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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2015 6:01:51 GMT
Rightly converted to real ale, I can't stand lager anymore. I lost my ale virginity to a bishops finger and never looked back. Alas some of you insist on drinking the tasteless piss called lager. And some of of you enjoy the good stuff. So, to help the custard cream waving lot in the club bar, vote in favour of your drink/poison.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2015 7:54:42 GMT
Bishops Finger is the best Shep beer by quite some distance, nice and hoppy and not too gassy. For something a bit darker I would recommend Theakston's Old Peculiar, and for a decent every day beer, Old Speckled. Hen or Sharpe's Doom Bar
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2015 8:31:45 GMT
Controversial suggestions there, Dave!
It's like overhearing a conversation about OFAH when someone says "I like the one where Delboy falls through the bar"!
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Post by porkystone on Feb 6, 2015 8:36:07 GMT
Controversial suggestions there, Dave! It's like overhearing a conversation about OFAH when someone says "I like the one where Delboy falls through the bar"! If you want to support a local business, try ales from the 'Musket' stable - brewed in Linton. The 'Fife & Drum' is simply gorgeous ! www.musketbrewery.co.uk/ |
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Post by jt on Feb 6, 2015 12:09:23 GMT
In a former life I used to be a real ale man all the way. I still have the beard as a reminder.
I would say the choices so far are extremely mainstream and am a little disappointed in the choices.
The Barnsgate brewery near Ambleside produces some cracking ale.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2015 12:48:36 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2015 13:09:43 GMT
Controversial suggestions there, Dave! It's like overhearing a conversation about OFAH when someone says "I like the one where Delboy falls through the bar"! Didn't like to go to far off the beaten track for someone who is a relative beginner to real ale. The other thing is, I don't actually remember the names of all the obscure ales I've tried over the years, and some of them were pretty good and probably deserved remembering. Two good examples of local brews sampled at football were at Margate and Tonbridge, both of which were decent beers and neither of which I can remember the name. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2015 13:15:02 GMT
Red Fu cking Wine Delicious Refreshing Depth of flavour Spirit enhancing Mellowing Stress busting Red Wine You shunned this on Tuesday... |
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Post by porkystone on Feb 6, 2015 13:25:12 GMT
Red Fu cking Wine Delicious Refreshing Depth of flavour Spirit enhancing Mellowing Stress busting Red Wine Not to mention the widening of arteries ( but not too much though.................... ) |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2015 16:09:02 GMT
if i want to appreciate a drink then it is ale, if i just wat something to chuck down my neck, it is lager
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2015 16:10:06 GMT
Either way, you end up on the ground, eh?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2015 17:02:42 GMT
Bishops Finger is the best Shep beer by quite some distance, nice and hoppy and not too gassy. For something a bit darker I would recommend Theakston's Old Peculiar, and for a decent every day beer, Old Speckled. Hen or Sharpe's Doom Bar Went in the rose the other week and said to my mate that do doom bar then to discover they had Harvey's best....I chose Harvey's but what a toughie. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2015 17:05:27 GMT
Doom Bar was a no-brainer a few years ago (no offence, town enders), but it's become so mainstream it's the Fosters of Real Ales.
White Horse (London Road) has it, but has Adnams Ghost Ship, which wins it for me now, can't beat many of the Adnams offerings to be fair.
Never been a Harveys Best fan.
Flowers Original is one of my all time favourites, but haven't seen it anywhere for years :-(
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Post by Stones History Guy on Feb 6, 2015 17:26:11 GMT
Real Ale is for blouse wearing blokes!
Guiness, that's my drink of choice, although I am now moving on to a nice pint of Dublin Porter.
Still, if weak 'real ale'floats your boat then who am I to try and persuade you otherwise
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2015 17:42:23 GMT
Ah, Bryan, I've been expecting you!
Still an improvement from the stuff they kick out of Australia you've been swigging for the previous 25 years!
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