Beer

WezV

holnrew said:

ThePrettyDamned said:

I wonder if there is a list of ales and beers that are suitable for vegetarians? Some say on the label, some say not suitable, most have nothing... 

http://www.veggiewines.co.uk/beer.htm

EDIT: Actually this one is more comprehensive http://www.barnivore.com/beer

they are slightly misleading - but that second one with links to all the evidence it good.

Take Coors Light as an example.   Coors light sold  in the UK is brewed in the UK.  the response from the Canadian arm of the company states its vegan, but I am not totally sure this applies to ours.  I know Grolsch and Cobra are, but I am really not confident about any of out other lagers as no-one has specifically told me like they have for the others

You can see on the Carling page it mentions grolsch as our veggie option

http://www.barnivore.com/products/5278-carling

Tone71

DiscoStu said:

The 45 bottle drainer and the matching rinser

http://www.brewuk.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?cat=0&q=bottle+drainer

The drainer is a lifesaver! The rinser is a cinch to use too, you fill it with sterilizer then push your bottle down on the sprung nozzle and voila- a sterilized bottle!

On my "to get" list, I hate bottling and as a result have 4 kegs but like the portability factor of bottles, what did you use for the labels? They complete the bottle and yours look decent.

Col_Decker

I love beer. I was very glad to see the back of Stop-tober (even though I decided to have the weekends off from not drinking).

 

All beers have their place imo, even the crappy ones. Fosters /  Carling / Carsbrough (sp?) are great for hot sunny bbq days or drinking with hot spicy food. Doom Bar is gooooooood, but it gets is bottom spanked by London Pride, Shropshire Lad, Hobgoblin, etc.

Axe_meister

The reason Larger is called Larger is that it is German for warehouse.

The beer was stored in warehouses below the waterline of a river keeping it at

10C there the beer would go into very slow secondary fermentation and then settle

and clear.

hubobulous

Hogsback T.E.A. - Traditional English Ale

Best pint in the world ever.

Phil_aka_Pip

hubobulous said:

Hogsback T.E.A. - Traditional English Ale

Best pint in the world ever.

Almost. I liked their Burma Star Ale even better

Gassage

With regards to @theprettydamned 's opening remarks re Eurobeer, I was selected on the MCC Tour to Belgium 2006. The first line of the official tour report was as follows: 'It is said there are 3246 variants of Beer in Belgium and at the end of the week, MCC were rumoured to have sampled each and every one.......

Phil_aka_Pip

well done, chaps

Snap

Don't understand why people drink the mass produced crap lager like Foster, Carling, Amstel, Heineken, peroni, etc etc. Just rubbish. PInts of tasteless piss and gas.

If you like lagers, there's some great ones done by smaller breweries - our local, Thornbridge does some brilliant lager type beers. Well, to be fair, everything they make is great such as one called Baize, which is a 5.5.% stout made with chocolate and mint. I also like their Koln beer, and some of theor american IPA styles, like Chiron.

Crafty Dan (Thwaites' micro brewery) make some good ales too.

I had some Guinness Porter last night, thick meaty stuff, 6%, very full flavoured. Nice. Costo are doing it for about 6 or 7 quid for 8 bottles.

I also like all the Brewdog stuff: beer that tastes of something.

ThePrettyDamned

Gassage;401391" said:

With regards to @theprettydamned 's opening remarks re Eurobeer, I was selected on the MCC Tour to Belgium 2006. The first line of the official tour report was as follows: 'It is said there are 3246 variants of Beer in Belgium and at the end of the week, MCC were rumoured to have sampled each and every one.......

Jesus. Good work, man.

chillidoggy

crunchman said:

chillidoggy said:

Fuller's "London Pride" is a favourite,  and I'm also partial to Newcastle Brown in the bottle, but if I go into a pub, I will try anything on the hand pump that I haven't tried before.

I live about 10 minutes walk from the Fullers brewery.  They sell small casks in the brewery shop so we normally get one at Christmas.  I really like their ESB as well but it's a bit lethal at 5.8%.

 

I can remember driving past it when I was in college in London. The smell is wonderful! It just smells of London pubs, if that makes sense? Yes, ESB  is another favourite of mine, too. Used to have all that and shedloads more at the Dickens Inn at St.Kath's dock.

Phil_aka_Pip

if you like Fuller's, try the 1845 Bottle Conditioned ale. Full of malty goodness!

ThePrettyDamned

I really quite liked hobgoblin. Any fans? Quite flavoursome, easy to drink. Had it quite chilled, but possibly would have been better slightly less cool.

Also, I tried one called honey dew or something. Bloody loved it. It wasn't the fuller's one though.

hubobulous

Waggle Dance and HoneyDew are also great if you like Honey Beer.

I fell in love with Honey Beer from visits to Canada where its staple diet...!!

WezV

I am not really a fan of hobgoblin.   I like strong flavours, but just don't think its that well balanced

the think I like about brewdog stuff is the clarity.  Big stong strong flavours, but really clear  with it

joneve

Snap said:

Don't understand why people drink the mass produced crap lager like Foster, Carling, Amstel, Heineken, peroni, etc etc. Just rubbish. PInts of tasteless piss and gas.

If you like lagers, there's some great ones done by smaller breweries - our local, Thornbridge does some brilliant lager type beers. Well, to be fair, everything they make is great such as one called Baize, which is a 5.5.% stout made with chocolate and mint. I also like their Koln beer, and some of theor american IPA styles, like Chiron.

Crafty Dan (Thwaites' micro brewery) make some good ales too.

I had some Guinness Porter last night, thick meaty stuff, 6%, very full flavoured. Nice. Costo are doing it for about 6 or 7 quid for 8 bottles.

I also like all the Brewdog stuff: beer that tastes of something.

Have a Wisdom! 

Although they can be expensive to buy, some of the Thornbridge beers are fucking king! 

mike_l

I like Hobgoblin, but I wouldn't say it's a favourite ale.

ThePrettyDamned

WezV;401588" said:

I am not really a fan of hobgoblin.   I like strong flavours, but just don't think its that well balanced



the think I like about brewdog stuff is the clarity.  Big stong strong flavours, but really clear  with it

Definitely need to try that.

longi

Langhams LSD and Langhams Sundowner are two of my faves at the mo, my local has Harveys Old Ale on right now which is my absolute favourite throughout the winter months. I love the stuff, so much so I have an account at my local brewery! £1.29 a pint! Langhams at Lodsworth. To me some of the finest ales I've ever had the privilage of guzzling and it's dead local.

Here's a tip, if you like ale, open an account at a local brewery or two  you'll probably pay between £1.26 - £1.30 a pint strength depending. The other benefit is you can have a mini beer festival when you have friends round for a bbq. I do a couple of times a year. It's amazing how fast you can drink 36 pints in an afternoon/evening between 5 or 6 of you.

imalone

mike_l said:

I like Hobgoblin, but I wouldn't say it's a favourite ale.

The funny thing is their other ones that I've tried, though harder to get, are nicer. Goliath is a low 4% that was quite refreshing.