Your last Pint?

[Unabomber]

Vault City mini mars bar stout in Brew Ashby. 

[Silebyfox_89]

AldIPA solid citrus lager from Aldi.

[kingkisnorbo]

In Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. She’s a beauty! 

[CosbehFox]

Looking forward to Ipswich’s efforts on Saturday. Will be trying to avoid Station Hotel at all costs 

[Voll Blau]

Charnwood Hubble Bubble at the Fox Cub, Barrow. Not bad given I was told it was bottom of the barrel gear.

 

Also rated the new red ale Everard's are doing (forget its name) which I tried last night.

[Chris_OGrady]

https://yorkmix.com/revealed-the-pub-that-will-replace-the-maltings-in-york/ 

 

Been a bit of a backlash on Twitter. Is this the real world impact of Guinness becoming a tik tok beer? 

[HighPeakFox]

Is an online backlash actually a backlash? 

[Daggers]

It’s that time of the month again

 

 

[Zear0]

Got six lonely weeks in Portsmouth coming up for work, any recommendations of places to quietly get wrecked on decent stout in the area people can recommend? 

[Livid]

Guinness at The Foresters in Sheffield City Centre. I had a feeling it was going to be a good pint as they had a retro pelican pump on the bar looking like it was from the 70’s.

 

Just incredibly creamy and smooth, the best I’ve had for 18 months since I was in Dublin. 
 

The chive sausage and mash gave me indigestion all night but the Guinness was spot on. 

[Unabomber]

39 minutes ago, Livid said:

Guinness at The Foresters in Sheffield City Centre. I had a feeling it was going to be a good pint as they had a retro pelican pump on the bar looking like it was from the 70’s.

 

Just incredibly creamy and smooth, the best I’ve had for 18 months since I was in Dublin. 
 

The chive sausage and mash gave me indigestion all night but the Guinness was spot on. 

Annoys me how Guinness gets a bad rep now cos it’s gone mainstream popular. It’s a brilliant pint when done right.

[Stadt]

Diageo have cracked marketing. I’m not sure  if they seeded the split the G challenge but it just gets people talking and subsequently drinking it.

 

Also leaving it to settle is bullshit but it just separates it as this distinct beer, there’s a mythos around it.

 

I do drink a lot of it, 4% and it’s smooth - I don’t find it bloating like some say.

[izzymuzzet]

1 hour ago, Livid said:

Guinness at The Foresters in Sheffield City Centre. I had a feeling it was going to be a good pint as they had a retro pelican pump on the bar looking like it was from the 70’s.

 

Just incredibly creamy and smooth, the best I’ve had for 18 months since I was in Dublin. 
 

The chive sausage and mash gave me indigestion all night but the Guinness was spot on. 

Reminds me of the Guinness I had at The Laurieston in Glasgow earlier this year. They have three taps for standard, extra cold and ‘the middle’. Tried the latter on the recommendation of the barman and it was the creamiest Guinness I’ve ever had. Incredible pub, like stepping back in time.

[Chris_OGrady]

I enjoy a pint of Guinness for sure, but it’s all the bullshit/marketing around it. It’s a corporate/macro beer. You’re drinking the same stuff in the U.K. as they are in Ireland (it’s all imported here from Dublin). It’s a carbonated keg beer that keeps fresh for ages and profile doesn't change. Its like seeking out the perfect pint of Stella.

 

Maybe I’m just bitter because I’d rather people cared about cask ale which actually differs from venue to venue 😂

Edited 10 November 2024 by Chris_OGrady

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

On 09/11/2024 at 15:21, Zear0 said:

Got six lonely weeks in Portsmouth coming up for work, any recommendations of places to quietly get wrecked on decent stout in the area people can recommend? 

 

Does Portsmouth have a Popworld? Get those jeans ironed 

[Zear0]

10 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

 

Does Portsmouth have a Popworld? Get those jeans ironed 

Appointment with the Belgrano Sisters. 

[Bordersfox]

On 09/11/2024 at 15:21, Zear0 said:

Got six lonely weeks in Portsmouth coming up for work, any recommendations of places to quietly get wrecked on decent stout in the area people can recommend? 

Been a few years but Huis was very good when I was last there.  Probably more towards an eatery but there is a bar, decent selection of beers.  Food was excellent.  The hole in the wall I remember being good.  In fact I vaguely remember being surprised at there being a few decent pubs but can't remember names of the others now, sorry.  

[SemperEadem]

14 hours ago, Livid said:

Guinness at The Foresters in Sheffield City Centre. I had a feeling it was going to be a good pint as they had a retro pelican pump on the bar looking like it was from the 70’s.

 

Just incredibly creamy and smooth, the best I’ve had for 18 months since I was in Dublin. 
 

The chive sausage and mash gave me indigestion all night but the Guinness was spot on. 

Chap that owns the place has done a lot of good for the city. Interesting you mentioned the food, a few have said it is hit and miss on that front.

[PAULCFC]

A collaboration between 2 top brewers 

[SpacedX]

18 hours ago, Chris_OGrady said:

I enjoy a pint of Guinness for sure, but it’s all the bullshit/marketing around it. It’s a corporate/macro beer. You’re drinking the same stuff in the U.K. as they are in Ireland (it’s all imported here from Dublin). It’s a carbonated keg beer that keeps fresh for ages and profile doesn't change. Its like seeking out the perfect pint of Stella.

 

Maybe I’m just bitter because I’d rather people cared about cask ale which actually differs from venue to venue 😂

Guinness was traditionally served from wooden casks until the late 1950s. It at least used to be brewed over here in Park Royal where I once worked, but it was all consolidated in St James Gate. As I understand it, Diageo plan to open a 50,000 sq ft micro brewery and culture hub in Covent Garden next year. 

[Chris_OGrady]

6 minutes ago, SpacedX said:

Guinness was traditionally served from wooden casks until the late 1950s. It at least used to be brewed over here in Park Royal where I once worked, but it was all consolidated in St James Gate. As I understand it, Diageo plan to open a 50,000 sq ft micro brewery and culture hub in Covent Garden next year. 

No doubt it's got a great brand and history. It's what Bass could have been over here if it wasn't broken up. They added the nitrogen to it in 1959 so what we drink today is completely different to what it was in the first half of the 20th century. 

[Livid]

9 hours ago, SemperEadem said:

Chap that owns the place has done a lot of good for the city. Interesting you mentioned the food, a few have said it is hit and miss on that front.

It was really good quality, enormous sausage on a bed of mash with gravy, just went to see the Pretenders at the City Hall after and was on the Gaviscon for the rest of the evening. 
 

Onion Bhajis in the pie warmer as bar snacks! 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Got some new central London visits in my sights for Friday after a good few weeks off the sauce

[grobyfox1990]

1 hour ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

Got some new central London visits in my sights for Friday after a good few weeks off the sauce

Which visits 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

1 hour ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Which visits 

 

Just a handful nearish work mert, one I reckon is gonna be a bit gastro-y but The Dolphin in Holborn, Lady Ottoline, The Duke and if I've got time Perseverance, could cast a net over them. Few more round there n all but those are the ones I'll be ticking off on Friday

Edited 11 November 2024 by Miquel The Work Geordie