SOCCERROO FOX Posted 10 February 2013 Posted 10 February 2013 Need some help as it's my grandfathers 88th birthday today. We're pretty close and the reason i support city as he grew up in Leicester and still supports them to this day. Well he loves his English ales but they are pretty expensive out here so he rarely buys them himself, will be buying him a selection of English Ales so was after some suggestions and will see what i can find. Also remember him talking about a beer which was his favourite called Bass, is this still around or has it changed it's name? If it's not still around is there any similar drops around?
Webbo Posted 10 February 2013 Posted 10 February 2013 I've never seen Bass on draught in this country although I did get some in Florida a few years ago. You can still get it in bottles I think.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 10 February 2013 Author Posted 10 February 2013 I've never seen Bass on draught in this country although I did get some in Florida a few years ago. You can still get it in bottles I think. I just assumed it was English.
Webbo Posted 10 February 2013 Posted 10 February 2013 I just assumed it was English. It's definitely English.I had some in an English pub there, or it might have been Epcot I can't remember.
Fox You Forest Posted 10 February 2013 Posted 10 February 2013 I had a few pints on draught down Whitwick a few weeks ago so it's still knocking about, not sure i could manage a full shift on it though.
Smudge Posted 10 February 2013 Posted 10 February 2013 Need some help as it's my grandfathers 88th birthday today. We're pretty close and the reason i support city as he grew up in Leicester and still supports them to this day. Well he loves his English ales but they are pretty expensive out here so he rarely buys them himself, will be buying him a selection of English Ales so was after some suggestions and will see what i can find. Also remember him talking about a beer which was his favourite called Bass, is this still around or has it changed it's name? If it's not still around is there any similar drops around? Not sure about Australia but you can get Bass easily in the US, even on tap. Here's a list of English beers sold by Total Wine in my city, so I assume they are exported elsewhere. Imagine he might enjoy the older ales rather than smooth ones, Newcastle Brown, Fuller's London Pride, Bass Ruddles County
Webbo Posted 10 February 2013 Posted 10 February 2013 Old Speckled Hen. Is very nice. I also like Spitfire and Bishops Finger.
Out Foxed Posted 10 February 2013 Posted 10 February 2013 every bottle o around has english ales in them. they are a bit steep though.
Jaspa Posted 10 February 2013 Posted 10 February 2013 every bottle o around has english ales in them. they are a bit steep though. Well, at least you sound experienced enough in ale drinking
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 10 February 2013 Author Posted 10 February 2013 Can get definetly get Old speckled, Boddintons, Tetleys and Spitfire from the bottle shop.
Rincewind Posted 10 February 2013 Posted 10 February 2013 Bass is an old draught beer. Not seen it about much now. Not what I'd call a real ale though. Was around before the boom in small breweries. Not keen on Tetleys which is another ol;d one. Not hand pulled when on draught. Not really for beardy types like me. Speckled Hem yes and Bishops Finger. Black Sheep is another good one. There are a few others but can't think of them now but you name it I've probably drank it I do have a bottle of Leicester City beer that my sister bought me from Spain a few years back. I can't bring myself to open it. Wanted to save it for when they did something special but got no great-great-grand children to pass it on to.
Guest Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Get some Badger Ales if you can find em Roo. Wide variety and all the ones I've tried have been excellent. Based in Dorset www.badgerales.com Badger Golden Champion and Fursty Ferret are both very tasty
I am Rod Hull Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Bass is the king of ales. Forget all that nonsense about "real ales" most of them are gash and just have silly names... Best pint I`v ever had was a pint of Bass from a tapped oak barrel in a back street pub in Burton, its also probably the best canned ale out there. Nothing comes close to Bass.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 11 February 2013 Author Posted 11 February 2013 Bass is the king of ales. Forget all that nonsense about "real ales" most of them are gash and just have silly names... Best pint I`v ever had was a pint of Bass from a tapped oak barrel in a back street pub in Burton, its also probably the best canned ale out there. Nothing comes close to Bass. Just remember my pop talking about it all the time and saying "Bass is Best" There is a few ales i can get at the bottle shop so think he will be happy and drink them.
I am Rod Hull Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Just remember my pop talking about it all the time and saying "Bass is Best" There is a few ales i can get at the bottle shop so think he will be happy and drink them. Your pop is right, "Bass is best" . Hope you get your hands on some for him
Kitchandro Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Best Ale I ever had was in the Sheffield Tap before Barnsley away last season. I've just checked what they've got there now and Thornbridge Jaipur rings a bell. They're based in Derbyshire though And I've never seen it anywhere else so this is probably useless info!
Guest Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Best Ale I ever had was in the Sheffield Tap before Barnsley away last season. I've just checked what they've got there now and Thornbridge Jaipur rings a bell. They're based in Derbyshire though And I've never seen it anywhere else so this is probably useless info! Yeah the Jaipur is a cracking ale. Pretty strong if memory serves correctly. But last time I had it was at a camra festival so I may have been a bit smashed by the time I made it to Thornbridge
Carl the Llama Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Need some help as it's my grandfathers 88th birthday today. We're pretty close and the reason i support city as he grew up in Leicester and still supports them to this day. Well he loves his English ales but they are pretty expensive out here so he rarely buys them himself, will be buying him a selection of English Ales so was after some suggestions and will see what i can find. Also remember him talking about a beer which was his favourite called Bass, is this still around or has it changed it's name? If it's not still around is there any similar drops around? Fursty Ferret is top class: Both smack you in the face hoppy and refreshing at the same time. It's about as common an export as Bishop's Finger or Bombardier (both equally worth buying) so I imagine you'll have little trouble finding it.
Jordan Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Not sure about Australia but you can get Bass easily in the US, even on tap. Bass is easily available here, although it's not very popular. It was the only brew on draft at my curling club for a long time before we just brought in a loc microbrew, so I've drank lakes of the stuff over the past few winters. It's sold at lots of places here--even the 7-Eleven around the corner from my apartment. It's my uncle's favorite beer. When I visited him in Florida a few years ago, the only things he had in his fridge were a bottle of milk and a 6-pack of Bass. Imagine he might enjoy the older ales rather than smooth ones, Newcastle Brown, Fuller's London Pride, Bass Ruddles County I've not had the Ruddles County but London Pride to me is a quintessential ale. Old Speckled Hen. This has perhaps my favorite color of any beer. My favorite English ale is Robinson's Old Tom, which has won a bunch of accolades. http://www.oldtombeer.co.uk/
Vlad the Fox Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Badger ales are very good. Also hobgoblin, black sheep.
Jon the Hat Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Bass is the king of ales. Forget all that nonsense about "real ales" most of them are gash and just have silly names... Best pint I`v ever had was a pint of Bass from a tapped oak barrel in a back street pub in Burton, its also probably the best canned ale out there. Nothing comes close to Bass. Coopers Tavern right next to the Bass Brewery?
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