. That's why I do it.<br /><br />I'm sorry you didn't like this post but there will be more of the same. And, of course, feel free to criticise - normally your comments are very helpful and often help me see things from a different perspective, which helps my writing and my general beer knowledge. <br /><br />And you still haven't answered the question: cold beer on a hot day or warming beer on a cold day?! Come on, play along (I'm sure you've thought about your answer...!).<br /><br />Chunk, I like a bit of titting about :)<br /><br />Hoptopic, Hoegaarden?!<br /><br />Pat, ah...! At least you can refrigerate the beers down nice and cold!Mark Dredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-10854889254618296382009-12-17T00:41:59.544+00:002009-12-17T00:41:59.544+00:00Well, I live in San Diego... which makes this diff...Well, I live in San Diego... which makes this difficult since almost all the beers brewed here are "warming big strong" beers, and most of the days are full of the "hot sun". So I'll say.. both..Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05869539086256676044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-58705348769213288142009-12-16T23:59:53.320+00:002009-12-16T23:59:53.320+00:00I consider my self a beer lover, brewer and connoi...I consider my self a beer lover, brewer and connoisseur. I can say with complete candour I like nothing more than a cold Budweiser or Hoegaarden on a hot Summer's day. There, I said it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-45676063278960565432009-12-16T23:22:25.549+00:002009-12-16T23:22:25.549+00:00Part of this whole blogging thing is about sharing...Part of this whole blogging thing is about sharing opinion, so:<br /><br />I do kind of see where Tandleman is coming from. Compared to some of the stuff you write Mark, I bet this entry didn't take a lot of thought or effort. But to be honest, so what? People clearly find it a laugh to talk about this sort of pointless debate ... look at the sheer number of comments in comparison to other posts on this blog.<br /><br />Surely there's nothing wrong with a bit of titting about between the more though provoking stuff? And as The Beer Nut says, it is only a blog, it hasn't cost you anything to read it.<br /><br />No attack or anything intended. Genuinely. Just my opinion on it.<br /><br />Chunk.<br /><a href="http://beerbirrabier.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://beerbirrabier.blogspot.com</a>Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280318504737098116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-2197459050171380852009-12-16T23:04:34.669+00:002009-12-16T23:04:34.669+00:00it's just space filler
Send him a refund on h...<i>it's just space filler</i><br /><br />Send him a refund on his subscription, Mark.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-62910393771125616932009-12-16T22:42:53.637+00:002009-12-16T22:42:53.637+00:00Mark. No offence meant. It's just comment. Yo...Mark. No offence meant. It's just comment. You are top of the blogging pile so you need to set high standards. I know you like this imaginary or fantasy beer stuff, but to me it's just space filler. Blogging isn't and shouldn't be cosy and fluffy. We should all be criticised from time to time I reckon.<br /><br />Feel free to do so with me. It makes blogging better.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-79726073319134578482009-12-16T22:05:15.498+00:002009-12-16T22:05:15.498+00:00The problem is most cold beer served in hot countr...The problem is most cold beer served in hot countries is crap.<br />Which is why when watching the cricket in Barbados this year the rule was always Banks till the lunch interval then rum and coke till stumps then back to the hotel for a shit,shower 'n'shave THEN it was time for more beer, wine with the meal and then rum and beer alternating till beddy bies.<br /><br />Having said all that a really nice stout STANDING by a bar in any weather is my choice.Private Poontangnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-17111002157889530742009-12-16T20:36:45.536+00:002009-12-16T20:36:45.536+00:00I'm craving some big beer in front of the fire...I'm craving some big beer in front of the fire now. Although I also want to crack open a refreshingly cold gueuze while sitting in the hot sun!!<br /><br />T-man, I do hope that was meant in the same tone as Dubbel's comment, although I fear not.Mark Dredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-394053363930764742009-12-16T19:19:20.830+00:002009-12-16T19:19:20.830+00:00Dubbel said...
Ridiculous question. It's ...Dubbel said...<br /><br /> Ridiculous question. It's like asking would I rather have only oxygen or water and I'm having no part in it!<br /><br />Me neither. Lazy and and self indulgent blogging I'd say. Playground stuff.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-4316443184728051892009-12-16T19:08:32.067+00:002009-12-16T19:08:32.067+00:00There's nothing like a McEwan's Scotch Ale...There's nothing like a McEwan's Scotch Ale (if you can find it) on a cold winter day...or a Young's Chocolate Stout...yummy.IronMikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-24206528855553500702009-12-16T16:26:50.220+00:002009-12-16T16:26:50.220+00:00Can I choose "swig a can of lout after rattli...Can I choose "swig a can of lout after rattling your missus" ?Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-66550657877748397952009-12-16T15:37:47.139+00:002009-12-16T15:37:47.139+00:00What the hell has beer blogging come to? You know ...What the hell has beer blogging come to? You know things have gone terribly wrong when you start siding with that sausage prick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-72394542816182276502009-12-16T15:24:09.454+00:002009-12-16T15:24:09.454+00:00well, you have to also take into consideration wha...well, you have to also take into consideration what goes with the beer. Let's see... hot day, beer out on the terrace of your favorite pub/cafe with friends. A nice chat that takes you into the long sunny evening. Now the winter beer. Snugged up under a blanket on your favorite couch. A roaring fire that makes the edges of your beer sparkle magically.<br />Damnit!... I thought this would make it easier. I give up!Brewsaderhttp://smokingbottle.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-12977571006976530112009-12-16T14:25:12.183+00:002009-12-16T14:25:12.183+00:00Cold beer on a hot day, everytime.Cold beer on a hot day, everytime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-32466779983507191682009-12-16T14:15:53.874+00:002009-12-16T14:15:53.874+00:00Cold beer, hot day - every timeCold beer, hot day - every timerabidbarflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287790634237896071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-56092031647213312412009-12-16T13:53:28.155+00:002009-12-16T13:53:28.155+00:00on balance, a cold one.on balance, a cold one.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-56975359329492422222009-12-16T13:41:16.608+00:002009-12-16T13:41:16.608+00:00If I really had to choose, it would have to be the...If I really had to choose, it would have to be the cold beer on a hot day.<br /><br />This one is supposed to be drunk warm:<br />http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/uberach-sidonie/44056/Knut Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330987617984777530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-89301815127847920332009-12-16T13:32:32.636+00:002009-12-16T13:32:32.636+00:00I love both summer beers and winter warmers... bit...I love both summer beers and winter warmers... bit I think the conception of beer as a "refreshing drink" still influence my preferences :)Lucahttp://www.birrophilia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-23445507366332612022009-12-16T13:32:25.195+00:002009-12-16T13:32:25.195+00:00Lots of people want to sit by a roaring fire and s...Lots of people want to sit by a roaring fire and sip strong beer. That sounds great to me, especially in the cold weather we have today!! Ultimately, I just love sitting in the sun, reading and drinking cold beer. But like Chunk says, I wonder what the responses will be like if I ask again in June!<br /><br />As for heated-up beer, there have been some interesting responses and it seems there are a few beers made to be drunk warm!Mark Dredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11421095862178324693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-34650633419686383152009-12-16T13:05:27.167+00:002009-12-16T13:05:27.167+00:00Warming strong beer on a cold day, it just has to ...Warming strong beer on a cold day, it just has to be. Warm fire to sit near would be nice too.Meer For Beerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491541613823327962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717216232742676074.post-73423508690990046362009-12-16T12:51:56.940+00:002009-12-16T12:51:56.940+00:00I'm thinking winter warmer by a log fire at th...I'm thinking winter warmer by a log fire at the moment.<br /><br />My latest home brew is defintely best drunk warmed, but it was brewed with all the spicy ingredients you'd find in mulled ale already added.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.com