Beer

redmaxi

First post here, done the 100 K tour De Cure today - tired but i'm dying for a pint or two - is it advised ? - is porter better than beer ? any opinions.....

72hundred

Have a pint of whatever you fancy! Its a good reward for all the effort and work.

Caroline_ie

Beer = Good
Cycle = Good
Cycle + Beer = Very Good

jautukas87

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Cycle + Beer = Very Good

Beer + Cycle = NO NO

abcdggs

jautukas87 wrote: »

Beer + Cycle = NO NO

Blasphemer!

Caroline_ie

jautukas87 wrote: »

Beer + Cycle = NO NO

I often have a beer after a long cycle, it's nice and refreshing.
Beer doesn't always result to getting drunk btw ...

unionman

Caroline_ie wrote: »

Beer doesn't always result to getting drunk btw ...

Agreed. And your body will enjoy soaking up the beer calories after a good spin.:D

Caroline_ie

unionman wrote: »

Agreed. But your body will enjoy soaking up the beer calories after a good spin.:D

only about 170 calories in a pint of guinness. I'd say if you're going to have a pint o two, best to do it after a cycle.

unionman

Caroline_ie wrote: »

only about 170 calories in a pint of guinness. I'd say if you're going to have a pint o two, best to do it after a cycle.

Absolutely.

I should say that I am in fact advocating the beer consumption post-spin. I realise now, re-reading my post, that probably wasn't clear.

After a cycle, good beer has a knack of 'hitting the sweet spot'. I love it.

unionman

redmaxi wrote: »

First post here, done the 100 K tour De Cure today - tired but i'm dying for a pint or two - is it advised ? - is porter better than beer ? any opinions.....

You should of course be already properly re-hydrated before you drink the beer. Enjoy!

bcmf

I ws always under the illusion that a pint is the best part of 800 calories.

niceonetom

Beer is good.

Caroline_ie

bcmf wrote: »

I ws always under the illusion that a pint is the best part of 800 calories.

a pint of chocolate milk is a little less than 500 cals, POst recovery for 800 cals you can have 1 pint of chocolate milk 2 pints of guinness

paddy's hill

A big glass of red wine is best.

bcmf

Caroline_ie wrote: »

a pint of chocolate milk is a little less than 500 cals, POst recovery for 800 cals you can have 1 pint of chocolate milk 2 pints of guinness

or 3 pints of Guinness

Caroline_ie

paddy's hill wrote: »

A big glass of red wine is best.

Fruit = good too

Caroline_ie

bcmf wrote: »

or 3 pints of Guinness

4 and a half actually

unionman

paddy's hill wrote: »

A big glass (or two) of red wine is also wonderful

Fixed that for you

bcmf

Caroline_ie wrote: »

4 and a half actually

very pedantic of you

Caroline_ie

bcmf wrote: »

very pedantic of you

it would be only if I could handle the 4 and a half pints ... :pac:

bcmf

I have a goo on me now..........

unionman

bcmf wrote: »

I have a goo on me now..........

I've just opened a bottle of bordeaux:D

Caroline_ie

unionman wrote: »

I've just opened a bottle of bordeaux:D

I don't drink wine but Bordeaux rules

rottenhat

Caroline_ie wrote: »

I don't drink wine but Bordeaux rules

This "French" act gets less convincing every day.

I'm so in favour of beer after cycling that I'm going to have one right now and I haven't been on my bike since Thursday.

72hundred

I wonder does the OP know that he's caused half of boards cycling forum to reach for the fridge and take out a nice cool beer after starting this thread!

niceonetom

cshhhhhtt. Glug glug glug glug.


slurp.



aaaahhhhh.

Caroline_ie

niceonetom wrote: »

cshhhhhtt. Glug glug glug glug.


slurp.



aaaahhhhh.

burp ....

CheGuedara

redmaxi wrote: »

First post here, done the 100 K tour De Cure today - tired but i'm dying for a pint or two - is it advised ? - is porter better than beer ? any opinions.....

It was a good 100k alright - tuck in to a pint of what you fancy, it is well earned.

Also yes, the Heineken in the fridge has been raided....

RobFowl

Planning to race tomorrow but beer +/- wine sounds very appealing just now

72hundred

RobFowl wrote: »

Planning to race tomorrow but beer +/- wine sounds very appealing just now

Give in... give in... come to the draught side!

Caroline_ie

Carbo loading

kenmc

I only did 50km today. so treating myself to a bottle of Houblon Chouffe. MMMmmm..... delicious.
BTW, beer has nowhere near 800cals per pint. I made a 7.5% stout recently and it is estimated as 301cals per 500ml.
Beer is great.

RobFowl

Given in red wine (rioja) or belgian beer (hoogarten) ???

TinyExplosions

I only did a short spin today, but thought to hell with it and had a bottle of Old Speckled Hen export... may even have another bottle

kenmc

RobFowl wrote: »

Given in red wine (rioja) or belgian beer (hoogarten) ???

Definitely hoegaarden. on a hot summers night (the heatings on ). make sure you stick a slice of lemon in it though!

paddy's hill

Aagh:eek:. missed training this morning, awful hangover, bottle of Bordeaux and a crate of Hoegaarden. Never again.:o

RobFowl

kenmc wrote: »

Definitely hoegaarden. on a hot summers night (the heatings on ). make sure you stick a slice of lemon in it though!

Hoegaarden it was. lovely too. Turned up to race missed the start as was having a pee chased got on to the but but was so shagged got shelled out within 10k,
At least the sun was shining.

ROK ON

Baron de Pichon de Longueville (2000).

Followed by a fair few botles of cool crisp Staropramen.

Lovely post cycle brews.

zzzzzzzz

RobFowl wrote: »

Hoegaarden it was. lovely too. Turned up to race missed the start as was aving a pee chased got on to the but but was so shagged got shelled out within 10k,
At least the sun was shining.

Savage day for it alright

jdt101

I did the 200k. My trusty Garmin told me that I lost 7200 calories. Went to a party last night to try and replace my loss. Beer is the best cure, about 10 pints, no aches or pains this morning....

redmaxi

Didn`t bother with the ole 'Houblon Chouffe' myself - had two creamy pints of Murphys instead, thanks for all the advice and sorry if i set off a binge last night !

rottenhat

kenmc wrote: »

I only did 50km today. so treating myself to a bottle of Houblon Chouffe. MMMmmm..... delicious.

I rode 148km today and I am also drinking Chouffe Houblon...what a mighty beer it is.

And I might add, I have a bottle of 3 Fonteinen Kriek in the fridge...if you have any taste for gueuze and lambics at all, you want to check 3 Fonteinen out. Better than Cantillon....

kenmc

rottenhat wrote: »

I rode 148km today and I am also drinking Chouffe Houblon...what a mighty beer it is.

And I might add, I have a bottle of 3 Fonteinen Kriek in the fridge...if you have any taste for gueuze and lambics at all, you want to check 3 Fonteinen out. Better than Cantillon....

Yeah I love lambics, have had that one a couple of times too.

Junior

Friday night
Couple of Coors Light to Warm up
2 * Cans of Rockstar
Half a Bottle of Smirnoff Vodka

72hundred

Junior wrote: »

Friday night
Couple of Coors Light to Warm up
2 * Cans of Rockstar
Half a Bottle of Smirnoff Vodka

Seek help sir!

Junior

72hundred wrote: »

Seek help sir!

No need, I'm adequately able to pour my own drinks ! To be fair, I'd spent the day in dublin doing interviews and I knew I wasn't out on the bike till sunday.

kenmc

72hundred wrote: »

Seek help sir!

Looks like he had help - who do you think had the other half bottle of smirnoff

rottenhat

kenmc wrote: »

Yeah I love lambics, have had that one a couple of times too.

Any source for it in Ireland? I have to rely on badgering friends who are travelling from Belgium or Holland. The best I've found here is Boon, but it's no 3 Fonteinen.

kenmc

fraid not - same as yourself. although crackedkettle.com deliver to ireland