Whatever happened to After Shock?

Atlantic Dawn

About 10 years ago After Shock was the shot of choice, not seen it for sale in years, what happened to it, can it ever come back?

L1011

Its still available. Its just not particularly popular.

https://molloys.ie/after-shock-red

IamtheWalrus

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

About 10 years ago After Shock was the shot of choice, not seen it for sale in years, what happened to it, can it ever come back?

Aw good ridddance! What were we thinking?

ArchXStanton

Was only asking someone that over the Xmas, probably been replaced by some equally nauseous ****e

Atlantic Dawn

IamtheWalrus wrote: »

Aw good ridddance! What were we thinking?

I did like it in my youth

Brian?

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

About 10 years ago After Shock was the shot of choice, not seen it for sale in years, what happened to it, can it ever come back?

It was closer to 20 years ago that it was popular. More than 20 years actually as it was our shot of choice in college.

I think jäger bombs killed it off.

I still see the bottles of it on the bar shelves
It's true you don't see people ordering it now though. used to be the business in college as well as Chartreuse. Can't get chartreuse anywhere now though

bazz26

The most expensive mouthwash you will every drink.

DontThankMe

It has been replaced by Sambuca

dee_mc

I remember my dried up oul Irish teacher in sixth year, who was an authority on everything, explaining to us that the young people were drinking to extremes - not only would they do a shot on a night out, but they'd then follow it up with an 'After Shot'.

Fitz*

'every shot makes your liver bleed for a second' :pac:

NIMAN

L1011 wrote: »

Its still available. Its just not particularly popular.

https://molloys.ie/after-shock-red

I think people just grew up.

frag420

Standard Sat night back in the day, blue n red aftershock mixed together to wash down a couple of bangers and next thing i know it was Tuesday...

God I miss those days...Sunday and Monday!

Whereisgalway

Mixing a red n blue after shock gave us green aftershock. Who ever said drinking wasnt educational

Father Hernandez

Worked in a bar for years and the owner refused to stock it as it would “attract the wrong crowd” (Whether young folk or rough folk)

I’d imagine many others thought the same

pleas advice

what were those shots that came in little plastic shot glasses, that you could stack?

gandalf

God I hated Aftershock. Whatever happened to Goldschlager, that used to be the shot of choice during the Celtic Tiger years.

MarkY91

It was still popular when I was 18 around 2009. But haven't gotten one in years. I see it on the shelf but never seen anyone order it in a long time.

The go to shots are Jaeger and sambuca now. At least in my social group.

Muckka

Absinthe was very popular when I lived in Edinburgh in the late 90's

That stuff was potent and similar to shrooms, I seen some odd things when binging that stuff.

Will I Am Not

Myself and a mate finished a bottle of red aftershock between us after a good feed of drink beforehand. Never had a hangover like it. I could still taste it 2 days later.

Collie D

Muckka wrote: »

Absinthe was very popular when I lived in Edinburgh in the late 90's

That stuff was potent and similar to shrooms, I seen some odd things when binging that stuff.

Vile stuff. Only a couple of places sold it in Dublin. Tried it once as a shot - never again. 70% IIRC and tasted like it. Definitely just for cocktails

Was definitely fond of the AfterShock though. Can almost get the aftertaste now 20 years later as I type.

Fann Linn

Is Satzenbrau still knocking around these days?

blindside88

bluewolf wrote: »

I still see the bottles of it on the bar shelves
It's true you don't see people ordering it now though. used to be the business in college as well as Chartreuse. Can't get chartreuse anywhere now though

Geoff’s in Waterford still sells chartreuse as does Tully’s in Carlow.

gmisk

Whereisgalway wrote: »

Mixing a red n blue after shock gave us green aftershock. Who ever said drinking wasnt educational

Same for a fat frog.. Eugh it was a Bacardi breezer and... Smirnoff ice?

Muckka

Collie D wrote: »

Vile stuff. Only a couple of places sold it in Dublin. Tried it once as a shot - never again. 70% IIRC and tasted like it. Definitely just for cocktails

I felt like I was shot after it.

I lived in Newington Edinburgh, across the road was a disco bar, called south side steamys.

You could only get it from one barman, so if you ordered it you'd only get the one.

So I'd have one there before I'd leave.
Then I'd chase the dragon all the way to princess street . Stop off at the odd pub, which serves it.

Drinking it was like drinking syrup, it was so thick.

Supposedly the plant has medicinal properties lol hallucinagenic.... for sure

Ursus Horribilis

gmisk wrote: »

Same for a fat frog.. Eugh it was a Bacardi breezer and... Smirnoff ice?

Yes, and blue WKD. Jaysus that was foul stuff.

Will I Am Not

I remember they were trying to promote jägermeister in a local pub back when aftershock was popular. They were giving away free shots in plastic test tubes. People were trying it and spitting it out, smelling it and refusing to drink it. The girl literally couldn’t give it away after a while. Funny how the roles have reversed now :pac:

Ahhhh fat frogs :D:D
and getting charged a fortune for them in soe places

Ursus Horribilis

Fann Linn wrote: »

Is Satzenbrau still knocking around these days?

Or "****zenbrau" as they used to call it

Collie D

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

Yes, and blue WKD. Jaysus that was foul stuff.

I actually thought they were quite tasty

Pure chemical ****e though I’d imagine full of artificial colouring and preservatives and other muck.

Muckka

Collie D wrote: »

I actually thought they were quite tasty

Pure chemical ****e though I’d imagine full of artificial colouring and preservatives and other muck.

Like vape juice lol

Will I Am Not

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

Yes, and blue WKD. Jaysus that was foul stuff.

There’s 4 bottles of blue WKD sitting in my fridge since Christmas 2017.

Ursus Horribilis

Collie D wrote: »

I actually thought they were quite tasty

Pure chemical ****e though I’d imagine full of artificial colouring and preservatives and other muck.

Yes, probably the costliest sugary drink you could hope to buy. With a bit of alcohol mixing going on to add to the fun.

horseofstone

I remember you could get a pint of smirnoff ice(on tap) .is that still available these days ?

Ursus Horribilis

Will I Am Not wrote: »

There’s 4 bottles of blue WKD sitting in my fridge since Christmas 2017.

You can use it as toilet cleaner if by some fluke it has actually gone off

Will I Am Not

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

You can use it as toilet cleaner if by some fluke it has actually gone off

I’d be murdered. The wife actually likes it, she’s been pregnant for most of last year and breastfeeding since, she plans on drinking them some day

Ten of Swords

blindside88 wrote: »

Geoff’s in Waterford still sells chartreuse as does Tully’s in Carlow.

Drink Store in Stoneybatter sell Yellow and Green, you can buy online from them too

retalivity

Fann Linn wrote: »

Is Satzenbrau still knocking around these days?

Its in the fridge next to the bottle of ritz

Fann Linn

retalivity wrote: »

Its in the fridge next to the bottle of ritz

Haven't seen either in years.

benjamin d

Jagerbombs became the shot of choice for when you don't want to remember anything of your night out

shamrock55

It blew the flecking heads off anyone who drank it that's what happened

Triceratops Ballet

pleas advice wrote:

what were those shots that came in little plastic shot glasses, that you could stack?

Sidekicks, we used to love the apple ones!

YFlyer

Will I Am Not wrote: »

Myself and a mate finished a bottle of red aftershock between us after a good feed of drink beforehand. Never had a hangover like it. I could still taste it 2 days later.

Yee should have nutmeg mixed with yogurt on top of that. Hangover would last a day or two longer.

YFlyer

Fann Linn wrote: »

Is Satzenbrau still knocking around these days?

My aunt was drinking cans of it in pub in Limerick on Thursday night. Some hospital staff young wans were wondering what it taste like.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

No loss. That red aftershock is the reason I can’t bare the smell of cinnamon. Christmas time just reminds me of the times I almost died. Grim. I would always puke on the second red shot.

pleas advice

Triceratops Ballet wrote: »

Sidekicks, we used to love the apple ones!

Thats the one! fúckin lovely so they were

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Also remember drinking schooner when buckfast was a luxury. If you drank the schooner with Red Bull it fücked you up worse than drinking it on its own. Amazing what you can discover when you’ve no cash

Dr Brown

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

About 10 years ago After Shock was the shot of choice, not seen it for sale in years, what happened to it, can it ever come back?

After Shock was the business back in the day.


There was nothing like having a few shots of After Shock after you had drank 10 pints.


The problem today is that After Shock is only 30% alcohol were it used to be 40%. You just don't get the same kick from it at only 30%.


Thats probably the reason why noone drinks it anymore.

freshpopcorn

We went on this fad at college and we'd ask for about four shots of blue after shock and a glass with ice to drink for some reason!

DaithiMa

Who can forget Woody's and Mugshot...a staple of many teenagers in the mid 90s

La.de.da

It was fùckin vile stuff. Like the mouthwash the dentist gives ya.... yuck.