{"id":8427,"date":"2021-04-10T18:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T17:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=8427"},"modified":"2021-04-10T18:43:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T17:43:00","slug":"covid-drinking-dens-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/2021\/04\/10\/covid-drinking-dens-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid Drinking Dens &#8211; 19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>10\/04\/2021<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re going to have one full night and day on Mars, before our return just after midnight on the twelfth. The real astronauts will be gathering data about the landing procedure, and preparing for the return flight. Dave and I have bagged a few hours in the Mars rover for a spot of drinking and driving.<\/p>\n<p>The scale of the Mars base is quite impressive as it\u2019s all been kept quite secret from the general public. Dave and I are under strict instructions to stay within the communal areas, and not to wander off. That\u2019s fine, as long as we can do so without masks!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cdd_210410_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8428\" src=\"http:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cdd_210410_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"727\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a comfortable lounge area where we can get some food, and settle ourselves with a beer or two before we retire to our bunks. I\u2019m having a can of \u2018Rapture\u2019 from Magic Rock. Dave\u2019s having a \u2018Red\u2019 from Ennerdale Brewery. The carbonation is a little off, probably due to Mars\u2019 differing gravity. I choose the large bottle of \u2018Somerset Redstreak\u2019 cider by Ross-on-Wye, next. Delicious tarte and apple-y! Good night!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no milk, so I have a black coffee for breakfast, and some reconstituted maple banana pancake mush from a foil envelope. The thin watery sunlight shines like Germoline through the large viewing window, and I can see the distant astronauts bob around the base of the experimental space craft taking measurements of some sort. We\u2019re allowed the Mars rover after lunch, so there is time for a few drinks beforehand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cdd_210410_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8429\" src=\"http:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cdd_210410_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"721\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We share a bottle of sour OverWorks from BrewDog, the Bedrock Red. My mouth feels dryer than ever in this fake atmosphere, and I have to gulp the beer down into my acidic stomach. It\u2019s red IPA time next from Fyne Ales, their \u2018Red Morning\u2019 beer. I should have started with that! Next, a can of Delerium \u2018Red\u2019, sipping fruity and strong, it resolves my thoughts, and I relax a bit after that BrewDog monstrosity!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cdd_210410_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8430\" src=\"http:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cdd_210410_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dave and I change into our flight suits for the trip in the rover. We\u2019re going to be chauffeured around the highlights of the immediate Martian landscape, free to indulge in our beer. The first of which is Rodenbach Classic. Such a great, quaffable Flanders Ale. I wish I\u2019d brought two, but I had to make sure there was room for a Duchesse de Bourgogne, which is close enough.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cdd_210410_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8431\" src=\"http:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cdd_210410_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"717\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Returning to Mars Base, I go all modern with \u2018Red Forest\u2019 berliner Weisse from Spanish brewers La Pirata. Sharp and sour, it refreshes dry palate. There\u2019s a bustle of activity as the real astronauts busy themselves with a pre-launch routine. I drink a Red Rocket IPA from Two Chefs Brewing, and wait for lift off.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid-drinking-dens"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8427\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcprill.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}