Webbo 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. Have to agree there. Why can't they just give them proper names?
absolutelegend Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Draught bass is widely available and is most certainly one of my fave pints. If I were you i,'d send him Leicestershire beers, or Midlands at a push. Prob shouldn't say this but the derby brewing co are doing some belters.
Leicester Piggott Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Is very nice. I also like Spitfire and Bishops Finger. You should move to Kent. You'll struggle to find much else. Good luck finding somewhere that can keep it properly though. Doom Bar is my favourite session beer
I am Rod Hull Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Coopers Tavern right next to the Bass Brewery? Thats the one
Rincewind Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Leicester Festival in March. May be volunteering again. Free ale for free days as well as a good curry. That'll be my dinner sorted over that period. Should have a choice of over 200 ales to choose from if you count Everards. Not much lager except for the one offs and specials. No John Smiths either.
The Doctor Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Don't get the love for badger, bit naff. Now Saltaire
Jon the Hat Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Thats the one Had a good few pints in there when I worked in Burton. Always felt like you were in someone's front room. They wouldn't get away with serving a bad pint when half the customers come across the road from the Brewery.
TrentFox Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Personally, always look for Marstons in pubs as can't recall a bad beer from them ? Everards Tiger is very easy on the throat and is a local beer. Theakston's Old Peculier is a one-off 'unusual' and potent beer - tastes like black treacle - and their XB is a very enjoyable moment in anyone's day.
marbelladave Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Recently moved home so trying out the local pubs, nice gastropub nearby with a garden that backs onto the river/canal, very decent but not a real drinking establishment. Then popped into the Magpie and Crown in the high street, 6 real ales ranging from Twickenham Grandstand for everyday drinking to seriously strange stuff like chocolate stout...... (tastes a bit like Guinness used to.) In addition there is a real cider, a real draught perry and 4 or 5 Belgian beers on draught at eye watering prices, reading material on the bar includes the last 2 editions of Private Eye and the bookshelves are full of Terry Pratchet and Larry Niven. And, the crowning glory, a Joy Division playlist on the stereo, wonderful....... Thinking of moving in......
yorkie1999 Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 i drink real ale and the best one i've ever had is What the Foxes Hat from church end breweries but you can't buy it bottled only in on tap or in 20 pint kegs. http://www.churchendbrewery.co.uk/
Rincewind Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Recently moved home so trying out the local pubs, nice gastropub nearby with a garden that backs onto the river/canal, very decent but not a real drinking establishment. Then popped into the Magpie and Crown in the high street, 6 real ales ranging from Twickenham Grandstand for everyday drinking to seriously strange stuff like chocolate stout...... (tastes a bit like Guinness used to.) In addition there is a real cider, a real draught perry and 4 or 5 Belgian beers on draught at eye watering prices, reading material on the bar includes the last 2 editions of Private Eye and the bookshelves are full of Terry Pratchet and Larry Niven. And, the crowning glory, a Joy Division playlist on the stereo, wonderful....... Thinking of moving in...... Sounds like my kind of place. Any rooms going?
marbelladave Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Sounds like my kind of place. Any rooms going? Sadly not, I did ask....... Only a couple of hundred yards from our new gaff, so not a big problem.....
Rincewind Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 I meant are you renting out your place but the pub would have been better. I could get a job there.
marbelladave Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 I meant are you renting out your place but the pub would have been better. I could get a job there. Really handy for the KP too, direct route, no traffic lights and bugger all in the way this time of the year.......
marbelladave Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Not really walkable though. That would be a trick..... Given that the speed limit is just 4 mph it would take several days to make the journey, be nice to try it one day (week).
Trav Le Bleu Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Bass ale is readily available at any UK supermarket, not difficult to get your hands on at all. Doom Bar for me though!
Webbo Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 I had some Doom bar in Cornwall the other year and thought it was crap. Don't understand the love in.
Ilkeston_Fox Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Hobgoblin, Bishops Farewell, Batemans XB, Old Goose, Black Sheep Ale, Tangle Foot, Old Thumper, Ruddles County, Old Speckled Hen, Old Golden Hen, Bishops Finger, Innis and Gunn, Sneck Lifter, First Gold, Bombardier, Fursty Ferret, Old Bob, Spitfire, Marstons Pedigree, Gentleman Jack, Directors, Old Empire, Newcastle Brown. No idea if they are all English or not but they are the ales I like to sample
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 11 February 2013 Author Posted 11 February 2013 Didn't have a massive choice, picked up 2 of each Boddingtons, Bombadier, Spitfire, Old Speckled Hen, Frusty Ferret and Courage cost me equivelant of 50 pound but was worth it to see my grandfathers face when i popped in. Thanks for the suggestions all, out of 30 odd grandchildren and great grandchildren i'm still the favourite
marbelladave Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 I had some Doom bar in Cornwall the other year and thought it was crap. Don't understand the love in. Like a lot of 'designer' beers it has a distinctive flavour, can be a bit sweet too. Not one that I would drink regularly but the odd one now and again is different. For everyday quaffing ale I am quite into Grandstand from Twickenham Breweries, goes down very nicely...... Didn't have a massive choice, picked up 2 of each Boddingtons, Bombadier, Spitfire, Old Speckled Hen, Frusty Ferret and Courage cost me equivelant of 50 pound but was worth it to see my grandfathers face when i popped in. Thanks for the suggestions all, out of 30 odd grandchildren and great grandchildren i'm still the favourite Nice selection...... We never bothered with trying to find English beer when we lived in Sydney though we would go the extra mile for some Draught Coopers, an Adelaide brew that was pretty rare at that time. Coopers Sparkling Ale, on draught, was easily the best beer we could get in Oz, we even went to Adelaide once but it was closed...... Mostly we drank Reschs, the dark draft, not the Pilsner, used to be available in bottles as Resch's Dinner Ale........
cambridgefox Posted 11 February 2013 Posted 11 February 2013 Didn't have a massive choice, picked up 2 of each Boddingtons, Bombadier, Spitfire, Old Speckled Hen, Frusty Ferret and Courage cost me equivelant of 50 pound but was worth it to see my grandfathers face when i popped in. Thanks for the suggestions all, out of 30 odd grandchildren and great grandchildren i'm still the favourite He should be happy with that lot.Very thoughtful and nice selection.
Smudge Posted 12 February 2013 Posted 12 February 2013 Didn't have a massive choice, picked up 2 of each Boddingtons, Bombadier, Spitfire, Old Speckled Hen, Frusty Ferret and Courage cost me equivelant of 50 pound but was worth it to see my grandfathers face when i popped in. Thanks for the suggestions all, out of 30 odd grandchildren and great grandchildren i'm still the favourite Nice! I lost my grandfather when I was 16, he meant more to me than I truly realized at the time, I couldn't get over the fact that I'd never see him again. Lovely to see you making the most of him while you have him.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 12 February 2013 Author Posted 12 February 2013 He should be happy with that lot.Very thoughtful and nice selection. Cheers, I know my beers but English Ales is beyond me never got the taste for it in the UK, think the room temprature part put me off. Stuck to my stouts, Newcy Brown, Tetleys, Fosters and Stella. Nice! I lost my grandfather when I was 16, he meant more to me than I truly realized at the time, I couldn't get over the fact that I'd never see him again. Lovely to see you making the most of him while you have him. Seen all 4 of my grandparents in the space of 24 hours. Ages 92, 88, 87 and 84 all are hanging in there but they are showing signs of slowing down so make more of an effort now. [ Like a lot of 'designer' beers it has a distinctive flavour, can be a bit sweet too. Not one that I would drink regularly but the odd one now and again is different. For everyday quaffing ale I am quite into Grandstand from Twickenham Breweries, goes down very nicely...... Nice selection...... We never bothered with trying to find English beer when we lived in Sydney though we would go the extra mile for some Draught Coopers, an Adelaide brew that was pretty rare at that time. Coopers Sparkling Ale, on draught, was easily the best beer we could get in Oz, we even went to Adelaide once but it was closed...... Mostly we drank Reschs, the dark draft, not the Pilsner, used to be available in bottles as Resch's Dinner Ale........ Yeah i like the Coppers Pale Ale (The green one) goes down a treat.
Guest MattP Posted 12 February 2013 Posted 12 February 2013 Didn't have a massive choice, picked up 2 of each Boddingtons, Bombadier, Spitfire, Old Speckled Hen, Frusty Ferret and Courage cost me equivelant of 50 pound but was worth it to see my grandfathers face when i popped in. Thanks for the suggestions all, out of 30 odd grandchildren and great grandchildren i'm still the favourite Nice one, I'd be delighted if I got that, Grandad must have been made up.
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