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Old Feb 1st 2011, 5:09 am
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Originally Posted by Swerv-o
Exactly! And in a country where they try to serve tap cider with ice! <<<shivers>>>


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That's only happened to me once, down in Chermside Gilhoolies. I ordered two pints of cider & she half filled the first glass with ice & poured cider over the top. She seemed quite offended when I refused it before she'd even finished the pour. Talk about a profit maker $8.50 for a pint of Bulmers & the glass is 50% filled with ice. I can't see how it's legal to charge for a pint yet fill the glass with ice. Now if they served a quart jug of cider with a glasses of ice I'd have no problem at all.
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Originally Posted by cresta57
That's only happened to me once, down in Chermside Gilhoolies. I ordered two pints of cider & she half filled the first glass with ice & poured cider over the top. She seemed quite offended when I refused it before she'd even finished the pour. Talk about a profit maker $8.50 for a pint of Bulmers & the glass is 50% filled with ice. I can't see how it's legal to charge for a pint yet fill the glass with ice. Now if they served a quart jug of cider with a glasses of ice I'd have no problem at all.
I reckon you might have a point about the legality of the ice - consumer affairs might be interested.
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Old Feb 1st 2011, 9:01 am
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Originally Posted by LouiseR
I ordered a shot of sambuca in a bar and got ice in it
It's probably cause you're one hot ladeee.
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Originally Posted by Swerv-o
Ice? In Red Wine? Jeez. I thought the US was the only place that chilled Red wine...


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I have been known to do that. But in my defence it ain't half bloody
hot here mum!!
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Old Feb 1st 2011, 9:41 am
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Originally Posted by Beedubya
I LOVE beetroot.

Sorry Polly LOL!

One of my faves from the milk bar is a steak sandwich with beetroot and a fried egg. Delicious.

Wow now that is my heaven where is it? I will so have to try it in 78 days
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Originally Posted by scottishcelts
Nope, cucumber.
i so agree I am allergic to it I cant even have the same knife used it should be burned at birth or forced to dissappear like dinosars
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Originally Posted by Alfresco
It's probably cause you're one hot ladeee. http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ons/icon10.gif
Yeah I'm sure that's the reason!!
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My pet hate in supermarket :

1) offers no longer there

2) items moved to somewhere in to outer space and you spend 3 weeks trying to find everything.

3) SCREAMING kids ( I must admit mine have done this till we gagged them hehehe)

4) smelly of wee people. I mean come on peeps how hard is it to wash? hmmm I know its scary like but really I dont need to smell it on you and please please use a toilet next time not your trouser leg OK!

rant over hehehe
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Originally Posted by bcworld
Wine!? Actually I do know peeps in Redlands Bay who put ice in their red wine! Maybe it's a Redlands thing...
Its actually a world wide thing...

eg: Go to Spain and have a Tinto de Verano, Red wine served over ice, sometimes with a slice of lemon.

Pretty Common in Miami, USA too...

Not as common in the colder countries though...
 
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Originally Posted by Swerv-o
Ice? In Red Wine? Jeez. I thought the US was the only place that chilled Red wine...


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From a French Wine Guide....
It is sometimes recommended to slightly chill light red wine : Beaujolais and Loire Valley red wines such as Chinon, Bourgueil and red Sancerre.

and.... http://www.redwine.co.uk/articles/do...lled-red-wine/
 
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Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
Its actually a world wide thing...

eg: Go to Spain and have a Tinto de Verano, Red wine served over ice, sometimes with a slice of lemon.

Pretty Common in Miami, USA too...

Not as common in the colder countries though...
Someone's been googling...so tell me more about this popularity in Miami.
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Originally Posted by cresta57
That's only happened to me once, down in Chermside Gilhoolies. I ordered two pints of cider & she half filled the first glass with ice & poured cider over the top. She seemed quite offended when I refused it before she'd even finished the pour. Talk about a profit maker $8.50 for a pint of Bulmers & the glass is 50% filled with ice. I can't see how it's legal to charge for a pint yet fill the glass with ice. Now if they served a quart jug of cider with a glasses of ice I'd have no problem at all.
Two pints of Cider and a glass of ice, is a common request in pubs here. Quite right to refuse it.
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Originally Posted by ozzieeagle
Two pints of Cider and a glass of ice, is a common request in pubs here. Quite right to refuse it.
TWO pints,you found a friend ???
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Originally Posted by Bernie Barfly
TWO pints,you found a friend ???
Amazingly yes and they drink Cider !


Actually it's cos I cant be bothered queuing up at the bar... so I get myself 2 pints in a row

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Originally Posted by ozzieeagle
Amazingly yes and they drink Cider !
I hope you can carry THREE pints,i like cider too,WITH ice
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