Defunct Alcoholic Drinks

Nitefly

Why do they say "lager" when they could say "Grunhalle?"

Guitar_Slinger

Le Piat d'Or.

WezV

randella said:

WezV said:

Fretwired said:

rawk100 said:

Do they still make Boddingtons? 

It's coming back .. the old brewery is being reopened.

Its never been away.  Owned by AB Inbev

The name's never been away, however the beer disappeared sometime in the late 90's never to be seen again.

As @ronnyb mentions, it was never really seen outside of Manchester and surrounds until it was replaced by the undrinkable nitro-split keg stuff which I've seen on draught as far afield as Sydney.

The Strangeways brewery was a landmark, and it was a shame when it all went, but Manchester still has Holts and Hydes along with a raft of locally-brewed stuff both from the city and Cheshire.

Ah, I am too young to remember that.   I went to Bolton Institute in 98, right at the peak off the creamflow keg ale era.   That's the Boddingtons I remember, that still exists and I wouldn't touch these days.   

Inbev are not exactly big on cask.  they also own the Bass brand but do next to nothing with it, Marstons brew it  on their behalf i think


Holts are still independent i think.   Hydes are not.  They were taken over by Thwaites, who were more recently taken over by Marston's.

WezV

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Gold Label. It's in cans these days not bottles, and I think there's less % alcohol in it. Used to be 9% but now it's only 7,5%. One of my mates drinks it, after his usual ale, and before his whisky.

This is a common theme across all beers.

With the UK duty is largely to blame, but its happening to global brands too.  Taste tests are often responsible.   

RandallFlagg

Hofmeister - Follow The Bear, "Heeaaay"

RandallFlagg

Pomagne...

WezV

fields5069 said:

I think a lot of the stuff I used to drink in Uni in Lancaster either isn't available anymore or doesn't travel well. I remember McEwan's 70/- and 80/- in particular.

they still exist, but you are more likely to see champion or best on a bar in England.   

RandallFlagg

Carling Black Label...."turned out nice again"

WezV

if anyone wants to find if any brands are in pubs local to them, i can probably check

JerkMoans

Guitar_Slinger said:

Le Piat d'Or.

Mateus Rosé  

RandallFlagg

"I bet she drinks Carling Black Label"

WezV

RandallFlagg said:

Carling Black Label...."turned out nice again"

err... everywhere.

The black label tag  has been dropped but the new logo is a black label

exocet

Double Diamond.....from the Romford Brewery...Brown and nasty.

Phil_aka_Pip

JerkMoans said:

Guitar_Slinger said:

Le Piat d'Or.

Mateus Rosé  

Beat me to it.

If I may digress a little, what about a Prawn Cocktail starter; steak chips peas tomato mushrooms & onion rings for main, finished by Black Forest Gateau? The perfect 70s meal out. (tbh I still quite like it)

HAL9000

Do they still make Carlsberg Special? (Best before... the sticky bit at the bottom).

RandallFlagg

RobDavies said:

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Gold Label. It's in cans these days not bottles, and I think there's less % alcohol in it. Used to be 9% but now it's only 7,5%. One of my mates drinks it, after his usual ale, and before his whisky.

I was engaged to a girl who's mother used to open her first can of Gold Label at approximately 8am every day.

She sounds like my kind of girl. The Mother that is...

Bridgehouse

The French don’t adore Le Piat D’Or - I can confirm that they think it tastes like cat piss.


Mainly cos it does.

Hoof

Tungsten Lager
Long Life
K Cider
Woodpecker Cider
Flowers IPA
Sapporo
White Lightning
Double Diamond
Guinness Red

exocet

Castlemaine XXXX ?

Over here it was a lager, back in Australia it was closer to a Bitter...in colour at least.

Breakers...canned larger, remember drinking that in mid 80s along with Red Stripe (probably still around)?

Hurlimans (Hooligans) was around in 80s in South Wales...I think that Shepheard Neme still sell this in their pubs (along with Oranjiboom). 

Schlitz....American piss.

Holsten Pils (huge in 80s, think it made a brief comeback during the 00's?

exocet

TonyR said:

• Taboo/Mirage
• Harp (stays sharp to the bottom of the glass) lager
• Tetleys Mild
• Castlemain XXXX
• Löwenbräu Pilsner
• Skol lager (on draught)
• Cherry B
• Mackesons Milk Stout

Harp was Guiness' Lager brand. It was still on sale in Dublin around 2003.

Skol has an interesting history...1st Global Beer brand? Pretty much offended anyone and everyone.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skol