Epinions Recent Reviews for latakiahaze

Personally I'll stick to the black stuff

Mon, 18 Feb 2002 09:15:15 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - Despite the impression you get from Epinions the United Kingdom produces a goodly number of beers, in fact a goodly number of good ales. It is therefore rare that I am to be found drinking lager, but if I do I avoid the 'brewed in the UK' Carlsberg,...

Who wants Christmas pudding?

Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:29:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - At this time of year I tend to avoid the larger towns and cities, and catch the train to some of the smaller towns in the locale. I'm not one for crowds and enjoy the surprises you often find in the out of the way places. The other week I made a real...

Even Superman might have problems

Wed, 24 Oct 2001 08:40:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - Okay so you've bought a reasonable bike, it might not be right at the top of the range but it cost you a few weeks savings. What next? Well what some people do is having bought a £300 bike, put a £5 lock on it and wonder why their bike goes missing...

Back on the yellow brick road

Fri, 7 Sep 2001 07:44:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - After a little dalliance with American reds I've returned to my more usual Australian shores. Specifically being tempted by a special offer in my local Tesco.

I've previously reviewed the single varietal Nottage Hill Shiraz, which I thoroughly...

Sometimes it's better on all fours

Thu, 30 Aug 2001 10:05:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - You've been going for a long time, and you start to get weary. Your legs are turning to jelly and your muscles ache. Next time why don't you use your arms as well as your legs?

I confess I don't currently own a pair of hiking poles for reasons...

Not so elementary...

Wed, 29 Aug 2001 09:55:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - It would take a very brave or very foolish writer to attempt to rewrite the history of one of literatures best-loved characters. I think Dibdin is the former but I'm not convinced he completely pulls it off.

I'm a great fan of Dibdin's Aurelio...

Climb every mountain...

Thu, 23 Aug 2001 12:57:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - It's a good thing epinions doesn't come with sound -otherwise once you'd heard my rendition of Julie Andrews singing 'Climb Every Mountain' you'd be on to my Frank Sinatra impression and 'Regrets, I've had a few...' - I promise all will come clear, and I...

If you go down to the woods today...

Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:22:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - I've read very little Canadian literature but my wife reads a lot of it, and knowing my fondness for mysteries recommended this book. My taste in crime/mystery tends towards classic 'Golden Age' English crime - Edmund Crispin, Margery Allingham, Michael...

Well I can hardly carry wine in a briefcase

Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:00:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - I confess I'm a Lowe fan, and have been for several years. I still use an 80 litre Lowe Alpine back-pack that I bought over 10 years ago, and see no need to replace it. All three of my camera bags are Lowe Pro products, and both my day-packs are Lowe...

Tall dark Englishman's evening liaison with another American

Wed, 22 Aug 2001 11:15:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - A few bottles of wine have passed my lips since my last wine review, some of them very good, some mediocre and none of them listed on epinions....

Of late I've largely been drinking Argentinian Syrah/Shiraz's (Australia settles for Shiraz,...

Picture me in the bath - Naked ....

Mon, 20 Aug 2001 01:56:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - Please note: Comments regarding harpoons, general shock, absolute disgust etc. will be tolerated.

Take a close look at my picture, go on.

Not with a title like that... I hear you cry.

Well if your stomach...

Englishman meets full-bodied rather forward American - True Confession

Fri, 17 Aug 2001 07:52:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - A long slender neck sits upon gently curving shoulders that lead down to a smooth but dimpled bottom...

That's the bottle description out of the way.

I make a confession - I bought this wine before I read the other excellent...

Should be buried Down Under

Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:12:28 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - Those readers who haven’t been to England for a few years probably have a slightly dated view of the English Pub. Yes we do still have some small independently owned Freehouses but most pubs are owned by the brewery, or increasingly by a large...

Premium marketing, premium price but hardly a premium beer

Fri, 10 Aug 2001 12:39:33 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - It's been a while since I've written a largely negative review of a beer and I feel slightly guilty about dismissing the only French beer epinions currently lists, but in order to save my readers from disappointment I feel it has to be done...

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Darkness under the Sicilian sunshine

Thu, 9 Aug 2001 07:19:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - Today I finished the latest, and probably the last, Aurelio Zen novel - Blood Rain. I only discovered Michael Dibdin a little over a year ago so my acquaintance with Aurelio Zen has been short but intense, having read all six of the previous...

A Rose(mount) by any other name would smell so sweet.

Tue, 7 Aug 2001 12:48:15 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - Those of you who've read my other wine opinions know that I don't profess to be an expert on wine, and also know my biases; I like full-fruited, big flavoured reds with a decent degree of body. I ask you to bear these simple facts in mind whilst reading...

A giant of Speysides

Tue, 7 Aug 2001 04:35:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - It's been a while since I last reviewed a whisky, it's been a while since I've had any that I haven't previously reviewed (and that are actually listed on epinions - still no Talisker...). Glenfarclas is one of the big names in Speysides...

A fishy tale of tulips from Amsterdam

Mon, 6 Aug 2001 11:51:37 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach was another of my holiday reads, and the first book I've bought based on an epinions book review (see Amysmum's review of this book). Like Perez-Reverte's 'The Dumas Club' which I've just reviewed I'm glad that I've...

Devilishly fun but flawed

Mon, 6 Aug 2001 10:37:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - Arturo Perez-Reverte's The Dumas Club was one of the books I took on holiday with me for reading on the train. I picked it up whilst browsing in a second-hand bookshop and was intrigued enough to buy it. I'm glad I picked it up because despite...

Undurraga Pinot Noir - fun and fruity

Sun, 5 Aug 2001 13:36:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - Those of you who have read my previous wine reviews know that I'm generally a Shiraz drinker, but every so often I experiment a little further a field, generally South Africa (where are the new South African red's on epinions? or South America...

Wynn's 1998 shiraz - worth a wait?

Fri, 27 Jul 2001 07:17:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - I was browsing through my local Oddbins the other evening, looking at the Australian reds and for some reason rather than grabbing a bottle of something I knew I enjoyed or taking pot-luck based on the label I let myself be guided by the sales assistant...

I'm going Bananas over this beer

Wed, 18 Jul 2001 02:01:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - Summertime, earning a living isn't particularly easy and the fish are hiding from the rain. Still even if it was cool enough last night for a fire, that's no excuse not to have a cool beer.

I've reviewed a few wheat beers and enjoyed everyone...

Jacob's Creek Swamped the UK

Tue, 17 Jul 2001 06:31:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - Say Australian Wine in the UK and the brand that will spring to mind in the heads of most of the UK population is Jacob's Creek. I remember reading that Jacob's Creek is now the biggest selling wine in the UK, in a country little more than 20 miles from...

Mr Campion's Falcon

Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:40:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - Mr Campion's Quarry was the last Campion book to be published. Written shortly before Philip Youngman-Carter's death in 1970, it is more commonly found published under the title Mr Campion's Falcon but they are the same book( note:...

No Nonsense Australian Shiraz

Fri, 13 Jul 2001 07:09:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author latakiahaze - Tom (4-1-1) has recently commented on the lack of wine reviews on epinions, so I've decided to rise and meet the challenge, move from my normal beer and whisky reviews and have a go at reviewing a wine.

Hardy's Nottage Hill,...