Is Bitter/Guinness/Cider available

leylandlad


Joined: 15/11/2009
Posts: 215

Message Posted:
17/11/2009 18:56

Hi all,



First post on the site so go easy on me!!!!



Family of 7 coming over for a couple of weeks in March 2010 and i was just wondering if any Bitter/Guinness or Cider has reached Northern Cyprus yet??



I only ask as I am not sure if anyone is allowed to import such things in to TRNC.



Thanks in advance

Martin

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
17/11/2009 19:08

Very rare to get bitter in pubs but Guiness from a tin is sometimes available. I'm not sure about cider but there was a cider bar once. All these are available from supermarkets, a bit expensive though - £1.60 for 500ml of poor quality bitter.

stanley1


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 161

Message Posted:
17/11/2009 19:27

Dont know where you will be staying but a bar called Rumours in Ozankoy just outside Girne sells Guinness and Kilkenny Bitter on draught,and its a real good pint!Last time i went it was 7tl a pint but well worth it in fact its cheaper than most pubs in uk!!!!COME ON YOU OTHER BARS IF THEY CAN DO IT SO CAN YOU!!Also you can buy lots of different beers in cans and bottles now.

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
17/11/2009 19:30

Welcome Martin to the Forum

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
17/11/2009 19:48

Tolga's in Karsiyaka sells Strongbow, John Smiths and another bitter I cannot recall the name of, in cans.

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
17/11/2009 19:51

Martin



Welcome to the forum.



With a bit of searching I am sure that you will find what you are looking for.



However, I would suggest that you try Efes (the local beer). It is not a bad pint and should you want something a bit more 'stouty', try Efes Dark or Efes Dark Brown. Both are very easy on the tastlebuds.



Cheers



Paul

matula


Joined: 07/07/2008
Posts: 647

Message Posted:
17/11/2009 19:53

Efes = lunatic soup!

minertor



Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 1238

Message Posted:
17/11/2009 20:11

Tempo sell Guinness and Cider in tins, not cheap though. Bells sometimes have it in. The wholesaler behind Pia Bella should have it (avoid Yalcin butchers)

Best to take a trip South to Orphanides or Carrefour. They certainly have it, and cheaper, apart from the 25e insurance,



Tony

kaiserphil


Joined: 14/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
17/11/2009 20:26

Last time I bought cans of draught guinness in the south it worked out at less than £1 a pint.

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
18/11/2009 12:33

The Corner Bar in Alsancak serves Strongbow, John Smiths and Guiness, all from cans. I don't drink them so don't know cost though I think Strongbow is 5TL for 500ml can.

Grinderman


Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 33

Message Posted:
18/11/2009 17:08

Leylandlad, you don't say where you are going to be staying.

The local pubs here all sell Efes. You can fairly easily find Fosters & Carlsberg on 'draft'. But, and I'm sure you know this already, the above are just gassy tasteless Pils-type lagers with no individuality (though in my opinion Efes Pils out of the blue bottle is probably the best of a sorry bunch).

Cider, it's the same deal. It's easy to find Strongbow in cans in the supermarkets and the bars, some will also sell Magners and or Bulmers. There was a bloke flogging another tinned specialty cider a while back but he seems to have stopped.

So it's all pretty much mass-produced muck.

But here's the good news. There are a very few bars selling Marston's Pedigree and Bateman's XXXB. Very, very good. Ileli supermarket has it, Bell Foods too I think, for £2/pint. (4.95TL) And I know of 2 bars that will sell it to you over the counter for £3 or less. Kings Bar in Turquoise Bay (nr Korineum) and Stevies in Tatlisu.

leylandlad


Joined: 15/11/2009
Posts: 215

Message Posted:
16/02/2010 18:03

Cheers everyone



only 6 weeks till we come over now, looking forward to it.

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
16/02/2010 18:19

Bells currently have the 'widget' cans of guinness at 1/2 price, John Smiths 'widget' bitter, Marstons bitter, Tetley bitter and cider (can't remember the brand).

cyprusjoker


Joined: 29/08/2009
Posts: 1107

Message Posted:
16/02/2010 18:29

When in rome do as the romans do, gallons of efes here that you'll soon get used too.

Lemtich



Joined: 15/02/2007
Posts: 1487

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 00:01

Gallons of Efes!



I started drinking it and ended up waterlogged! This lager alcohol absorbion rate is a lot slower than one's body's alcohol processing rate, you consequently have to drink it very fast to get whammed. I think they use a lot of rice water in its production, an old home brewing trick to stop lager tasting yeasty.



Great session drink or just nice for a refresh but Starling were stocking 440cl Strongbow cans @ TL 1.20 (60p) each last August. No contest, we cleared them out for a barbi on the balcony and low and behold one line of cans in the supermarket chilled shelve became 2 for several weeks. God knows what happened after we left, surplus Strongbow!



Lem

minertor



Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 1238

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 00:27

most supermarkets are doing special offers now. 500ml Guinness, Stella, Efes for 2tl, 500ml Strongbow and John Smiths for 2.75tl.

Could account for some of the postings on here lately.



Tony

Aysesdaddy



Joined: 21/03/2009
Posts: 392

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 00:34

When I am over I always drink Efes or for a change Efes Dark, which is abit like a strong ale. If you want to try it out before you go they sell it in Morrisons at £1.30 a bottle or also in Wetherspoons.

jay76


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 532

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 00:41

Spot on Lemtich



There's me thinking i can handle me drink, the amount of times i guzzled an efes and just had the feeling like i had drank a load of water,

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 08:02

JK's in Lapta sell Guiness and Strongbow Cider plus a new one that I don't know the name of in bottles which seems to be quite popular.



Chris

cockneydave


Joined: 04/06/2009
Posts: 55

Message Posted:
17/02/2010 13:43

john at cape wines catalkoy next to supreme supermarket has everything for us brits.And cheap

JohnW


Joined: 23/04/2009
Posts: 601

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 10:19

The Aeria Bar in Lapta sells, Guiness, Cider, XXXB, Pedigree, Summer Lightning and Combine Harvester.

Simhar


Joined: 18/05/2009
Posts: 226

Message Posted:
18/02/2010 17:15

Hi Martin



If you're anywhere near Alsancak pop into our bar, 15's Bar & Restaurant where we sell Draught Guinness in Cans (would love to do draught but only available via the south) and cans of John Smiths and Strongbow all at 6tl.

We also sell bottles of Kingstone Press ciders (both apple and pear) - really lovely and very popular - at 8tl for 660ml, and bottles of Batemans XXXB and Combined Harvest, Summer Lightning, Marston's Oyster Stout and Pedigree and also Hoegaarden (Belgian wheat beer) as well as the usual Carlsberg, Tuborg, Miller, Becks, Efes and Fosters.

Hope we get to meet you when you're over.