Posts Tagged ‘restaurants
29
Mar
11
Beer Snobbery 1
Stale Beer Makes For Unhappy Hours
Restobars that serve a pitcher of draught beer free on one on a regular basis have been serving stale beer. The people who realize something’s wrong with the beer (it’s not flat) are convinced by the waiter, who stirs the beer with a fork to produce bubbles, that the beer isn’t flat. In less than three seconds, the drink goes dead again because it’s very stale.
At such places (that have the 1+1 free scheme), the best thing to do during happy hours is have liquor. Also, try sticking to your usual brand of whisky because unless you’re a whisky expert, you won’t know what they’ve given you after the second scotch.
Vijay Mallya still doesn’t know that the best beer to come out of United Breweries is London Pilsner.
What every beer lover in Mumbai should do is run to Living Liquidz and sample the beers reviewed on this blog. There are stouts, ales and lagers and they taste nothing like our local beer. It’ll be a while before pubs and restaurants start thinking beyond Heineken and Corona and Indian lagers, but we have Living Liquidz (and all its outlets) in Bombay!
Overheard at a wine shop: Ek Keengfeeser dilade… nahin toh Foe-shtur pilade!
05
Oct
10
Beer Review: London Pilsner
So this is my Dad’s old favourite and I thought he was just being a cheapskate till I drank London Pilsner. Believe it or not, “London Pilsner” is the best lager in India right now (which means it was always the best one considering it’s been around forever), but was and still is looked down upon because of its status as “the economy beer” from United Breweries.
The pilsner has a fruitiness that dances on my tongue and leaves me completely satisfied every time I have it. London Pilsner is a very good lager with a crisp and wholesome taste. I usually have it while smoking hashish because it seems to quench my thirst better than the others, but the beer is also great to have with spicy food. Please don’t take my word for it; the next time you’re wolfing down bhelpuri or sev puri, grab a chilled bottle and wash down that chaat with LP Mild and then tell me what you fucking think.
This medium-bodied beer is 20-30 bucks cheaper than KF and the other poseurs, but don’t tell Vijay Mallya I said that or we’ll have to pay more for this fine lager. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: London Pilsner is an inexpensive classic!
RATING: 3/5
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