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Let me push that stool in for you: the off-topic thread

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    #212
    the beer revolu
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    Wanted a can of cheap lager for cooking with. It's really hard to find a single can of lager in the supermarket, these days. Tesco had none.



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    #213
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,848 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    Convenience stores are the way to go for this, particularly independent ones. They serve a specific market of connoisseurs who like to buy their Coors one can at a time.

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    #214
    L1011
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    Can buy a single can of any of the big macro lagers, a huge variety of Polish/Baltic lagers, and a bundle of Irish options also (Farringtons and 8 Degrees definitely) in my local Centra.



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    #215
    irish_goat
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,786 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    Lidl Excelsior tends to be what I buy if I need a single can of cooking lager.



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    #216
    L1011
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    Still undergoing the renovation from hell in my house; and a habit for both of us (me less so, but anyway) to get distracted and start a side-project while something else is effectively on fire.

    But the outcome of the most recent side project is quite beneficial. 3x IKEA Besta 60x20x64 frames mounted on the kitchen wall, glass shelves, smoked glass doors, all installed to take my spirits and glassware.

    Each unit can take ~20kg on each shelf officially but you'd be hard pressed to get 20kg of bottles in - 14 700ml ones of perfect shape and size would fit in each. Some 1L, some weird shapes and also things like bitters bottles reduce the total to probably 30 'big' bottles plus a handful of bitters bottles; but that should be enough for anyone. Or at least, it currently leaves me space for about three more....

    Glass shelves will take anywhere from four champagne coupes / martini glasses to an absolute pile of Glencairns and branded glassware each.

    I have the lighting kit to install but haven't done it yet, cause its not a project in this house unless it remains somehow unfinished. I'll get to it, before the heat death of the universe, I promise.



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    #217
    the beer revolu
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121808761#Comment_121808761

    Thats exactly what I went with. It's one of 2 lagers sold individually in Lidl, I think.



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    #218
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,689 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    @L1011 pics?

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #219
    One_More_Mile
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    Heineken pulling a stroke with the new recycling cans (%), older one on the left same price of course



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    #220
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 29,510 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Scientists researching an edible gel that prevents drunkenness … early research involving mice shows promise.

    “If you ingested this gel before you drink, most of the alcohol you drink is converted into acetic acid,” he says. “That means alcohol doesn’t cross into the bloodstream and you don’t suffer from the side effects.”

    https://www.newscientist.com/article/2430828-edible-gel-prevents-and-treats-alcohol-intoxication-in-mice/

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #221
    irish_goat
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122145760#Comment_122145760

    Maybe I like the side effects.

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    #222
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,689 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Note to scientist: non-alcoholic drinks have already been invented

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #223
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 29,510 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122146254#Comment_122146254

    True, but they don't compare to the real thing in taste, especially for spirits, red wine imo

    If such a gel does become available, I can see it being popular for festivals, christmas party season.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #224
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,848 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122146271#Comment_122146271

    When you see the blue lights in your rearview…

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