Beer - spoilt for choice?
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Young's Double Chocolate Stout tucked away for this evening, David. Had a pint of March of the Penguins last night, too - recommended - hints of coffee and roasted grain and fruit. Fantastic!
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OHHH come on this is not fair,all these lovely ales and i don't really drink them anymore,because of my fitness regime..I can still down a 12 pack of Corona though on my go nuts day....
BTW Oldsplice,i got a young Tom here for you to try,been told it tastes a bit like lemonade and lime....![Big Grin](images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
BTW Oldsplice,i got a young Tom here for you to try,been told it tastes a bit like lemonade and lime....
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More like day-old Whiskas!
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me and the missus brew our own beer and lager - works out at 33p per pint - we used this wheat beer kit from coopers and kept some empty bottles of Erdinger which we refilled and capped
invited the lads over and cracked half a dozen bottles - not a word was mentioned - then I told them it was home brew and they were shocked - two of the boys have started their own brews now off the back of our wheat beer![Thumb](images/smilies/thumb.gif)
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invited the lads over and cracked half a dozen bottles - not a word was mentioned - then I told them it was home brew and they were shocked - two of the boys have started their own brews now off the back of our wheat beer
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Is it expensive to do?
Quick question regarding Brewdog beers...I had a bottle in their bar in Manchester, can't remember which one it was, but is it only available online or do people stock it?
Quick question regarding Brewdog beers...I had a bottle in their bar in Manchester, can't remember which one it was, but is it only available online or do people stock it?
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Costs £50 to buy a basic set-up and then £15 for 23 litres
haha - very nice - I love Hoegaarden but damn it's expensive - I would love to brew something as good![Thumb](images/smilies/thumb.gif)
Anyone tried London Lager?? Bloody delicious!!
haha - very nice - I love Hoegaarden but damn it's expensive - I would love to brew something as good
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Anyone tried London Lager?? Bloody delicious!!
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Anyone liking Lidl's Bavaria?
You wont get get a better Pilsner, and for just 99p/bottle. Made from near distilled quality water. Very clean
That review is not exactly a ringing endorsement? Seems to say in far too many words that it is just about OK for a cheap lager. dl
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Fair enough. Actually I've just been to Lidl, in heavy disguise of course
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I also have a soft spot for dark chocolate and they had 100g bars for 35p.
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Anyone liking Lidl's Bavaria?
You wont get get a better Pilsner, and for just 99p/bottle. Made from near distilled quality water. Very clean
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You wont get get a better Pilsner, and for just 99p/bottle. Made from near distilled quality water. Very clean
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RE: Brewdog - you may find a small selection in bigger Tescos, Morrisons and Sainsburys or I can refer you to here http://tinyurl.com/thebrewdogmap ![Smile](images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Brilliant beer in Aldi - and it's no exageration it smashes most run of the mill bottled beers
Samuel Adams Boston Lager
DO NOT think this is a lager though, it is for all intents an extremely fine English IPA. The yanks called in lager so it would sell to the home crowd I'm sure
One thing though, the bottle is highly carbonated, so pour from a good height to get alot of it out
4.8% £1.19
Samuel Adams Boston Lager
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DO NOT think this is a lager though, it is for all intents an extremely fine English IPA. The yanks called in lager so it would sell to the home crowd I'm sure
One thing though, the bottle is highly carbonated, so pour from a good height to get alot of it out
4.8% £1.19
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Glad someone remembers the old "Worthy".
Part of the mystique of the White Shield was that it had to be stored and handled gently and poured slowly leaving the sediment in the bottle. Grabbing it and pouring ruined the drink. A bit of an art and a pitfall for inexperienced bar staff. Ah I can remember the flavour now
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I'll keep a look out for Sam......
Back in the days we used to go on the Easter Rugby tour to Devon and stayed at a place called Burgh Island (before they did the hotel up) and drank at the Pilchard Inn on the Island. Every year the pub ordered in 100 dozen White Shields which were usually finished by late Sunday afternoon
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Glad someone remembers the old "Worthy".
Part of the mystique of the White Shield was that it had to be stored and handled gently and poured slowly leaving the sediment in the bottle. Grabbing it and pouring ruined the drink. A bit of an art and a pitfall for inexperienced bar staff. Ah I can remember the flavour now
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I'll keep a look out for Sam......
Back in the days we used to go on the Easter Rugby tour to Devon and stayed at a place called Burgh Island (before they did the hotel up) and drank at the Pilchard Inn on the Island. Every year the pub ordered in 100 dozen White Shields which were usually finished by late Sunday afternoon
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Yeah be careful if your pour one now as you may be a bit shaky
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I thought Stingo was one of those home made specials where you really needed a knife and fork to finish it - the beer equivalent of that orange juice "with bits"
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Shaky? Steady as a rock mate, steady as a rock........
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These guys set this up years ago and it's become a really popular website:
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