Britain's Best Bottled Real Ale

louthepoo

Jennings Snecklifter for a dark beer and Hobsons Town Crier for a lighter beer.

Brewing your own is the way to go, just as nice and loads cheaper if you brew all grain instead of tins!

cee

one i have liked for a long time is Hopback Breweries Summer Lightning..

very nice.

j0hn_d

Sam Smith's organic best ale.

domhnall_dearg

cee wrote:

one i have liked for a long time is Hopback Breweries Summer Lightning..

very nice.

+1.

In a similar style, Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted goes down rather nicely.

domhopson

Saltaire Blonde for me

Thick Tester

lemon63 wrote:

Tribute (St Austell Brewery) fookin great

Agree

M&S's 'Cornish IPA' is made by St Austell and is almost the same as their 'Proper Job' which was a pleasant suprise find.

drewfromrisca

Aldi's have a cracker at the moment, I think its called Bah Humbug. It's obviously a Christmas beer but I picked one up and had a go and fair play it's lovely. Nice subtle aftertaste of cinnammon.

Dog Breath

downfader wrote:

Hobgoblin... makes a very nice shandy.

Aint there one called Wytch Finder General now? Seems tro be lots about now.

You should be shot for doing that to Hobgoblin. Sacrilidge at its worst. Just like people who put Coke in a 20 year old Malt Whiskey :twisted:

nottscobb

Scrumple wrote:

Harvest Pale Ale - champion beer and made up the road

+1 It beat Timothy Taylor Landlord to the ale of the year title if I remember correctly. It is a very tasty beer and I'm convinced it is the best recovery drink out there

ConsciousPilot

j0hn_d wrote:

Sam Smith's organic best ale.

+1 Get mine by the case from http://www.riverford.co.uk/shop/wine_beers/ or available locally on draught.

Bozman

Another one for Tribute or Sharps Doom bar(if you can find the stuff out of Cornwall).
P.S Why on earth would anybody want to drink sam smiths (other than price),

rhext

Meantime Brewery's India Pale Ale wins hands down for me.

Mind you, it's not always easy to find, and it's far too strong/expensive for quaffing. Definitely one for sipping gently while chilling out in front of the telly. After a bottle of that, I could probably even tolerate a few minutes of 'Strictly come celebrity makeover hell's dinners' or whatever it's called!

pb21

My favourite this time of year is Harveys Old, tasty!

Generally I am partial to a spot of Fullers ESB.

Sleepycol

Old Crafty Hen or Abbot reserve. Don't have too many at a go. 6.5%. Great taste though.

mr_goo

Have acquired a bottle of Hung Drawn & Slaughtered at 10% alc from a brewery in Truro. Am giving to colleague to try out in exchange for bottle of Double Bock. If he lives I'll get another and let you all know what its like.

Does anyone remember an ale called Auld or Old Roger. Used to get this on tap at the Avon Causeway nr Christchurch in Dorset. Def the strongest ale I have had from a pub. Very dark and strong and so syrupy you could stand a spoon upright in it.

Also +1 for Jennings Snecklifter, very nice indeed.

RonB

Mr Goo wrote:

Does anyone remember an ale called Auld or Old Roger. Used to get this on tap at the Avon Causeway nr Christchurch in Dorset. Def the strongest ale I have had from a pub. Very dark and strong and so syrupy you could stand a spoon upright in it.

That would be a Marstons brew. My vote goes to the excellent Black Sheep Square Ale. The quality you would expect from Black Sheep but a bit stronger than the bitter & golden fleece fare.

Deuchars IPA and the Innis and Gunn range are worth a punt if you get the chance too.

Bozman

A couple of local top beers that i forgot to mention.... Marstons Empire and Thornbridge Jaipur ipa.

Fat Head

unixnerd wrote:

Orkney Dark Island :-)

Tried one of them at the weekend. Had the desired effect :P

Jennings Snecklifter is very nice too, especially at a campsite in the Lakes after some cycling...

*AL*

Bozman wrote:

Sharps Doom bar(if you can find the stuff out of Cornwall).

This.

If you're ever down this way look out for The Blisland Inn on Bodmin Moor.
Gary (the landlord) is a master man at keeping real ale and he's picked up several CAMRA awards over the years.

Warwickshire Whizzer

Another one here for doom bar or tribute. Both top beers, though much better on tap and better down in Cornwall.

Bottled?

Thwaites wainwright. Lovely.

Lagavulin

Another slip of the memory. Bateman's Victory Ale is another personal fav'. I don;t think I could never pin this down to one. :oops:

Also a fan of Theakstons Old Peculiar but must confess to regularly making the odd shandy out of it. Often on a Sunday as a post-ride and pre-lunch thirst quencher. Far more appetising than SIS Rego. :roll:

cycologist

Bozman wrote:

A couple of local top beers that i forgot to mention.... Marstons Empire and Thornbridge Jaipur ipa.

The Empire is a nice light refreshing beer for something quite strong. I wasn't aware that Jaipur was available in a bottle - on draught it is one of my favourite brews although it can be a bit expensive though in some places..

pb21

*AL* wrote:

Bozman wrote:

Sharps Doom bar(if you can find the stuff out of Cornwall).

This.

Not this!

Doom Bar is one of my least favourites, tastes very weird almost like sherbet!

geordieindevon

Got to be Newcastle brown ale...not being biased but it's bloody good!

Also another mention for Doombar ( or as my brother's in law call it after a heavy session - "Bum of doom"!)

Old speckled hen

Abbots

Old Peculiar

Bishops finger

Exmoor Gold ( as well as the beast! )

mr_goo

Had couple of pints of Tribute last week whilst working down in Truro. Quite a nice pint indeed.

An ale now consigned to the history books, that was really lovely = Wiltshire Bitter from Gibbs Mew of Salisbury. Anyone remember that one?

robert-sb

Mr Goo wrote:

Does anyone remember an ale called Auld or Old Roger. Used to get this on tap at the Avon Causeway nr Christchurch in Dorset. Def the strongest ale I have had from a pub. Very dark and strong and so syrupy you could stand a spoon upright in it.

Yes, Owd Roger I believe it was called. V dark and v. strong. I remember buing it in a Marston's pub in Coventry where they would only sell it in half pints during the summer it was that strong.

My current favourite is Cornish Knocker by Skinner's Brewery. I really like this golden ale and it gives me a little chuckle to go in to the shop and ask for a couple of Cornish Knocker's (Kids are highly embarassed when I do this needless to say)

Rezillo

robert-sb wrote:

My current favourite is Cornish Knocker by Skinner's Brewery. I really like this golden ale and it gives me a little chuckle to go in to the shop and ask for a couple of Cornish Knocker's (Kids are highly embarassed when I do this needless to say)

Mine too - a really good bottled beer that is very close to its draught version. Shame about the label though - makes the beer look like something sold at cheap seaside resorts rather than being a quality product.

Favourite strong beers are Adnams Innovation - a bit difficult to get hold of apart from at Adnams shops - and Adnams Tally Ho. Adnams are currently selling the 2009 brew of the latter, which tastes superb. Their new gin is not half bad, either.

John

pneumatic

donnie murdo wrote:

Williams Brothers Brewery
Joker IPA
http://www.williamsbrosbrew.com/contemp ... ?id=34#top

I once met the Williams brothers whilst out training for the Etape Caledonia. The way they hung around long enough to market their beer range before leaving me for dead on the Glen Lyon loop sort of impressed me.

Their bottled beers are excellent, too. Fraoch is very wholesome, Seven Giraffes is mindblowing, but my current favourite is Harvest Sun.

tomstickland

Bath Ales Wild Hare.
Organic pale ale, actually tastes of something.
Available in my local Safeburys.

Dunkindiver

Aldi Specials on Sunday:

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/sp ... 1-19-11-14

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/sp ... _16418.htm

I skipped on the World beer selection as I considered they were contravening the sale of goods act by describing Coors Light as Beer!