i dont like alchl in batter but at work when we go we use guinness

mmmmmmmmmmm, Guinness.....*commences to drooling all over the keyboard...*

what do you use yourself?

If I use beer for the batter, I use a lager, like Harp.....always wanted to try maybe Smithwick's or Bass.....

smithwicks makes great batter i no alot of people who reckon it is the best one for batter

I think it's a right tasty ale myself.....it's imported here to the US, and served at a British pub I go to from time to time in my area of Florida

i dont like it all to drink although its nice in some batters especially onion rings,,im a cider drinker myself

They recently changed brands of cider they serve at this pub I go to on occasion....I forget what they have on now....they used to have Strongbow and Woodchuck on, at one time....

strongbow is okk but bulmers is by far the best but it is marketed as magners in some countries

That's what they seve, Mangers....aka Bulmers....you jarred me memory for the name.... :rolleyes:

its a great drink

I'll give it a sample next time I go there, if they still have it on....

if it is there dfinitly have a go if you like cider u will love it

To be honest, I've never had cider on tap.....I'm more a beer and whiskey/whisky drinker....with the occasional foray into other types of liquor....

i dont like cider on tap i much prefer a can or bottle its much nicer

Well, I know this pub I go to has Mangers on tap....dunno what they have in bottles or cans there....they used to have Strongbow in bottles, as well as on tap, and, they had Woodchuck on yap, too

Cider must be popular enough then

Well, there are British tourists who have been known to frequent the place, in the 20 or so years I've bwwn making the odd appearance there....so, I'm thinking they may request things from time to time, as well as the pub switching out the stuff that just doesn't move for beer/cider....

i have to say when im in the uk i usually find magners very easily found in a pint bottle

I'm thinking, outside the British pubs here in the US, Mangers isn't that popular....since I don't recall seeing it, anyways....maybe I need to look a little harder....