Efes Draft Beer (Home Bargains) By @SpectreUK

I was looking in the toys section in Home Bargains the other day, as I am a big child. On the way out to the till with some Hot Wheels, I saw this Efes Draft Mediterranean Slow Brew beer.

Brewed in Turkey, this 5% in volume Efes Draft should wash my sausage, egg, beans and chips down a treat tonight. On taste, this deep golden beer was not too fizzy, and had a strong malt flavour with a decent spiciness from the hops. Very nice indeed. I fancy another.

Yorkshire Tea Victoria Sponge Brew (Ocado) By @cinabar

It has been a little while since we tried a new flavour of tea, so I couldn’t resist picking up this box of Yorkshire Tea Victoria Sponge Brew. We have tried their Jam and Toast variety before, but this sounded perfect for an afternoon cake-inspired cuppa.

While the tea was brewing, it had a lovely sweet aroma which was very appealing. I added some milk and gave it a sip. The flavour was wonderful and soothing, with notes of vanilla, cake and raspberry. It is sweet, but not quite as sweet as the smell suggests.

They tell us in science class that we taste using our tongues, but that a lot of what we experience actually comes from our noses. I’ve never quite been able to reconcile how things can taste and smell different, but here we are! Teas in particular often seem to have a stronger aroma than flavour.

This tea smells wonderfully sweet, but the taste is gentler. It is still really enjoyable though, with plenty of rich tea flavour and a lovely hint of berry goodness too. I would have liked a slice of cake to go with it.

Pringles Minis - BBQ Flavour (Iceland) By @Cinabar

You know the whole “once you pop, you can’t stop” thing? Well, that has always been true for me when it comes to Pringles. They are incredibly moreish, and I always end up eating far too many.

In fact, I once ate far too many from one tube, worked out afterwards how many calories I’d consumed, and realised (without too much of a spoiler) that after the shock had worn off, those big tubes are clearly meant for sharing! So Pringles tubs are definitely a treat for us. These, however, are Pringles in individual packs, and they are much more about portion control and the ability to pop a bag into a lunch box.

These Pringles Minis BBQ Flavour are smaller versions of the usual curved shape. The seasoning is plentiful too, which is great. It isn’t completely evenly distributed, but every crisp has a good sprinkle of flavouring.

I gave one (who am I kidding, I finished the whole bag) a try. I loved the BBQ flavour, which was sweet and smoky. The crunch and potato base were fab, and all that Pringles magic was packed in there.

I could have eaten more, but I didn’t, because that would have meant physically opening another bag! For me, these worked perfectly. I can’t wait to pick up the Ready Salted flavour too and have them at lunchtime with a sandwich.

Krispy Kreme Bites - Tim Bits but KK - Sainsbury's [@NLi10]

 My friend at work buys a lot of Tim Bits - these are Tim Horton's  'doughnut holes' made of the same flesh as a doughnut but with only a little of it.  This means the office can have a bite but not over indulge and it's a lot cheaper to get a round in (so to speak).

The Tim bits have various fillings and flavours

Krispy Kreme have added their version to the pricy supermarket stands and advertised them on posters outside so that weaklings like me pay £6 for 8 tiny dots.

The sticker placement is I think deliberate - the middle makes it into bits

And they do look like toddler/cup of tea sized doughnuts.

But - they just aren't quite the same.  All of them are varieties on the same plain inner. The sprinkles and glazes add a little, but not much.  For the Tim Hortons one there is a choice to be made on what you fancy. Here they are essentially the same.

I'd honestly recommend just spending the £6 on 2 (maybe 3?) regular KK doughnuts and then cutting them in to quarters.  Much nicer texture and flavour combo.

The only reason to buy this is if you are snacking in the car with coffee, or you are Snow White and want one for each of the Dwarves and a spare for yourself.

Nestlé Aero Milkybar (Ocado) By @SpectreUK

I have a cheese, cold meats, baked bread and port meal tonight. I’m looking for something creamy and chocolatey to have with some ice cream for later.

These Nestlé Aero Milkybar sound like a creamy treat. On the packet they are described as white chocolate shells filled with vanilla flavoured bubbles. They sound ideal with a vanilla ice cream topped with squirty cream.

As you can see from the photograph, these Nestlé Aero Milkybar are white chocolate balls, similar to the Milkybar Crunchy Pops, I wrote about the other day.

On eating these Nestlé Aero Milkybar taste like aerated super creamy Milkybar white chocolate. They were ridiculously moreish, and didn’t last long, I can tell you.

Information on the bag: The 92g bag had 162 calories per 10 pieces, with 8.9g of fat, 17.8g of sugar, and 0.05g of salt. Please see photograph for the ingredients.