REspawn

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REspawn: Is german beer available in the UK? oO

Generally no. Hefeweizen is quite widespread, mostly in the big supermarkets' online stores. For the others, some of the bigger ALDI and Lidl stores have it but mostly you've got to have a friend who owns an off-license and doesn't mind paying the import charges etc. It generally means I end up paying about £1.70 for the Hefe and anything up to £2.50 for something "speciality" like the Rauchbier. But hey, quality not quantity.

This is my kind of thread as I used to be a raging alcoholic.

RRP's mention of Weissbier had to make me go and get a bottle of Paulaner Hefeweizen. I think I prefer Weihenstephaner (whose recipe is almost 1000 years old if you believe the hype) though, but even still: mmm, flavour.

Other beers I like include most IPA (though not Greene King), basically some other styles of German beer including Rauchbier (an acquired taste, yes) and Doppelbock (difficult to drink if you don't want to end up on the floor.) Pils too, though not as much as the others.

Cider is horrid and undrinkable to me ever since I got ridiculously ill on it when I was 15 years old.

Spirit-wise whisky is probably my favourite though I don't drink it on a night out. I really like the peaty Islay stuff, Laphroaig, Bruichladdich, the like. (Quite an expensive taste). Most other spirits I will quite happily drink with the exception of tequila.

I recently developed a taste for bitters, my most recent (and favourite) discovery being Becherovka, which is a cinnamon liqueur, and delicious it is too.

"Do The Astral Plane" on Flying Lotus' latest, Cosmogramma. It's like he distilled every single funk song into it. It's insanely good.

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Crikey. I can't even fathom how long that took you. Good colour choices. Something bugs me about those 3 palms in a line, but it's nothing unbearable.

Port Aventura appears to be a beautiful park though, throw in some kickass rides it's worth it.

Absolutely. The theming really is awesome and especially with Furious Baco (which opened a while ago but I've not been since) - I really want to go back and I've been 5 times already.

smooth and graceful, and are also some of the most beautiful coasters on the planet.

Dragon Khan especially, it feels so fluid. You can see it from every corner of the park as well as from the seaside resorts (Salou et al) nearby, just this twisted mass of red metal adorning the skyline.

REspawn is not an employee of Port Aventura nor any of its partners.

Though I don't have all that much experience with coasters, I really do think DK is difficult to beat.