-Demosthenes- Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 What is "Tennents"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1917 Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 A type of lager from Scotland. Commonly known as 'tenements' due to it being drunk in excess by people on the way to/during/after the football. Im becoming quite good at this off topic stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 it`s a beer that`s borderline by deffinition a wine, it`s fortified with extra alc, much in the same way that sherry is. and yes the Scots are very Moderate drinkers (at any given opportunity) like morning time or night time even ;-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1917 Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 I think you're talking about Buckfast - thats classified as a fortified wine because its a) horrible b) all chemicals c) horrible d) claims to be from the abbey of benedictine monks e) horrible. Tennents is just straight forward lager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted February 1, 2004 Author Share Posted February 1, 2004 Buckfast? Lager? Abbey? Benedictine? Are these scientific terms? British terms? Alcoholic terms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 I don`t see why they gotto do that with ANY brew tbh, let it ferment to what it should, and if ya want it stronger, add some vodka! LOL there`s a Russian drink and I don`t advise anyone to try it. it`s called "Ersh" it`s like beer and vodka mixed, even a small amount you will wake up next day feeling BAD! not a wise choice of drink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 Aren't there those pills that stop a hangover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted February 1, 2004 Author Share Posted February 1, 2004 So they're alcoholic terms. Interesting. Pills to stop a hangover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1917 Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 The only proven hangover cure is Irn bru. that and being told you have a chemistry exam in 20 minutes you didnt know about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 Or, getting your stomach pumped out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted February 1, 2004 Author Share Posted February 1, 2004 I say "interesting" whenever I can't think of anything to say, I just noticed that. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 are you serious about the Iron Bru? I just thought it was nice drink, never considered it for hangovers I find anything with alot of chili in it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1917 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Honestly, try it. i think it has something to do with the high sugar content, im not a biologist so have no idea what the actual reason is. But thats one of its main clames to fame as a soft drink - it cures hangovers. Also, for a good few years it was the only soft drink anywhere in the world that outsold coca-cola in a country. As well as being orange and delicous of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 actualy, when I was in Russia I saw it there too same lable design (but in Russian of course), I think I have a pic somewhere of it at a friends computer desk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Who's getting o/t now? Just kidding. PS: YT did you change your sig to tell me something?? Again JK. PS2: What's Iron bru anyway?? not kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 tell YOU something? nope?, I`de have told you directly had I have had a prob with you at all Iron Bru, is a fizzy drink, like coke or 7up, it just tastes better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Does it have caffine? I've never had it before, is it popular in other places? I don't think it is here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 no idea on both counts really, I`ve seen it here and in Russia only. never seen it in Canada though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Huh, it gets rid of hangovers? wow, does it do anything else special? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 It's made in Scotland from girders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 Girgers? I'm curious enough to google now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 "Like drinking Bublegum" sounds nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 ^^^ Split off from the "potato crisps" thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1917 Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 I was wondering how o/t it would go before someone moved it. Irn Bru has its own place in Scotland's history. Its been around since before the war and is stil, I believe, owned by a Scottish company. It is very high in caffeine, sugar and has a bright orange colour. The slogan 'made from girders' comes from the fact wokers in Scotland's heavy industry drank it with their fish suppers - things like shipbuilding, locomotive construction, steel production etc. I can vouch for its hangover curing abilities - no other soft drink im aware of can do this. As I said, for years it was the only soft drink in any part of the world that outsold Coke and anyway, its tasty tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 I have a pal who also swears by it, never paid much heed to his hungover gibberings to be honest. I believe him to be brainwashed by the scottish cults while at university. He went to study chemistry and came back an engineer with an iron bru complex. Suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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