Lime in Beer

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RabidGranny

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2,023 posts

148 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Can you put Lime in any beer??

Or is it only corona??

Scabutz

8,235 posts

90 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Mate you can do pretty much whatever you want.

RC1807

13,096 posts

178 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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1970s - lager & lime?

RichFN2

3,814 posts

189 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Or a slice of orange in wheat beer

robsa

2,350 posts

194 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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mmm, 19760s Top Deck Lager and Lime shandy - 2% too if I recall correctly!

boyse7en

7,259 posts

175 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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I think it will taste a bit weird in a Guinness, but whatever floats your boat

Zetec-S

6,344 posts

103 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Legal in England and Wales. In Scotland you have to deep fry the lime first.

omniflow

2,968 posts

161 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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robsa said:
mmm, 19760s Top Deck Lager and Lime shandy - 2% too if I recall correctly!
I believe it was 0.2%

RC1807

13,096 posts

178 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Zetec-S said:
Legal in England and Wales. In Scotland you have to deep fry the lime first.
Frankie Boyle, about the man who asked for a lager and lime in a Glasgow pub....
"we don't do cocktails!"

Mobile Chicane

21,396 posts

222 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Only maize-based beer. Sol, Corona etc.

LankyFreak

763 posts

38 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Mobile Chicane said:
Only maize-based beer. Sol, Corona etc.
Yes, but the lime doesn't add much so just don't bother biggrin

EBRANDON1

409 posts

14 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Wasn't it just meant to keep flies out of beer bottles?

okgo

39,712 posts

208 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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EBRANDON1 said:
Wasn't it just meant to keep flies out of beer bottles?
Yeh I think that’s how it was for Corona etc.

fourfoldroot

601 posts

165 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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omniflow said:
robsa said:
mmm, 19760s Top Deck Lager and Lime shandy - 2% too if I recall correctly!
I believe it was 0.2%



Up to 2%. So could be 0.2 or 2%.

sgrimshaw

7,456 posts

260 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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fourfoldroot said:
omniflow said:
robsa said:
mmm, 19760s Top Deck Lager and Lime shandy - 2% too if I recall correctly!
I believe it was 0.2%



Up to 2%. So could be 0.2 or 2%.
Not more than 2 degrees proof ... means not more than 1% ABV

robsa

2,350 posts

194 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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sgrimshaw said:
fourfoldroot said:
omniflow said:
robsa said:
mmm, 19760s Top Deck Lager and Lime shandy - 2% too if I recall correctly!
I believe it was 0.2%



Up to 2%. So could be 0.2 or 2%.
Not more than 2 degrees proof ... means not more than 1% ABV
So I'm technically correct then, although it didnt mean what I thought. Either way, it still wasnt enough to get pissed on even as a kid, although you could almost convince yourself you were able to

sgrimshaw

7,456 posts

260 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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robsa said:
So I'm technically correct then, although it didnt mean what I thought. Either way, it still wasnt enough to get pissed on even as a kid, although you could almost convince yourself you were able to
Much harder to get pissed on 1% than 2% ...

Glassman

23,354 posts

225 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Slice of lime in beer, or a slice of lemon with espresso is only to mask the st taste.

Scabutz

8,235 posts

90 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Glassman said:
Slice of lime in beer, or a slice of lemon with espresso is only to mask the st taste.


Only guy in the world putting a lemon twist in an espresso.

CountyAFC

1,931 posts

13 months

Thursday 11th April 2024
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Scabutz said:
Glassman said:
Slice of lime in beer, or a slice of lemon with espresso is only to mask the st taste.


Only guy in the world putting a lemon twist in an espresso.
Get the fk outta here!