Lots of excitement this weekend with a day off in GB for the Coronation of King Charles
The Telegraph had a nice piece on Waitrose Flyers from the last two British Coronations in 1937 and 1952.
The Waitrose 1937 Coronation Wine List:
The Waitrose 1952 Coronation Wine List:
You can buy a 2001 bottle of Chateau Beychevelle here for €118 v 7 Shillings (35p) in 1937.
You can view the article here
You’d be forgiven for thinking you just went back in time viewing this label but this is one serious meaty beer.
We sipped this close to its best before with food – a very pleasant fruity slightly Caramel taste to accompany the meal.
From one of Lesley’s Christmas Beer Hampers.
Tony introduced this on our trip to Nottingham (having used the excuse of seeing the Grimethorpe Colliery Band – stars of the “Brassed Off” movie as a reason to visit).
Very tasty and morish. Superior to the likes of Smithwicks, O’Hara’s, Galway Hooker etc. – slightly lower in Alcohol and still hoppy but less tarty.
McConkey Wine 