Made by Philip Glaetzer of wine fame in Australia, this is his 'budget' range of wines. They are hard to get in the UK and you'll need to mail order it, but it's fantastic. Ranging from about £8 a bottle to £16 for the director's cut, but well worth the money. Full of flavour and a bouquet that you can actually taste in the bottom of your throat just from smelling it. Unbelievable quality wine for a relatively cheap price.

Elephant is rather fine beer found down south Cornwall/Exeter way. It’s a very nice pint but to be honest I love it for its tag line: Elephant a beer you never forget!

a strong and flavoursome ale. its 5.7% so approach with caution.

my tastebuds love it although my stomach is now crying out for some kind of pie.

contains azucar apparently.

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I'm slightly concerned that this is my 3rd consecutive review of an alcoholic beverage, but non the less, i feel the need to share my newfound love of this hefewiessen.

Fans of Schneider-Weisse, Franziskaner, Weinstephaner and other quality hefewiessen should track down a few bottles of this stuff and be prepared to be amazed. Smooth, fruity and rich with a vanilla edge to it. From one of the oldest breweries in the world.

Taste wise, this is a superb APA. However, it is draught, so it ain't really an ale in my book and has a lager-esque fizz to it.
Here comes the knockout blow: it will set you back a cool 4-quid a pint!!!!!

Why would I drink this when there's cask Deuchars just 3 taps away at £2.40 a pint???? Why, i ask you, why???!!

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Amazingly full-bodied cask ale with a caramel/toffee-like sweetness, nice hop balance and great aroma. Excuse my uninspiring adjectives, I'm currently nursing a hangover from the stuff! One of my personal faves.

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The AF stands for 'Alcohol Free', but you wouldn't know from the taste. Not that I've ever been a big lager drinker, but if you want a refreshing pint* without any alcohol, this stuff really hits the spot. Crisp, clean and refreshing.


*actually more like 250mls

'premium ale' that tastes like flat stella artois.

it says 'deceptively drinkable' on the label. 'definitely disgusting' would be closer to the truth.

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The Legend. A thing of wonder that has been a source of unending delight to my Yorkshire days. I can't decide what I like about it most; its warming, mellow, fruity taste; its mysterious dark ruby colour (which reaches almost mystical qualities when you've had a pint or three and hold it up to the light for inspection ... "oooh, it glows! It is calling me!"); its name (the above is not a spelling error ... a Peculier is apparently some sort of old-fashioned name for a member of the clergy); the fact that it is (allegedly) served in Italian coffee bars in espresso glasses for the discerning client.

However this stuff is not to be approached lightly. 5.6% ABV - more than three pints and I need assistance getting home.

Even foreigners (non-Yorkshire) can apparently get it in bottles from the co-op.

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the only canned bitter i've drank that has some flavour. its pleasurable to drink, smooth and slightly stronger than your usual stuff (john smiths, worthingtons, boddys etc).

a pleasant buzz with hardly any hangover. the only real problem i have is that its 4.4% (although this is also a benefit really - other bitters appear to have no effect on me). so while you think you're not going to get plastered swallowing large amounts of the creamy bugger (!) you soon realise that you're rat-arsed and its only 7.30pm.

what the hell is this stuff?

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My favourite of all red wines. From Australia but is absolutely delish.

They also do a more expensive President's Selection which I currently haven't convinced myself to spent a lot of money on but will no doubt sometime soon.

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not usually a big fan of wine, but this fruity rose has converted me.

its deceptively tasty and too much can leave you crawling round the coffee table barking like a patterdale terrier, but its great fun to drink. its almost fizzy and i'd definitely recommend it as an alternative to several cans of lager on a school night. its much more civilised and doesn't leave your stomach feeling like its been attacked by an over-enthusiastic bouncy castle operative.

Can usually be found in bigger supermakets and better stocked offys.
Though it is a white beer it has very little in common with Hoegarten.
It's quite supprising how fruity and full in flavour it is and it would probably even sit well with those of the beer drinking comunity who regard everything that doesn't have the consistancy of bisto as watery poofters beer.

If it's good enough for the Queen Mum gawd bless 'er it's good enough for me.