Mild, mild, mild, mild and mild
Here's an order you don't see too often: five pints of mild, please. At lunchtime, most of the drinks orders scribbled down by our waitresses include a splattering of bullshit soft drinks (with tap water for the tight wads). Not so today, when Tony and his pals asked for their pre-prandials. There was no messing around. Every table was full and the orders were flowing thick and fast in my direction, but I still found time to snap this photo on my mobby.
I spent this afternoon in Vinoteca. I love that place. The tasting notes are fantastic. If, like me, you're a budding wine enthusiast but lack experience, I'd recommend it.
12 comments:
lovely
Looks amazing! :)
Rather a fine sight that. Seen on occasion in our pub, but even there, not often.
Makes you want to order one right away.
That's beautiful.
When I order water, it's because I'm a vain lightweight who doesn't want to get any fatter or lose my self control, rather than because I'm a tightwad.
Ah, the good old free tap water issue. The water costs nowt so the service is expected for free too.
Tightwads.
So, Jeffrey, what's this about you defecting to the wine world?
If a landlord got snarky over someone ordering tap water in a round of drinks I'd get up and leave.
Especially if he was from Yorkshire.
Yorkshire people are like the Scots but with the goodwill and generosity squeezed out of them.
Surely no-one can be THAT desperate to make a few extra quid - even curmudgeonly Yorkshire gits.
Vinoteca is particularly lovely. Do you follow @vinoteca on Twitter? There is probably some sort of Gunmakers/Vinoteca even to be had!
Christ, just looking at that picture gives me a thirst.
The first two would be down before the heads had settled, I'd take a 10 minute breather with the third then flop numbers four and five before the half hour was up.
A nip off the top shelf and then I'd be raring to go for a quart of Landlord.
Then, and only then, would I turn to my mate who I'd walked in with and enquire " So, what's happening ? "
Happy days.
Per your wine list - did you find any new stuff in vinoteca? I suggest you might be better served if you have an Argentinean Malbec or something Chilean on there.
Nothing beats a lunchtime mild when the summers gone and it's a Friday pint indoors by the fire instead of outside in the sun.
Luckily are local has it's own dark mild and it's suuuuperb!
'Twas indeed gorgeous stuff. And the guys loved it too. Which considering the mix of folks I was with (an Aussie, the Sinister Minister, a “yoof”, and a chap whose cultural tradition doesn't really extend to beer of any kind, let alone mild) ought really to encourage brewers and pubs to make more of mild. I’ve never really bought the idea that dark-coloured beers are intrinsically off-putting to the public. It's more an effect of marketing men conditioning/brain washing the public into believing that "golden" is the right colour for beer. And conversely the idea that many folks have that all dark beer tastes like Guinness. If they even recognise that Guinness is a beer, that is. While I think about it, Sinister Minister might be a good name for a dark beer, don't you think? Or is it too Hobgoblin?
Hello! Thanks so much for the mention on your obviously very well read Beer blog! Your blog turned up as the fifth highest referrer to our website on our monthly webstie analytics! I am very ashamed to say that I have not yet been to your pub, but I will for sure be stopping by soon!
Thanks again!
Caitlin
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