Badger Blandford Flyer

strumjoughlamps

Very VERY nice...

equalsql

Indeed, a very luverly slurp. A cold one is very nice when cooking the family dinner in a hot kitchen

:P

chillidoggy

That's spooky, I was just about to post a thread about ale!

 

I've just had a bottle of Adnam's Broadside, and to be honest, I wasn't that impressed. Previously, I'd had one of my all-time favourites, Newcastle Brown, which never fails to hit the spot. I was shit-faced last night, so I'm not going mad tonight, but I've also had a bottle of Badger Poacher's Choice (better bag one soon, before all the Brocks get shot, eh?), Theakston's Old Peculiar (not really a fan, but seeing as it was there I drank it), and Sharp's Doom Bar (which is quite nice, and much nicer on tap).

But the best of all was still the London Pride. It somehow smells like London, probably because it reminds me of the time I spent there, and the taste just makes me drift off back into the past. Or it may be the alcohol, I'm not sure.

strumjoughlamps

Yeah Poachers Choice is lurrrvley, only problem is the missus likes it too.

bertie

Stinger is still the best brew they make......

koneguitarist

Used to do a lot of maintenance work at their brewery in Blandford, never liked their ales. It's a pity as hey are only 20 miles from me, but I tend to prefer the Cornish ales like Doom and Tribute.

chillidoggy

Are there any decent real ales on sale in Scotland? I've only ever had canned stuff like McEwans, is it? Our bassist is from Glasgow, and assures me that it does exist, but I've never seen any in this corner or the world.

strumjoughlamps

http://www.scottishrealales.com/shop-online/vmchk.html

Any help?

chillidoggy

Wow! I never knew this lot existed. We just don't see them down south.

Phil_aka_Pip

I quite like Adnams ales. And a lot of the Badger brewery output as well. Fullers are also OK especially 1845!

koneguitarist

By strange co incidence, I drove right past the Badger brewery Hall and Woodhouse gates an hour ago.

close2u

And what's double nice about the Blandford Flyer is that little hint of ginger means it goes really super-duper splendidly with a glass of malt whisky too.

 

Ah!

 

Alcoholic beverage bliss.

 

thermionic

Used to be called Blandford Fly (look it up), no idea why they changed it to Flyer. Badger ales are not subtle, but that hit of ginger is sometimes nice.

I'm all about double-hopped American-style IPAs at the moment. Picked up a nice one from Tesco the other day, called "Proper Job" from Cornwall. Maybe not as hoppy as Sierra Nevada Torpedo or Punk IPA, but nice enough.

chillidoggy

American? Really?

strumjoughlamps

Poachers Choice  3 for a fiver in Sainsburys, they had 12 on the shelf so it felt rude not to :hic:

WezV

yeah, I have had a few beers with a hint of ginger recently.

I think i Had the Blandford Flyer last week.

I had some Sharp's Chalky's Bite recently which i thought was one of the most balanced flavoured beers i have ever drunk.  My father in law poured his down the sink.

I also quite like the Carling Zest ginger.  i get the stuff free from work  and normally give it away but the ginger one was good enough to keep so i actually have a low alcohol option available to me

I am loving the beer isles in Morrisons at the moment.  the choice seems to be getting better every week.  they always have something new and interesting to try.

Love most Sharp's stuff.  Doombar is great, but if you can get some Special it will blow your socks off.  They also do a connoisseur range including a Quadrupel which is the best thing I have ever drunk

WezV

also.   Americans make the best beer

it pains me to say it, it really does.

they have been leading the way with craft beer for quite a few years now

strumjoughlamps

Have you seen the Iron Maiden 'trooper' beer in Morrisons? I just cannot bring myself to buy a bottle but the label is tre cool

Fretwired

Just bought three bottles of each beer - not much choice in our local store but still nice.

Fretwired

My wife has just returned with these three .. the one in the middle is called Reindeer Droppings ... ;-)

boogieman

Our local Budgens is doing deals on bottled beer at the moment, 3 for a fiver. I got some Badgers Golden Champion, luvverly !