Just had a birthday and have the following collection thanks to getting several beer presents and more left at my place after my party. Not expecting it to last long ;-)
well why not
LOL...some good ones there...love the old Ghost Ship.
@mid_life_crisis I would come a little further in to town and visit The Lyric on Great Windmill St if it is good beer you are after...quite small, it'll get busy but it's got (arguably) the best selection of beer in the west end.. I am sure there are some closer to the Hilton, but I'm afraid I don't know them... I'll be in The Lyric from about 5pm tonight :-)
@Curb_It I'm going there for lunch (although am not sure they serve food, so might just be liquid..).... Hope it's as good as all the reviews I've been reading... Have a great evening :-)
The Guardian reports that Greenwich’s Meantime Brewing Company has been sold to drinks giant SAB Miller (Foster’s, Grolsch, Peroni, etc). I'm sorry to see the loss of an Independent (in this case to a multinational) but, that said, I found Meantime's prices to be extortionate. I used to drink Meantime beer years ago, when it was good value, but in recent years have refused to pay the prices they charged.
Went on a pub crawl up Royal Hill after the Bournemouth game and had my first pint of Meantime. It will be my last. I thought the flavour may make up for the fizzy keg but couldn't taste anything through the bubbles. The pubs either side had much better tasting stuff but were doing nowhere near the trade the Greenwich Union was doing. Is it a question of style over substance? Finished up at the Ashburnham Arms which sells Shepherd Neames. It was then time to go home.
Went on a pub crawl up Royal Hill after the Bournemouth game and had my first pint of Meantime. It will be my last. I thought the flavour may make up for the fizzy keg but couldn't taste anything through the bubbles. The pubs either side had much better tasting stuff but were doing nowhere near the trade the Greenwich Union was doing. Is it a question of style over substance? Finished up at the Ashburnham Arms which sells Shepherd Neames. It was then time to go home.
You are absolutely right: all the Meantime beers are filtered, pasteurised, and then fizzed with carbon dioxide. The marketing schtick of 'craft' brewers is nonsense: they are reverting to Watney's - Grotney's - Red Barrel in the Sixties.
You did well: the Young's in the Richard the First, next door, is always in good nick - and the Shepherd Neame Master Brew in the Ashburnham has perked up with the new guvnor.
Went on a pub crawl up Royal Hill after the Bournemouth game and had my first pint of Meantime. It will be my last. I thought the flavour may make up for the fizzy keg but couldn't taste anything through the bubbles. The pubs either side had much better tasting stuff but were doing nowhere near the trade the Greenwich Union was doing. Is it a question of style over substance? Finished up at the Ashburnham Arms which sells Shepherd Neames. It was then time to go home.
Richard the 1st is a decent pub, went of the Union a few years back. Don't mind the Ashburnham Arms especially as my local down here has the same name.
Went on a pub crawl up Royal Hill after the Bournemouth game and had my first pint of Meantime. It will be my last. I thought the flavour may make up for the fizzy keg but couldn't taste anything through the bubbles. The pubs either side had much better tasting stuff but were doing nowhere near the trade the Greenwich Union was doing. Is it a question of style over substance? Finished up at the Ashburnham Arms which sells Shepherd Neames. It was then time to go home.
Richard the 1st is a decent pub, went of the Union a few years back. Don't mind the Ashburnham Arms especially as my local down here has the same name.
The Ash in Greenwich is named after the Ashburnham family, who owned land in west Greenwich and lived at Ashburnham Place, a few miles west of Battle.
"A fermented alcoholic beverage fortified with Schnapps, containing high levels of caffeine (35mg per 100ml), blended with taurine, guarana and delicious flavours, Dragon Soop comes in seven flavours - Herbal Fusion, Sour Apple, Blue Raspberry, Lemon & Lime, Cherry Vanilla, Red Kola and Strawberry & Lime." Enough said. This is thread about beer, not what alkies and kids drink on park benches.
"A fermented alcoholic beverage fortified with Schnapps, containing high levels of caffeine (35mg per 100ml), blended with taurine, guarana and delicious flavours, Dragon Soop comes in seven flavours - Herbal Fusion, Sour Apple, Blue Raspberry, Lemon & Lime, Cherry Vanilla, Red Kola and Strawberry & Lime." Enough said. This is thread about beer, not what alkies and kids drink on park benches.
"A fermented alcoholic beverage fortified with Schnapps, containing high levels of caffeine (35mg per 100ml), blended with taurine, guarana and delicious flavours, Dragon Soop comes in seven flavours - Herbal Fusion, Sour Apple, Blue Raspberry, Lemon & Lime, Cherry Vanilla, Red Kola and Strawberry & Lime." Enough said. This is thread about beer, not what alkies and kids drink on park benches.
Went on a pub crawl up Royal Hill after the Bournemouth game and had my first pint of Meantime. It will be my last. I thought the flavour may make up for the fizzy keg but couldn't taste anything through the bubbles. The pubs either side had much better tasting stuff but were doing nowhere near the trade the Greenwich Union was doing. Is it a question of style over substance? Finished up at the Ashburnham Arms which sells Shepherd Neames. It was then time to go home.
I always liked Yakuma (sp?) Red by meantime. Ordered a pint in a local, £5, super fizzy, unbelievably cold and with no taste breaking out.
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Must give it a try.
The Penny Farthing in Crayford won the Bexley equivalent and The Blythe Hill Tavern received the SE London award.
Ta.
Available at The Long Pond.
https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/357052/meantime-brewing-company-acquired-by-sabmiller?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=TheCaterer&utm_campaign=Friday
... except beer drinkers!
I'm sorry to see the loss of an Independent (in this case to a multinational) but, that said, I found Meantime's prices to be extortionate. I used to drink Meantime beer years ago, when it was good value, but in recent years have refused to pay the prices they charged.
theguardian.com/business/2015/may/15/sab-miller-buys-meantime-to-enter-uk-craft-beer-market
You did well: the Young's in the Richard the First, next door, is always in good nick - and the Shepherd Neame Master Brew in the Ashburnham has perked up with the new guvnor.
Cheers!
Enough said. This is thread about beer, not what alkies and kids drink on park benches.
http://m.newsshopper.co.uk/news/12956271.Ex_Crystal_Palace_star_Kenny_Sansom_spends_night_behind_bars_in_Bromley_after_downing_5_bottles_of_wine/?ref=mr&lp=3