The Post Quiz: Alcoholic Beverages In The Edited Guide - Answers
Created | Updated Mar 10, 2013
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Alcoholic Beverages in the Edited Guide: Answers
How many of these did you know? We'll bet some of you could drink Pastey under the table.
Well, maybe not drink him under the table. But you might have known more of the answers.
Filling in the blanks:
- Ales were the earliest forms of beer. They are fermented at warm temperatures by yeasts that float on the surface of the wort (unfermented fluid). See Beer – What Makes it Lager or Ale?
- It might well be called a Doberman in a jar; 'Black and Tan' is the name given to an alcoholic drink comprising a 'mixture' of ale and stout, or sometimes lager and stout. From Black and Tan – A Beer Cocktail.
- Many men have gone through life sipping beer and whisky, though few have made a career of it. Perhaps only one, English journalist Michael Jackson, managed to convert sips of fermented grain into prose that would ignite the imaginations of brewers, whisky makers, and drinkers alike. Read all about Michael Jackson – The Beer Hunter.
- The Haunch of Venison in Salisbury has the smoke-mummified hand of an 18th Century gambler on show behind a sheet of glass in one of the rooms. So says Pubs with Tales.
- A total of 1,224,000 litres of beer under pressure smashed through the twenty-five foot high brick wall of the building, and gushed out into the surrounding area - the slum of St Giles. This, of course, was during The London Beer Flood of 1814.
- Although served in a variety of ways, the basic components of a Jägerbomb are reassuringly consistent. You'll need one shot of Jägermeister, a can of Red Bull energy drink and either a Jägerbomb cup or, more commonly, a shot glass and a larger glass (normally a half pint glass) which the shot glass fits comfortably inside. This thrilling informationcan be had from The Jägerbomb – the Cocktail with a Bang.
- Part of the whole Margarita-drinking experience is in your surroundings, so do your best. Ideally, you should be on a beach on the Gulf of Mexico, though any fantastic beach would work, or even no beach, if you're unfortunate enough not to be near one. Learn How to Make and Enjoy a Very Good Margarita.
- The fact that the finished article 'tastes like a slice of lemon wrapped around a large gold brick', suggests the sharpness, if not the taste, of fresh lemon in the final product. Thussays Pastey in his Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters.
- Two adventurers were packing for a safari and one of them was packing a pint of gin and a pint of vermouth. When the other adventurer asked why, the first replied, 'In case we get lost I'll mix a Martini, someone will show up to argue that I did it wrong, and then we're saved! See? The Edited Guide has got your back with The Art of the Martini.
- ...if the idea of imbibing privately-distilled poitín has scared you, here are two little tests to detect it. If you come across some of the 'bog water', pour a little into a saucer and light it. If it burns with a blue flame it's more than likely not too bad, but if it burns with any other flame – run away quickly. LeRue includes this safety information in his informative Poitín – Irish Whiskey.
How did you do? If you're feeling smug about it, trot this quiz out at your local one night. A variation: everybody has to drink one of whatever they missed the question about. Jägermeister, anyone?