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Old 10-08-2011, 13:12
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I always drink ales in a decent pub, but generally not a fan of the more mainstream ones (Taylor's Landlord aside!).

No such a bottled beer fan - I had a bottle of Bombardier at a BBQ the other night and was suprised to see it has colouring and stabiliser added to it

There is one bottled beer I do like however - St. Peters Organic Ale and Bitter. You can get it from Asda. The ale in particular is great and is pretty close to a proper draft beer.
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Old 14-08-2011, 00:15
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just trying some of the st peters ipa and its pretty good. I have heard reports about it being a bit skunky? but mine seems ok, probably the best gluten free one i've had.mind you, i've only had 2! the hambleton ales one was ok but not quite as good as this one.
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Old 15-08-2011, 00:57
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ale news;

brains are going to be stocking one of their porters in all good tescos stores soon, mentioned here in this video;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jGSYWzEAac

morland are launching a new beer, from what i've heard its aimed more specifically at the younger or less experienced ale drinkers called "old golden hen"
http://www.thedrum.co.uk/news/2011/0...beer-festival/
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Old 15-08-2011, 14:23
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Had a bottle of CoachHouse Blueberry yesterday. Lovely!
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Old 17-08-2011, 00:31
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had some brains sa gold earlier, and regular sa the other day. both good, personally preferred regular sa.
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Old 17-08-2011, 11:44
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Living in Edinburgh it has to be anything from the Caledonian Brewery but in particular the XPA, IPA , 80/- and the organic one - Golden Promise.

I was at an event at the brewery and the IPA was soooo fresh.
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Old 17-08-2011, 13:12
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We get ours direct from the Rebellion brewery in Marlow - we pop down there every few weeks to top-up our supply of their IPA, and try, and possibly buy, whatever the current monthly special is.

We have other local breweries in the area (Tring Brewery and the Chiltern Brewery near Wendover), but we seem to prefer the stuff from Rebellion.
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Old 18-08-2011, 15:13
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Yeasterday had the following

Darkstar – Hophead – Lovely and light

WickWar –Bob – Nice easy drinkable

St Peters – Best – Lovely

Rudgate – Ruby mild – One my fav’s
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Old 22-08-2011, 15:23
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Off here tonight and will tuck right in.

http://www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk/london/default.htm
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Old 22-08-2011, 18:47
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nice, recently been enjoying tom paine ale from harveys. I also bought a tp coffee mug when I went to the brewery in lewes.
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Old 23-08-2011, 12:26
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Had the Grapefruit and the mild. Plus some others at other pubs.
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Old 01-09-2011, 20:36
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i've been checking out some of the co-op's own brand real ale recently. have to say of all the ones i've tried the only one I think is possibly worth giving the time of day is their 'strong brown ale' but even that isn't great considering the price (just 11p shy of £2) the others,"bumble bee honey ale" and "gold miner bottle conditioned" weren't really too great, the gold miner being the worst and these were priced higher @ £1.97.
certainly better stuff out there deserving of your cash.

some news I tweeted earlier, sainsbury's will be stocking 16 new british beers for a limited time;

Sainsbury’s Great British Beer Hunt 2011 will see 14 British brewers compete to win a permanent place on the shelves of the retailers stores nationwide.

From September 7-27, 16 new-to-market British beers will go into Sainsbury’s stores, all vying to win that permanent deal. They will be on spacial offer, priced at three for £5 and will be given pride of place in the seasonal beers aisle during September.

Following their three-week stint in store a grand final will be held to decide the two winners. Sales count towards the decision.

There are plenty of interesting beers to choose from, including: Golden Summer, from innovative Yorkshire microbrewery Wold Top; Profanity Stout, made from a recipe created by students which was discovered by Scotland’s Williams Brothers’ Brewing Company at a home brewing competition; and Full Bore, a beer which was created by accident by newcomer Hunter’s Brewery in Devon when the brewer, a former pharmacist, added the wrong quantities to another recipe.

Recognising the depth of talent of UK brewers, Sainsbury’s re-launched the Great British Beer Hunt earlier this year, with a view to bringing something new and exciting to Sainsbury’s shelves for beer-loving shoppers.

The 16 finalists were selected by Sainsbury’s customers and beer experts at four regional beer hunt events during May. The four beers which received the most votes at each event won the chance toi compete in the September final.

The 16 finalists are:

Wild Hop IPA, Harviestoun Brewery, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Caesar Augustus, Williams Brothers, Alloa, Scotland
Profanity Stout, Williams Brothers, Alloa, Scotland
Flying Dutchman Wit Bier, Caledonian Brewing Co, Alva, Scotland
Ivanhoe, Ridgeway Brewing, South Oxfordshire
Bad King John, Ridgeway Brewing, South Oxfordshire
Stronghart, McMullen & Sons, Hertfordshire
Bishop’s Farewell, Oakham Ales, Peterborough
Wye Not, Wye Valley Brewery, Herefordshire
Churchill Ale, Oxfordshire Ales Ltd, Bicester
Golden Seahawk, Cotleigh Brewery, Somerset
Full Bore, Hunter’s Brewery, Devon
Two Hoots Golden Ale, Joseph Holt, Manchester
Golden Summer, Wold Top Brewery, Yorkshire
Frederic’s Great British Ginger Beer, Frederic Robinson, Stockport
Worcester Sorcerer, Sadler’s Ales, Stourbridge
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Old 02-09-2011, 06:23
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It is the Anglesey beer festival this weekend. http://www.angleseybeerfestival.com/index.html. Meant to post earlier but forgot .Sorry.
Went a few years ago and had a good time.
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Old 09-09-2011, 01:48
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so far so good with the gbbh ales. i've had a couple, this one is a favourite so far;
http://www.caledonian-brewery.co.uk/...hman/index.htm
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Old 09-09-2011, 01:59
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I don't live near a real ale pub and this disappoints me can't wait for the next proper real ale festival that's up my way, whenever that may be *gets onto CAMRA*
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Old 09-09-2011, 13:57
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Where are you at?
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Old 15-09-2011, 16:56
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Had these last night

Kent ZingiBeer nice light with a touch of ginger

Otley Thai bo - Which is lovely but smells very vinegary.
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Old 15-09-2011, 18:24
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just had some of joseph holt's two hoots, heard reports about it being skunky? it didn't smell to wonderful upon opening but any bad smell quickly dissipated and I was left with a really good beer both in smell and taste... maybe it helps to take the ones from the back of the shelf? that's what I often do when picking up beer in clear bottles.
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Old 19-09-2011, 14:29
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Concreate cow midsummer ale. Lovely! End of
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Old 19-09-2011, 16:32
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Favourites of mine include Fuller's ESB, Wells' Bombardier, Hobgoblin, Bishop's Finger and Courage Best Bitter.
Along with any beers by Greedy King, Wells and Young are usually despised by many a CAMRA member.
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Old 28-09-2011, 13:38
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went to the fullers brewery at the weekend picked up a few nice ones from there. 2 from the past masters series, xx strong ale and a double stout. also bought a boxed vintage from 2010.

^ will be saving these for special occasions in the future,i've heard that the vintage gets much better after a good few years.
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Old 03-10-2011, 16:13
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Dunham Massey - Chocolate cherry mild. Tasty!
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Old 03-10-2011, 18:32
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Along with any beers by Greedy King, Wells and Young are usually despised by many a CAMRA member.
This particular CAMRA member would walk over hot coals for a ready supply of W&Y Satanic Mills, I don't mind telling you!

Found some in Booths ages ago and cleared the shelf of it. But it's all gone now, more's the pity. Wonder if they've stopped making it. Hope not,
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Old 21-10-2011, 12:12
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Looks like they have.

I had Ilkley Lotus IPA last night wonderful!
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Old 21-10-2011, 17:58
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according to the comments in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai_THzQvBLM

bath ales "gem" is now currently 4 for £5 in tesco stores, this beer is well worth a purchase.
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