Beverages and Blades - Traditional of Course

Here I am, smoking cigar in and sippin’ but it’s always too dark to take photos when I get to sit down and enjoy for a while. Loving the picture tour though because I hadn’t checked this thread in a while.
 
Recent find and really like this one. It's like I remember Burton Ale or Pale Ale when I was studying in England, rich, malty, hoppy and bitter. Not the current craze for horrible citrus flavours that seem to dominate so much. Pity there's not a reliably decent knife from GB to hand , an inexpensive but very well-finished French knife will have to do ;) Goes well with food, not at all gassy but soft, strong too!

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Will Power said:
Recent find and really like this one. It's like I remember Burton Ale or Pale Ale when I was studying in England, rich, malty, hoppy and bitter. Not the current craze for horrible citrus flavours that seem to dominate so much. Pity there's not a reliably decent knife from GB to hand , an inexpensive but very well-finished French knife will have to do ;) Goes well with food, not at all gassy but soft, strong too!

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Looks refreshing, Will. That’s a good looking knife, too. Before I zoomed in all the way, the stamp on the blade looked like the Heisenberg sketch from Breaking Bad. 😁

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Will Power said:
Recent find and really like this one. It's like I remember Burton Ale or Pale Ale when I was studying in England, rich, malty, hoppy and bitter. Not the current craze for horrible citrus flavours that seem to dominate so much. Pity there's not a reliably decent knife from GB to hand , an inexpensive but very well-finished French knife will have to do ;) Goes well with food, not at all gassy but soft, strong too!

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I’m a fan of European beers, they let the malt and yeast do the talking. Not the current US/Aus phase of jamming as many late edition hops as possible into an otherwise empty beer.

Love the knife, I need another of those sometime. I really like my donjon
 
btb01 btb01 🤣 Nice observation Barrett:D Hatchet_Jack Hatchet_Jack Agree there, taste is always subjective but I just get annoyed with 'trends' that can reduce our choices due to perceived marketing 'strategies' English Bitter and Pale Ale was rather like very strong tea or coffee a bitter-sweet flavour similar to a rich fruit cake, having beer tasting zesty, sour and grapefruit like is to many peoples' tastes but certainly not mine. Czech, Slovak, German Lagers are often dry but with a bittersweet taste that I enjoy too, Weißbier not much!

The knife is GR make from France and they have that hatted bloke stamped on the blade, this one is a Gouttière pattern not the Donjon (which is a pattern I don't own but would like to) Basic difference is the Gouttière so named because of its large corrugated bolster (looks like a rain gutter hence the name) and has a long straight Sheepfoot blade. Whereas, the Donjon is burlier and has a straight blade that flares out towards the tip-kind of opposite to a Lambfoot type. It also has an interesting curled end to the handle. Borrowed picture

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Will Power said:
Recent find and really like this one. It's like I remember Burton Ale or Pale Ale when I was studying in England, rich, malty, hoppy and bitter. Not the current craze for horrible citrus flavours that seem to dominate so much. Pity there's not a reliably decent knife from GB to hand , an inexpensive but very well-finished French knife will have to do ;) Goes well with food, not at all gassy but soft, strong too!

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Funny how wood, beer, liquor, and coffee can make the color brown look so beautiful. Go figure.

There are some fantastic knives worthy of your beer and photo, that come from the UK. There's a thread for your viewing pleasure: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/guardians-of-the-lambsfoot.1406735/

I have had a few of these A Wright and Sons and they work beautifully. Along with Opinels, these knives are the only ones I have used so much and sharpened so much that they need replacing.
 
E ErikMB Thanks for your suggestion, I am aware of Wright's knives and do have a few. I said I didn't have a reliably decent knife from England to hand, some are locked away.:) However, I don't feel that most English knives meet my expectations in a pocket- knife to be frank. They are not the most expensive to buy, although with 27% import tax to the EU they are less attractive than before... but nor are they the cheapest either. If I gauge them with factory knives from elsewhere in Europe or the US or Asia then they would be near bottom in reliable finish, value for money; choice of patterns, materials, steels or numbers of manufacturer. The main problem I have with them is simply the quality of the steel they appear to like using, usually they are badly ground but even so it is difficult to get them to sharpen to anywhere near the level of my other knives and they seem to need constant resharpening too. Nostalgia for Sheffield might be a reason for liking them but it does not surprise me that that town's steel prowess has diminished so massively over the years compared to what it was. France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal have all maintained both factory cutlery production and artisan knife making of pocket-knives. Scandinavia too has maintained factory and artisanal making of belt knife/ fixed blades. England has fallen very far behind in this respect as it has very few manufacturers, not that many patterns or materials/steel choice and low numbers of artisan makers in comparison. This is the root of my lack of enthusiasm.
 
Will Power said:
btb01 btb01 🤣 Nice observation Barrett:D Hatchet_Jack Hatchet_Jack Agree there, taste is always subjective but I just get annoyed with 'trends' that can reduce our choices due to perceived marketing 'strategies' English Bitter and Pale Ale was rather like very strong tea or coffee a bitter-sweet flavour similar to a rich fruit cake, having beer tasting zesty, sour and grapefruit like is to many peoples' tastes but certainly not mine. Czech, Slovak, German Lagers are often dry but with a bittersweet taste that I enjoy too, Weißbier not much!

The knife is GR make from France and they have that hatted bloke stamped on the blade, this one is a Gouttière pattern not the Donjon (which is a pattern I don't own but would like to) Basic difference is the Gouttière so named because of its large corrugated bolster (looks like a rain gutter hence the name) and has a long straight Sheepfoot blade. Whereas, the Donjon is burlier and has a straight blade that flares out towards the tip-kind of opposite to a Lambfoot type. It also has an interesting curled end to the handle. Borrowed picture

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Mine is in horn, it holds a wicked edge and is always one of my go to’s. I may even carry it tomorrow now that you have me thinking on it.
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Our choices are much limited to in vogue styles, I quite like as a simple beer Coopers a local malt and yeast forward ale. If you have any European beer suggestions I’ll keep an eye out for them.
 
meako said:
Hatchet_Jack Hatchet_Jack Jack I hear that about uberhoppy beer.Luckily the local brewery ..Big Niles..does an amazing gold medal award winning range....his use of hops is fantastic..the Wet Hop ipa is gorgeous....anyway speaking of strange beer ingredients..View attachment 2640736
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When I say “I’ll try anything once*” the asterisk refers to molluscs in beer 😂

you mentioned Big Niles another time and I have them marked down to try if I ever see them. Haven’t come across any as of yet.
 
Hatchet_Jack said:
Mine is in horn, it holds a wicked edge and is always one of my go to’s. I may even carry it tomorrow now that you have me thinking on it.
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Our choices are much limited to in vogue styles, I quite like as a simple beer Coopers a local malt and yeast forward ale. If you have any European beer suggestions I’ll keep an eye out for them.
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Both of those look some strong gear! Very nice indeed :D
 
meako said:
Hatchet_Jack Hatchet_Jack Jack I hear that about uberhoppy beer.Luckily the local brewery ..Big Niles..does an amazing gold medal award winning range....his use of hops is fantastic..the Wet Hop ipa is gorgeous....anyway speaking of strange beer ingredients..View attachment 2640736
It does have oysters listed as an ingredient.
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I hear it said Giacomo Casanova ate 50 Oysters for his breakfast every day :cool: Maintained his vigour and thick hair all his life😍 I like Oysters but you'd have to be some Oligarch to afford 50 a day....maybe this beer is the condensed cheaper alternative? I'd give it a shot🤣
 
There was a guy in the circa 1750s the English rebel John Wilkes...many claims to fame...amongst which are having babies named after him...one in particular all US citizens would know...he was a member of The Hellfire Club in Buckinghamshire...an anti royalist ...supporter of workers...member of parliament..and notably although reputedly an unattractive fellow..his gift of the gab could get any woman into his bed...legend has it he challenged Casanova to see who could get into a womans pantaloons the quickest offerring him a 10 minute headstart...
 
Will Power said:
I hear it said Giacomo Casanova ate 50 Oysters for his breakfast every day :cool: Maintained his vigour and thick hair all his life😍 I like Oysters but you'd have to be some Oligarch to afford 50 a day....maybe this beer is the condensed cheaper alternative? I'd give it a shot🤣
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you have not met my watch friends it seems, one of them does that on the regular 🤣
 
Will Power said:
I hear it said Giacomo Casanova ate 50 Oysters for his breakfast every day :cool: Maintained his vigour and thick hair all his life😍 I like Oysters but you'd have to be some Oligarch to afford 50 a day....maybe this beer is the condensed cheaper alternative? I'd give it a shot🤣
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Not sure where you're located, Will, but the ones at Costco won't ruin the bank account. They're not _cheap_ but they're not oligarch-level expensive. They taste good, too.


I once lost a girlfriend from serving these at lunch. I hadn't heard about their... meaning. I just thought they tasted good on a hot San Diego day. She knew about their... meaning, and took it the wrong way.
 
I've only ever eaten Oysters in France or England. Had a look at what an Oyster bar in Helsinki charges 6 Oysters 36€...and if you want them sent to you that'll be a fortune and Poseidon only knows what condition they'd be in once Posti get round to delivering 🤣:eek: So to consume Casanova's breakfast it's around 300 € a go...

Back to knives and drinks

I like coffee espresso strength, and about half a litre every morning but with milk :cool:

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