[racerbruce]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

My US friend, the beers you have are 'dynamite' very strong. I stick with John Smith ale it's around 3% alc and just right for me. This beer is canned and has the 'widget' that primes the beer with a nice head when poured into my favourite beer glass.Also Greene King IPA (India Pale Ale) is another one (went to the brewery in Bury St. Edmunds).
I was also enjoying a Super Bock Sagres 'sem alcool' beer yesterday at our favourite Portuguese restaurant celebrating our wedding anniversary.

Greetings my UKM5 friend -
Congrats on the wedding anniversary!

Some months ago, I remember you sending me UK beer info - will look these up and see if I can find them at a specialty shop.

Tell me about the great Portuguese restaurant! I travelled to Lisbon area (Cascais) on business in 2010 and the food was awesome. I was there one week to assist with pre-opening processes for this beautiful hotel:

https://www.booking.com/hotel/pt/the...=photosGallery

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

Greetings my UKM5 friend -
Congrats on the wedding anniversary!

Some months ago, I remember you sending me UK beer info - will look these up and see if I can find them at a specialty shop.

Tell me about the great Portuguese restaurant! I travelled to Lisbon area (Cascais) on business in 2010 and the food was awesome. I was there one week to assist with pre-opening processes for this beautiful hotel:

https://www.booking.com/hotel/pt/the...=photosGallery

Good morning Racerbruce.
The restaurant 'La Casita' we have been going to for years but missed for a while because of things that happened.Friendly waiter staff and not expensive at all with tasty food.Not really keen on the traditional Portuguese dishes as the wife is allergic to seafood, prawns,shrimps etc which are prevalent in a lot of their traditional dishes.I had peri peri chicken while the rest had rib eye steaks and sirloin with french fries and salad while daughter and sister had Carbononara followed by ice cream for some of us and cappuccino coffees.
We then did some shopping in a Polish supermarket nearby for some delicacies and after leaving my sister to wander around the shops we headed for home.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

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Just bought these and haven't tried any yet....tell me about these beers!

My friend I just found the "Category: "Beers of Belgium" in "English"
In "172 Subcategories" arranged alphabetically according to the alphabet .

If you click on one of the beers , it shows you below pictures of the beers in question =>https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/inde...category-media

Cheers !

[racerbruce]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

Good morning Racerbruce.
The restaurant 'La Casita' we have been going to for years but missed for a while because of things that happened.Friendly waiter staff and not expensive at all with tasty food.Not really keen on the traditional Portuguese dishes as the wife is allergic to seafood, prawns,shrimps etc which are prevalent in a lot of their traditional dishes.I had peri peri chicken while the rest had rib eye steaks and sirloin with french fries and salad while daughter and sister had Carbononara followed by ice cream for some of us and cappuccino coffees.
We then did some shopping in a Polish supermarket nearby for some delicacies and after leaving my sister to wander around the shops we headed for home.

Well done my UKM5 friend!!!!
Your precise and colorful description of your family's celebration is awesome.

Did a search - is this the beloved abode??
https://www.just-eat.co.uk/restauran...sita-sw16/menu

20 minutes to lights out in Tuscany!!!!

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

Well done my UKM5 friend!!!!
Your precise and colorful description of your family's celebration is awesome.

Did a search - is this the beloved abode??
https://www.just-eat.co.uk/restauran...sita-sw16/menu

20 minutes to lights out in Tuscany!!!!

It is indeed my friend!

[racerbruce]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

It is indeed my friend!

Such great food - thank you for sharing my friend!

[racerbruce]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

My friend I just found the "Category: "Beers of Belgium" in "English"
In "172 Subcategories" arranged alphabetically according to the alphabet .

If you click on one of the beers , it shows you below pictures of the beers in question =>https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/inde...category-media

Cheers !

Thank you my MBelgium friend!!!!
Found some of my beers in your search info you provided - will try my first one this eve!!!!

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

Thank you my MBelgium friend!!!!
Found some of my beers in your search info you provided - will try my first one this eve!!!!

That's really awesome my friend . Let me know how it was ..
Don't get drunk from the Belgian beers my friend !

CHEERS !

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

It is indeed my friend!

Love this beer my friend . It's regarding "Martin's Pale Ale"
Martin's Pale Ale has British roots since "1909". But is/was always brewed in Belgium by Palm beers .

Check this out => https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%E2%80%99s
CHEERS !

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Love this beer my friend . It's regarding "Martin's Pale Ale"
Martin's Pale Ale has British roots since "1909". But is/was always brewed in Belgium by Palm beers .

Check this out => https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%E2%80%99s
CHEERS !

Oh yes, that's a good one and Belgium's finest IPA I see

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

Well done my UKM5 friend!!!!
Your precise and colorful description of your family's celebration is awesome.

Did a search - is this the beloved abode??
https://www.just-eat.co.uk/restauran...sita-sw16/menu

20 minutes to lights out in Tuscany!!!!

Ah I didn't tell you when we returned we had some Napoleon 33 year old brandy at the end of the day, a nice nightcap

[racerbruce]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

Ah I didn't tell you when we returned we had some Napoleon 33 year old brandy at the end of the day, a nice nightcap

My UKM5 and MBelgium friends - https://www.belgianstyleales.com/pro...iABEgK8Q_D_BwE

Enjoying this Belgian beer now....it is SO SMOOTH AND SOOOOOO GOOD!!!!

After the Belgian beers are gone, I'll try to find the UK beers!!!!

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

My UKM5 and MBelgium friends - https://www.belgianstyleales.com/pro...iABEgK8Q_D_BwE

Enjoying this Belgian beer now....it is SO SMOOTH AND SOOOOOO GOOD!!!!

After the Belgian beers are gone, I'll try to find the UK beers!!!!

Gulden Drak at 10.5 alc,wow too strong for me my friend. I would try the well known Stella Artois at 5% alc,first brewed in Leuven but am a staunch ale man like Robin Hood was !

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

Gulden Drak at 10.5 alc,wow too strong for me my friend. I would try the well known Stella Artois at 5% alc,first brewed in Leuven but am a staunch ale man like Robin Hood was !

Stella Artois is 30 min. from my home .
Cristal Alken is a better beer from higher quality and is 15 min. from my home .
Of course I did already a brewery tour in Alken and is now Alken-Maes .
Alken-Maes, Maes, Grimbergen, Mort Subite, Cristal Ciney, Judas, Tourtel, Watneys and Cristal, among others, are produced and commercialized.

However, both are Belgian regular beers but not bad at all ..

I also like the English dark Scotch beer with pieces of cheese and celery salt . In specialized business we drink them in a tin chilled cup

[M5Rick]

''Roll out the Barrel
Lets have some Barrel tonight
What we want is Watneys Red Barrel''...sung by many football fans. It's from an advertising song when this beer was popular here in fact it was once Britains best selling and I believe rights were passed on to Heineken in 2008.
I am not aware of the English dark Scotch beer, an interesting brew there.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

''Roll out the Barrel
Lets have some Barrel tonight
What we want is Watneys Red Barrel''...sung by many football fans. It's from an advertising song when this beer was popular here in fact it was once Britains best selling and I believe rights were passed on to Heineken in 2008.
I am not aware of the English dark Scotch beer, an interesting brew there.

=> https://anthonymartin.be/en/our-beer...tch-ale/-2-31/

[racerbruce]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

=> https://anthonymartin.be/en/our-beer...tch-ale/-2-31/

My UKM5 and MBelgium friends -

My, oh my!!!! I have two official beer connoisseurs in my UK and Belgian friends!!!!

The both of you should start your own beer blog and educate the US as to how to choose a great beer!!!!

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

=> https://anthonymartin.be/en/our-beer...tch-ale/-2-31/

Very appropriate to have the thistle shaped glass to serve it in..Aye Bonnie Scotland! I'll look out for this.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

My UKM5 and MBelgium friends -

My, oh my!!!! I have two official beer connoisseurs in my UK and Belgian friends!!!!

The both of you should start your own beer blog and educate the US as to how to choose a great beer!!!!

Well now my US friend, can you tell me does the US do any dark ale's,I know there are plenty of lagers etc.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

Very appropriate to have the thistle shaped glass to serve it in..Aye Bonnie Scotland! I'll look out for this.

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

Well now my US friend, can you tell me does the US do any dark ale's,I know there are plenty of lagers etc.

Meanwhile in Belgium ...

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Meanwhile in Belgium ...

BOT must have had one or two of those before show-boating

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

BOT must have had one or two of those before show-boating

Yeah my friend . I heard Vikings drink from their helmet .
I mean the helmet with the 2 horns...