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14. The marketing for Pimm's....

Mon Jul 16, 2012, 07:46 AM

Jul 2012

....is all upper class jolly hockey sticks stuff. "Pimm's O'Clock" and all that. It's got an image as being the sort of thing hooray henry's drink at Wimbledon or Henley regatta.

Myself, I can honestly say that I've never even tried the stuff. It just doesn't interest me in the way that a good porter or IPA does.

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So... ... ... you think you're a beer drinker? [View all] MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 OP

I'd be more impressed by chugging some IPA. phantom power Jul 2012 #1

***snort*** Kali Jul 2012 #2

Depends on the beer & the style HarveyDarkey Jul 2012 #3

Yep, some styles don't deserve to be chugged. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #6

Don't get me started on beer styles HarveyDarkey Jul 2012 #7

I hear ya. GoCubsGo Jul 2012 #11

I'll PM it to you HarveyDarkey Jul 2012 #12

Yeah - you can't exactly chug an IPA or a barleywine. Initech Jul 2012 #10

I would reverse stout and IPA EastTennesseeDem Jul 2012 #4

I suspect I'm a Pims drinker. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #5

Pimm's has been around since 1823, fell on hard times in the 1980's, but... MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #8

Dang! If that's what a Pimms drink is, I wouldn't even make it as British. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #9

The marketing for Pimm's.... T_i_B Jul 2012 #14

A porter drinker. Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #15

There's some quality US porters out there T_i_B Jul 2012 #16

Pfft T_i_B Jul 2012 #13

I remember seeing Benny Hill drain a pint OriginalGeek Jul 2012 #17

Does anyone even confess to drinking Natty Light? LynneSin Jul 2012 #18