So how was it for you?

[non sociopath skin]

So did we True Englanders have a culturally fulfilling St George's Day?

Starbucks had a few St George's flags around. I enjoyed my Chai Tea Latte.

Popped into my favourite pub in Gosforth, seat of the last Tory on Newcastle City Council (c. 1988), after teaching a Twilight class there. A big flag but the accompanying ad for Bombardier Bitter (who had sponsored it) was bigger. Didn't see anyone drinking Bombardier Bitter.

Dropped in at my local on the way home. Five very drunk girls wearing red hats and wrapped in England flags. A couple of the Old Soaks asked them what they were supposed to be. They left early.

Makes yer bloody well proud, dunnit?

The Skin

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Not that I partook, but I liked the idea of Weatherspoon's St. George's Day special

Fish and chips, bread and butter, and a cup of tea.

[non sociopath skin]

3. Kristian's Fish Restaurant at Union Quay in North Shields will do you that any day ....

... except Christmas Day,Boxing Day or New Year's Day, Mu.

Don't need a special occasion.

Up here, we live the dream ... :evilgrin:

The Skin

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. But how often do you get bread and butter as a 'special' in a pub?

Especially a chain pub?

[non sociopath skin]

18. So are there folks darn sarf who REALLY like eating their fish suppers in Wetherspoon pubs?

Do yourself a favour. Take a weekend break in lovely Shields.

Eat your fish and chips (with a pot of tea and bread and butter) looking out over the Fish Quay where the fish was landed that morning.

Then climb up the steps to the Magnesia Bank pub (winner of more Regional CAMRA awards that you've had fish suppers) and enjoy a pint of Workie Ticket bitter. Do it on Saturday and you get a free Blues gig thrown in.

Way to go, hinny! :evilgrin:

The Skin

[muriel_volestrangler]

21. Don't know - the idea is that, for a special,

you go down to basics - but, undeniably, English. And it's got be be said, it's rare to get bread with your fish supper down here.

[Morris Onions]

2. Rose at ten,

Butler served full English,

Walked the bulldog.

Took the Bentley to the pub for lunch. Steak & kidney, carrots, peas, pint of best.

Played darts.

Sang Jerusalem.

Quick fly round the airfield in the old Spitfire.

Tea Shoppe, cucumber sandwiches, fruit cake, Earl Grey.

Dinner at home, roast beef, Yorkshire pud, spotted dick and custard.

Watched the telly

God Save the Queen!

(& God 'elp the rest of us)

[non sociopath skin]

4. Rose at ten??? Didn't she feel like it any earlier?

It was St George's Day, dammit! Where was her sense of patriotism??? :evilgrin:

The Skin

[Morris Onions]

8. I know, you just can't get the staff these days

[Nihil]

7. Sorry to hear about the affliction Morris ...

... hope the custard helped ...
:evilgrin:

[Morris Onions]

12. custard always helps, it's a scientific fact.

[mr blur]

9. Snap!

Just like any other day, really.

Load of bolloocks, innit?

[Mr Creosote]

5. Ah St George's Day

Jingo and religion - Camerontastic!

Actually engaged in the German sport of Schadenfreude - a property in our village was featured on "Property Ladder" and the would-be developer - a mortgage broker no less - is going to drop a fortune on it if he ever sells. Ho ho. Tory boy gets twatted.

[T_i_B]

10. Ah, Bombadier bitter

Charles Wells brewery are the one business who have noticed that the main point of St George's day these days is as a commercial opportunity. Hence the marketing for Bombadier bitter (which has been quite successful)

But the best example of this is what Guiness have done with St Paddy's day.

[KatyMan]

11. Yeah, but

Guinness is tasty, Bombadier is pretty bland...one might say common. Like drinking London Pride, only slightly better.

[Morris Onions]

13. yeah but Guiness is for St Patricks day

[KatyMan]

14. yeah but no but yeah but

I meant as a marketing tool, Bombardier isn't a quality enough bevvie. Of course, I AM a snob about that sort of thing.

[T_i_B]

15. Well I'm a CAMRA supporting beer snob myself!

and I reckon that Bombadier is a much nicer pint then Guinness.

Of course I could mention a number of obscure beers that are better then both but there you go.

[KatyMan]

16. CAMRA member here too

But I would take a pint of Guinness over a pint of Bomardier.
Had two nice pints at lunch today, Spitfire and something from Horsham (West Sussex) called Hangover. Good stuff!

[T_i_B]

17. Currently it's Admans Oyster Stout that does it for me

Miles better then Guinness!

[non sociopath skin]

20. Beer snobs, you really must try the aforementioned Workie Ticket ....

http://www.morduebrewery.com/beers/beer.php?beers_id=1

The Skin

[Mark Baker]

22. Don't see it round here

Indeed I don't think I've ever seen it, and I've been looking out for it ever since 1997 when it won champion beer of Britain.

Not that it matters much, we've got plenty of good beers down here too. Anything from Bowman is hard to beat, though Triple-fff Moondance and various Oakleaf beers are also excellent, and I've heard good things about a new brewery called Irving.

I'm really looking forward to Southampton beer festival. I reccommend working at beer festivals: you may not get paid, but the free beer more than makes up for it :)

[T_i_B]

23. I've had Workie Ticket at beer festivals before now

and it really is a nice beer!

I love how a thread about St Georges day quickly decends into a discussion about pubs and beer. How English is that!

[Henny Penny]

24. Call yourself Kentish man!!!

What about all that lovely Shepherd Neame ale...???

[Anarcho-Socialist]

19. Passed me by without incident

I like to see the England football team do well, but a large part of me is pleased that this year I'll go without seeing the nationwide nationalist wanking over the English flag that comes with every World Cup and European Championship.