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| boilerman | Dec 4 2016, 08:47 PM Post #1 |
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Frank Worthington
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Never really been anal about real ale, but as I get older its starting to taste better. This place is just up the road from me, and its "Station Bitter" is bloody lovely. Just in case you're ever in Sheepshire **thumbup http://www.stonehousebrewery.co.uk/ |
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| Blacksmith | Dec 4 2016, 10:54 PM Post #2 |
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Jeff Hall
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I like my real ale. Much better than all this fizzy American/Australian beer and lager. That looks good. I must give it a try. :Real Ale: |
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| PartisanBCFC | Dec 5 2016, 07:49 AM Post #3 |
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Jack Wiseman
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I'll drink anything with a head on it Usually when I'm in England though I'll try the real ale Tried Doombar back in June, very enjoyable , love anything by Theakstons, Banks's and Marstons , Tetley or John Smiths too but those last two get me on the toilet bowl too frequently the next day .....Guinness does that to me so I try to avoid it, I only usually drink it in Ireland anyway , last time I was over in Dublin was 1988 or thereabouts TMI .....I know :drink: As a kid I used to drink Manns Brown Ale with either bitter or mild .....do they still make Brown Ale anymore ?? I know Newcastle Brown is big in the States but I think the stuff they sell in the bottles here is brewed under license in the US so not quite the same IMO Best darker or not so fizzy American ales are Killians Irish Red , Coors Banquet and Samuel Adams Oktoberfest (or Sam Adams Summer Ale, drink that all year round , me) **thumbup |
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| Blacksmith | Dec 5 2016, 07:58 AM Post #4 |
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Jeff Hall
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I believe America has some micro breweries now. That's what I'd be going for instead of the stuff they sell over here. I also enjoyed the Newcastle Steamed when I went to America about 30 years ago. At least that is what I think it was called. |
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| PartisanBCFC | Dec 5 2016, 08:00 AM Post #5 |
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Jack Wiseman
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As for lager, The Germans make some of the best on the planet IMO I try to find 'Dinckel Akker' or 'Dortmunder Union' but they are very hard to track down here in FL but easy to find Becks, St Pauli Girl and Spaten Munich Fave UK lager is Tennents (Scotland) Love Kronenbourg 1664 as well , drink that a lot in England and they now sell it in bottles in a lot of places here Jamaica's Red Stripe is good (again though brewed under license now so not truly imported from the island, only the recipe), RS can give you a nasty hangover though just as Budweiser (regular Bud not that poxy 'Lite' stuff) does with me personally Good Canadian brews are Labbatts, Molson Golden and Moosehead , also popular south of the 49th Parallel Fosters is terrible over here, Australian lager that's brewed in Canada and shipped to the States, says everything , horrible stuff .....I hate Heineken, HARP and Stella as well , don't get all the hype over those Best Aussie brew I tried was Swan Export although a long time ago (very strong alcohol , 9 per cent volume I think) but VB and Tooheys were good :drink: Edited by PartisanBCFC, Dec 5 2016, 09:02 AM.
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| PartisanBCFC | Dec 5 2016, 08:06 AM Post #6 |
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Jack Wiseman
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Yes, there are a lot of micro breweries , in fact thousands of them , Blackie, but personally I think many are overrated They brew a lot of these amber or honey or wheat ales and I just don't care for many of them, purely a 'taste' issue of course, I'm not a fan of Blue Moon either , prefer the German stuff although like I said a couple of posts back , I'll try anything at least once :D Some of the bottled IPA's from the Seattle, Washington state area are popular , I think Sea Dog (or maybe Shipyard) is one of them ,not 100 per cent sure about the name TBH One convenience outlet I frequent sells a lot of British, Asian and European beers (even Polish, Czech and Russian stuff in bottles) The UK ones include my personal fave Tennents Extra and they also stock Old Speckled Hen, Bombardier (Bedford) , London Porter and Fullers Pride, tried a Tribute (Cornwall IPA) on the flight back this summer as well :drink: Still enjoy getting drunk, just not as frequently anymore.....unfortunately :crying: Edited by PartisanBCFC, Dec 5 2016, 09:00 AM.
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| Blacksmith | Dec 5 2016, 09:14 AM Post #7 |
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Jeff Hall
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I've never enjoyed being drunk, although there have been times unfortunately. I like to reach the stage where I'm still enjoying my beer and then stop. I certainly can't drink as much as I used to in my youth and three pints is an absolute maximum. However, that may be because I tend to go for the darker, stronger beers. :unsure: |
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| lowdham bluenose | Dec 6 2016, 03:23 PM Post #8 |
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Joe Bradford
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There are thousands of them now Blackie. It's great to go to bars, restaurants, clubs etc and be able to get a proper beer. It's probably due to the type of places I go to but there seems to be less and less of the gnats pees and more and more of proper beer. By the way Blackie, they started the micro brewery/ craft beer before we cottoned on to it. They started about 1980 and I think Anchor Steam was the first and they are going strong today. It could be said that Yeungling, Boston Beer Company (Sam Adams) and Sierra Nevada are in this craft beer category and by type of beers they are but these breweries are large. I think the US has legislation on the size a craft beer or micro brewery can be. I don't know why but the rubbish such as Budweiser, Michelob, Coors, Molson etc. were virtually a monopoly in the 60s 70s and 80s but thankfully quality and good taste is taking over from marketing poop. Mind you we nearly got to as bad a state with the advent of those gastropubs and the pubs being owned by estate management companies - it was all lager, creamflow and John Smiths. Thankfully some breweries such as Marstons, Everards and Fullers remained independent and kept on the art of brewing and then the micros started...I particularly have a lot of time for Fullers and Everards as they have encouraged the small breweries by taking on the beer to sell. |
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| boilerman | Dec 6 2016, 07:01 PM Post #9 |
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Frank Worthington
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I suppose in some ways I've been tainted by French lagers, seeing as I go there a lot. They still have a place for me on a sunny day, but my tastes are becoming more discerning and favouring real flat type beers. Like Blackie though, I cant drink lots. If I drink 3 pints, I'll export 6 :LOL: American beers have never done it for me, I just never got the hype, and the taste was/is weak. I know Dave will know Bathams, in the 70s, I was driving to Kiddy from Erdington because I couldn't find anywhere else. Driving home after a session on that never seemed a problem :whistle: |
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| lowdham bluenose | Dec 7 2016, 01:37 PM Post #10 |
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Joe Bradford
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Bolierman thats the American beers of old such as Bud etc. Its become very differnt mnow with thousands of independent small breweries brewing superb ale ... no gnats pee. If I have a criticism its that the huge majority of the ales are too strong. A lot of Americans who drink these ales drink them how we drink wine...sipping slowly and appreciating the flavours...when they are 6.5% plus then that's the way to do it. |
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| boilerman | Dec 7 2016, 06:42 PM Post #11 |
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Frank Worthington
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Its true, my opinion was based on when they came out over here in the 70s, even compared to Ansells Bitter they were rubbish IMO. Blimey lowds, anything over 6 should be a wine :o . I remember drinking Barley Wine back then, and that was strong...... and evil. |
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| Blacksmith | Dec 8 2016, 08:42 AM Post #12 |
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Jeff Hall
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You're right about Bathams, John. What a great beer that is. :Real Ale: |
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