Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Us again, feels a bit soon to be celebrating the end of another week with a bottle of Friday Fizz but I can assure you that it is definitely the weekend once again. Plus it\u2019s a long one this time, the late August bank holiday is on Monday which signifies the end of bank holiday season until we celebrate a pair of them on the 27th<\/sup> & 28th<\/sup> December; let me be the first to wish you all a very Merry Christmas\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Back in the now, having mentioned the shortage of customers last week it would seem that the much hoped for delivery of clientele needing refreshment has failed to show up this week too. On Monday and Tuesday I think we could probably have put our deckchairs in the middle of Arthur Road and snoozed undisturbed for an hour or two and in fact Wayne did suggest a mammoth game of badminton versus the odd-numbered side of the street but they were all too busy cutting hair, selling houses or making coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So we had to entertain ourselves. Having failed to sell the jeroboam of Sela last weekend it was suggested we taste it anyway, just to check, but Wayne vetoed the prospect of a magnum each on a Monday as setting an unruly precedent, so we had an ice cream instead. Tuesday found us applying for HGV licences as we realised that the quickest way for us to ensure we got our Haribos, Nandos and McDonalds milkshakes was to stop moaning about the problems and become part of the solution, whilst getting paid to do it. Wednesday we listened to a lot of Rolling Stones albums and watched England play cricket in a way that would have made Charlie smile. And Thursday was yesterday, grey and not altogether as warm as it could have been but nonetheless, one step closer to fizz Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the world outside of our immediate environs it seems the news is largely filled with stuff we kind of thought might happen. Covid spikes in Cornwall \u2013 not a total surprise. Harry Kane staying at Spurs \u2013 if Daniel Levy and Joe Lewis don\u2019t want you to go Harry, you\u2019re not going. The new travel green list not really changing the status quo for most of us – business as usual really. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And no news whatsoever in the world of wine. In the beer world however, crimes against taste continue to be committed. Reading The Drinks Business<\/em> earlier, we were delighted to see that Dunkin\u2019 Donuts are releasing 3 more beers on the unsuspecting public. As we didn\u2019t know they were even in the beer game this came as a surprise but apparently for the last few years, in collaboration with Harpoon Brewery, they have been making a Pumpkin Spiced Latte Ale. By all accounts all their beers are made using \u2018Dunkin\u2019s iconic coffee, donuts and matcha tea\u2019<\/em>. We now hear that the new beers in the stable will be: Maple Cr\u00e8me Blonde Ale brewed with donuts and maple syrup from Dunkin\u2019, Midnight American Porter brewed with Dunkin\u2019s new Midnight Roast coffee and Blueberry Matcha IPA brewed with blueberries and matcha. Hmmmm\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whilst they may be interesting in some corners, we won\u2019t be selling them. Added to this list of things we certainly won\u2019t be selling is the weird collaboration between Virginia\u2019s Champion Brewing Company and Duke\u2019s Mayonnaise to create the perfect beer designed to complement the egg-based condiment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beers we do sell look something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Belleville Brewery – Wandsworth Common<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Commonside Pale Ale 33cl can 5% – \u00a32.60<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thames Surf IPA 33cl can 5.6% – \u00a32.70<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring Break Sour 33cl can 4.3% – \u00a33.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring Break Gose 440ml can 4.3% – \u00a34.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n Park Brewery \u2013 Kingston\u2019s finest brewery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kingston Gate Lager 33cl can 4.1% – \u00a32.80<\/p>\n\n\n\n Phantom Kolsch Lager 44cl can 4.2% – \u00a33.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n Killcat Pale 44cl can 3.9% – \u00a33.80<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ballet Loop Table Beer 44cl can 3.4% – \u00a33.80<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gallows Pale Ale 44cl can 4.5% – \u00a34.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spankers IPA 44cl can 6.0%\u00a3- 4.50<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sambrooks – our longest serving beer, now based in the Ram\u2019s Quarter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wandle Ale 50cl bottle 4.2% – \u00a32.79<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pumphouse Pale Ale 50cl bottle 4.2% – \u00a32.79<\/p>\n\n\n\n Session IPA 440ml can 4.0% – \u00a33.40<\/p>\n\n\n\n SlyBeast Brewing \u2013 brewed in Wandsworth by the Pig & Whistle legends<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lager 33cl can 4.3% – \u00a32.80<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1533 Session IPA 44cl can 4.2% – \u00a33.70<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wimbledon Brewery<\/strong> \u2013 best brewery in Colliers Wood<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Gold Lager 33cl can 4.8% – \u00a32.70<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lindemans \u2013 classic Belgian brewer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Gueuze 25cl 5% – \u00a32.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paulaner \u2013 Munich\u2019s finest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Munchner Hell Munich Lager 50cl bottle 4.9% – \u00a32.79<\/p>\n\n\n\n All far better than anything Mr & Mrs Donut can produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s about it from us for this week. As it\u2019s the late summer bank hols we\u2019ll open the Ch\u00e2teau de L\u2019Aum\u00e9rade \u2018Cuv\u00e9e Marie-Christine\u2019 2020, C\u00f4tes de Provence Cru Class\u00e9 – \u00a315.99 (Six bottles for \u00a380) <\/strong>and de Bortoli \u2018The Accomplice\u2019 Shiraz 2019 – \u00a39.39<\/strong> both of whom are perfect accompaniments to all that barbecued food you\u2019ll be eating this weekend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n BREAKING NEWS \u2013 just sold the jeroboam of Sela, lucky we didn\u2019t polish it off ourselves!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Us again, feels a bit soon to be celebrating the end of another week with a bottle of Friday Fizz but I can assure you that it is definitely the weekend once again. 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