Archie McSquackle

11.5%! That's wine strength

For some reason, I've got loads of Lidls near me but I'll need to hunt down an Aldi to pick up a few of their specials. France have just won on penalties (any old excuse) so I'm trying this local white beer to celebrate and it's very nice indeed. Moving on in the morning for a few days in Nice before returning to Scotland. Anything much been happening there?

That looks a good haul.

A wee Affligem blonde at the beach bar while waiting on the family getting ready. Holiday nearing the end so not much more of this unfortunately.

Does everyone who has ever made a contribution count as a WS member and are they all eligible for a vote. There was mention that only something like 30% of members still make regular contributions. If people who made a contribution a long time ago are eligible for a vote then they are possibly more likely to be swayed by the proposal. They're probably less likely to vote as well I suppose.

Some of the folk in that story seemed to leave it a bit close to the deadline considering they knew they were flying out at the weekend before the election. I can see why they're annoyed though, my wife and I applied a couple of days after the election was announced and her postal vote didn't arrive until after we'd left. Mine never arrived at all. That's the Monster Raving Loony Party down a few votes.

I have to say well done to him for appearing to be looking into her eyes.

I posted last week about a bottle of 3 Monts beer being difficult to open then fairly average. That was their Saison beer. However, their Blonde beer is lovely although not to be taken lightly as my whisky chaser at 8.5%.

Is Orange and Purple not what a lot of fans of other teams think we play in?

I assume that's not your description

You beat me to it with the coo comment

Beer always tastes better when it's free (I know I paid for it in a roundabout way). This was left for us on our arrival at our accommodation- a white beer from a local craft brewery in Hyeres in France. Very delicate and drinkable.

I had about 6 months off booze last year so tried out the various options. I found all the standard lager style beers to be seriously lacking but some of the darker beers/pale Ales faring a bit better. That beer from Brooklyn though was the pick of the bunch and I still get it to help space out an evening's beers or when I'm driving. Honourable mentions to Innis and Gunn and Guinness.

Despite the talk of the two keepers battling it out, I'm hoping the loanee has been earmarked for the position. Seems to have a lot of promise.

Careful now, you're sounding like Gordon Strachan.

You're looking down to Ross Laidlaw level.

What is the purpose of the Gofundme money?

A Pelforth Blonde beer is going down a treat in the French evening sunshine.

Beer choice in French supermarkets seems to mainly have gone from standard lager style to expensive and very strong niche beers with very little in between. Grimbergen are fairly standard and their pale ale is gorgeous

I posted along similar lines on the new strips thread. It looks like one of those strips you see others teams (possibly not even football teams) wearing and notice just for being claret and amber but not necessarily looking like a Motherwell strip. Anybody going to own up to being on the focus group?

You know how sometimes you see another team (maybe not even football) and you think "oh look, they're playing in claret and amber" but it doesn't look like a Motherwell top. Well, they've absolutely nailled that look. Not a fan on first viewing.

As horrible as it is, he's probably done a Michael Moseley, slipped off a path and ended up at the bottom of a steep drop. Doesn't stop us laughing at the bonkers social media postings though.

Turned out I needed to twist the metal bar until it came off in my hand (ooh er Kenneth). Fairly average beer, not really worth the effort to be honest.

What am I not drinking? 3 Monts Flanders beer. How the hell do you open a corked bottle with a metal bar across it without resorting to a DIY toolbox?

Flew out on holiday from Edinburgh Airport this morning and picked up this Deanston 10 with a Bordeaux cask finish. Had it before, beautiful whisky and an absolute bargain at £35. Wasn't even in the section for needing to fly abroad.