Delta's Earl Grey Break 2014

[Robyn Slater]

If i paid double it would still be cheaper than the London Pride served in the bar at Thruxton on easter weekend.


Larkins tastes good to me, but i'm no expert.

Been in Kent for the weekend,visited Chartwell,wonderful place.

[grantp]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

It all depends what pub he goes in, I am on a percentage of the turnover so he should pay double !

Ah, right. A negative discount.

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by Robyn Slater

If i paid double it would still be cheaper than the London Pride served in the bar at Thruxton on easter weekend.


Larkins tastes good to me, but i'm no expert.

Been in Kent for the weekend,visited Chartwell,wonderful place.

It all depends on how the beer is kept Robyn, I take it you tried a pint or so in Westerham ?

[Robyn Slater]

3 actually. Carpenters,Tonbridge.

[zefarelly]

At our gig last Monday I got an old mate (and ex band mate) in on our guest list . . . he offered me a pint, went to the bar, ordered 2 pints of Samual Adams ( American ale of sorts, best of a bad bunch) handed over a tenner.

THe Barsteward asked for an extra 40p!

[Colin McKay]

Sam Adams keg beer is now brewed in Faversham together with a variety of better known brands, some rather nice, some pretty dire. The bottles still come from Boston. Whichever, that's an expensive glass of mediocrity!

[Clive Brown]

Do you mean 'keg beer'? Isn't that the nasty fizzy stuff?

The proper potion is cask ale!

[Colin McKay]

Yep, keg beer is what it is. In all honesty I've only had the bottled stuff so can't compare but the brewer is usually pretty good at accurately reproducing foreign beers under licence (if that's your thing)

[Peter Mallett]

I tried the Goodwood Ale when there a few weeks ago. Marketted a "organic", although I believe any good cask ale is organic, I thought it was pretty good.

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

I tried the Goodwood Ale when there a few weeks ago, I thought it was pretty good.

Well mentioned Peter. That should guarantee a repeat entry next year!

[Peter Mallett]

Hmmm.

Notwithstanding your cynicism it actually did taste very good. They do a lager too which I didn't try.

[Mike Bell]

You know I jest Peter. Plus of course I am insanely jealous!

I know that tyres for the Gp1 race next year are already being discussed, so looks like the races will be repeated. Perhaps I may even get to join you on the grid.....

[Tim Falce]

I don't go much on that Larkins, it's like weak Eurofizzz, I had 3 or 4 pints of it at Spa a couple of years ago and still managed to race OK afterwards although I was amazed at all the other ******s that were driving the wrong way round the track.

[Peter Mallett]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

You know I jest Peter. Plus of course I am insanely jealous!

I know that tyres for the Gp1 race next year are already being discussed, so looks like the races will be repeated. Perhaps I may even get to join you on the grid.....

Well that would be good on two counts then.

[delta]

Got back from Monaco yesterday afternoon and while waiting out side reading train station for mrs delta to pick me up I spotted a pub . Ah ha just time for a proper pint and for half the price of the fizzy lager served in stars and bars

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by delta

Ah ha just time for a proper pint and for half the price of the fizzy lager served in stars and bars

And that's with approximately 55p tax on a pint with the UK being the highest in the EU, so they are ripping you off over there Iain.
Incidentally the Ukraine is the lowest at 4p !!!!!

[Peter Mallett]

They've just installed Marston's Pedigree in one of the bars at the Hyatt Regency, where I am bivouac-ed. Haven't tried it yet but I suspect it's top pressure rather than cask. Will probably stick to Hoegarten or Stella.

[zefarelly]

Larkins, like Dark Star hop head, is a lighter ale. or a session beer as some like to call it.

I can't remember the last time I had a 'session'

[delta]

Well here is the photo of my new PA. Anna,she travelled with me to Monaco,not just stunning but smart and absolultly charming.All the young mechanics i know working at the track kept asking me if she was single. Fraid not.
Im also hoping she will help me wiff my spelling.

[Dan Rear]

Originally Posted by delta

Got back from Monaco yesterday afternoon and while waiting out side reading train station for mrs delta to pick me up I spotted a pub . Ah ha just time for a proper pint and for half the price of the fizzy lager served in stars and bars

I was in there Sat evening Iain, looked around the Delta area but no-one there. I had a few of the Edelweiss in the S&B, not too bad, for a foreign
Beer. Earlier in the Old Town I had a local 'Monaco Beer' another white-brew, and quite acceptable. I asked for a large one (Oh er Missus), it came in a Stein-like glass, at least 2 and a half pints... That and a medium sized glass of Rose was 20Euros. Mind you it put me in a mellow mood to venture into the S&B

[GORDON STREETER]

Blimey Iain you look like a "sugar daddy"

[midgetman]

Blimey, a PA? The jet set life of a historic motor sport team boss eh? Down at our end of the spectrum a "PA" is just Mrs MM "gently reminding" me that I haven't done something I promised to do

[garcon]

Do you send her up and down the paddock to distract other teams' mechanics?

[Clive Brown]

I do so hope that Iain's new appointment won't become the source of coarse and unseemly speculation....

[garcon]

Some thoughts shouldn't be shared. Not even here.