AC in DFW Terminal D: Who else drinks Strongbow cider?
Jan 10, 2010, 6:49 pm
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AC in DFW Terminal D: Who else drinks Strongbow cider?
OK, so it's not the most important question in the world, but sometimes I do wonder whether we are the only folks who imbibe the Strongbow cider that is offered in the D Terminal's AC at DFW. Some of the bartenders don't even know that it is hiding in the cooler. We're not Brits, but we love this alternative to beer and wine. To our knowledge, no other clubs offer this fine beverage.
So, who else has a pre-flight quaff of fermented apple juice?
So, who else has a pre-flight quaff of fermented apple juice?
Jan 10, 2010, 7:25 pm
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Had a snakebite last night at home. (Half Strongbow, half Guinness to the uninitiated) Don't fly through DFW too often though.
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Jan 10, 2010, 7:35 pm
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Guinness? A true snakebite is half lager, half cider and, when a dash of blackcurrant cordial is added, it becomes a Purple Nasty! Last time I drank one of those was at university, quite a long time ago!
Jan 10, 2010, 7:48 pm
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...and if you add Pernod it becomes a real purple nasty. I definitely haven't had one of those since college. Probably wouldn't serve it in DFW AC!
...and if you add Pernod it becomes a real purple nasty. I definitely haven't had one of those since college. Probably wouldn't serve it in DFW AC!
Jan 10, 2010, 8:02 pm
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Hmmm... well I guess I've been told the wrong item from the bars I've ordered it at. How about Bruised Apple? I've heard that as well.
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Jan 10, 2010, 8:10 pm
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I spend a lot of time at DFW D and that is a new one on me.
Usually, I enjoy Makers + Coke or a Shiner Bock. Now I have another option.
Usually, I enjoy Makers + Coke or a Shiner Bock. Now I have another option.
Jan 10, 2010, 8:12 pm
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It wasn't the most popular shot but I probably served a couple every week...
Jan 10, 2010, 8:26 pm
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cocktail licence
i always remember when I was a student they refused to serve you snake bite in one drink. you had to order two separate half pints, with one of them in a pint glass - they always claimed it was against their licence to mix drinks this way.
i think technically a snake bite is just lager and cider, a snakebite and black is where the ribena comes in... either way - next time i'm in LHR AC
i think technically a snake bite is just lager and cider, a snakebite and black is where the ribena comes in... either way - next time i'm in LHR AC
Jan 10, 2010, 8:52 pm
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i always remember when I was a student they refused to serve you snake bite in one drink. you had to order two separate half pints, with one of them in a pint glass - they always claimed it was against their licence to mix drinks this way.
i think technically a snake bite is just lager and cider, a snakebite and black is where the ribena comes in... either way - next time i'm in LHR AC
i think technically a snake bite is just lager and cider, a snakebite and black is where the ribena comes in... either way - next time i'm in LHR AC
Jan 10, 2010, 9:54 pm
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Jan 10, 2010, 10:02 pm
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Snakebite: Lager/Cider
Black Velvet: Guinness/Sparkling Wine
Priests Collar: Guinness/Cider
Black and Tan: Guinness/Bass
Half and Half: Guinness/Lager(Traditionally Harp)
Anything else is just drunken frat boys confusing their mixology terms. (Probably just before their mid-terms.)
Jan 10, 2010, 10:06 pm
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OK, so it's not the most important question in the world, but sometimes I do wonder whether we are the only folks who imbibe the Strongbow cider that is offered in the D Terminal's AC at DFW. Some of the bartenders don't even know that it is hiding in the cooler. We're not Brits, but we love this alternative to beer and wine. To our knowledge, no other clubs offer this fine beverage.
So, who else has a pre-flight quaff of fermented apple juice?
So, who else has a pre-flight quaff of fermented apple juice?
Jan 12, 2010, 1:17 pm
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Big fan of Strongbow! I'll be looking it up next time I'm in DFW - I assume we're talking about the draught cans rather than real draft cider...
Jan 12, 2010, 4:07 pm
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sorry aamilesslave
i should clarify - i meant in the UK
but agree that the US does have some bizarre drinking rules sometimes.
I live in KY and regularly party to the early hours. I was in San Jose last year and was shocked to find everything closing at 1am!
i should clarify - i meant in the UK
but agree that the US does have some bizarre drinking rules sometimes.
I live in KY and regularly party to the early hours. I was in San Jose last year and was shocked to find everything closing at 1am!
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