Alcohol you don't see any more

[Soi Cowboy]

Just watching an old Liverpool Prem game on ESPN and adverts for 'Hooch' at Anfield. I remember when it first came out shops were selling out everywhere-seemed to disappear over-night.

K Cider- remember that? Trendy black bottle was kind of OK I thought.

Also Skol? Do they still sell Skol? Was bloody awful I thought but the Hagar ads were cool- remember the beer mats as well you put your fingers in? Last time I saw Skol was on draught in the Malbank in Nantwich.

Was in Angeles in the Phillipines last week and they had Colt 45- got me thinking about 'Breaker' lager a favourite from back at school.


Any more anyone?

[myleftboot]

Skol - oh my god, may as well have drunk Calibre there, it was foul stuff ;-D

Two Dogs - much like Hooch but I think nicer, died out with the Hooch days.

Kilkenny - tough one this but not seen it in ages in any pubs about.

[edwardhitler]

Showing my age here but:

Double diamond

Brew 11

Watney's party 7. That was a massive can of beer. 7 pints!!

[Soi Cowboy]

All the Irish pubs here have Kilkenny- remember the Guinness bitter also? There was a strong Irish ale that began with a C I think- can't for the life of me remember the name


Caffreys just came to me- is that still available?

[ben88]

hooch

[Pretty Little Boother]

K, Skol, Breaker, and Caffrey's are all still available from Bargin Booze for low, low prices.

Hooch, I remember a massive campaign against that cause the adverts were obviously directed at kids... I was never even old enough to drink it under-age.

[Cityfullergoals]

Watneys Red Barrel

Worthington E

Spewed a few pints of both of them back ;D

[swampySCFC]

Its a lager not a tune

[leeklad]

Jul 30, 2008 22:00:00 GMT swampySCFC said:

Its a lager not a tune

quality lager

[Pretty Little Boother]

Bargain Booze, Swampy.

[davemongisback]

Joules

Mead

[myleftboot]

I used to bloody love them irish pubs when they were about ;D

[Soi Cowboy]

I can remember going to an Oranjeboom promotion night at the Roaring Meg in Biddulph years ago.


The Sapporro silver beer cans where the whole top peeled off so you had what looked like a silver beer mug- great beer as well. Still see in bottles but never the cans.


Tartan and Trophy Bitter

[jonesinamillion]

Double diamond... still see the signs hangin off deralect pubs or offies, used to be well popular!

[armitagestokie]

White Shield---had to pour carefully leaving sediment at bottom.
Barley wine--gold label.--don't see it?
Beer at home means Davenports!

[Pretty Little Boother]

Barley Gold and Gold Label at Bargain.

[trend.......]

bloody hell boother you know more than me and i work there ;D

[jonesinamillion]

Gold label still sells strong in the bar i work in, so does a pint of mixed mild!
Average age is only 92 aswell!

[Pretty Little Boother]

You work there Trend? Me too! ;D

[trend.......]

i do ah ;D ...greasly road, abbey hulton. its fucking shit!!

[Pretty Little Boother]

Sandon Road, Meir Heath... £4.65 an hour, rock fucking on.

[vikingflagship]

think just when alcopops first started there were bottles shaped like 1/4 bottles of spirts called 20-20 i think - anyone remember those !

[Soi Cowboy]

There was a cider shaped like a stick of dynamite called TNT- was pretty gross.


I remember the bottles you're referring to viking if we're thining of the same one- The top used to peel off

There was an awful passion fruit flavoured drink called 'Mardi Gras' and 'Taboo' (remember that) had another green alternative called 'Mirage'.

[Pretty Little Boother]

Yup Taboo's still going as well. I'm just thinking as well, I've never seen a cider as strong as K, 8.4%, that's barmy.

[trend.......]

whats the store room/beer room like at meir heath? because at abbey hulton its bloody rediculous. no organisation what so ever, its like a bomb has hit it every time a work. i seriously fucking hate it. you have to trample over things everytime you want something, it pisses me off!. just wondering if its the only bargain booze like this ?

[Pretty Little Boother]

There's the beer and cider room which is an absolute fucking tip, random cans lying on the floor everywhere... Half the time if you need to put a four-pack on the shelf you have to hunt down one of them little plastic holder things then search for each can seperately. It's ridiculous, I've been there for the best part of two years on and off (barring Uni time) and it's never been any better. Crates everywhere other than Carling party packs and Stella 440 mls which are the only organised things...

Then we have the wine and spirit room which is actually really tidy. Before I came everything was stackd on storing shelves willy nilly but one quiet day shift I stacked everything in alphabetical order and it's stayed like that ever since... My legacy to the world.

What are your tills like... Cause ours are from 1985... Three years before I was even born.

[trend.......]

yep, sounds exactly the same ;D and we have old kwik save trolllies that are ready to fall bits! every sunday i tidy the whole room up ready for delivery but when i next come in its back to the usually shit tip. the other people that work there are simply useless.

and as for the tills........ woeful! 1985 sounds about right ;D

[Pretty Little Boother]

You have TROLLIES?!? Fuck me son, your shop must be massive!!! Ours is about the size of an average living room!

I always find that day staff do fuck all other than sit about reading the Sentinel and serving people, then complain that it's been bastard busy leaving us night staff to stack all the shelves. Wank. Utter wank.

[Mr Wheeze]

What was that alcoholic ginger beer called??? I used to drink it all the time in Trinitys up Hanley. Also, has Metz disappeared???

Tennants Extra is another i not seen in a while?

[BrianLeicsStokie]

Pernod - Hex

Castaway (ooh ah, away away, CASTAWAY!)