Discussion on British culture - our favourite British stuff!

[Crocoduck]

I think hard cider is Applejack

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applejack_(beverage)

[Tank]

The fish used in fish and chips is regional. In London and the South it's usually cod while in Yorkshire it's haddock (which I prefer). However by far the best fish, if you can get it, is called Huss or Rock Salmon, it's actually dog fish (small bottom living type of shark) it's gorgeous! It has an additional benefit, no small bones. There is a spine but it's cartilage and big, about the diameter of a thumb, so you can eat around it. The meat is quite sweet and the texture is quite different from bony fish. If you see it try it!

[DeterminedJuliet]

Hmm! Interesting!

[squidfetish]

Real ale.  No other country can compete with British Ales so far. But... you never know....

Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest

Don't forget Saxon!  Hell yes!! 

[squidfetish]

Come to Colorado and taste some of our microbrews before you make up your mind.  I hate 99% of all beer out on the mass market, but the brewers here know what they're doing.

I hear good things about some of the US microbreweries.  Sounds like there is a lot of positivity in that area and I don't think it will be long before we'll get some of their stuff over here to try.  I'm interested. Bring it!

[Willow]

I think hard cider is Applejack

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applejack_(beverage)

We call this scrumble and my friend sometimes makes it in his freezer.  It's lovely and sweet and appley, but it will flatten you, particularly because freeze distillation concentrates impurities.

[Beachdragon]

Hard Cider is basically apple cider that is alcoholic.  Woodchuck is a good brand with a lot of different flavors.  I like the regular flavor.  And I had a lot of draft cider when I went to England over 10 years ago.  Gah, it's been 10 years.  *sigh*

[Crocoduck]

Hard Cider is basically apple cider that is alcoholic.  Woodchuck is a good brand with a lot of different flavors.  I like the regular flavor.  And I had a lot of draft cider when I went to England over 10 years ago.  Gah, it's been 10 years.  *sigh*

I think the U.S. is the only place that calls non-alcoholic apple juice cider.

[DeterminedJuliet]

Hard Cider is basically apple cider that is alcoholic.  Woodchuck is a good brand with a lot of different flavors.  I like the regular flavor.  And I had a lot of draft cider when I went to England over 10 years ago.  Gah, it's been 10 years.  *sigh*

I think the U.S. is the only place that calls non-alcoholic apple juice cider.

But there's a difference between apple juice and non-alcoholic cider!




I don't really like apple juice, but I love apple cider. Nom nom.

[Crocoduck]

Hard Cider is basically apple cider that is alcoholic.  Woodchuck is a good brand with a lot of different flavors.  I like the regular flavor.  And I had a lot of draft cider when I went to England over 10 years ago.  Gah, it's been 10 years.  *sigh*

I think the U.S. is the only place that calls non-alcoholic apple juice cider.

But there's a difference between apple juice and non-alcoholic cider!




I don't really like apple juice, but I love apple cider. Nom nom.

There can be a difference but not always, it's a gray area.

According to wiki

In the United States, the difference between apple juice and cider is not well established.[3] Some states do specify a difference. For example, according to the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, "Apple juice and apple cider are both fruit beverages made from apples, but there is a difference between the two. Fresh cider is raw apple juice that has not undergone a filtration process to remove coarse particles of pulp or sediment. Apple juice is juice that has been filtered to remove solids and pasteurized so that it will stay fresh longer. Vacuum sealing and additional filtering extend the shelf life of the juice

Sometimes the difference isn't so clear.

[Melmoth]

I find wherever I go outside of Somerset, all they sell in pubs is Strongbow, which isn't cider. It's treacle in a glass, with a slight appley after taste. Cider should be shamelessly cheap, opaque, and so dry it turns your tongue into a prune after the first sip. THIS is cider:

[Beachdragon]

Apple systemic fluid then!   

[Crocoduck]

I find wherever I go outside of Somerset, all they sell in pubs is Strongbow, which isn't cider. It's treacle in a glass, with a slight appley after taste. Cider should be shamelessly cheap, opaque, and so dry it turns your tongue into a prune after the first sip. THIS is cider:

I love how it comes in the same kind of jugs as anti freeze does.

[Crow]

I find wherever I go outside of Somerset, all they sell in pubs is Strongbow, which isn't cider. It's treacle in a glass, with a slight appley after taste. Cider should be shamelessly cheap, opaque, and so dry it turns your tongue into a prune after the first sip. THIS is cider:

That's a cider! it looks more like Tango.

[Sandra Craft]

I'm getting bloated from all this cider.  Someone has already mentioned Simon Pegg, but I believe Nick Frost also deserves a mention as well as the gunfight scene from Hot Fuzz.  All of Hot Fuzz deserves a mention, but that gun battle in the middle of a sleepy English village between upstanding citizens and the world's best cop is one of my all time favorite scenes.