Caz 25 Posted May 1, 2006 Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Went to an upmarket shopping complex yesterday in Melbourne,& was pleasantly surprised when we came across an English style pub "The Melbourne Lion" even had a bit of a beer garden wasn't even outside!! anyway you get the picture. So in we go,have a look at the wine list I order my drink & my partner goes to order his, when he came back [he had been circling the bar] we were informed that although they are an English style pub they serve only Aussie beer!! you couldn't possibly imagine my partners disappointment,well I wasn't too disappointed I had already started on my wine but he was disgusted.Fancy that VB & no Speckled Hen. Apparently there might be one pommy beer soon but we don't hold out too much hope for anything else, what a shambles. Pity as the pub was really good & very authentic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bazza 71 Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Melbourne must be a bit tardy. We can get Speckled Hen up here in Sydney. Baz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caz 25 Posted May 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Yeah we do too Baz in most of the pubs , but why I was so surprised is because this was a Pommy pub,not an Aussie swill hole,& it still didn't serve good beer. We can get most of the pommy stuff,Kilkenny,Guinness,Caffreys etc.even in this little town of Bright in which we live. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 88 Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Kilkenny Irish Beer Caffreys Irish Beer. Guinness Irish Beer. English Beer.[Local] Pommy beer! !rulez! Kilkenny, Guinness. kaffreys all Irish Crap apart from Guinness. Speckled Hen, Crap too. IMO...... bored Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caz 25 Posted May 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Well I will leave it up to you to prove other wise when we come over & have a drink then Den Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bazza 71 Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 I gather Shipstones is no more. Good thing.It was the worst pint of bitter in the world. I wouldn't have drank it if I didn't get it for nowt. Baz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graham05 0 Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 B) never mind caz, i,ll have a pint for you saturday night in THE MOOT at bingham but sooner be where you are than this dump, this country,s gone to the dogs. have a nice day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 I gather Shipstones is no more.Good thing.It was the worst pint of bitter in the world. I wouldn't have drank it if I didn't get it for nowt. Baz It was always a good laxative though !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bazza 71 Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 It was always a good laxative though !! It sure was. It gave the sh**s to anybody that drank it !rotfl! Baz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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