Yearning for More British Ales

Try Left Hand Sawtooth Ale. A very traditional, near-convincingly British-style ale. I believe it's supposed to a bitter or ESB. Very well done, imo.
Also, if you're in NY state, you can probably find Upstate Brewing beers somewhere. They're a local brewery for me--and their flagship beer, Common Sense, is a smooth, malty, low-abv ale that's very tasty. It's usually around $9 for four pints. I highly recommend it if you're looking for an easy-drinking, no-nonsense malt-driven ale.

 

I would agree with Mr. Rad on the first response. The most popular style today is the American IPA and most places tend to keep it as a flagship, Here in Canada old Speckled Hen is still available gladly. While I myself am a fan of American IPA's and Stouts it is definitely nice to change pace once in a while. Hope you find what you are looking for and I love the name A Honkey. Cheers from Montreal and hope to see you around the forums bud. If I ever end up in your neck of the woods and that is likely as I tend to take random trips within a days driving distance, and your still around maybe we can grab a beer. Cheers from Montreal.

 

Why? The yeast fits the NEIPA bill perfectly. It may not be to your liking, but that's completely beside the point.

 

So do I. Of those four beers that are partigyled, I think my favourite is Chiswick Bitter then ESB, then it would be Pride/Golden Pride

Fairly sure only the CB and ESB are the ones that are dry hopped, I wonder if that has something to do with it

Also I think I prefer 1845 and Bengal Lancer to all of them

 

Correct. When I toured the brewery the guide said that CB and ESB were dry hopped. The Pride wasn’t as the malt was the focus.

 

Here we go again. Can you name a single commercial NEIPA that uses that horrid yeast?

 

I'm the one that asked the initial question, bro. Nobody's saying that you should use Ringwood. I'm simply saying that you can use it. Besides, Conan and Ringwood are closely related genetically, so it's not that much of a stretch.

 

When "NEIPAs" first became a real item of conversation on this site, and yeast actually (and refreshingly) became a bigger topic of interest in relation to popular American craft styles, I wondered how much of the existence of the NEIPA owed a debt to the "regional inclination" to English style ales mentioned in TongoRad's post below. Is it a coincidence that Conan and Ringwood are both associated with the same region when talking about "craft" beer? I wondered this, but I don't know... and I hate myself for helping to steer this thread into more NEIPA talk.

 

Well, @marquis may have something to say about that! All I know is that whenever I'm in England I find very friendly places with truly excellent beer. The Young's story is unfortunate at best.

 

Not everyone has a high school palate. YRMV.

 

It's decidedly not a coincidence. When you look into brewing "family trees", the use of certain yeast strains and techniques makes complete sense.

 

OP, tried some Notch? More German/Czech style, great session brews though. Jacks Abby? Again more German style but worth seeking out.

 

I agree I personally think dry hoppin during primary fermentation is what makes the neipa special and not necessarily the strain. Some breweries use Chico, some 007, somen conan, some London ale III. Seems process based rather than yeast.

 

Oh btw yards brawler is a great beer. Yards in general is great when you aren't looking for an IPA juicebomb. They have a pretty solid lineup.

 

Charles Wells definitely still produce plenty of Boring Brown Beer, FWIW, although they're now part of the Banks / Marstons empire and to my tastes they've seemed have a bit of a "will that do" vibe for years. Youngs, if anything, seem to be having a mini-renaissance, whether because-of or inspite-of the Marstons ownership - Ordinary and Special both seem to be turning up on form and tasting good more often than they used to.

 

I love Yards. They are certainly one of the more underrated breweries out there.

 

The American War of Independence was a Pyrrhic victory. Look where it got you

 

You mean like Bunker Hill

Seriously wish the cask options were more widespread as I am starting to appreciate it. Until more seek it out it seems doomed

 

I had the unfiltered version on cask at the Brewery in Chiswick last summer. Of the two, I preferred the original, but it was fun to check out the alternate version.

 

Did you think that it was a very subtle difference or something much larger?