figbat
Former slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
New brewery time! So far, so very good.
Beer?
- Thread starter Chuffy
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SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
That might not be a good recommenation, IMHO. It could be that the draught version was lacking and its quality was down to can levels! Mind you, canned beer has improved a lot from the days when they all came with a hint of metallic flavour included as standard. I prefer bottles, as the beer can be bottle-conditioned. I have yet to find what can truly be called Real Ale in canned form. Some non-Real beer can be fairly decent, but it just isn't the same as the proper stuff served in draught form.
Top glassage.
Nice glass or, have I possible had too many
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I've just drunk a mango and cacao sour. That is more likely to leave them feeling let down.
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
Call me a philistine if you wish, but to me, sour beers taste like something I would take back to the bar and complain that it was off. I know it's a legitimate beer genre, but it just isn't my thing. I would sooner drink a bottle of Tiger than a sour, and I am not suggesting Tiger is good beer - because it really isn't.
Once a Wheeler
…always a wheeler
”Old Speckled Hen” English Pale Ale: at last, a brew on the block that gets fairly close to the old hops-in-the-bottle Worthington White Shield. WWS is still available but the current smudgy dregs version is not a patch on the original. Gold star to Morland's for saving the day.
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SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
White Shield is one of my favourite beers, but I rarely see it on the shelves these days. My old man used to swear by it as a laxative! And very effective it was too! 
Young's Special London Ale, Fuller's 1845, Shep's 1698, St Austell Proper Job, and Hop Back Entire Stout tend to be my go-to bottle-conditioned beers when I can get my hands on them in a supermarket.
Young's Special London Ale, Fuller's 1845, Shep's 1698, St Austell Proper Job, and Hop Back Entire Stout tend to be my go-to bottle-conditioned beers when I can get my hands on them in a supermarket.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
Proper Job is a pretty good beer.White Shield is one of my favourite beers, but I rarely see it on the shelves these days. My old man used to swear by it as a laxative! And very effective it was too!
Meanwhile, a night of ethical reflection lies ahead of me and that's very thirsty work
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deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
Northern Monk Patrons Project delivered me this sour peach and apricot IPA. Fruit and a long hoppy bitterness mingle oddly here. Nah! Never mind, there's beer in the fridge ...
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Decided to support the local brewery, Howard Town in Glossop
They've furloughed all but two employees and are brewing and offering, amongst other things, "beer in a box". It's like wine in a box, only it's beer. This one is a nice hoppy 4.2% ale. Cheap too....£29 for 18 pints. As we are local, delivery is free. In fact, it's fast and free. It arrived two hours after I ordered it.
They offer a mini cask which I presume pours a good replica of a pub keg but that's £20 for eight pints. The beer in a box is good, but the head is a bit limited. We solved that by drinking 2/3 instead of pints and using a tulip glass which seems to hold the head better. It says to keep it between 8 degrees and 15 degrees but we stuck it in the fridge in the garage and it was really refreshing in the hot weather. Keeps for a month, it lasted a couple of weekends
They've furloughed all but two employees and are brewing and offering, amongst other things, "beer in a box". It's like wine in a box, only it's beer. This one is a nice hoppy 4.2% ale. Cheap too....£29 for 18 pints. As we are local, delivery is free. In fact, it's fast and free. It arrived two hours after I ordered it.
They offer a mini cask which I presume pours a good replica of a pub keg but that's £20 for eight pints. The beer in a box is good, but the head is a bit limited. We solved that by drinking 2/3 instead of pints and using a tulip glass which seems to hold the head better. It says to keep it between 8 degrees and 15 degrees but we stuck it in the fridge in the garage and it was really refreshing in the hot weather. Keeps for a month, it lasted a couple of weekends
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
That's good value but maybe just a bit big for a single person
.On the bright side though, I like lots of maltiness and this Siren/Green Creek collaboration has lots and lots
