tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post2552791521333377056..comments2024-03-29T07:17:26.082+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Beige. But in a Good WayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-40475216159640900602013-03-12T19:07:12.611+00:002013-03-12T19:07:12.611+00:00Should things turn nasty dimpled pints are a much...Should things turn nasty dimpled pints are a much safer weapon than a the obligatory broken straight or tujip being more of a club than a dagger. They should be obligatory in the less salubrious watering holes. I suspect that this might not be too much of a problem in the trendy Friends of HamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-14905572354704037892013-02-28T09:14:32.821+00:002013-02-28T09:14:32.821+00:00Greene King offer a nice flat sided handled jug. I...Greene King offer a nice flat sided handled jug. Is this the best compromise?<br /><br />http://www.thepintglasscompany.com/WebRoot/Store/Shops/es146542/50AE/4CB5/82A6/4E69/0652/0A0F/1115/17BD/GREE02.JPG<br /><br />I have to say I do like the Thornbridge 'chalice' with a short stem (similar to the Stella Artois version) but prefer a straight sided thick 'sleeve' affair to the ubiquitous nonic style.Wheatyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622360233637947993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-30525613255885046342013-02-25T15:44:34.824+00:002013-02-25T15:44:34.824+00:00Put it this way Simon. If you arranged to meet Ph...Put it this way Simon. If you arranged to meet Phil there and he got there first, you wouldn't be able to spot him, as he'd be invisible.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-24702456435368986462013-02-25T14:18:04.879+00:002013-02-25T14:18:04.879+00:00I thought this was going to be about Phil Booton. ...I thought this was going to be about Phil Booton. I feel cheated. Simon Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-88934317899681471832013-02-24T13:35:35.512+00:002013-02-24T13:35:35.512+00:00We love Friends Of Ham, especially downstairs and ...We love Friends Of Ham, especially downstairs and I'm 50 something. <br /><br />I must be trendy !!!!<br /><br />Great beer and a very good charcuterie board means it's a regular stop off for us.ShadowHidernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-49994487388547719722013-02-21T22:23:39.194+00:002013-02-21T22:23:39.194+00:00Hello, I was in Leeds the same day as you, but Fri...Hello, I was in Leeds the same day as you, but Friends of Ham about 12.40 so think you may have been Palace bound.<br /><br />I love dimpled mugs but only because hands around the beer could cause warming. <br /><br />I agree it's not everyone's cup of tea but I rate FOH. I mainly go for the meat and atmosphere downstairs. True the stools are uncomfy, and its painfully expensive if you don't do a bit of research. But its new, interesting, sells Lardo, and there's nowt like it in Sheffield.<br /><br />Hence it's the best place to start a Leds crawl followed by Whitelocks, Swan, North, Templar, Adelphi and Grove (or more). <br /><br />There's room for ultra modern and ultra trad in Leeds, much to it's credit. Dimpled or straight.wee beefyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16922755344809968104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-54657627234718752052013-02-21T16:50:14.054+00:002013-02-21T16:50:14.054+00:00What is your glass of choice Mr T?What is your glass of choice Mr T?py0noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-91442965187798371792013-02-21T15:46:46.733+00:002013-02-21T15:46:46.733+00:00Phil - I agree. Readers of my blog will know I hav...Phil - I agree. Readers of my blog will know I have an avid dislike of the nonic. I like your description of it.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-29051760816333122262013-02-21T15:33:56.223+00:002013-02-21T15:33:56.223+00:00I don't like nonics - to me they look like wha...I don't like nonics - to me they look like what they are, a design solution to a catering problem - but I really dislike dimple mugs: too broad, too heavy, awkward to hold and carry. Plus they remind me of the 70s - the sight of a pint being pulled into a dimple mug reminds me of Worthington E adverts.<br /><br />Funny, though - a while ago the debate was all about branded glassware, and I was made to feel like a luddite for saying I didn't think my pint was enhanced by branding & if anything I preferred my glasses plain. How often do you see a branded dimple mug? <i>Fashion, turn to the left...</i>Philhttp://ohgoodale.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-88633613551455815022013-02-21T10:22:57.366+00:002013-02-21T10:22:57.366+00:00Thank you very much Tandy, maybe for a beer but be...Thank you very much Tandy, maybe for a beer but being vegetarian-the food would be off limits.Dimpled Mughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024301604096250432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-7489747894483510072013-02-21T10:18:22.661+00:002013-02-21T10:18:22.661+00:00DM
Then you know where to go in Leeds. Another p...DM<br /><br />Then you know where to go in Leeds. Another public service from Der Tandlamann.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-27828066152394792872013-02-21T10:13:45.293+00:002013-02-21T10:13:45.293+00:00personally I'm quite partial do a
http://dimpl...personally I'm quite partial do a<br />http://dimpledmug.co.uk/Dimpled Mughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024301604096250432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-65419034096827136792013-02-21T09:31:12.950+00:002013-02-21T09:31:12.950+00:00So - dimpled mugs seems generationally a no no.
I...So - dimpled mugs seems generationally a no no.<br /><br />I thought FoH has its place. It is quirky, but not my plate of iberico.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-52617284482116146582013-02-21T07:04:40.596+00:002013-02-21T07:04:40.596+00:00Morning Tand - re: Glasses, North & The Adelph...Morning Tand - re: Glasses, North & The Adelphi never stopped serving beer in dimpled mugs, as far as I can remember. It was once a talking point in itself, when I was beginning to drink be circa '00. Hey - at least he offered to swap.<br />FOH is a different little offering to what we have in Leeds and its entirely welcome. Small, absolutely. Uncomfortable when crowded - definately. Another stop to get a beer and one that offers something new (food-based, wine, a place that, as you say, you can perhaps take people who are not that into beer) - definately. <br />RedNev - bit of an extreme comment, pal. Drop by - have a drink. Leighhttp://www.goodfoodgoodbeer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-19751055958370562202013-02-20T22:21:47.459+00:002013-02-20T22:21:47.459+00:00I had my first foreign meet-the-brewer event there...I had my first foreign meet-the-brewer event there back in November with Mr. Hardknott. I felt like I was in Portlandia.Brewers Union Local 180https://www.blogger.com/profile/05786517873195170945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-41717406932282908202013-02-20T21:35:39.029+00:002013-02-20T21:35:39.029+00:00early-mid 2000s. It was the precursor of hipsteris...early-mid 2000s. It was the precursor of hipsterism, I think we were the first generation for a while to "ironically" dress in diamond patterned cardigans and ask for a handled glass with our pint of "old man beer" (bitter itself being a briefly cool retro drink). <br /><br />You had three types of glass: "normal" glasses - the classic nonic and its slightly crapper cousin, the straight sided cider glass; "poncey" tall glasses; and retro "old man" glasses with a handle. <br />py0noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-36036032497358006262013-02-20T20:05:10.050+00:002013-02-20T20:05:10.050+00:00Dimple glasses never went out of fashion in certai...Dimple glasses never went out of fashion in certain middle class taverns. I hate them. Too heavy, they take up extra space on a table/bar. Plus it's easier to avoid spillage if your banged into when holding a straight glass. Bar staff can carry a lot more empty straight glasses back to the bar in one go.Birkonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797631050700297107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-85949729673009756642013-02-20T19:51:33.612+00:002013-02-20T19:51:33.612+00:00Nice picture. I initially thought "beer in a ...Nice picture. I initially thought "beer in a can" was a wittily up-yours-CAMRA reference of the keg, but no. £3.50 for a 330ml can of Punk IPA? Ever get the feeling you've been <a href="http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=265213204" rel="nofollow">cheated</a>?<br /><br />I felt for you on the dimpled mug front - I'm still not used to being handed one of those, let alone to the unstated implication that the barman's doing me a favour by using it.<br /><br />py0 - how long ago was "back when I was a student"? Back when I was a student they were still around. The real nostalgic items, which you never saw anywhere except on old films, were straight-sided glasses. Manto was the first place I remember using them, and that opened in 1990. Philhttp://ohgoodale.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-42661598617691968802013-02-20T17:45:38.664+00:002013-02-20T17:45:38.664+00:00It sounds rather awful to me. If I were alone, I p...It sounds rather awful to me. If I were alone, I probably wouldn't have got as far as ordering a drink.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-19213973403998303592013-02-20T16:22:07.621+00:002013-02-20T16:22:07.621+00:00Martyn - They may well have had for all I know. I...Martyn - They may well have had for all I know. It is pretty hip.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-40060235318222040462013-02-20T10:46:24.723+00:002013-02-20T10:46:24.723+00:00To be offered a dimpled mug by a bearded barman in...To be offered a dimpled mug by a bearded barman in his 30s is as clear a sign that you are in a hipster bar as you could ask for. The only other item to earn more hipster points is a vinyl-based sound system.Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-47168157979689583112013-02-20T09:54:48.834+00:002013-02-20T09:54:48.834+00:00Dimpled handled mugs were already becoming cool an...Dimpled handled mugs were already becoming cool and retro back when I was a student. Now they're pretty much compulsory. py0noreply@blogger.com