Yo dudes, hope all had a nice crimbo. I did!
Anyways, I have always been partial to a real ale here and there every so often, but since my jaunt to the sheppard neame brewary in faversham, i have been bang on the old bishops finger, spitfire, witstable bay, and master brew, the latter 2 especially! I reckon i can drink 4 and thats it, otherwise i am rocking proper!
Anyway my point is wow they are so much better than shitty old lager, i am totally converted!
Anyone else partial apart from the obvious (Off it and dj davey i know you 2 like i seem to remember this thread on netaddicks!)
Plus where is my local sheppard neame pub???
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Eurofiz (aka known as lager) should only be drunk very cold when the temperature is exceedingly hot in my opinion.
you'll end up like reefy ;-)
Try drinking it at room temperature - you can't.
It's only ice cold so that it numbs the taste buds, otherwise nobody would convince themselves to drink it.
Made me laugh: Kronenbourg now boldly promote their pisswater as "......now even colder!"
LOL! Made colder so you definitely can't taste it.
How many drinkers are suckered in by that marketing......?
Several Shep pubs out here near Sevenoaks.
I am a big fan of Shepard Neame too. I am afraid Youngs have gone downhill since the brewery closed. Fullers are still consistant but I only really like their ESB.
The Badger Brewery are very good - Tanglefoot - Yummy!
Come and join the party tonight Ollie!! Stu's coming to see the finest DJ on the board and to counteract the 'Ketmania' sweeping the Medway towns ;-)
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Nothing there mate! :-)
Trouble with real ale is that you have to pick and choose your pub and imho, i'd prefer a pint of Strongbow to a bad pint of real ale.
Mind you- likely to be having a quick pint of Landlord this eve in town this eve.
cheers dude, but dont do NYE, its a rip off load of crap! Otherwise have a verty happy one!!! Nah in all seriousness dude i never go out on nye these days, just prob sit indoors and knock the mrs about after 1 to many spitfires!!
Pint of H for 50p and that was expensive then!
At a time when real ale was scarce to find amongst all the fizzy Double Diamond, Harp lager & Watneys bleedin' Red Barrel, this old Shepherd Neame pub was an oasis.
Apart from Master Brew & Special on the pumps, it also sold White Shield - a bottled real ale with sediment at the bottom of the bottle. You had to be careful not to shake it while pouring and you always left the dregs in the bottom of the glass.
But wonderful tasty beer.
The Anglesea Arms in Woolwich
There's a Shepherd Neame pub next to the fire station in west Greenwich, the Royal George.
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St Austell Brewery is in my neck of the woods, deep in Oggy Oggy land.
'Proper Job' is well good enough to put down your neck although that breweries flagship brew is 'Tribute' - like a lot of Cornish beers, they tend to be a bit on the sweet side. They also do their HSD which being a lot stronger, if you drink too many will blow your b*ll*cks through your ears.
Skinners is a small brewery in Truro - and they name their beers after Cornish legends - like Betty Stoggs, Cornish Knocker and others.
Sharps is a favorite Cornish brewer - they won 2nd prize in the national beer championships last year with their 'Doombar' - it's the Pooches plums - very drinkable and what I'd recommend if you are ever on holiday in Cornwall.
I walk into a pub and ask for a pint of 'Doom' whenever Charlton lose at home......(!)
I find you can get many of the Cornish brews up the line in London.
Inspector, have you ever drunk 'Real lager' - not to be confused with Czech, Polish or Indian brews?
Brewed in the same way as real ales, it's a revelation - there is no comparison with chemical lager that has no taste -I was drinking it on the Isle of Skye, Scotland this summer.
Anyway, while all you lot revel in the joy that is 2008, it's still miserable old 2007 over here for another 6 hours - Happy New Year!
anyway, agree with a lot that's been said here - Harveys, Tanglefoot, London Pride, Tribute, Doom Bar, Adnams are all fine, fine drops. My favourite session ale has always been Youngs Special, though that's probably largely to do with some of my favourite pubs and regular haunts being Youngs pubs.
Someone's already mentioned the Plume of Feathers in Greenwich/Maze Hill and they've always got a decent range on, so my advice is get yourself down there before a home game and try them all out. Then of course the summer sees beer festivals all over the gaff - and they're definitely worth a go to sample new delights. Enjoy!
Lager out of a cask, like this? If so, yes, it's nice stuff.
I'd never heard of Cains lager before but it's no doubt the real McCoy.
Danny Matheson, Chairman of CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale)’s Renfrewshire Branch and a competition judge in Paisley, explained:
‘It’s a lovely beer, and tastes how a lager should taste, without all the chemicals in it.
Cains was a very worthy winner and very popular with the knowledgeable beer drinkers who attended the festival.’
‘We are amazed and very happy that we seem to have found a taste and style of lager British beer enthusiasts have taken such a shine to’
Cains Finest Lager is available via your local WaverleyTBS Depot or contact Cains 0151 709 8734
If you feel young and special have a Youngs Special
If you feel old and peculiar have an Old Peculiar
Nearest shep neame pub might be the pots & pans (albert) in bexleyheath.