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The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:54 pm
by callumascott
Thought I'd post a thread for Real Ale fans to share any old favourites or new discoveries. Couple of ones I've recently come across to start you off.
Witchfinder General - Excellent Dark Mild with coffee and dark chocolate overtones.
Old Trip - Dark Ruby beer with a sort of banana aftertaste.
Don't remember the breweries for either I'm afraid, but I think they're both local to West Yorkshire.
Re: The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:21 pm
by NeglectedField
Heroic thread!
Hogs Back A Over T - Dark, treacley/fruity, yummy and strong as fuck. 9%. Will kick your arse. Actually, it's barley wine.
Hogs Back T.E.A. - Hoppy and fruity, not too much character but wonderful to knock back a few in an evening - nice and easy going, but not insultingly watery. 4.2%.
McEwan's Champion - Rich, dark and stouty, a bit oaky too. 7.3%.
Re: The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:33 pm
by Cookie_
Beer.
Re: The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:35 pm
by The Bearer
All the wychwood ones are nice,
My faves are Joseph Holt's Maple Moon and Humdinger
Re: The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:35 pm
by black_rose
...can we use it for ciders as well? Pretty please? *puppy eyes*
Also, I totally just read "Hogs Back" as "Hugs Back".....
Re: The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:55 pm
by NightEyes
black_rose wrote:...can we use it for ciders as well? Pretty please? *puppy eyes*
Re: The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:57 pm
by Prometherion91
Re: The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:09 pm
by The Bearer
Re: The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:15 pm
by Kylan_Paassa
Carlsberg.
Re: The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:20 pm
by NeglectedField
I'm heading down my local tonight. Can't wait to try something new and awesome. Last time I tried something called "Havant Stopped Dancing". I see what they did there!
Kylan_Paassa wrote:Carlsberg.
Re: The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:41 pm
by Turbo
Youngs brewery is my favorite. Their christmas pudding ale that I havent seen in fucking years was simply the best thing ive ever drank. Me and a friend quested Worcester and the bar had beers that constantly change. Soon as the barrel is empty some other beer takes its place. Though im going to have to consult his ale log as ive totally forgotten what the beers we drank were called. One really did take my fancy, it was a porter of some form. Watch this space.
black_rose wrote:...can we use it for ciders as well? Pretty please? *puppy eyes*
Absolutely not. Theres very little variance in ciders. Dry and sweet/good ciders and Strongbow and thats it. No discussion to be had.
Edit 2: Oh and the very poor ciders, worst than Strongbow (Jacques, Koppaberg, etc)
Re: The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:44 pm
by Dan Jenkins
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Re: The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:47 pm
by Turbo
Dan Jenkins wrote:
This stuff is off the top of my head, if I'd written this a week ago I'd have 280 unique empty ale bottles on hand to refresh my memory
Again, thats another beer I really highly rate - not in a can though. The ones ive been particularly happy about are the Meantime ales that can be found in most Sainsburys. They do an IPA, Porter, even a Pils I think, and they're really solid drinkable ales.
Re: The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:53 pm
by Smindas
Double chocolate stout sounds delicious. I must find this.
Re: The Ale Thread.
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:58 pm
by Turbo
Smindas wrote:Double chocolate stout sounds delicious. I must find this.
Its great stuff. I love all of Youngs range. Just really want the christmas pudding ale to return to Tesco/JS/ASDA/Michaels shelves. I contemplated buying it off the internet once, but I dont know...something about buying booze off the internet that I dont like. Im still denying that im an absolute pisshead and everything.
