JW Lees in London

Discussion in 'United Kingdom & Ireland' started by mflick, Jul 19, 2016.

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  1. mflick

    mflick Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2005 Pennsylvania

    Hello

    I'm traveling to London in a couple of weeks and was hoping to sample some vintage JW Lees while in town. Is this a tall order or is it something I can accomplish with some effort? Thanks in advance. Cheers.
     
    #1 mflick, Jul 19, 2016
  2. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Hi there
    I think no one's answered because they don't want to be the bearer of bad news.

    I've not been to London for more than 10 years but being Manchester through and through I know the odd thing about JW Lees & I'm pretty confident in saying that their pubs are all in the Greater Manchester area.
    You might hit lucky & find some as a guest ale but purely as a gut feeling I think you will probably only find bottles in shops.

    Most probably you'll find something bottled in Tesco though it will be quite uninspiring.
    I think your best bet will be bottled harvest ale from a speciality beer shop.

    Good luck
    I wish I could help more what with a Lees pub being 25 foot away from my home.
     
    #2 EmperorBevis, Jul 20, 2016
  3. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    I think the Harvest Ale is what the chap's looking for Bev. Never seen it around though.
     
    #3 CwrwAmByth, Jul 21, 2016
  4. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Shh I didn't see the Vintage bit
    I only ever see it outside of the brewery at the Christmas markets
    & this is in Manchester!
     
    #4 EmperorBevis, Jul 21, 2016
  5. DinaS

    DinaS Initiate (0) Nov 19, 2014 Scotland

    We ordered some up to Edinburgh a while back, maybe just easier to do that- order it to wherever you're staying

    Oddly, the last time I was in Chicago (last months) there was TONS of it around...far more than I've seen in the UK.

    BA won't let me post the link to the online shop, but it's very easily googled.
     
    #5 DinaS, Jul 24, 2016
  6. Hoppsbabo

    Hoppsbabo Pooh-Bah (2,053) Jan 29, 2012 England
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    You can order the Harvest Ale on Beers of Europe but I don't know if your hotel would accept delivery of it.
     
    #6 Hoppsbabo, Jul 26, 2016
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