Alien Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 A bit early for me. Lightweight............ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinZaPint Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Had a nice little drink on Wednesday along with 9 mates one of our 1/4ly "Cultural Tours" Bus and train of course! off to Wareham, Kings Arms, The Red Lion, Con Club, Horse & Groom (was a grot pub but now run by Father & son, 6 real ales, Proper Job for me!) round to The Quay, The Duke of Wellington and back to the Kings Arms. Good beer all the way round, all those watering holes recommended! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Vecchio Posted April 20, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20, 2018 Currently: Mannara - Pinot grigio at Harrogate - Graveley's fish restaurant Enjoyed every drop.... Vecchio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinZaPint Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Just back from a trip to Devon for a run on the Dartmouth Steam Railway & the South Devon. Of course I had to try some local brews, all nice. Did the rail & river and tried this on the boat as a morning refresher from Red Rock Teignmouth. Then in Dartmouth @ "The Crab & Bucket" on to Kingswear "The Steam Packet" Train back to Paignton & bus to Torquay where by the harbour & also available in bottles at our digs. Following day of to Buckfastleigh (Driving this time so no Beer) However dry as an an old wash leather I made a stop @ Fenny Bridges "The Greyhound" where we used to stop with my father in law on our way back from sailing trips. I tried the Hanlons and then back to Dorset, all tasty beers that I had not tried before. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 The Exmoor Ale in the bottom picture travels well as I have had a pint in the Pennyweight here in Darlington!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Thursday football on hold for the time being with ankle ligament damage, the cure- a Porter from the Tyne Bank Brewery- Northern Porter 4.5%! Just the ticket! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold rodent279 Posted May 20, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 20, 2018 Erdinger Alkoholfrei. Lovely stuff, no hangover either! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted May 20, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 20, 2018 A couple of pints of Goose Island IPA last night at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil, one with meal before show and one during the interval. I like the flavour but I am still not good with keg beers. No way I could get through the whole pint in the interval. Staff kindly gave me a plastic glass so that I could finish it in the auditorium. (I don't suppose that there are many Wham / George Michael fans here. No me neither. But it was a great show.) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted May 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) Just back from a couple of days in Copenhagen. Real beer drinking weather although you don't want to get too thirsty there at their bar prices. Various nice beers. Tuborg and Carlsberg with flavour, unlike the **** they sell here under those names although the Tuborg Classic did not have quite the flavour that I remember from my youth. And quite a few craft breweries. Some nice beers in the IPA style but isn't it strange that the more craft breweries we have, the more we are seeing the identical citrussy style at all of them. Even get BrewDog Punk on Easyjet now. Just outside the main station (west side exit by the Police station), there is a bar with railwayana and a showcase of Danish railway models and its own craft beers. 70kr, about £8, for 500cl. Edited May 24, 2018 by Joseph_Pestell 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Torper Posted May 24, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 24, 2018 Various nice beers. Tuborg and Carlsberg with flavour, unlike the **** they sell here under those names Which is so often the case. Far too frequently I've found that a beer I've enjoyed on the continent is but a pale shadow of itself in the UK. The I've looked on the can and see that the stuff on sale here is brewed under licence in the UK. What is it that we do with them? I suppose that having had the misfortune to have sampled various UK lagers I shouldn't really be too surprised. Now when I buy lager (which I sometimes do in summer) I make sure that I get stuff that has actually been brewed abroad in its country of origin. DT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted May 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24, 2018 Which is so often the case. Far too frequently I've found that a beer I've enjoyed on the continent is but a pale shadow of itself in the UK. The I've looked on the can and see that the stuff on sale here is brewed under licence in the UK. What is it that we do with them? I suppose that having had the misfortune to have sampled various UK lagers I shouldn't really be too surprised. Now when I buy lager (which I sometimes do in summer) I make sure that I get stuff that has actually been brewed abroad in its country of origin. DT Latest victim is Staropramen. But there are still other Czech lagers available easily that are brewed there. The Co-op's own brand is quite good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 What is all this about? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-5850281/ROBERT-HARDMAN-did-police-stop-travellers-destroying-historic-brewery.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinZaPint Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Had a "Cultural Tour" in Fareham Hants yesterday and amongst other fine beers tried these and this which was served straight out of the barrel at the Delme Arms, highly recommended and if you'll excuse the terrible picture one of 5 beers available, with another settling. Cheers! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) Ashamed to admit to drinking Guiness 'Hophouse 13' but only because the 'spoons in my current location haven't got an effin clue how to keep real ale. Edited June 25, 2018 by leopardml2341 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted June 26, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2018 Latest victim is Staropramen. But there are still other Czech lagers available easily that are brewed there. The Co-op's own brand is quite good. Yes, but as it is brewed by Staropramen, will it reamain Czeck brewed, I wonder 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted June 26, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2018 SWMBO made a rare visit to LIDL last week and found a very strange wine; New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc that was pink. £7 a bottle, so quite pricey by LIDL standards but a really nice drink. Just not wine as we know it, with a very strong grapefruit nose and taste. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Had a "Cultural Tour" in Fareham Hants yesterday and amongst other fine beers tried these Old-Legover-NEW1.jpg Punter-v21.jpg and this Dynamo1.png which was served straight out of the barrel at the Delme Arms, highly recommended and if you'll excuse the terrible picture one of 5 beers available, with another settling. IMGP3540.JPG Cheers! Daleside! Never had a bad tipple from this fine Yorkshire brewery yet! Looks like Doombar on the right? Hopefully direct from the Rock brewery and not Marstons!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Didn't expect to find this in Tesco's in Aycliffe! Betty Stogs from the Cornish brewers Skinners. 4% bitter - a bit of fun and a good choice from whoever picks the stores beer selection! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinZaPint Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Up in Harrogate earlier this week and to my delight found in the "Hales Bar" along with Lovely old fashioned pub and good beer, what more could you want? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
43110andyb Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Up in Harrogate earlier this week and to my delight found 20180627_170938.jpg in the "Hales Bar" along with 20180627_162156.jpg 20180627_162348.jpg Lovely old fashioned pub and good beer, what more could you want? I always wondered what heaven looked like! -I think we now know 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Torper Posted June 29, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 29, 2018 Currently drinking? During the day, almost anything that's cold and calls itself beer. But the one that took my fancy today was a Belgian tipple, Tripel Le Fort. Now I'm not a great fan of very strong beers, but I only had the one 33cl bottle of Le Fort so it didn't matter too much that it's a possibly mind numbing 8.8%. It actually didn't taste too much like a very strong beer and was very nice indeed, good body, and a really good flavour, a lttle sweet, quite fruity. Yum yum. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted July 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2018 Cracking lunch today at The White Lion, Soberton (which is just south of the old Droxford station on the Meon Valley). Local real ales, draught cider and superb food. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Torper Posted July 1, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) It's still hot here, so it got to be a pale ale or reasonably decent lager from the fridge. Harviestoun Brewer's "The Ridge" is advertised as a Scottish/American IPA, with the ridge being where the tectonic plates meet in the Altlantic between Scotland and the USA. Serve at 8°C, suggests the bottle, and that's exactly its temperature when it comes out of the fridge, much colder than I would normally drink an IPA. It's OK. The brew combines Britsh and American hops and I'm meant to taste hops, herbs and citrus, but the over-riding flavour is probably bitter, though not unpleasantly so - I suspect that the chilling has killed off much other flavour. It was suitably refreshing, however, and all in all a perfectly decent summer beer. I'd be interested in trying it again when it's not quite so chilled. Edited July 1, 2018 by Torper 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBrit Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Stop posting pictures of beer. I am jealous! The hospital quack has put me on a three month course of tablets. Under instructions, NO alcohol! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Torper Posted July 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 2, 2018 Stop posting pictures of beer. I am jealous! The hospital quack has put me on a three month course of tablets. Under instructions, NO alcohol! There are a number of so-called alcohol free beers on the market at the moment, some of them not at all bad, but many of them actually contain some alcohol, usually 0.5% which may well still be more than the hospital quack wants you to have. However, during the recent hot weather I've had a couple of bottles of Warsteiner Fresh, which is brewed in Germany and contains no alcohol at all. It's obviously a lager, but I found it very drinkable, particularly during the current hot weather. Our Tesco currently has it on offer, £2.50 for a pack of four 33cl bottles. DT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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