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[Kafka BC]

Originally Posted by JMV

Was going to have breakfast with Maple Syrup at 02:30 pm ( ?? that's me ) while drinking a beer, when I told myself, why not put some of it in my beer rather than blackcurrant ?.........Result = Nice.

Out of sheer curiosity, was that real Maple Syrup or artificial. Here, the real stuff can cost as much as a good bottle of Scotch and is either sold as a high end item in specialty stores or exported. What the rest of us peons are saddled with is nothing more than flavoured pancake syrup.

I've heard of putting Blackcurrant in beer. I would like to try it sometime.

[JMV]

@ Kafka BC

I go for the real stuff...
Yes true, it's very expensive, also I confess I don't do it everyday...

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Kafka BC

I've heard of putting Blackcurrant in beer. I would like to try it sometime.

A popular drink is a 'Snakebite' beer and cider, often with a dash of blackcurrant cordial.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakebite_(beer_cocktail)

Also quite nice with Guiness

Guinness and black - a pint of Guinness with a small measure of blackcurrant cordial poured in. most people put the blackcurrant in last but if put in first it makes the head of the Guinness turn purple.

http://www.bodhranii.org.uk/page3.html

[MILLANDSON]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

A popular drink is a 'Snakebite' beer and cider, often with a dash of blackcurrant cordial.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakebite_(beer_cocktail)

Also quite nice with Guiness


http://www.bodhranii.org.uk/page3.html

Aye, Snakebite is lovely. Sadly, however, it's illegal for bars to make it for you in the UK, because the mixture of the beer and cider starts them both fermenting again, which means you can't actually tell how much alcohol you are consuming, and results in you going over the drink-drive limit.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by MILLANDSON

Aye, Snakebite is lovely. Sadly, however, it's illegal for bars to make it for you in the UK, because the mixture of the beer and cider starts them both fermenting again, which means you can't actually tell how much alcohol you are consuming, and results in you going over the drink-drive limit.

I wouldn't be going anywhere near the driving seat of a car regardless of what I'd consumed

[Sailor Steve]

Sorry I came late to the party. Some great information you have there.

Originally Posted by Kafka BC

Out of sheer curiosity, was that real Maple Syrup or artificial. Here, the real stuff can cost as much as a good bottle of Scotch and is either sold as a high end item in specialty stores or exported. What the rest of us peons are saddled with is nothing more than flavoured pancake syrup.

It's the same down here south of the border. I always get the cheap stuff, as the real thing costs four or five times as much.