Nobody drinks Molson Extra Dry here, don't recall ever seeing anyone drink it for years. Moosehead's a great ale, they also make Alpine Lager, a big seller.
Possibly the 'poshest' plug?
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Cut plug is definitely posh, and an interesting concept. After all of our arguments over what is plug and flake, we now have a dense flake, technically a plug. I'm surprised there was only one argument against plug so far. Lol.
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So is this cut plug just flake, Jay, or is it cut plug? In your opinion, does the plug remain plug because it was pressed right? I'm not trolling, but was seriously wondering what you would have to say about this one.
This is a cut plug, not a plug. once it's cut before packaging it's no longer a plug. It might stick together when you throw it around, but I have many bricks of Gawith Hoggarth flakes that are stuck as fuck together, it's almost impossible to pull flakes from the brick sometimes, but they are still flakes, because they are cut
It is called " Special Cut Plug " so I would have to agree :mrgreen:
It does look especially denser than most flakes but as you say there are some out there that are wonderfully denser than the majority.
To my way of thinking a cut plug is still a type of plug (though it be cut!- And has to have that word in the description.)
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Love it! Reminds me of
"Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor on the Bed Post overnight?"
"So is this cut plug just flake, Jay, or is it cut plug?"
Crash, in my opinion a plug is a squarish block of pressed tobacco. Once it is sliced (as appears to be the case here) it becomes a cut plug, more commonly referred to as a flake if cut longitudinally as this appears to be.
How would you refer to it yourself?
Bob, Old Peculier is indeed a very fine ale, sadly not seen often in these parts :?
I am actually a Yorkshireman myself and living in Cornwall has had no effect on my ale preferences.
Regards,
Jay.
Crash, in my opinion a plug is a squarish block of pressed tobacco. Once it is sliced (as appears to be the case here) it becomes a cut plug, more commonly referred to as a flake if cut longitudinally as this appears to be.
How would you refer to it yourself?
Bob, Old Peculier is indeed a very fine ale, sadly not seen often in these parts :?
I am actually a Yorkshireman myself and living in Cornwall has had no effect on my ale preferences.
Regards,
Jay.
I don't care if it's a flake, a plug, a flug, or a plake. Looks good enough to eat.
Nice find, and enjoy.
Nice find, and enjoy.
Jay, as you do, I find plugs compressed harder than American flakes. Thus, this cut still appears to be cut plug, and not just a flake, per se.
"Thus, this cut still appears to be cut plug, and not just a flake, per se."
I was thinking of this last night and fear I made a mistake above. Thinking about it most flakes are cut from cakes which are large paving slab sized blocks of pressed tobacco. Plugs however are a different kettle of fish. I'm pretty certain that both Erinmore and Condor flakes are not cut from the same 'slabs' that are used for their plug output. The size and texture are all wrong for a start.
So therefore starting with a plug and then slicing it I would say you get cut/sliced plug which is pretty much what it states on the tin in this case. Yes they do look like flakes and indeed are flakes but flakes of plug and not just pressed cake.
That's how I understand it.
Regards,
Jay.
I was thinking of this last night and fear I made a mistake above. Thinking about it most flakes are cut from cakes which are large paving slab sized blocks of pressed tobacco. Plugs however are a different kettle of fish. I'm pretty certain that both Erinmore and Condor flakes are not cut from the same 'slabs' that are used for their plug output. The size and texture are all wrong for a start.
So therefore starting with a plug and then slicing it I would say you get cut/sliced plug which is pretty much what it states on the tin in this case. Yes they do look like flakes and indeed are flakes but flakes of plug and not just pressed cake.
That's how I understand it.
Regards,
Jay.
Jay, I totally agree with you. Most flakes pull apart sort of like an accordion but this looks much more solid.
Very British, although the undersigned is apprehensive bout any plug tobacco and for good reason
Warrior plug by Murrays yet Revor almost killed me in the past,I managed to survive,
And definitely this Old Peculiar is a great ale well known even to residents outside of the British Isles.
I still wonder if there in England somebody consume Stouts and Porters nowdays unless hes not that we call Ol condger'type of a person,in Ireland strong stouts like Guinness were always Hip'
Warrior plug by Murrays yet Revor almost killed me in the past,I managed to survive,
And definitely this Old Peculiar is a great ale well known even to residents outside of the British Isles.
I still wonder if there in England somebody consume Stouts and Porters nowdays unless hes not that we call Ol condger'type of a person,in Ireland strong stouts like Guinness were always Hip'
Paulie, I'm in the States, but drink stouts and porters almost exclusively. I think the IPA craze has knocked the darker ales into almost obscurity. I don't live in a big city and sometimes, in my area, when I ask if a porter is available I get a blank stare. I love stouts and porters so I guess I have to admit to being a codger beer drinker!
"I still wonder if there in England somebody consume Stouts and Porters."
Paul, I regularly drink Guinness Foreign Extra Stout (bottled) which comes at 7.5%. It is so different from the regular Guinness sold in pubs which I believe comes at 3.5%.
I also occasionally drink a porter made by Shepherd Neame which is England's oldest working brewery. That said, porters are not as popular now as they were back in the 1950's and 1960's.
Regards,
Jay.
Paul, I regularly drink Guinness Foreign Extra Stout (bottled) which comes at 7.5%. It is so different from the regular Guinness sold in pubs which I believe comes at 3.5%.
I also occasionally drink a porter made by Shepherd Neame which is England's oldest working brewery. That said, porters are not as popular now as they were back in the 1950's and 1960's.
Regards,
Jay.
Missed the activity in this thread somehow. Simon, thank you for not including the plug and beer in the same photo. Bad things may have occurred.
I do love that one. It got me turned on to the whole real ale thing years ago. It's surprisingly well distributed in the US. That reminds me, last time I was at the brewpub I noticed they had Old Speckled Hen on tap. Now that was odd.
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