Alcoholic Drinks from yesteryear

Gregor Samsa · 31-03-2021 12:25pm

Never saw this in Ireland, in fact I don't think I ever saw a white cider here, but I had this a couple of times in the UK many years ago. 8.4% Shock white cider in a lightbulb bottle.

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31-03-2021 12:27pm

I’ve never seen that before!

31-03-2021 12:29pm

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Are snakebites still on the banned list?

I used drink Snakebites and Black in Fibber Magee's in the 90's.
Threw up a few of them on the Nitelink too.

Necro · 31-03-2021 12:32pm

Beechwoodspark wrote:

From memory there was a red one, a blue one and a green one ?

Yep, one fabled night in Bundoran I drank all three colours, one after the other, and the next memory was waking up in my bed the next morning :pac:

To further add to my confusion I came back a year later to find myself in full flight on the dance floor on one of those advertising leaflets for that very pub

Gregor Samsa · 31-03-2021 12:34pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I used drink Snakebites and Black in Fibber Magee's in the 90's.
Threw up a few of them on the Nitelink too.

Fibbers in the 90s was the only place I ever had snakebites. Usually fairly late in the night when you just didn’t care any more.

Feisar · 31-03-2021 12:34pm

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Are snakebites still on the banned list?

I worked in pubs in Ireland, only time anyone ordered a snakebite was a roughish woman from northern England.

31-03-2021 12:36pm

Feisar wrote: »

I worked in pubs in Ireland, only time anyone ordered a snakebite was a roughish woman from northern England.

Good thing I have a South London accent

Beechwoodspark · 31-03-2021 12:49pm

Rolling rock

A contender for the “sudsiest” beer ever made

biko · 31-03-2021 12:59pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

As for the aftershocks - vile stuff but it didn’t stop ppl drinking them!

From memory there was a red one, a blue one and a green one ?

They all tasted like strong mouthwash

When I read thread title Aftershock immediately sprung to mind.

They even look a bit like mouthwash

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The J Stands for Jay · 31-03-2021 1:05pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

I noticed Mickey Finns in the local tesco recently. A wide range of flavours available.

As for the aftershocks - vile stuff but it didn’t stop ppl drinking them!

From memory there was a red one, a blue one and a green one ?

They all tasted like strong mouthwash

Many years ago, I got given a free bottle (70cl or so) of Mickey Finn's cocktails in D2, had to email them to reserve a table and the drinks. They kept taking more out and saying they were free.

hynesie08 · 31-03-2021 1:14pm

When dunnes in the ilac was on the other side, a solitary box of labatt ice lived on the floor, I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that box was there for a solid year before the shop closed. I often have 2 thoughts.

1 what does labatt ice taste like.
2 was there just a hole in the floor they were covering.

DublinCJM · 31-03-2021 1:24pm

Used to be a cider brand in the 90s I think called TNT Liquid Dynamite, which was in a red dynamite stick shaped bottle which had a metal ring pull to open it. Horrible stuff IIRC

Ashbourne hoop · 31-03-2021 1:53pm

Has Steiger been mentioned ? Vile stuff.

Furstenburg was very popular but it was dropped because it was rocket fuel. Carlsberg special Brew in bottles was very popular at one stage.

cj maxx · 31-03-2021 1:57pm

irish_goat wrote: »

Kilkenny is a nitro beer. It's probably very close to the Smithwick's recipe though.

Only place I've seen it on tap is England and Temple Bar . Loved it 20 years ago but it seems to have changed to a sweeter ,less nice , beer .

retalivity · 31-03-2021 2:04pm

Kilkenny is really popular in Canada as well, loads of bars have it. Its far nicer than the crap guinness over there anyway.

Don't see many people drinking Southern comfort and Red lemonade anymore, used to be my rocket fuel in my early 20s.

Beechwoodspark · 31-03-2021 2:06pm

Ashbourne hoop wrote: »

Has Steiger been mentioned ? Vile stuff.

Furstenburg was very popular but it was dropped because it was rocket fuel. Carlsberg special Brew in bottles was very popular at one stage.

Are you thinking of stiegl? It is massive in Austria, often drank it over there. It’s ok, inoffensive lager

cml387 · 31-03-2021 2:10pm

Furstenberg had the reputation of being strong, but was it really? I've seen it around since and I think the ABV is only 5%

DvB · 31-03-2021 2:27pm

I remember years back the predecessor of Carling, Carling black label ('light hearted lager') & SKOL being popular for a bit... awful stuff both of them. Remember cans & long neck bottles of sappuro the japanese lager being trendy for a while also, again, awful stuff, made budweiser look like a fortified wine.

For Forks Sake · 31-03-2021 3:13pm

Ashbourne hoop wrote: »

Carlsberg special Brew in bottles was very popular at one stage.

..with vagrants?

bazz26 · 31-03-2021 3:14pm

I remember those alcopops of the 1990s alright. Hooch, Smirnoff Mule and Two Dogs to name but a few. I remember once place doing a special on two bottles of Two Dogs for £1 in pre euro days. You never got a hangover from that stuff the next day, just sugar withdrawal and chronic heartburn.

Ashbourne hoop · 31-03-2021 3:40pm

For Forks Sake wrote: »

..with vagrants?

Housewife dipsos if my time from working in pubs is anything to go by.

Ashbourne hoop · 31-03-2021 3:44pm

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Are you thinking of stiegl? It is massive in Austria, often drank it over there. It’s ok, inoffensive lager

No. This is it

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/argus/news/harp-launched-in-1959-from-brewery-with-rich-tradition-in-the-industry-in-dundalk-26923789.html

Horrible

ablelocks · 31-03-2021 4:35pm

poitin

not the watery stuff that you can now buy in the shop.

the stuff you got from the farmer down the valley with the still who would try and get you to "have a drop" on closing the deal - when you're 10

31-03-2021 4:43pm

As mentioned, Woodys. I remember when I was about 15/16 a friend was mad for the stuff. All she wanted for her birthday was a bottle of Woodys. I was flabbergasted because "alcohol was bad" so I couldn't get my head around her parents letting her have a bottle.

Aftershock is another one from the long ago. Thursday night in the student bar thinking we were so cool and edgy drinking the stuff. Lord save us but we were innocent. My favourite was Smirnoff Ice and orange flavoured Bacardi Breezers. Vom.

Zaph · 31-03-2021 4:59pm

cml387 wrote: »

Furstenberg had the reputation of being strong, but was it really? I've seen it around since and I think the ABV is only 5%

I don't know what it was about Furstenberg, but it definitely packed a punch. I went to a work BBQ when I was about 18 or 19 where they had kegs it. I would have had at most the 4 or 5 free pints everyone was given, and I remember the evening up to a point, after that nothing. I have no idea how I got home that night. And the hangovers from it were the stuff of nightmares.

Ashbourne hoop wrote: »

No. This is it

https://www.independent.ie/regionals/argus/news/harp-launched-in-1959-from-brewery-with-rich-tradition-in-the-industry-in-dundalk-26923789.html

Horrible

Even the can looked cheap

Sgt Hartman · 31-03-2021 5:01pm

Aftershock is utterly dreadful! I made the mistake of drinking shots of it on a Thursday eve and having the most dreadful hangover the next day in work. The sugary cinnamon flavour kept repeating on me all day. I never touched it again.

I did try a similar one called Kola Kubes a few years back which was actually quite nice, it was especially nice when mixed with Coke.

Ritz was another favourite of mine in my college days although the stuff must have had a pH on a par with Hydrochloric acid. It would rip the guts out of you unless you had a stomach tablet or a bottle of Gaviscon to hand.

I remember Kaliber non alcoholic lager also. The tv ads back in the 90's featured Billy Connolly. I also remember James Nesbitt featuring in the ads for Breó White beer. Both made by Guinness. Breó was a bit similar to Hoegaarden but not nearly as nice. Imagine Hoegaarden with an added squeeze of Lemon Fresh Fairy liquid and you'll have an idea of what it tasted like.

I remember Dunnes sold a cheap bottled German beer called Kaiserdom about 10 years back. It was pretty bland but was only €6 for a 6 pack of 500ml bottles. It was about 4.8% so it had a decent enough kick.

Another one from my college days was Royal Dutch in a green can. It was dreadful. Kelly's Lager was another cheap pissy lager from the late 90's.

Stag Cider was actually quite nice, it was dry and easy to drink. I think it was made by Showerings. Haven't seen it in years though sadly.

McEwan's Lager from Scotland was easy enough to come by in the late 90's also. It was cheap and cheerful.

Santan · 31-03-2021 5:03pm

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Yep. But you could never ask for a snakebite, you’d have to ask for a lager and a cider and do it yourself

Had to do an alcohol responsible serving course, biggest pile of bullsh#t, about 25 of us and we were told specifically that snake bite was not allowed to be served, the bar manager asks the guy, if he put snake bite down as a cocktail is that legal...... que two flummoxed course leaders, only answer was yes you could. Crazy the amount of stupid money spent on rubbish like that during the 00's.

PGE1970 · 31-03-2021 5:07pm

Carlsberg Elephant Beer

Bavaria 8.6

Linden Village

The drink of student champions in the late 80s/early 90s.

Our inter-league footie team was called "Dynamo Linden Village" as a tribute to our beloved rocket fuel.

seamus · 31-03-2021 5:09pm

Santan wrote: »

Crazy the amount of stupid money spent on rubbish like that during the 00's.

Absolutely. It was such pearl-clutching rubbish. As if someone wouldn't drink if they couldn't order a snakebite. It's not like it was particularly alcoholic.

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

I mean...why would you ruin alcohol by putting blackcurrant in it?

I went through a 2-3 year phase of drinking vodka and blackcurrant. Undiluted blackcurrant cordial that is.

Basically because in a 50:50 ratio it's equally strong blackcurrant taste and strong vodka taste, so they kind of cancel each other out. Coke as a mixer being too fizzy and acidic. Orange cordial doesn't have enough of a kick to it.

You wouldn't just drink vodka straight, because you want to actually drink the drink rather than sip it.

ablelocks · 31-03-2021 5:12pm

Sgt Hartman wrote: »

I also remember James Nesbitt featuring in the ads for Breó White beer. Both made by Guinness. Breó was a bit similar to Hoegaarden but not nearly as nice. Imagine Hoegaarden with an added squeeze of Lemon Fresh Fairy liquid and you'll have an idea of what it tasted like.

jesus that's exactly what it was like.:D

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