Speights in the UK?
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@dogmeat said in Speights in the UK?:
@MN5 For sure. Weight makes a big difference It's a guideline though. My point was at 2.5% 'low' alcohol beers aren't necessarily the answer to avoiding going over the limit given our limits are based on 4%
Well it's more on "standard" drinks isn't it ? I remember about 15 years ago when Monteiths first released Winter Ale, it came it at a ( then ) staggering 6%. Fast forward to nowadays and no self respecting IPA/APA/Saison/Pale Ale/Porter/Stout or whatever will come in any less than that.
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@R-L said in Speights in the UK?:
@Bones
just wrongCan someone Google what she looks like now then we can all decide as a group if she deserves to be in the Hawt thread or not ?
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@dogmeat said in Speights in the UK?:
@MN5 For sure. Weight makes a big difference It's a guideline though. My point was at 2.5% 'low' alcohol beers aren't necessarily the answer to avoiding going over the limit given our limits are based on 4%
You are thinking about it the wrong way. It's a combo of how strong, how quick and how long you wait.
A unit is approx the amount the average person can process in an hour without the excess going into the blood and impairing
A 330ml 4% beer is 1 unit. Drink it in 10 minutes and you probably have about 55 minutes left until clear. Start on a second straight away and you are creating a backlog already. Even if you then slow down and after 2 hours have had 3 beers you still have a backlog and will need to wait.
Let's face it though, most beers are about 5% so even when you pace yourself you are getting behind. 2 beers in two hours and you are in the same place as the person that had 3 4%s
3 2.5%s in 2 hours though and technically you have only had 2 units and have about 0.1% left to process.
Makes a big difference.
I would easily do a 6 pack over 4 hours with food and be very confident of not being over the limit, or even close to it. -
@mariner4life said in Speights in the UK?:
@R-L said in Speights in the UK?:
@Bones
just wrongoh my god at uni i had the biggest crush on this girl who had hair like that
Kara?
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@MajorRage said in Speights in the UK?:
@mariner4life said in Speights in the UK?:
@R-L said in Speights in the UK?:
@Bones
just wrongoh my god at uni i had the biggest crush on this girl who had hair like that
Kara?
no. although the name and description rings a bell?
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@Crucial said in Speights in the UK?:
@dogmeat said in Speights in the UK?:
@MN5 For sure. Weight makes a big difference It's a guideline though. My point was at 2.5% 'low' alcohol beers aren't necessarily the answer to avoiding going over the limit given our limits are based on 4%
You are thinking about it the wrong way. It's a combo of how strong, how quick and how long you wait.
A unit is approx the amount the average person can process in an hour without the excess going into the blood and impairing
A 330ml 4% beer is 1 unit. Drink it in 10 minutes and you probably have about 55 minutes left until clear. Start on a second straight away and you are creating a backlog already. Even if you then slow down and after 2 hours have had 3 beers you still have a backlog and will need to wait.
Let's face it though, most beers are about 5% so even when you pace yourself you are getting behind. 2 beers in two hours and you are in the same place as the person that had 3 4%s
3 2.5%s in 2 hours though and technically you have only had 2 units and have about 0.1% left to process.
Makes a big difference.
I would easily do a 6 pack over 4 hours with food and be very confident of not being over the limit, or even close to it.I think that's a pretty good rule of thumb although not one I'm ever gonna risk to be honest. Just not worth it.
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@mariner4life said in Speights in the UK?:
@MajorRage said in Speights in the UK?:
@mariner4life said in Speights in the UK?:
@R-L said in Speights in the UK?:
@Bones
just wrongoh my god at uni i had the biggest crush on this girl who had hair like that
Kara?
no. although the name and description rings a bell?
Friends with crystal .... 1996 Waikato stud ville.
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By the way @Kiwiwomble, you're welcome.
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@MajorRage said in Speights in the UK?:
@mariner4life said in Speights in the UK?:
@MajorRage said in Speights in the UK?:
@mariner4life said in Speights in the UK?:
@R-L said in Speights in the UK?:
@Bones
just wrongoh my god at uni i had the biggest crush on this girl who had hair like that
Kara?
no. although the name and description rings a bell?
Friends with crystal .... 1996 Waikato stud ville.
jeez there must be a few of us there around the same time.. that name rings a bell
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@MajorRage said in Speights in the UK?:
@mariner4life said in Speights in the UK?:
@MajorRage said in Speights in the UK?:
@mariner4life said in Speights in the UK?:
@R-L said in Speights in the UK?:
@Bones
just wrongoh my god at uni i had the biggest crush on this girl who had hair like that
Kara?
no. although the name and description rings a bell?
Friends with crystal .... 1996 Waikato stud ville.
Yep pretty sure I know who you are talking about
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@JC said in Speights in the UK?:
@Bones His time at Waikato overlapped with mine.
ah that old Hamiltonian gene pool. Still not very big, I see.
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@MajorRage said in Speights in the UK?:
Friends with crystal .... 1996 Waikato stud ville.
Studville. Now there’s a place I haven’t thought of in quite a long while. I was there in 1988.
