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mitchell: David Mitchell’s SoapBox: Beer

March 6 2009 | WilHarris

Which type of beer do you think David drinks? You may, or may not, be surprised.

The topic of this week’s SoapBox is the amber nectar and, as always, David is rather forthright with his opinions.

How do you pick a good bitter? What does your drink of choice say about your personality? And when wine is better selected by price labels than by any sense of enjoyment, does it say anything about your personality at all - other than that you value your company at around about half of £12.95?

Enjoy this week’s SoapBox, make sure you subscribe to get the new episodes as soon as they’re available, and do watch out for next week’s invariably hilarious show.

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comments

Custard Socks
March 6th, 2009 - 10:56pm

I completely agree with you, David. Creamy beers are foul and invariably spray you and everyone in a five mile radius if you tilt the can by the tiniest of angles in the journey from fridge to mouth.

I love my real ales and would be happy to share a bottle of Fursty Ferret or Blandford Fly with you :)

Angela
March 6th, 2009 - 11:41pm

May I begin by asking… what is with the meerkats??? Not quite sure what they have to do with alcoholic beverages, but they are absurdly cute so it works! :)

I have no opinion on the bitter vs. lager battle as I am not a beer drinker, however your description of a proper, non-glupy, bitter sounds awfully good so I may have to attempt to develope a taste for it. If that fails there’s always the less democratic, but always delectable, wine to fall back on.

BTW - David I just adored your latest Guardian column! I am a jewellery designer and am therefore interested in fashion (well, in beautiful design at least… sadly there’s not alot of that in “fashion”) but the bitchiness that now seems to go hand-in-hand with any dressy event is shocking. After I read your article I saw the disparaged photo of Mrs. Burnham and I must admit two things immediately came to mind, 1. She must’ve been cold?! and 2. But she looks so Springlike… and on a bleak February day I found that a hopeful sight!

Malay
March 7th, 2009 - 12:15am

Another great show…and inspired setting.

Those meerkats are hilarious.

Ryan Smith
March 7th, 2009 - 12:31am

Bitter or Lager….Now I truly believe it depends on your mood, like for example for myself I prefer a nice tasty fruity cocktail..then you might think that suggests I’m a pretentious sort of fellow which I am not but it just tastes nicer. Which brings me onto lager…most lagers for me taste the same with the exception of a few European ones which actually taste nice. Lager maybe suggests you are young and maybe a bit carefree and maybe even a bit of a ‘Pikey’ or a ‘Chav’ (not my opinion personally) but inevitably drinking too much lager makes you feel bloated and uncomfortable due to the gas.

However Bitter I find after one too many a bit heavy and weighs oneself down. But drinking Bitter suggests many things i feel, such as maturity and class. Bitters do taste different to lagers. Some say lager suggests you are too old and boring that you are deemed too unsuitable to sanely mix with the younger generation therefore you sit in the corner of a pub with a pint of bitter mumbling to yourself.

So there you go, I’m not singularly a Lager or Bitter drinker, preferencewise I am in fact a mixture of the two and I like cocktails.

Dawn Parker
March 7th, 2009 - 4:36am

What a great episode loved it i drink wine and lager,ive never drank bitter so i wouldnt know what it tastes like but i think i will have to give it a go now. The Meerkats are so funny. xx

Mennah
March 9th, 2009 - 8:29pm

I have never tasted bitter, but may give it a go when next in the UK, as long as it isn’t served “warm”.

idjit90
March 10th, 2009 - 8:16am

I like cider. Because I’m a *gurrrl*.

I don’t care what they call it, as long as it’s not too bitter. And creamy/gloopy does sound awful. The only “bitter” I’ve ever tasted was VB (Victoria Bitter), which was like drinking bile. I liked the house beer (whatever it was) in the Bank-Cafe near the K-F. Uni in Graz. Like drinking lemonade, as my good drinking buddy said. And that Salzburger one (forget the name), found by accident when we decided to sample all the beers in the local Spar.

Carrie
March 12th, 2009 - 10:13pm

Haha, this is the funniest one so far. I love the way David says “lager.”

Jim
March 13th, 2009 - 1:04pm

I remember what a revelation it was drinking bitter for the first time. As a 15 year old it wasn’t really cool to drink bitter, it was seen as an old mans drink. Lager it had to be , despite being gassy, foul tasting and warm.

Then at a friends party I was offered a pint of bitter and I reluctantly accepted, fearing it was some kind of joke. It was no joke. It was smooth, satisfying and dare I say, creamy. Drinking suddenly became enjoyable.

Paul Garrard
March 16th, 2009 - 11:37pm

I assume that when David talks about “bitter” he’s really referring to real ale. Not all of it is bitter. Like the man says don’t touch ‘creamy’, or ’smooth’ come to that, with a barge-pole!

Rosei
April 8th, 2009 - 7:20pm

Lager is much more refreshing, especially on a warm summer night (if we get any this year).
Wine makes my teeth black - so not to be consumed if planning to smile at all…

Olivia
May 9th, 2009 - 4:37pm

“Oh, England and cream! Creamy old England!”

Google it.

Ben Herring
June 27th, 2009 - 12:18am

All beer makes me feel ill. Irish whiskey on the other hand is a fine beverage. The same can also be said for a decent Russian vodka, although Jamesons is both easier to pronounce and cheaper

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