Tickers

In message , The Sec-RAT-ary writes

Well, on the other hand, at the end of most festivals I take a couple of gallons of beer home in plastic cider containers, carefully sterilised after each use. It keeps OK for up to a week in a cold place. And we actually sell carryouts in new plastic milk jugs (regardless of the small print on our licences).

Has anyone got PROOF that bottlers use unclean cherryade bottles, let the beer get warm and keep it for weeks?

Can't remark about the "unclean cherryade bottles" although I have seen some decidedly 'dodgy' ones that I certainly wouldn't like to drink from ! But "warm beer" and "kept for weeks" ... Yes, I have (or should I say 'had') proof, and I didn't make those remarks in my original post just for effect, it's actually happened !

A 'shopping trolley' full of 'Panda's' left in the boot of a car in the height of (one) summer for several days before the contents were collected and consumed, a prime example of 'warm beer' ?

Also I know for a fact that 'Panda's' were regularly put aside for certain 'bottlers', and they weren't collected for anything up to 3 weeks at a time ! You can't honestly say that the Beer, (any Beer), is in tip-top condition after just those two (true) examples above ?

I've actually refused to serve a very well known 'bottler' at the Great Welsh BF in Cardiff one year, and this guy was literally pleading with me to sell it to him, despite the fact that it had been CONDEMNED and was labelled up as such ! He finally admitted that he didn't actually care what it tasted like, he just HAD to have this 'tick' ! I still refused to serve him.

'Nuff said ... after spending a really great day at the Devizes Beer & Cider Fest. and 4 hours travelling home by bus and train, I'm off to bed !

Cheerzzzzzzzzz ...

Dave The Sec-RAT-ary R.A.T.S.

I seem to recall someone at Cardiff "topping up" a few bottles of bottler beer with erm.... "recycled" beer [at original body serving temperature] filled out in the carpark at Splott. No it wasn't me.!!

And NO ... it wasn't me either !

Yes, I know the story well, and it still makes me shudder !

Our group were joined by a stranger at the old Cardiff Beer and Cider festival that was held in the 'Star Centre' in Splott. He seemed quite 'normal' and turned out to be a 'good laugh', joining in with us on every subject that was brought up. The topic turned to 'Ticking' and 'Bottling'. He literally HATED them, but at this stage we didn't know by how much ?

We were later joined by another stranger, who appeared to be 'doing something' under the table with funnel and bottles. Yes, it was a 'Bottler' !

The first stranger popped out of the festival for some 10 minutes or so, and reappeared, and placed a full 'Panda Pop' bottle into the backpack of the second stranger when he'd gone to the Bar. No one at this stage took any real notice as we were too busy enjoying ourselves.

Now I know that you're all way ahead of me here as to what the contents of that 'Panda' was, the clue was already in Don's post above, but in our merry state, we only (and honestly) noticed the bottle going into the bag, and didn't give a thought as to the contents.

The second stranger having seemingly gained all of his 'ticks' left.

The first stranger came back and sat down with us again, and was enthusing about the 'Hancock's Five Five' so much so, that he offered us all around the table a drink of it, which we did.

It was only when he was leaving, he told us what he'd done in the bottle, and it dawned on us after he left our company, that we had all drunk from this glass of 'Five Five' and the 'orrible thought ran through our minds ... had he p*ssed in the glass as well ??? Several of us were ill, myself included !

You don't half meet some really weird people at Beer Festivals ... and people who p*ss in bottles !

(For those of you that don't know my sense of humour ... that last bit

Dave R.A.T.S.

When you have seen 'mick the tick ' struggle home with his shopping trolley either he or his friends must be supping stale ale.

In message , martyn dawe writes

OK, if he comes to Reading next year we'll put a bomb in his shopping trolley.

Get help - you need it.

Re: Martyn Dawe's 'Mick the Tick' comment ...

MadCow - (a very apt nickname if ever there was > OK, if he comes to Reading next year we'll put a bomb in his shopping trolley

What an absolutely stupid and thoughtless remark to make considering recent events in London !

Maybe when your medication kicks in, or when you've sobered up, you'll read your posting again and be thoroughly ashamed of it and maybe apologise ?

Brett is 100% correct ... you DO need help !

Dave

On Monday, in article

If it would have made the man happy, why did you refuse?

'Scuse me, just a lrker but ... y not lighten up, were there no bombs before London last week? Aren't they a fact of life? Don't we deal with life's trauma by using it for humour? Laughing at events and ourselves and allowing folk to say whatever they want. Tolerance and all that.

jm2c

You know what I hate about this time of year? IT makes all those cold continental lagers so damn good I don't make it to pubs with real beer...

Because selling COMDEMNED beer would mean the festival and the seller were breaking public health and safety laws. Given the penalties it's really not worthwhile taking the risk.

Summerisle