Haagen Dazs, am I the only one not to realise…
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..that its an American brand, originally from the Bronxs, i was suckered in to thinking it was some Scandinavian brand (as of course was the purpose)
And yes, i do know Pret and GU are both English brands
What other brands are out there that 'misrepresent' by use of their names the country of origin (not including takeover of companies but actually set up to mislead)
And yes, i do know Pret and GU are both English brands
What other brands are out there that 'misrepresent' by use of their names the country of origin (not including takeover of companies but actually set up to mislead)
......probablysean ie3 said:
I remember when I was young Tiger beer was a bit of a treat, now brewed and bottled far from where it should be seems to taste like generic pish.
Maybe rose coloured spectacles.
castlemaine before its demise here too, red stripe, list is endless, even amongst the not so common ones. Maybe rose coloured spectacles.
when i drank lager with my old man, i used to seek these out as they tended to taste (yes i know lager...) better than the crap from Carlsberg, Heineken, fosters, carling (Canadian BTW) etc that has been brewed here for years. used to seek out tusker, tooheys, carib and castle (which was the nicest) to get something slightly interesting.
doom bar being brewed in burton, tastes a world away to the original (whilst cask is still brewed locally but formula changed to be more in line with the burton crap),
theplayingmantis said:
sean ie3 said:
I remember when I was young Tiger beer was a bit of a treat, now brewed and bottled far from where it should be seems to taste like generic pish.
Maybe rose coloured spectacles.
castlemaine before its demise here too, red stripe, list is endless, even amongst the not so common ones. Maybe rose coloured spectacles.
when i drank lager with my old man, i used to seek these out as they tended to taste (yes i know lager...) better than the crap from Carlsberg, Heineken, fosters, carling (Canadian BTW) etc that has been brewed here for years. used to seek out tusker, tooheys, carib and castle (which was the nicest) to get something slightly interesting.
doom bar being brewed in burton, tastes a world away to the original (whilst cask is still brewed locally but formula changed to be more in line with the burton crap),
theplayingmantis said:
sean ie3 said:
I remember when I was young Tiger beer was a bit of a treat, now brewed and bottled far from where it should be seems to taste like generic pish.
Maybe rose coloured spectacles.
castlemaine before its demise here too, red stripe, list is endless, even amongst the not so common ones. Maybe rose coloured spectacles.
when i drank lager with my old man, i used to seek these out as they tended to taste (yes i know lager...) better than the crap from Carlsberg, Heineken, fosters, carling (Canadian BTW) etc that has been brewed here for years. used to seek out tusker, tooheys, carib and castle (which was the nicest) to get something slightly interesting.
doom bar being brewed in burton, tastes a world away to the original (whilst cask is still brewed locally but formula changed to be more in line with the burton crap),
I’m a big fan of beer that has been imported having been brewed with the local water.
TTmonkey said:
theplayingmantis said:
sean ie3 said:
I remember when I was young Tiger beer was a bit of a treat, now brewed and bottled far from where it should be seems to taste like generic pish.
Maybe rose coloured spectacles.
castlemaine before its demise here too, red stripe, list is endless, even amongst the not so common ones. Maybe rose coloured spectacles.
when i drank lager with my old man, i used to seek these out as they tended to taste (yes i know lager...) better than the crap from Carlsberg, Heineken, fosters, carling (Canadian BTW) etc that has been brewed here for years. used to seek out tusker, tooheys, carib and castle (which was the nicest) to get something slightly interesting.
doom bar being brewed in burton, tastes a world away to the original (whilst cask is still brewed locally but formula changed to be more in line with the burton crap),
TTmonkey said:
theplayingmantis said:
sean ie3 said:
I remember when I was young Tiger beer was a bit of a treat, now brewed and bottled far from where it should be seems to taste like generic pish.
Maybe rose coloured spectacles.
castlemaine before its demise here too, red stripe, list is endless, even amongst the not so common ones. Maybe rose coloured spectacles.
when i drank lager with my old man, i used to seek these out as they tended to taste (yes i know lager...) better than the crap from Carlsberg, Heineken, fosters, carling (Canadian BTW) etc that has been brewed here for years. used to seek out tusker, tooheys, carib and castle (which was the nicest) to get something slightly interesting.
doom bar being brewed in burton, tastes a world away to the original (whilst cask is still brewed locally but formula changed to be more in line with the burton crap),
edit to say no it doesnt have to and isnt as others have said.
Edited by theplayingmantis on Tuesday 23 January 12:51
ATG said:
Cask Doom Bar is brewed in Rock, but I don't think it's got a great deal of history. The bloke who did its marketing is a mate of a mate and I'm pretty sure that included inventing the name and establishing the entire brand.
Sharps started off in the 90s I think and doom bar followed at some point. Since the takeover by coors formulation has changed of cask (I appreciate breweries tweak formulas of beers from time to time) however cask doom bar now vs original is night an day. Its a youngish company but sold out (fair play to them) at the first opportunity and who can blame them given the state of the small/medium brewing trade...Black sheep recently bought out after administration, skinners happily back after administration, far too many small craft breweries too producing horrible but fashionable for a month drinks who appear then vanish in a couple of years, all the the detriment of medium sized indies, who make an good product yet are not on trend and ultimately lose out to fly by night craft brewers who will inevitable fail or the big boys who produce generic crap, and reformulate to drive down costs...such is the industry though.
Edited by theplayingmantis on Tuesday 23 January 12:52
Silvanus said:
TTmonkey said:
theplayingmantis said:
sean ie3 said:
I remember when I was young Tiger beer was a bit of a treat, now brewed and bottled far from where it should be seems to taste like generic pish.
Maybe rose coloured spectacles.
castlemaine before its demise here too, red stripe, list is endless, even amongst the not so common ones. Maybe rose coloured spectacles.
when i drank lager with my old man, i used to seek these out as they tended to taste (yes i know lager...) better than the crap from Carlsberg, Heineken, fosters, carling (Canadian BTW) etc that has been brewed here for years. used to seek out tusker, tooheys, carib and castle (which was the nicest) to get something slightly interesting.
doom bar being brewed in burton, tastes a world away to the original (whilst cask is still brewed locally but formula changed to be more in line with the burton crap),
theplayingmantis said:
Silvanus said:
TTmonkey said:
theplayingmantis said:
sean ie3 said:
I remember when I was young Tiger beer was a bit of a treat, now brewed and bottled far from where it should be seems to taste like generic pish.
Maybe rose coloured spectacles.
castlemaine before its demise here too, red stripe, list is endless, even amongst the not so common ones. Maybe rose coloured spectacles.
when i drank lager with my old man, i used to seek these out as they tended to taste (yes i know lager...) better than the crap from Carlsberg, Heineken, fosters, carling (Canadian BTW) etc that has been brewed here for years. used to seek out tusker, tooheys, carib and castle (which was the nicest) to get something slightly interesting.
doom bar being brewed in burton, tastes a world away to the original (whilst cask is still brewed locally but formula changed to be more in line with the burton crap),
Rapanui.
Fine T-shirt & clothing brand (just got a couple of items on sale).
Sounds faintly antipodean, eh?
From, & made on, the wonderful Isle of Wight
https://rapanuiclothing.com/our-story.
Good company: do support them (& I have no link other than being a caulkhead myself…although without the 3 generations, so maybe not
)
Fine T-shirt & clothing brand (just got a couple of items on sale).
Sounds faintly antipodean, eh?
From, & made on, the wonderful Isle of Wight
https://rapanuiclothing.com/our-story.
Good company: do support them (& I have no link other than being a caulkhead myself…although without the 3 generations, so maybe not
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