UK Weekend Beerage

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  1. WhatANicePub

    WhatANicePub Zealot (712) Jul 1, 2009 Scotland

    I once cycled six miles uphill to a pub in the sunshine and had a delicious pint of London Pride. On two subsequent visits to the same pub, sans bike, the beer was vinegar.
     
    #4041 WhatANicePub, Jul 8, 2014
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  2. Sam-VW

    Sam-VW Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2014 England

    There's nothing quite like the first pint of a new cask of Doom Bar!
     
    #4042 Sam-VW, Jul 9, 2014
  3. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    It's the end of my working week
    Greene King Noble, English craft lager.

    Slightly better than Carling, nice aroma though.
     
    #4043 EmperorBevis, Jul 9, 2014
  4. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    It's certainly better than the rest of the cask, and the bottles


    Now onto homebrewed strong belgian ale, in a pilsner glass. Correct glassware wankers can GTF.
     
    #4044 Hanglow, Jul 9, 2014
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  5. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    one that leaks
    thats the only incorrect glassware.

    Okell's Aile
    a smoked porter, it's won awards you know lol
     
    #4045 EmperorBevis, Jul 9, 2014
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  6. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    This Okell's porter is good stuff
    explains what happened yesterday.

    Headed to B&Ms near home after work, the second I turned onto the booze aisle
    saw woman put last bottle of the Ok's 'Aile' porter in her trolley, looked in her trolley about a dozen of them in there
    struck up conversation hoping she would take one out so I could sample it
    I didn't ask outright & she didn't offer.

    I asked staff member if any left in stock, said no but delivery due that night,
    when I went in this morning they remembered me & brought them out to me
     
    #4046 EmperorBevis, Jul 9, 2014
  7. Sam-VW

    Sam-VW Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2014 England

    I need to get to B&M haha, seems like there's some good beers in there at the moment!
     
    #4047 Sam-VW, Jul 9, 2014
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  8. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    I love B&Ms
    the nature of the shop means regular stock rotation so there is always something new
    (though you miss some of it when it's gone) & there is lots of stuff you wouldn't see in supermarkets
    and the stuff you would see in supermarkets is much cheaper in B&M.

    I mean they had Steven's Point Cascade, IPA and Amber lager (with Shipyard Bluefin Stout) at 79p per bottles
    so that's four American beers tried out for just over £3 (how little would £3 get you in a spec beer shop)
    Morrison's had them 'on offer' for £1.79 each.

    I've been on Ba for just under 3 years now (I hadn't logged or recorded or scored beer before)
    and am getting close to 900 dif beers now
    without B&Ms it would have either been a lot less ales sampled or a much more expensive past time.
     
    #4048 EmperorBevis, Jul 9, 2014
  9. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    I think Aile be drinking this all night lmao
    **opens another Okell's**
     
    #4049 EmperorBevis, Jul 9, 2014
  10. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    **opens another Okell's**
     
    #4050 EmperorBevis, Jul 10, 2014
  11. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    The one in Cardiff never seems to have any alcohol at all :slight_frown:
    Love that beer. Buxton are arguably the best brewery in the country, especially so for Imperial Black, Axe Edge, and Tsar.
     
    #4051 CwrwAmByth, Jul 11, 2014
  12. Sam-VW

    Sam-VW Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2014 England

    It was a great choice, definitely going to be ordering some more from them!

    Just went into B&M, all the point stuff was gone but picked up some Okell's Aile x2 and one of their IPA's to try.
    Picked up an Oakham ales Citra as I've heard good things!
     
    #4052 Sam-VW, Jul 11, 2014
  13. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Using the internet at a local Brains pub, sampled some of the BCB offerings.
    Stars and Stripes - a US inspired wheat beer, (aka a soft bland-ish golden ale)
    Gin Lane - made with Gin botanicals (again not great but interesting enough)
    Brown Sauce - "a hoppy brown ale" (conversely not very interesting but actually quite nice)

    Also had some Summer Wine Haka NZPA at the Urban Tap House which naturally blew the Brains range out of the water.
     
    #4053 CwrwAmByth, Jul 11, 2014
  14. Sam-VW

    Sam-VW Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2014 England

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    Never seen this before, it's good! Blackberry and a bit tarty!
     
    #4054 Sam-VW, Jul 11, 2014
  15. Aye

    Aye Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 England

    Had it at the local 'Spoons to wash down the large full English I'd just gorged on. I felt like a giant refreshed.
     
    #4055 Aye, Jul 11, 2014
  16. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    Their account on here keeps making hints about more beers to come. The big **** teases that they are

    I'm a fan of the ones I've tried so far, shame the cans aren't selling well, I saw them at £1.49 each down in cornwall
     
    #4056 Hanglow, Jul 11, 2014
  17. Aye

    Aye Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 England

    No Bengali Tiger left at our local, plenty of t'othet two.
     
    #4057 Aye, Jul 12, 2014
  18. reprob8

    reprob8 Initiate (0) May 22, 2008 England

    nice pint of Ossett Aramis before seeing the exceptionally good play Beryl.
     
    #4058 reprob8, Jul 13, 2014
  19. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    Had a bottle of GK Strong Suffolk

    I like it, I feel quite dirty saying that
     
    #4059 Hanglow, Jul 14, 2014
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  20. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    it is surprisingly good stuff
    what with Marston's making a hoppy bottled beer

    we're through the eye of the needle here people
     
    #4060 EmperorBevis, Jul 14, 2014
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