recognize this?

Discussion in 'United Kingdom & Ireland' started by wiber, Mar 25, 2012.

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  1. wiber

    wiber Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2012

    There's a pub in London, a very old one, perhaps 1664, where they serve a German lager from tap. If my memory serves the tap has a slow clad mountain inside a glass cube.

    It was very good.

    recognize it? I'd love to know the name but can't remember.

    Enjoy,

    Elias
     
    #1 wiber, Mar 25, 2012
  2. RobBeer

    RobBeer Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2002 England

    1664? Are you sure you are not thinking of Kronenbourg :rolling_eyes:

    Not too many London pubs from that era, many would have been destroyed in the Great Fire of London. The first to come to mine would be Ye Old Cheshire Cheese on Fleet Street. They used to have a brand called Alpine Lager. It did feature a snow clad mountain, but with a Bavarian gentleman in the foreground and I believe the font was always a box shape. If that was it, then it is no longer brewed by Sam Smiths, as the current owner of the brewery is a bit of a "Billy no mates" who allegedly fell out with the German brewery that owns the brand.

    Can you remember what part of London you may ave been in, north or south of the river?

    Edit: Was this the beer? Looks like it has been replaced by a 2.8% version.
     
    #2 RobBeer, Mar 25, 2012
  3. Ruds

    Ruds Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2008 England

    Sunds very much like Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese off Fleet St
     
    #3 Ruds, Mar 26, 2012
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