UK Weekend Beerage

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  1. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Had some Nordic Noir today, pretty good, though all the beers I had today suffered from the same problem as all the spoons cask I've had so far - too cold
    Also had some Truman's bitter and export. Decent stuff, great to see the brand I've been reading so much about in history books revived.
     
    #6481 CwrwAmByth, Oct 25, 2015
  2. Kozel

    Kozel Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2014 Scotland

    I know what you mean. Been in a few 'Spoons where this has been a problem, however, my local one has bar staff who seem to know what they're doing.
     
    #6482 Kozel, Oct 26, 2015
  3. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Fantome Pissenlit
     
    #6483 CwrwAmByth, Oct 26, 2015
  4. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    Purity MO pale ale - last pint of the cask. Tasted ok but was flat as a witches tit

    At home with a De Ranke Saison de dottignies - vastly better than xx bitter was the other night
     
    #6484 Hanglow, Oct 26, 2015
  5. Hoppsbabo

    Hoppsbabo Pooh-Bah (2,053) Jan 29, 2012 England
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    Has anyone ordered king Henries yet? It's pay day tomorrow.
     
    #6485 Hoppsbabo, Oct 27, 2015
  6. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    I think they sold out pretty quickly.
     
    #6486 CwrwAmByth, Oct 27, 2015
  7. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    I snaffled a couple of bottles along with some Red Admiral - they'd sold out later that day. Looking forward to seeing what the fuss is all about.
     
    #6487 hdtrice, Oct 27, 2015
  8. Hoppsbabo

    Hoppsbabo Pooh-Bah (2,053) Jan 29, 2012 England
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    You won't be disappointed!

    The Good King Henry that has sold out, is it the vintage or regular? It would seem strange that the regular stuff has sold out seing as I was able to buy last year's on Eebria up until at least May.
     
    #6488 Hoppsbabo, Oct 28, 2015
  9. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    The special reserve (vintage), I think. Regular is still available.

    In the end I got Red Admiral, GKH (reg), GKH special reserve, Barbastelle, Scarlet Tiger, Red Stag & Parnassus. They all sounded good, and when in Rome...
     
    #6489 hdtrice, Oct 28, 2015
  10. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Yeah sorry the vintage. The regular one's been up for a while, and presumably they made a lot more.
     
    #6490 CwrwAmByth, Oct 28, 2015
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  11. Hoppsbabo

    Hoppsbabo Pooh-Bah (2,053) Jan 29, 2012 England
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    Phew!!!
     
    #6491 Hoppsbabo, Oct 28, 2015
  12. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Drinking Fullers 1845 - one of Martyn Cornell's examples of modern beers that are basically what old Burton Ales would have tasted like (I also tried Marstons Owd Rodger and Theakston Old Peculiar the other day). This is my favourite of the 3. Also I think it's great how Sainsburys do the Fullers range for £2 each. Seriously, this and even Golden Pride are £2 each. That's cheaper than direct from the brewery.
    [​IMG]
     
    #6492 CwrwAmByth, Oct 29, 2015
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  13. Hoppsbabo

    Hoppsbabo Pooh-Bah (2,053) Jan 29, 2012 England
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    Is that stuff available on cask? It's freaking awesome.
     
    #6493 Hoppsbabo, Oct 29, 2015
  14. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    2 years of ageing and it's d-bloody beautiful. Good King Henry eat your heart out.
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    @Hoppsbabo : that would be awesome. If it's not served on cask it should be.
     
    #6494 CwrwAmByth, Oct 29, 2015
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    Hoppsbabo Pooh-Bah (2,053) Jan 29, 2012 England
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    Gordon Bennett! I didn't know Fuller's did an impy stout. They're now officially my favourite brewery. It was payday yesterday so I shall order some.
     
    #6495 Hoppsbabo, Oct 29, 2015
  16. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    I do love Fullers though I felt the brewery itself was a bit frosty when I visited last. Though I realised later that may be just them judging me for ordering a pint of ESB at 11am on a Thursday. In my defence, I'd just worked Sunday to Wednesday so it was my Saturday, also it had been my birthday the day before.
     
    #6496 CwrwAmByth, Oct 29, 2015
  17. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    I thought that was bottle only but according to ratebeer it is occasionally found on cask

    They don't sell them in Sainsburys up here, its annoying. Although there is a Waitrose that stocks them all at least


    Their past masters Old Burton Extra is still on offer on their website, although it's past its sell by date I assume they will still be good
     
    #6497 Hanglow, Oct 29, 2015
  18. DJ-Hophead

    DJ-Hophead Initiate (0) May 28, 2015 England

    Copenhagen trip :

    Ugly Duck - Amarillo and Citra IPA
    Ugly Duck - Imperial Vanilla Coffee Porter
    Thisted - Limfjords Porter (incredible beer for 12 K (£1.20 a bottle) in supermarkets)
    Beer Here - Lupulus
    Crooked Moon - Pretty Little Thang
    Dry and Bitter/Against the Grain - Just in time (both D and B and above brewery linked to bar Fermentoren (best bar visited in terms of good beer and great ambiance)
    Hornbeer - Charlies Cool Porter
    All In Brewing - Big Blind IIPA
    Wiibroe - Porter
    Gamma - Radiation Sickness
    Edge Brewing - Powerplant
    Aecht Schlenka - Rauchbier Urbock
    Anchor - Liberation Ale
    Ghost Brewing - Soft Liquid
    Hornbeer - Top Hop
    Amager - Shadow Pictures
    Herslev - India Dark Ale
    Bad Seed - Lazarus Resurrection IPA

    Great few days and only skimmed the surface.
     
    #6498 DJ-Hophead, Oct 30, 2015
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  19. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    That looks / sounds amazing. Did you have a hit list of beers before you went?
     
    #6499 hdtrice, Oct 30, 2015
  20. Kozel

    Kozel Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2014 Scotland

    Looks like my kind of trip. :grinning:
     
    #6500 Kozel, Oct 30, 2015
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