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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Any recommendations?
I’m just drinking a nice pale ale called Jamestown. brewed by Thornbridge.
A delightful light IPA at a solid strength of 5.9%
Beautiful  |
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Got a punk IPA on the go at the moment but there is some tiny rebel Cwtch and tropicana patiently awaiting our attention in the fridge.
Love to try local beers when travelling, Wye Valley and Hobsons being favourites locally. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Timothy Taylor’s landlord is a nice one
True word, but I thought you had too much Guinness last night  "
Haha I did, landlord is only available in bottles here |
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"One of my favourites is a proper job from the st austell brewery as its really hoppy.brew punk is nice too"
Have to agree with proper job! More of my favourites fursty ferret and speckled hen  only once have I found amber Guinness which is amazing |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Timothy Taylor’s landlord is a nice one
True word, but I thought you had too much Guinness last night
Haha I did, landlord is only available in bottles here "
What you can get a landlord in a bottle? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Timothy Taylor’s landlord is a nice one
True word, but I thought you had too much Guinness last night
Haha I did, landlord is only available in bottles here
What you can get a landlord in a bottle? "
Yep |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"One of my favourites is a proper job from the st austell brewery as its really hoppy.brew punk is nice too
Have to agree with proper job! More of my favourites fursty ferret and speckled hen only once have I found amber Guinness which is amazing "
+1 on Fursty Ferret! Nice malty ale and always in stock at Co-Op. Speckled Hen / Crafty Hen's really grown on me over lockdown, and the ABV's bang for your buck |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Salopian Oracle is up there. My number 1 used to be called lowswater gold and was brewed behind a gastro pub called kirkstile inn in the lakes until it sold its soul to a bigger brewery. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Timothy Taylor’s landlord is a nice one
True word, but I thought you had too much Guinness last night
Haha I did, landlord is only available in bottles here
What you can get a landlord in a bottle?
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He must be very small or its a bloody big bottle |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Timothy Taylor’s landlord is a nice one
True word, but I thought you had too much Guinness last night
Haha I did, landlord is only available in bottles here
What you can get a landlord in a bottle?
Yep
He must be very small or its a bloody big bottle "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Lived in the Lakes for a while and drank a lot of Bluebird...brewed in Coniston. I’ve never seen it anywhere else sadly. "
Morrison's do it in bottles although it's not really the same. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If you haven't already, try Vocation brewery, I particularly like their Heart and Soul , and Life and Death.
Titanic Plum Porter , Phoenix Wobbly Bob, Oakham Citra, Empire White Lion, and Abbeydale Moonshine all work for me |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
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Like the Mikeler organic pale ale, like anything by him actually. Also Totally Breweds 4 hop men of the apocalypse is pretty good as Is bewdog Dead pony and Punk ipa. Tried the double punk 8.2 the other day, it’s bad, like tenants super |
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"Lived in the Lakes for a while and drank a lot of Bluebird...brewed in Coniston. I’ve never seen it anywhere else sadly.
Morrison's do it in bottles although it's not really the same. "
There used to be a Bluebird brewery in Bromsgrove.
Got to say their ales were rank though, sorry. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"If you haven't already, try Vocation brewery, I particularly like their Heart and Soul , and Life and Death.
Titanic Plum Porter , Phoenix Wobbly Bob, Oakham Citra, Empire White Lion, and Abbeydale Moonshine all work for me "
Really rated Vocation's Love & hate IPA.
Porter mmmmmmm yum
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"Timothy Taylor’s landlord is a nice one
True word, but I thought you had too much Guinness last night
Haha I did, landlord is only available in bottles here "
You should move to Derby, there's a pub called The Brunswick just an amble round the corner that's got it's own micro brewery. I couldn't even begin to start naming some of the wonderous stuff that is availabe...
It must be your round anyway...... |
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"Any recommendations?
I’m just drinking a nice pale ale called Jamestown. brewed by Thornbridge.
A delightful light IPA at a solid strength of 5.9%
Beautiful "
Get yourself over to Hebden Bridge and buy some vocation brewery ale. Can't beat the bread and butter ale. They have loads to choose from though and they are all delicious mate |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My 4 favourites are
1- Black Sheep bitter
2- Black Sheep ale
3- Whitby Brewery's Saltwick Nab
4- Everards Tiger
Titanic Plum porter is a very nice pint too  |
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Innes & Gunn probably my first choice.
Also enjoy various ales from Wychwood and Shepherd Neame.
There's also a nice Heather beer called Fraoch, I occasionally enjoy...
To be honest I think the best summer drink I have ever had was Snake bite by Wychwood but they only did it once for a few months...  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Any of the Beavertown beers are good.
Also anything by Tiny Rebel.
Thank me later "
Mr Stay Puft is awesome
And rhubarbra streisand by Brew York is another good ale mmmmmm |
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"One of my favourites is a proper job from the st austell brewery as its really hoppy.brew punk is nice too
Have to agree with proper job! More of my favourites fursty ferret and speckled hen only once have I found amber Guinness which is amazing "
Have you tried the extra hopped version? That's good too |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The tiny rebel brewery is cleaner than an operating theatre
Come off it, a proper ale has got some rusty nails and the remains of the original brewer in it...  "
Similarly, is it even real cider if it doesnt have a twig in it
"There's an ale called rainbow in the dark that my local metal pub sells.fecking amazing!"
That sounds amazing send us a pint \m/ |
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"The tiny rebel brewery is cleaner than an operating theatre
Come off it, a proper ale has got some rusty nails and the remains of the original brewer in it...
Similarly, is it even real cider if it doesnt have a twig in it
There's an ale called rainbow in the dark that my local metal pub sells.fecking amazing!
That sounds amazing send us a pint \m/"
https://untappd.com/b/ashby-s-ales-rainbow-in-the-dark/3362768 and yes it is 6.66% |
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"I’m generally the dark stuff, Porters & Stouts. Had an amazing Manchester Tart stout by Northern Monk recently. I’d definitely recommend it."
I love all the dark beers...went to a beer festival where they had them all together on one bar...heaven...called it The Dark Side |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Some of the small independent breweries make some absolutely stunning beers
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Agree with this. Had some gorgeous ones in Bristol. Also still dreaming of a Cappuccino Ale I had in copious amounts in a bar in Euston. It was really, really good. |
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"If ever anyone visits Bristol, check out a great little bar called the strawberry thief, some blonde ales in there well over 8% a cracking find.. "
whereabouts as I visit Bristol 3 or 4 times a year visiting family
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Ale or whiskey for me Docks beers in grimsby have a nice selection but other than that I'm a fan of brew dogs and bervertowns, as well as the doom bar and stuff like that will always try new stuff though, don't want to miss out on the good stuff |
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"I love dark beers, I was totally disappointed with titanics plum Porter though, it tasted like black currant soothers "
I think they've dumbed the taste down over the last few years, it used to be much richer and darker tasting and you're right the last time I tried it again more recently it was more like "off"Ribena.
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"The darker and maltier the better for me!"
Yes, this ^^
I like Adnams Broadside for this reason.
Although I like fruity flavours, too. I agree about the Titanic Plum Porter - used to be nicer, abd there are better ones out there.
My favourite ale, though, is Badger Brewery's Cranborne Poacher |
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Big fan of Sierra Nevada or any other American Pale Ale... firat discovered when i worked in San Francisco For 6 months in 2000...
A lovely little Korean bar round the corner from my apartment kept me hydrated beautifully! |
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By *abonWoman
over a year ago
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"Lived in the Lakes for a while and drank a lot of Bluebird...brewed in Coniston. I’ve never seen it anywhere else sadly.
Morrison's do it in bottles although it's not really the same. "
Just googled, and apparently Tesco do too! Apparently not in my local one tho  I’ll hunt down a Morrison’s...thank you! |
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By *abonWoman
over a year ago
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"Lived in the Lakes for a while and drank a lot of Bluebird...brewed in Coniston. I’ve never seen it anywhere else sadly.
Morrison's do it in bottles although it's not really the same.
There used to be a Bluebird brewery in Bromsgrove.
Got to say their ales were rank though, sorry. "
Bluebird is the beer not the brewery of the one I like...find it & try it |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"One of my favourites is a proper job from the st austell brewery as its really hoppy.brew punk is nice too
Have to agree with proper job! More of my favourites fursty ferret and speckled hen only once have I found amber Guinness which is amazing "
Hubby likes fursty ferret and old empire but his favourite is tangle foot if you've not tried it give it ago it's very hoopy xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
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When we lived in Hertfordshire we had a local micro brewery had some stunning beers and ciders all made on site or in Hertfordshire.
Really like Doombar and Hobgoblin now we’ve moved. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Made lots of home brew over the years and majority turned out very well. From beer cider and wine even grown up ginger beer full of flavour and big kick too |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I prefer darker ale, so old peculiar or old crafty hen. Although i do love a Guinness
A pint of Guinness in Dublin def best Guinness I’ve ever had. "
On our wedding day, the guy behind the bar asked if i wanted a half, he got promptly told to sod off |
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I know it’s all about personal taste, but Doombar? Really? Tastes like mass-produced pish to me!
Locally we are well blessed with some wonderful independent breweries. My favourites are Bathams Best Bitter, Black Country Ales BFG, Purity Ubu, Holdens Golden Glow and Sarah Hughes Ruby Mild.
If anyone who prefers the stouts and porters, Sainsbury’s do a lovely London Porter For about £1.80 a bottle, very nice too! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I know it’s all about personal taste, but Doombar? Really? Tastes like mass-produced pish to me!
Locally we are well blessed with some wonderful independent breweries. My favourites are Bathams Best Bitter, Black Country Ales BFG, Purity Ubu, Holdens Golden Glow and Sarah Hughes Ruby Mild.
If anyone who prefers the stouts and porters, Sainsbury’s do a lovely London Porter For about £1.80 a bottle, very nice too! "
Like you said personal tastes. I’ve had more real ales than I can remember beer festival and small breweries. But for an every day beer nothing wrong with a cold Doombar it’s hundred times better than Euro fizz lagers that I wouldn’t touch with a barge pole. |
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"If ever anyone visits Bristol, check out a great little bar called the strawberry thief, some blonde ales in there well over 8% a cracking find.. whereabouts as I visit Bristol 3 or 4 times a year visiting family"
down near what was the Colston Hall. It's on Google.
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"I know it’s all about personal taste, but Doombar? Really? Tastes like mass-produced pish to me!
Locally we are well blessed with some wonderful independent breweries. My favourites are Bathams Best Bitter, Black Country Ales BFG, Purity Ubu, Holdens Golden Glow and Sarah Hughes Ruby Mild.
If anyone who prefers the stouts and porters, Sainsbury’s do a lovely London Porter For about £1.80 a bottle, very nice too!
Like you said personal tastes. I’ve had more real ales than I can remember beer festival and small breweries. But for an every day beer nothing wrong with a cold Doombar it’s hundred times better than Euro fizz lagers that I wouldn’t touch with a barge pole. "
Given a choice between Doombar and a lager I will shrug my shoulders and leave the establishment to seek out decent beer elsewhere. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I tried Cairngorm brewery last year quite by chance as nothing was open so had to hit the garage off licence. Tried Trade Winds first and it was amazing, have tried them all now and truly there isn't one I wouldn't highly recommend.
Great Newsom brewery is local to me, Galivanting is lovely as is. Prickle back hodgkin and Sleckdust for golden, blonde and IPA. But their whole range is highly recommended. Wold Top is another local Brewery that's solid lovely and consistent. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Any of the Beavertown beers are good.
Also anything by Tiny Rebel.
Thank me later "
Definitely Tiny Rebel and come to think of it GammaRay isn't that bad either |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Any of the Beavertown beers are good.
Also anything by Tiny Rebel.
Thank me later
Neck Oil and Gamma Ray are two of my faves (Beavertown)
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Both brilliant beers and probably the only U.K. brewery I can think if that can compete with US for modern pales and IPA’s.
Sierra Nevada beers are my favourites though, the bourbon cask aged torpedo is a bit pricey at around £20 for a 750ml bottle but really nice.
Normal Torpedo though is excellent, as is the Hazy Days (US strength, not that shite Tesco do that’s sessionable). Their normal, bog standard pale is still awesome after 40 years though and a good bench mark which most beers still can’t beat on a hot day.
Lagunitas do some decent beers, as do Deschutes, Ninkasi and Founders.
For U.K. brewers would turn to Thornbridge who do some great beers - Green Mountain, Jaipur and Jamestown all superb.
Need a drink now..... |
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I’m really old school when it comes to ale. No real interest in any craft beer as normal IPA, Greene King, London Pride (Chelsea ale!) or Adnams etc, hits the spot.
However - recently found the Howling Hop brewery & tank bar in Hackney Wick. Fuck me! A pint of their IPA straight from the huge tank behind the bar - wow! So fresh, fruity, tasty. Refreshing . Converted now - it’s a 40 mile bike ride though. |
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