Booze Thread

[Bada-Bing!]

Pubs: Are ball pools and games the future for boozers?

As two pubs a day close in Wales and England, is the traditional boozer on the way out?

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Can you see the traditional pub being replaced in your city/town/village by this?

 

[Reiser99]

Pubs: Are ball pools and games the future for boozers?

As two pubs a day close in Wales and England, is the traditional boozer on the way out?

www.bbc.co.uk

Can you see the traditional pub being replaced in your city/town/village by this?

I think the basic concept of the pub is outdated. In the past it was a place for the community to gather, but people don't do that as much anymore. On top, many people are drinking less and alcohol is cheaper in supermarkets. Pubs now have to be more varied and offer more. Especially I don't think there is the market for the number of pubs in previous generations.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Red-wine headache explained - and it is not about volume

For some, a glass is enough to trigger headache due to the way their body metabolises the drink, scientists say.

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[Scotty]

Red-wine headache explained - and it is not about volume

For some, a glass is enough to trigger headache due to the way their body metabolises the drink, scientists say.

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Red wine has always been head ache material of the highest order the next morning, even if i dont drink that much. Do like wine and Port.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Tamworth Tap named best pub in country for the second year in a row

The Tamworth Tap scoops Camra's National Pub of the Year 2023 award after last year's win.

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[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Tamworth Tap named best pub in country for the second year in a row

The Tamworth Tap scoops Camra's National Pub of the Year 2023 award after last year's win.

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Been a few times to that place, very nice.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Removing large wine measures cuts drinking by 7.6% in study

With the largest measure off the menu, 7.6% less volume of wine was sold daily, researchers found.

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Does it stop you or would you just buy bottles at the pub, or just more likely to drink at home?

 

[Reiser99]

Removing large wine measures cuts drinking by 7.6% in study

With the largest measure off the menu, 7.6% less volume of wine was sold daily, researchers found.

www.bbc.co.uk

Does it stop you or would you just buy bottles at the pub, or just more likely to drink at home?

Tbh I think most people would drink less. Many people choose options purely because they are available and just think why not. Very few people go out for a meal thinking "I'll have a 250ml glass of wine today." Most will think in number of glasses.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Tbh I think most people would drink less. Many people choose options purely because they are available and just think why not. Very few people go out for a meal thinking "I'll have a 250ml glass of wine today." Most will think in number of glasses.

Yeh, I don't drink wine per Se but even thinking about it two glasses 250ml of red wine is an awful lot of alcohol in terms of units 6.5 units based on 13% ABV. Part of the culture and normalisation.

I liked Spain's approach in bars out there with their small carafes of wine. Preferred it to the beer there.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

I really enjoy wine but rarely if ever buy it by the glass. Either a bottle for the table at a restaurant or one at home.

People who go to a pub on the lash on wine terrify me.

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

People who go to a pub on the lash on wine terrify me.

As my friends group becomes more and more pretentious I need more ways to separate myself.

Fight me.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Record Dry January saved the average person £118

This January was the driest in history with a survey suggesting one in five drinkers gave up alcohol.

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[Bada-Bing!]

Minimum alcohol unit price in Scotland to rise to 65p

This means shops in Scotland will not be able to sell a bottle of wine for less than £6.09.

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Did this lead to more Scottish drinkers just getting their booze over the border or going over to France for a Booze cruise?

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Tried some of the "Woodgate" cider from Lidl, it's really not that good. The Woodgate Vintage in the bottle is good though, but that's made by Westons.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Picked up a 4 pack of Guiness nitrosurge and then put it back after I saw the nitrosurge gadget costs £25 on top. Anyone tried it yet?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Picked up a 4 pack of Guiness nitrosurge and then put it back after I saw the nitrosurge gadget costs £25 on top. Anyone tried it yet?

Guy I work with is a big Guinness fan and got one - said it's just a novelty, no different to just tipping the can fully upside down

Though I have seen people raving about it on social media so YMMV

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Guy I work with is a big Guinness fan and got one - said it's just a novelty, no different to just tipping the can fully upside down

Though I have seen people raving about it on social media so YMMV

Yeh that's what I thought, so I put it back and went for a normal 4 pack of Guiness.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Paul Gascoigne says he is a ‘sad drunk’ and lives in his agent’s spare room

The former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne has described himself as a ‘sad drunk’ reduced to living in his agent’s spare room

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Very sad. Horrible disease. Once a drunk, very difficult to get out of it. Just like George Best wouldn't be surprised if he dies early.

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Picked up a 4 pack of Guiness nitrosurge and then put it back after I saw the nitrosurge gadget costs £25 on top. Anyone tried it yet?

Got the gadget for Christmas, but I had some draught to get through so it only debuted today.

Really quite impressed. Hic!

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Got the gadget for Christmas, but I had some draught to get through so it only debuted today.

Really quite impressed. Hic!

Happy St Patrick's Eve.