Sid’s celebrates

Sid’s Neighbourhood Pubs threw a chilled n intoxicated afternoon party late June; to celebrate winning Best British Pub in Malaysia for an online competition by Telegraph.
It went on to challenge the world as the Best British Pub outside Britain and after a very closely-fought battle Sid’s Pub emerged as the most “Highly Commended British Pub” in the world. Which is kinda like second place. Congrats!

The lamb was awesome. So was d Guinness. It was hosted at Sid’s Kenny Hills, the candidate outlet.

(The winner was The Tudor Arms in Stockholm, Sweden.)

Sid’s is set to open a fourth outlet. Details soon.

Geoffrey "Sid" Siddle about to slice a Guinness pint cake

Hippie scenes

Stocks - more than enough

Chilled afternoon

Kids played, adults drank

A random kid

A wall of online comments about Sid's

Gettin cozy

Horse got high

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Brain damage: 8/10

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Spotted…

A coupla pretty cool new mixers are in town. It’s for lazy butts, and also good to bring along to a house party. Or if u wanna have some fun on a lazy, chillin Saturday afternoon at home / poolside.

One is by Tabasco, those fuckers who burn mouths very well. It’s a pre-mix called Bloody Mary Mix. The one available here is labelled “Mildly Seasoned”. The other choice is “Extra Spicy”, which i havent seen yet. Price is $23.90 (946ml), spotted at Hock Lee’s in Damansara Heights, Jln Batai. It contains lime juice, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce, extra thick concentrated tomato juice, Tabasco, horseradish and lemon juice.

Come n get it!

Tabasco hot pepper sauce has been a key ingredient in Bloody Marys since the cocktail’s creation in the early 1920′s.

Did u know that, like alcohol, Tabasco is aged for up to three years in oak barrels? Well now u know.

(Btw Tabasco now has a habanero mix. Habanero is that lil’ bastardo dat fried my face at Frontera. And cooked Henry’s brains to ‘well-done’.)

The other is by tequila boys Jose Cuervo, called Margarita Mix (Classic Lime). The one-liter bottle costs $26.90. The other one by Cuervo (not spotted yet) is Strawberry Lime.

I luv margaritas, especially frozen, strong ones. Makes me feel all tropical n shit, ideally sipped poolside or beachside. Coz tequilas can be enjoyed slow rather than slammed.

Sheeet, now i feel i shd bought d goddam mixer. Thirsty.

These are pretty much moron-proof mixers, so get your blenders out this weekend and get busy!

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The Beer Factory

The Beer Factory (6141-6450) is a bar which opened recently at Sunway Giza, Kota Damansara. No, its not an actual factory, but uses that as a theme.

It’s got two floors (the upper one is called The Attic) and an outdoor area, which will be renovated into a garden theme soon.

Factory visit

One of the guys there, Kent, invited me over to check it out. And hit some of their house cocktails, with the help of head barman Daniel.

After a pint of Franziskaner, Daniel came to our table to set-up. There were mixers, flammable thermogel, a stove, a pan and Jack Daniel’s.

Mini-kitchen

Then he got busy. He started to cook something right there. It looked like frying.

Oi! Main masak-masak ah??

Barman Daniel cookin up

It’s a cooked cocktail called Take Me Home –  whisky, rum, Triple Sec, chocolate cubes, strawberry puree, cranberry juice & sweet ‘n sour. I fuckin loved it, coz it went down real easy, with a candy-like flavour. The chocolate bits was d clincher. It will hit u for $63.25 net (two servings).

Result

He proceeded to make us Strawberry Long Island Iced Tea ($40.25), with strawberry puree and crushed strawberries. Pretty strong. Some adjustment in strawberry flavour might be required if u prefer it sweeter. Its also available in a giant tumbler for $172.50.

Bastardized long island

The bar also serves Erdinger draft

There are five signature cocktails.

Beers on tap are Carlsberg, Hoegaarden, Connor’s, Erdinger, Fraziskaner and Stella, with prices ranging from $17.25 to $34.50, while happy hours are until 12am daily for now, and will revert to 10pm sometime in d future. Operation hours are 5pm to 2am daily.

There’re also about 30 bottled beers. At the mo, there’re bar snacks, but there’ll be more when the outlet’s launched & the kitchen’s fully in op.

Bottles are available – JW Black ($333.50 net), Absolut ($264.50), J Daniel’s ($310.50), Bacardi ($264.50, Jose Cuervo ($264.50).

Drinks list

The upper floor lounge, Attic

There’re promo prices for drinks during the World Cup.

Soon (probably mid-July), there will be a competition, Chapter 1, involving Erdinger. It’s 3-liters, 3 persons, 3 minutes, 3 Cemeteries, 300 bucks. Three of u will be given 3 minutes to down a HUGE fucking glass of Erdinger, followed by a cocktail each. Buy-in is $300 (pretty steep).  The winning team gets a 30-liter keg of Carlsberg.

The overall grand prize winner over the several months will win a year’s supply of booze. More details u better call ’em.

Hmmm. If beer weren’t so gassy, might give it a shot. The gas build-up is fuckin puky. It aint so bad with a weissbier tho. And a year’s supply of booze might kill me. Nice way to die eh.

But still my rep will drop if i end up spraying beer on spectator’s faces/shoes. Uncool.

Big daddy awaits - the 3-liter glass (next to a pint glass)

Drinks list

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Good ol’ Malaysian skills

Received this e-mail from AirAsia yesterday –

“Hat Yai, where the fun never stops 24/7!  From bargain shopping, delectable food, stimulating nightlife, to the local Thai massage and reflexology.  The REAL Thai experience awaits you in Hat Yai, where you get more value for your Baht.”

“And Scotch whisky that’s so cheap, you’ll burn your return ticket!”

Well i added the last line. Coz d same day, i got a pictorial email from Eddy about a Malaysian who was busted there for producing fake Scotch.

What an entrepreneur! Global Malaysian businessman. Like our famous bookies.

Respect. But then again, it’s also a brain drain to foreign lands. Rugi la.

Not sure of the authenticity. Regardless. Shit like dat is happening all d time everywhere. Fake booze is a serious problem, easily using recycled original bottles. Some bars n clubs serve dis shit to customers coz its dirt cheap for them.

I plan to talk to d liquor companies about this issue soon, and also on how we can reduce d problem.

In d meantime, here r some pictures of d bust in Hat Yai.

The used bottles await

Thai cops score. Traffic cop came for his share of whisky

Out to market

The dude's gear. Wonder wats d poisonous canned shit on d right for

Cop seems impressed with the fake bottle caps. New toy for his kid

The books

Spouts

The (alleged) suspect. Anyone know Mr Pee? Would like to score an interview with the pisshead

"OK boys, which bottle shall we down first?? Mr Pee, any suggestions? No?? BTW tell yor bitch to stop hiding behind you. And your damn hairdo is an insult to all good moonshiners! "

Hat Yai, where the fun never stops 24/7! From bargain shopping, delectable food, stimulating nightlife, to the local Thai massage and reflexology.  Fill your days and nights with exciting activities to thrill all your senses! All these  fun and exciting experiences, will surely make it a trip to remember.
The REAL Thai experience awaits you in Hat Yai, where you get more value for your Baht.
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