Post #33275 by Trader Woody on Wed, May 7, 2003 9:02 AM

Time & place is of crucial importance when enjoying a good drink, and as a result, I don't stick to any particular favorite. I'm always game to try to the local speciality as it tends to increase your appreciation of wherever you happen to be & also usually works out to be one of the cheaper options. For example, while visiting old pubs and alehouses in the UK, I'll always try their local bitter (dark beer)as the range in tastes is amazing.

At the risk of sounding Squawkeresque, here's a few favourite situations and their
appropriate tipples:
Glastonbury Festival - Hot mulled cider (Cider contains a lot of alcohol in the UK)
A brutally hot day away from the sea -Campari & soda
A brutally hot day near the sea - Cold lager from an icebox
Watching boat races on the River Thames in the summer - Pimms served in pint glasses
Anyplace who really knows how to make an exceptional martini - a martini
Any old Oxford pub near Christmas - mulled wine/port/or dark rum with ginger wine
Sitting on my doorstep on a sunny day after work - Anything from the Grog Log served
in a Tiki mug

The list could go on & on

As far as drinking beer at nude beaches go, I particularly enjoyed being served Mythos beer accompanied by a variety of mezedes (Greek snacks) & a frozen glass to pour it into, while laying in a hammock next to the nude (if you so wish) beach on the Greek Island of Ios. Not bad for about $2 per brewski. I must stress that I kept my personal nudity well away from the hammock itself, and only got the old 'meat and two veg' out in the stipulated nude areas.

Trader Woody