I met my son and daughter-in-law at the boozer, and was informed that there was no 'bitter'.
This, as you can imagine, sent shock waves through the clientele. They were banging their heads against the wall, cutting at their wrists with jagged pieces of pork scratchings, and some were even praying to Dionysus in a last desperate attempt to re-fill the pumps.
Luckily Cro has a card up his sleeve on such rare occasions, and he reverts to drinking draught Guinness. I do occasionally drink draught Guinness in France too, but that (bizarrely) comes from a can.
Here's the old chap halfway through his second pint, beginning to feel mellow. I do love an evening at the Pub'. The old rogue!
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Looking Good....you are ageing very well !
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't feel like it. It must have been the Guinness!
DeleteI don't know if it's related but I noticed that there is also a shortage here of all kinds of things like certain medicines. Cat food, pastas. Milk and maybe also different types of beer.
ReplyDeleteIn France we had a shortage of MUSTARD, as well as other things. I imagine we can expect more such shortages over the next couple of years.
DeleteCro, we still have a shortage of mustard in the Loire Valley area.... but..... to keep mtheir customers happy, they have row upon row of Coleman's!
DeleteNoy only that, it isn't on the shelves at "Exotic and British" shelves price.....
No, it is at the Tescos Online price.... and yes, I've stocked up!! We now have five years supply.... had to go in multiple times as there is a restriction on how many you can buy at one time.... the best before is 2030 so I'm getting my "allowance" each time I go in.....
And Yael, most of the shortages stem from the things we relied on Ukraine for!! Another reason Pootin wants it... so that he has other important supply lines that he can control. And as a lot of them are agricultural, you can bet he won't use tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield... with climate change, he needs Ukraine's production capacity.
Colmans please. Canada is the main producer of mustard seeds and a drought in Canada caused the harvest to be half the usual quantity. This is the main cause of shortages of mustard in France, together with hoarding by shoppers.
DeleteThey told me in my supermarket that it was a Canada problem. The last time I bought mustard in France it came from Poland, and was HORRIBLE.
DeleteYou're surely are looking very mellow. Guiness suits you.
ReplyDeleteWhat is happening with the bitter
No idea, they'd had no delivery! Guinness is a good alternative.
DeleteGood morning Sir Cro of the Magnons
ReplyDeleteNowt wrong with a pint of Guinness....
but, when you come home to the French Estate.....
buy yourself the 5%ABV bottled Guinness, not the tins....
made in Belgium under license it is way better than the UK brewed tins [4.1%ABV]...
they come, four to a nice little cardboard carrier, too.
The flavour and mouthfeel is much richer than the tinned.... much closer to the real stuff you get in Ireland.
BUT beware... in most French supermarkets, they are alongside the bottles and cans of Guinness Export at 7.6%[tinned] or 7.8% [bottled].... but they aren't in packs!
They also make a superb steak&ale pie liquour.... and you don't need the whole bottle for that!! Nudge, nudge... say no more!!
And that's a good portrait of a happy man!
DeleteI have seen those 4 packs; I'll certainly invest when I return in Spring.
DeleteI like your second pint smile.
ReplyDeleteI must have been caught unawares.
DeleteIt is the first time I have seen you smile. Perhaps I should drink Guinness too as I rarely smile in photos either.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, I don't usually smile for photos.
DeleteNo beer mats on the tables? That is outrageous. You look cool in the picture - like the bass player from a legendary rock band remembering those wild times... in the sixties and early seventies. What were they called - ah yes - Magnon and The Crows. I saw you at Glastonbury.
ReplyDeleteMy cover has been broken. We were called Stoning the Rolls.
DeleteI love the top creamy part of a draught Guinness but, when that's gone, I get a bit bored with it. I'd like a glass just full of the creamy bit ! I think the cans have a widget in them that produces the foam. XXXX
ReplyDeleteYes, they have a mini ping-pong ball in the can. Very clever.
DeleteI love your smile and the twinkle in your eye! You should consider drinking Guinness more often! :)
ReplyDeleteI shall try to follow your advice as often as possible!
DeleteWhen life gives you lemons,
ReplyDeleteLife is hard sometimes.
DeleteCan't beat an English pub with a log fire in the middle of winter.
ReplyDeleteWe shall be going for Lunch to The Shepherd and Dog in Fulking quite soon. It's that perfect country pub.
DeleteOh, the way you face deprivation head on, with a brave smile and a twinkle in your eye. Your courage is an inspiration to us all.
ReplyDeletePS: My god. You are an image of our tenant Jim. The picture was a bit of a shock. I've never seen you smiling!
I don't smile for photos too much, but the rest of the time it's hard to wipe a smile off my face; especially in the Pub'.
Delete2 pints of Guinness at a good pub suits you well. I can imagine the uproar of no bitters at a British pub.
ReplyDeletePeople just couldn't believe it. It's unheard of to find a Pub' with no Bitter.
DeleteWhen we were in England in 1996, I found that I really liked the dark ale at the Pubs. Here at home in Texas, I don't drink beer... but if the occasion comes up, I do like Guinness.
ReplyDelete... and you do look 'mellow' in that pic!
Many years ago one could buy a beer called 'Mild', which was quite dark and cheaper than 'Bitter'. It was my beer of choice as a student.
DeleteYou look like an old rocker
ReplyDeleteDid you mean 'young' rocker?
DeleteYou do have a lovely smile.
ReplyDeleteThou doth flatter Ma'am.
DeleteA world completely separate from mine, myself being neither a pub goer or a beer drinker.
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