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Old Oct 4, 2014, 7:46 am
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Originally Posted by LondonElite
I'll be at the real thing tomorrow afternoon, so I'll have to take it easy on the Prelude in the morning!
Have a bottle in the morning, sleep it off on the flight and you'll be fine

As for yesterday I was disappointed to find they'd ran out of the ales before I got to the lounge. There was still a sign up showing what was offered but no beers left. It meant a high cost to BA as my flight was delayed so I had more time to spend drinking prelude.

Have they restocked today?
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Old Oct 4, 2014, 8:39 am
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Originally Posted by layz
Have a bottle in the morning, sleep it off on the flight and you'll be fine
My wife tells me I snore more after I've been drinking...wouldn't want to subject anyone to that!

As for yesterday I was disappointed to find they'd ran out of the ales before I got to the lounge. There was still a sign up showing what was offered but no beers left. It meant a high cost to BA as my flight was delayed so I had more time to spend drinking prelude.

Have they restocked today?
You are soooo inconsiderate to your fellow lounge guests and the BA P&L.
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Old Oct 5, 2014, 2:24 am
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..would be nice to make a couple of decent beers a permanent feature in the fridges in my opinion.
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Old Oct 5, 2014, 2:51 am
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Originally Posted by Adstring
..would be nice to make a couple of decent beers a permanent feature in the fridges in my opinion.
Agreed. It's worth making a note of this on the feedback iPads dotted around the lounge when you visit so they can see the demand.
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Old Oct 5, 2014, 4:15 am
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Originally Posted by layz
Good to know.

Anyone seen it in the other lounges such as GC or it being promoted in the CCR menus? What about in T3?
Nothing in T3 on Friday.
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Old Oct 5, 2014, 5:37 am
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Originally Posted by layz
Have a bottle in the morning, sleep it off on the flight and you'll be fine
Took your advice this morning, and now off to the Wiesn for some Oktoberfest beer and chicken. Mmmmm.
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Old Oct 5, 2014, 1:45 pm
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Originally Posted by Adstring
..would be nice to make a couple of decent beers a permanent feature in the fridges in my opinion.
Agree. I somehow missed this last week when going through T5 FLounge. I went straight for the wines, and enjoyed a very nice Chablis (nothing against the Taittinger, but I feel I know it well enough by now I might as well branch out).

BA should also try a rotating guest beer on flights, even in Y. London Pride is fine (though it seems not to be available in Y on the LHR-DME A321-operated flights, leaving just Tiger and Heineken), but some variety would be a nice change. There are plenty of good British beers that could be offered on a rotating basis.
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Old Oct 5, 2014, 5:00 pm
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Agree. I somehow missed this last week when going through T5 FLounge. I went straight for the wines, and enjoyed a very nice Chablis (nothing against the Taittinger, but I feel I know it well enough by now I might as well branch out).

BA should also try a rotating guest beer on flights, even in Y. London Pride is fine (though it seems not to be available in Y on the LHR-DME A321-operated flights, leaving just Tiger and Heineken), but some variety would be a nice change. There are plenty of good British beers that could be offered on a rotating basis.
My vote would go to BrewDog...
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Old Oct 7, 2014, 9:00 am
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A new week and the real Oktoberfest is now over are the ales still in the lounge?
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Old Oct 7, 2014, 9:13 am
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Originally Posted by layz
A new week and the real Oktoberfest is now over are the ales still in the lounge?
I was in there yesterday evening and No, they are no longer there. Ironic really, since it is now actually October.
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