Who is that masked man?
I thought I would post this photo just to prove that I do exist and here in the UK and not just posting a whole lot of postcard photos from the web. Although, looking at the photo I could be anywhere. The beer is not typically english so may be I am really just hanging out in Parramatta?
My version of the story is that Kathy doesnt like taking photos so you never see a photo of me in it. Her version is that she never has a chance getting close to the camera because I spend the entire trip seeing things through a 1cm x 1cm viewfinder.
Anyway - speaking of beer, The UK is awash with an amazing number and choice of beers. There are bitters, stouts, milds, porters, winter warmers and even a few morning mouth washes. There seems to be more choice in beer than the number of English Inns and there is almost 11 Inns for every English person! It is no wonder, with taverns being unearthed in some of the Roman cities and the good old Norman Conquerors who scattered the English countryside with Abbeys and Monastries, each with its own brewery - I reccon those monks had a great time.
As a result you end up with some great beer names including: Old Legover, Gone Fishing, Old Slug, Couch Potato Lager, Bitter & Twisted, Dirty Tackle, What The Fox's Hat, Hopping Hare, Hobgoblin, Fursty Ferret, Hens Tooth, BeeWyched, Wychcraft and my favourite Tangle Foot. The best set of beers I have had so far are: Piddle in the Hole, Piddle in the Wind, Piddle in the Dark and Piddle in the Snow - and yes after drinking all that you do need to do a piddle!
Frank Zappa once said: ‘You can't be a real Country unless you have a BEER and an airline -- it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a BEER.’ In that case I am not sure how the UK didn’t manage to take over the world.
Looks like there is only another 2373 beers to taste before I come home.
"I ale, it is such a nourisher of mankinde"
John Taylor 1580-1653
As a result you end up with some great beer names including: Old Legover, Gone Fishing, Old Slug, Couch Potato Lager, Bitter & Twisted, Dirty Tackle, What The Fox's Hat, Hopping Hare, Hobgoblin, Fursty Ferret, Hens Tooth, BeeWyched, Wychcraft and my favourite Tangle Foot. The best set of beers I have had so far are: Piddle in the Hole, Piddle in the Wind, Piddle in the Dark and Piddle in the Snow - and yes after drinking all that you do need to do a piddle!
Frank Zappa once said: ‘You can't be a real Country unless you have a BEER and an airline -- it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a BEER.’ In that case I am not sure how the UK didn’t manage to take over the world.
Looks like there is only another 2373 beers to taste before I come home.
"I ale, it is such a nourisher of mankinde"
John Taylor 1580-1653
4 comments:
Well Jim only 2373 beers to go although now it may be only 2173. Great stories again and photos but please tell me which twin is which (one in pink at Legoland will do for a start). Yes I am Grandpa but could never tell them apart and I am sure they have changed more with all the good UK living. Wild, wet, windy, huge surf again this weekend. Had to finish on the weather.
Had another beer tonight so another one to cross of the list. Twins growing up every day. Their tshirst are now mid-riffs. The photo of them together at legoland has Isabelle on the left and Bethany on the right - did mom get it right???
Jim, what agreat opportunity for you to restart your beer bottle collection! Remember that you have to buy two so that you can drink one and keep one. It can't be all that difficult to get them back home at the end of the year! Kath wont mind. Now that I think about it, can you bring an extra one of each home with you?
Great to see a photo of you Jim,
Boy, you are looking very relaxed. How are you going to cope coming back to the stresses of your job back here. Great idea from Hux - it won't take up too much room Kath. Or perhaps you could start collecting Royalty treasures.
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