Lime in Beer
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RabidGranny

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2,433 posts

163 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Can you put Lime in any beer??

Or is it only corona??

Scabutz

8,736 posts

105 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Mate you can do pretty much whatever you want.

RC1807

13,539 posts

193 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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1970s - lager & lime?

RichFN2

4,213 posts

204 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Or a slice of orange in wheat beer

robsa

2,454 posts

209 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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mmm, 19760s Top Deck Lager and Lime shandy - 2% too if I recall correctly!

boyse7en

8,015 posts

190 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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I think it will taste a bit weird in a Guinness, but whatever floats your boat

Zetec-S

6,690 posts

118 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Legal in England and Wales. In Scotland you have to deep fry the lime first.

omniflow

3,655 posts

176 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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robsa said:
mmm, 19760s Top Deck Lager and Lime shandy - 2% too if I recall correctly!
I believe it was 0.2%

RC1807

13,539 posts

193 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Zetec-S said:
Legal in England and Wales. In Scotland you have to deep fry the lime first.
Frankie Boyle, about the man who asked for a lager and lime in a Glasgow pub....
"we don't do cocktails!"

Mobile Chicane

21,863 posts

237 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Only maize-based beer. Sol, Corona etc.

LankyFreak

852 posts

53 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Mobile Chicane said:
Only maize-based beer. Sol, Corona etc.
Yes, but the lime doesn't add much so just don't bother biggrin

EBRANDON1

641 posts

29 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Wasn't it just meant to keep flies out of beer bottles?

okgo

41,686 posts

223 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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EBRANDON1 said:
Wasn't it just meant to keep flies out of beer bottles?
Yeh I think that’s how it was for Corona etc.

fourfoldroot

667 posts

180 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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omniflow said:
robsa said:
mmm, 19760s Top Deck Lager and Lime shandy - 2% too if I recall correctly!
I believe it was 0.2%



Up to 2%. So could be 0.2 or 2%.

sgrimshaw

7,574 posts

275 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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fourfoldroot said:
omniflow said:
robsa said:
mmm, 19760s Top Deck Lager and Lime shandy - 2% too if I recall correctly!
I believe it was 0.2%



Up to 2%. So could be 0.2 or 2%.
Not more than 2 degrees proof ... means not more than 1% ABV

robsa

2,454 posts

209 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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sgrimshaw said:
fourfoldroot said:
omniflow said:
robsa said:
mmm, 19760s Top Deck Lager and Lime shandy - 2% too if I recall correctly!
I believe it was 0.2%



Up to 2%. So could be 0.2 or 2%.
Not more than 2 degrees proof ... means not more than 1% ABV
So I'm technically correct then, although it didnt mean what I thought. Either way, it still wasnt enough to get pissed on even as a kid, although you could almost convince yourself you were able to

sgrimshaw

7,574 posts

275 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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robsa said:
So I'm technically correct then, although it didnt mean what I thought. Either way, it still wasnt enough to get pissed on even as a kid, although you could almost convince yourself you were able to
Much harder to get pissed on 1% than 2% ...

Glassman

24,674 posts

240 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Slice of lime in beer, or a slice of lemon with espresso is only to mask the st taste.

Scabutz

8,736 posts

105 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Glassman said:
Slice of lime in beer, or a slice of lemon with espresso is only to mask the st taste.


Only guy in the world putting a lemon twist in an espresso.

CountyAFC

4,857 posts

28 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Scabutz said:
Glassman said:
Slice of lime in beer, or a slice of lemon with espresso is only to mask the st taste.


Only guy in the world putting a lemon twist in an espresso.
Get the fk outta here!