Old....Peculiar

bikes`n`guns

Anyone tried Joker IPA ? bloody marvelous on draught but no idea if it comes in bottles.

thegreatdivide

Bikes`n`guns wrote:

Anyone tried Joker IPA ? bloody marvelous on draught but no idea if it comes in bottles.

See my link on the first page. It's a Williams Bros beer - and a very good one too. Easy to get in Tesco and while you're there try some of their other beers like Birds & Bees and Ceasar Augustus.

secretsam

Hobgoblin is utterly rancid and should be treated as industrial effluent.

Decent beer that is 'widely available' IMHO includes:
- Fuller's London Pride and ESB (although the latter is pretty strong stuff)
- Old Speckled Hen is pleasant
- Marston's Pedigree

OP is OK but a bit of an acquired taste.

pinno

nicklouse wrote:

one thing I miss about Sweden, they have a better selection of Beer than they have in Germany.

Like Bayersk mörkt öl.

One beer that is peculiar to Aachen, it is a very dark beer. Forget the name of it. Pity 'cos it was superb.
Used to drink the 4x(?) winter ale in Sussex.

city_boy

bianchimoon wrote:

Mr Goo wrote:

Sharps Doombar or their latest Atlantic Pale Ale (very nice indeed)
Andwell - King John or Ruddy Darter
Butcombe - Brunel IPA
Thornbridge - Jaipur IPA (awesome)
St Austell - Tribute
Orkney - Dark Island is my favourite.

Hobgoblin and Boondoggle should be used for this.

Hey round our way that's the talent getting ready for a night out!

Round your way that would be classed as posh totty

Back to the OP, have been enjoying Lancaster Bomber down the local recently.

eric_draven

Newcastle Brown Ale,i used to drink it a lot when i younger first going out to the pub at 16,then found Younger's draft ales in a couple of pubs which i liked,didn't have a Newcastle brown for quite a long time,but i have been buying a few every now and again for home,and have got the taste for it again,not going to get smashed on it as i do remember bad hangovers from it

slowmart

Slumbering monk,Joules Brewery
Shropshire Lad, Woods Brewery

rowlers

Well, I'm a fan of the 'goblin! Lovely stuff.
But having Jennings on my doorstep, Cocker hoop & Snecklifter are well worth a taste, but my favourite for thirst quenching goodness is Loweswater Gold. Fabulous....

tangled_metal

OP? Theakstons was good before they sold out. Went downhill IMHO. Of course its other name is Old Rotgut. I've had many a drunken student trip to the Lakes and the Dales drinking OP until I lost track of what I'd done last night then spend the next day sh1tting around the Lakes. Seriously it had the same effect on most of our group. Funny thing about the Theakston family's work, the black sheep ales really don't agree with neither. One drink and I'm sick as a dog. I've never had that happen with beer since I tried a can of Stones bitter.

Lancaster Bomber is a nice session beer. Thwaites is a reasonable biggish brewer, nothing special but decent for night out.

One thing I've noticed over the years there's a lot more decent brewers from down south. I used to think that most of the good beers came from northern England. Apart from certain decent ones like Shepherds Neame and a selection of others. Well that's my recollection. There's even some good Scottish beers now. Once it was ask Bellhaven rubbish and all that shilling beers. A beer drinkers desert I always though but now it's different.