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No idea if we have one already, but felt the need to start an alcohol related thread. Have had a couple of nice beers today....

First one is a Badger beer called Golden Glory- A very morish refreshing floral ale, would be lovely in the summer. Can taste a hint of peach.

Second one is a Castle Rock Beer called Harvest Pale- a lovely refreshing ale that I tried at the castle rock brewery but is now available at tesco.

Anyone on here have some good recommendations?

There was one a couple of years back...and my recommendations haven't changed.....Deuchars IPA (provided it is served at the right temperature) is the best, but I am very glad to be back in Wadworths' region as, for bitter, 6X still takes some beating.

What I would give for a nice pint of ale. 

I've been limited to the local chemical beer for quite a long time now.  Recently we had a german Paulaner bar open, 5 quid a pint and after three beers I was pissed as a fart. 

Just having a small glass of Fullers London Pride,it really is a nice Ale....even at 4am in the morning.

I get the feeling some of the shit I drink would make you guys cry with jealousy..


Tesco value cider - £1.60 for 2 Liters. That's the way I roll!

I could kill for a koppenburg these days..

The local stuff here which is part owned by Scottish and Newcastle can be pruchased for about 25p for a 500ml bottle.  I once went to a restaurant that had a deal whereby you could buy it for the equivalent of 1p a bottle.   A huge hangover followed the next day for about 20p

That's mental! How much are the local spirits?

4 pints of hoegaarden whilst watching the liverpool game yesterday finished me off.

Wadworths Horizon is my favourite right now, although it is more of a summer beer - pale golden, citrus but very bitter.

The Three Castles stuff coming out of Pewsey right now always seems good, and if you ever see any of the Otley beers  (O2, O3, O4 etc) they are a must try. Brains Dark is also close to perfection if you like dark beers.

Had a couple of Sambrook's Wandle on Friday which were well served from The Goat in Clapham.

My favourite to get off my face at the moment is Fullers Begal Lancer. Proper good ale that.

Was drinking Tribute Ale and Cornish Rattler cider in Cornwall last week, great stuff.
Went to a Cyder farm and bought a couple of bottles of Scrumpy, which didn't last long though.

Crikey thats even worse than me and im not shitty biere 'speciale' for £3!

Plymouth Uni beer festival on today though! gunna be a good one!

Some good suggestions there.  For the record, I don't want SSWS to change any of his habits for fear of arsing up our season.  But the TEF is a treasure trove of info and the threads below have even more suggestions.

http://thetownend.com/index.php/topic,45822.0.html

http://thetownend.com/index.php/topic,44383.0.html

http://thetownend.com/index.php/topic,41163.0.html

If you like dark beers and are prepared to drink slowly then Chimay Blue is a must - it's quite sweet and 9% bv which is why it lends itself to being drunk more like wine than beer.

A 33cl bottle of the local bai jiu (60% rice wine) costs about 1.50 (quid).  I've had it a few times, got incredibly drunk and now even the smell makes me want to vomit.  Imported vodka and the like is probably the same price as the UK but most of its fake and does really bad things.

Golden glory is a lovely beer, once of my favourites... but I am sure camra purists would shudder at thought that it contains a distainct peachy element...

Have you ever tried Westvleteren beers from Belgium? Most complex beers I’ve ever tasted at 8, 10 and 12 degree strengths. Not easy to get hold of, best bet is to go to the monastery in Flanders and if they’re not open try the cafe across the road.

You can have a wonderful day in the Flanders area – beers from the monastery, a wander around Ypres with a fascinating museum all about WW1 (and a full range of Belgian beer delights in the town), drive out to a couple of the battle sites and finish off with a visit to the Menin Gate memorial and the daily parade at 8pm which really is moving. Ideal if you have kids studying WW1.

http://www.greatwar.co.uk/events/menin-gate-last-post-ceremony.htm (http://www.greatwar.co.uk/events/menin-gate-last-post-ceremony.htm)

White Lightning and Frosty Jacks  :pint:

Actually I heard an interesting way to make flavoured and coloured vodka from a Swedish guy the other day.  Buy some skittles, take out the colour/flavour of your choice.  Put them in the almost full vodka bottle, close it and then put through a cycle in the dish washer. 

Was that Healeys Cyder Farm at penhallow mate? they do some loverly stuff, on par with my local rough scrumpy at Perrys cider farm about 2 miles from my house, I pay about £1 a pint for mine. http://www.perryscider.co.uk/

Take out the green ones first though

I really fancy a nice pint of guinness! Always loved it :)

Yeah, that's the one, popped in on our way back from Newquay to St Ives. Was really surprised at how big the shop was, it was busy too!

Should've bought more than I did really, oh well.

I always go to that cider farm when in cornwall. Was great when the kids were small with tractor rides etc. Kept them happy whilst i loaded up with scrumpy.

Ok what is the most expensive drink/round anyone has bought?

Probably only about £30.

I once paid £17 for four pints of beer in The Beehive.
Nice pub, but ridiculously overpriced.

about 6 at a spearmint rhino in brum, came to 75 quid, I gave over 80 quid and the virtually topless barmiad asked could she keep the fiver change whislt waggling her tits in my face...so naturally I said yes. The irony was, I had come out with about 90 quid...felt very small time after that...

I have payed 10 euro for some pissy lager in France! Bloody frogs

SU beer festival in a bit with beer and cider from all over t'world.


Looks fucking expensive though, so any suggestions of one or two to look out for?!

I was on some 8% Belgian tackle on NYE, amongst other stuff....proper rocket fuel, fuck knows what it ws called, as the evening got a bit messy...but it had those wire cork lids a bit like champers.

You in Plymouth mate or is a there a another beer festival on the same day?
If your into Cider then Burrow Hill is fantastic, had one of them earlier and for ale i had a 'full bore'. That was fucking strong, good though!

Lecturer took a dislike to me bringing a beer to my lecture   :pint:

http://woodenhand.co.uk/ (http://woodenhand.co.uk/)

black pearl is bloody lovely

I paid £90 for a bottle of champagne.

Twice in one night.

Hope that lap dancer was worth it! :D

Nah this was in a nightclub in the vip bit.

I think i thought i was puff daddy.

Was fucking hammered

Fullers honeydew is my absolute favourite beer - closely followed by hoegarden!

Agreed, cracking beer. In fact, there aren't many Fuller's beers i've tried that I don't like.
London Pride on tap is my choice if it's available, which not may places in Swindon do (I can only think of the Rolleston and Check Inn)

I like sierra nevada pale ale.

Is that ok?

Currently sitting in an Irish bar in New York drinking Guinness, $8 a pint, the prices have rocketed here in just a year.
Fly back tonight and looking forward to a good pint of British bitter.

They sell it in the Steam Railway as well

One of only a few beers that i think is better in a bottle.

Definitely with you there on the Honeydew - although my second choice would be Hopback Spring Zing. Yum!

I'm not sure I could name my favourite beer, and thats the best thing about the resurgence in British ale, there is so much variety depending on where you are, the time of year etc. Theres nothing better than going into a nice country pub and choosing a new ale that you haven't seen before. Some are better than others, obviously, but its the variety and choice that really appeals to me.

Having said that, look out for Braydon ales, never had a bad one of those !

All Fullers beers are damn good, I loved them when I lived in London many moons ago, Hoegaarden on the other hand is lemon flavoured pisswater many many many better belgian beers out there than than stuff.

Duval or leffe

:nod: :pint:

When I was over in Brussels I had a few jars of Gordons Platinum 12% beer.

http://www.beersofeurope.co.uk/cgi-bin/Beers_of_Europe__Gordons_146.html

Fucking delicious stuff.

Duvel, its Duvel. Now available on draught evidently.

Still brewed and owned by the original family so get's my vote. Leffe is part of the InBev mass swill (Bud, Wifebeater etc) World Domination Brewing Co.

Nothing finer than to sit in a Belgian beer garden sipping a 'Devil' beer, watching the kids fall off the climbing frame.

I see the adver says Arkells are brewing a new 'Red Army' ale to celebrate Towns success.

Made a load og home made sprits this Christmas, and have just finished them. Sumary

Blackberry brandy - pretty rank

Blackberry liquor - see above.

Sloe gin - absolutely gorgeous.

Will make another 5 to 10 bottles of the slow gin this year I think

Expect the locals to go for the new brew in a big way here (http://www.arkells.com/pubs_more2.php?id=2292).  And here (http://www.arkells.com/pubs_more2.php?id=636) and here (http://www.arkells.com/pubs_more2.php?id=609).

A drink to accompany their obsession.  :pint:

On sale in Arkells pubs from March 3rd I think.

The Rusty Bicycle is just round the corner from my daughter.  Nice pub - have to check it out next time to see if the new brew is on sale  :D

Fuller's London Porter is lovely.

I'm currently enjoying Bad King John from Ridgeway Brewing...another Poxfordshire based brewery.  They may not be able to do football teams, but they can sure do beer.

I currently have a glass of my tesco own brand "strong dry cider."

It's not actually that bad.

...after the fifth perhaps...still you're a student, been there myself.  Can you still buy Thunderbird?

Never heard of thunderbird, but i will keep an eye out!

anything by palmers is nice, as is Bass, butcombe (blond and bitter), and cheddar valley is good cider but fucking strong

That stuff takes me back to my youth. It was cheap and fucking horrible but did the job of getting us teen kids wasted. MD 20/20 was another of the favs as was scotch mac.
dunno if they even sell any of that stuff any more

k cider

that was a nice drink and i used to have that in the brunel rooms. diamond white was a big seller then too

20/20 another one, cheers for reminding me. :)

along with 6 e's and a gram of charlie ;)

Heard on the radio Arkells are about to bring out their " Red Army Ale " special for Wembley. Apparently it's going to actually be red.

Go back one page.

It's like Groundhog Day!

Shit, only read this page.  :-[

I have 3 beers in my fridge, Quilmes, Kirin Ichiban and Keo. I would like to consume one of these. Which one do I choose, and why?

Drink all of them you fucking pansy!

Agree, a really fucking gay question. The question should be " i have 3 beers in the fridge, why the fuck have I only got 3 beers in?"

I'll be drinking plenty of beers tomorrow night when I go out, and on Saturday at Colchester.

Why does that stop you drinking tonight?

You have a lot to learn young padawan.

I only wanted one tonight, simple as that.

Pansy

I drink far too much so was showing a little self-restraint, but that doesn't seem to be the thing to do.  :(

It's Christmas.

I don't think self restraint should be shown at any one time but christmas even less so!

I cant get my head around ths statement.

I think what he really means is that he can't handle two.

I don't drink just to get pissed (well not all the time), I drink because I like beer. Tonight is a quiet night in watching telly, so I don't feel the need to have more than one. I've been known to drink a crate of Bud in 3 hours, but tonight is not one of those nights.

go out and buy some more. If there is less than 6 cans left, it's time to go shopping

This is a rule I live my life by.

I bought some Barbadian beer today, only to find out it's 2 years out of date. Beer gets better with age though doesn't it?

no

It's not going to kill me and I can't be bothered to go back to the shop.

Off the booze after getting a blood pressure test - 180/125

I'm told that's not good

I pussied out and went back and swapped. Club Colombia, Colombia's finest.  :beers:

Deuchars IPA, flaming yum,yum.

My mother-in-law got me a gift voucher for the new Micro-pub cum off licence in Devizes.

I had fum down in the vaults today picking some beer out, and plumped for:

Arbor Clementine Saison
Meantime Greenwich Porter
Budwieser Budvar Dark
Einstock Icelandic Toasted Porter
Fyne Ales Vital Spark
O'Haras Irish Red.

Where's that wigster?  Will have to take a look  :nod:

The only one I know there is Vital Spark.  Anything produced by Fyne Ales will be lovely, trust me.

Do they do Cornish Knocker? I'm looking for a regular supply?

Talking of Devizes, whatever happened to 6X? You used to be able to get it all over the country, but it seems to have disappeared from everywhere but Wiltshire now. Shame, I'd have filled the car with it on my way back last week.

By the Town Hall, right by the parking by the front window.

It is owned by the same people that have started the K&A micro-brewery in Seend. Spit and sawdust pub upstairs, with just a beer & cider licence. 4 or 5 ales + a few scrumpies. An ever growing selection of bottled beers downstairs in the old wine vaults.

Well worth a visit, but be warned, they close at 9pm.

It's interesting, Wadworths seems to have kept itself local unlike say, St. Austell breweries, who are slowly spreading around the country. I don't know whether it's because they want to remain primarily a brewer instead of having a portfolio of pubs.

St. Austell and Wadworths are of a similar age as well, which makes life more intruiging.

As long as they keep going and supply the Swindon area that's fine by me. Had a couple of pints of Old Timer the other day, first time for ages......YUM

It's still in the Sainsbury's in Sheffield, so I'm guessing that's probably national, I can't think why it would be up here otherwise.

Hmm, maybe there's hope. I couldn't find any in Sainsbury's or Tesco's Ashford last week.

Local majestic here does it.

Having a couple, I say couple but I mean three big bottles, of Birra Moretti. Nice lager. Didn't realise it was owned by Heineken.

Will be on the rum soon.

Unfortunately had to drink Arkells ale in the pub today, when will they produce a decent ale? Can't be that hard can it?

On a Tribute right now though... this is not the greatest drink in the wooooorld, this is just a tribute...

Although you don't hear too much praise for Arkells beer, one edition of the Good Beer Guide stated that Noël Ale was worth spending Christmas in Swindon for.

Been mixing strongbow and 6x tonight.  :pint: Quite enjoying beer again  :)