Mixing yer Ale

[XS1100 0]

About a million years ago when pubs where proper with saw dust on the floors we would buy a pint of Manns brown split Half a Manns and half a bitter,Then there was the Larger top Larger with a lemonade top.
any more you can think off?What was black velvet Guiness & Vimto?
Cheers

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

down my local when i was 18, I use to have mixed bitters 1/2 old origanal & 1/2 tiger and towards the end of the evening 10.30 a gold watch chaser (scotch)

[Guest Guest]

In my day it was turbo-shandies... pint of stella, drink some, top up with smirnoff ice black

[suzukijax 0]

black velvet was guiness and blackcurrent
chinese - bitter lager
lager top lager bottom lager splash all lager with a little lemonade
snake bite - cider and lager

[XS1100 0]

Can you still get old original




We did vodka black and russian =Iron maiden, was tasty

Which one had vimto mix?

[stantheman 0]

black velvet was guinness and cider but it was supposed to be guinness and champagne

[jezza 0]

scrumpy with a shot of absynth well it was new years eve

[RichardH 0]

Red Witch....Pernod ,blackcurrant and cider.

[mk 0]

light & bitter (always a bit more than a pint)

abbot and bottle of st edmunds thrown in (greene king pubs only)

[Grumpyowl 0]

@stantheman wrote:

black velvet was guinness and cider but it was supposed to be guinness and champagne

and snakebite = lager and cider as per Jax

[peejay 0]

Orange Juice and Lemonade..............I never could take my drink

[suzukijax 0]

@stantheman wrote:

black velvet was guinness and cider but it was supposed to be guinness and champagne

Yeah sorry missed the cider off

[Grumpyowl 0]

@suzukijax wrote:

@stantheman wrote:

black velvet was guinness and cider but it was supposed to be guinness and champagne

Yeah sorry missed the cider off

"Hic" think you'll be forgiven "Hic"

[suzukijax 0]

Well so long as i didnt miss out drinks when we owned the pub i would of made a good bit of profit

[bonzo-b 0]

ITCHY wrote:

Red Witch....Pernod ,blackcurrant and cider.

One of my personal favourites that

Black n Tan
Mild and bitter

used to have a pint of lager with blue curacao in at discos coz it glowed vom green under the UV lights.... sad but true

[firehawk 0]

@XS1100 wrote:

About a million years ago when pubs where proper with saw dust on the floors we would buy a pint of Manns brown split Half a Manns and half a bitter,Then there was the Larger top Larger with a lemonade top.
any more you can think off?What was black velvet Guiness & Vimto?
Cheers

i'll take the blonde one.

[firehawk 0]

did they have cider and black or vodka and redbull in the old days?

[stantheman 0]

we had cider and black but just for the women

[stantheman 0]

im sure shes been on isnt she filthy or something like guess her muff

[firehawk 0]

@stantheman wrote:

im sure shes been on isnt she filthy or something like guess her muff

i'll have to research into that. I may be some time

[Baby B 0]

Half of Home Ales mild with a bottle of barley wine thrown in on top for me when i was 18
i worked in biker pub then n everyone used to have random mixes but was cool cos as soon as u seen folks at bar u remembered what theres was

[XS1100 0]

Hi B, Barley wine forgot about that Gold Label as I recall tasty! strong as a beast to All these mixes need to be checked out me thinks!wile these long dark nights are here.....

[Baby B 0]

n yes Gold Label
bet u wont find it in many places these days! just all those poncy alcopops lol

[XS1100 0]

Might have to go find some though a taste of the past

1 hour Later now we are in the shiyt!




What do you do with this stuff swig it from the can pour in to a suitable Glass,mix it with a bottol of Owd Roger or go and wash the chain on the Bandit.I recon a couple of these at 8% is sure to wreck yer head.

[Baby B 0]

haha love it!!! .........wheres mine hmm ???

[XS1100 0]

Gonna swill it down in a bit wish me luck.B yours is in the fridge not for long though

[Baby B 0]

mix it with half o mild n ull be alrite lol! .........let me know the results haha !

[XS1100 0]

Now finding Any Mild would be a chalange,I was Mild drinker a thousand years ago....