European Lagers :)

[pumbaa]

I wouldn't normally contribute to a thread discussing lager.

But Chimay Red. Very nice. Though I would consider it more an ale than a lager. Although my last taste of it was a good 4 years ago, so I may be wrong. Sierra Nevada is more an ale than a lager too. Certainly a dark lager (if such a beast exists).

[STFC_Gazza]

Warm lager gets you pissed quicker.

Very true.....

[Bennett]

this summer i have been mostly drinking bulmers....which has made me now dislike the taste of lager....when I did partake in lager drinking and although not European, Miller Genuine Draft was my ale...in fact, as they only sold it in packs of 4 bottles south of bonnie jockland (where they sell it in packs of 15+), I emailed the UK distributors to complain...and got told there aint enough demand to sell it in such quantities.....fuck i've just bored meself!

bulmers or bulmers light?

[A Gent Orange]

Certainly a dark lager (if such a beast exists).

They do. All lager was dark until the Pilsner style was invented.

I don't normally drink lager but I make an exception for good wheat beers and black lagers.

[jimbob]

bulmers or bulmers light?

only had bulmers light just the once and aint seen it on the shelf since...I would buy it again tho...all the talk of alcohol has just made me make my way to the fridge and get meself a bulmers....lush

[Ben Wah Balls]

I don't really like amstel, it was one of the only ones they had in amsterdam and to be honest I would choose stella over that every time, it's only marginally better than heineken and carlsberg. I like hoegaarden a lot and Staropramen and grolsch are ok. Had a few czech lagers before and I think they were alright.

[ronnie21]

You've all forgotten Arkells new Czech lager, brewed in Kingsdown.  Understand sales have not been great!

[ron dodgers]

try this little beauty
http://www.beersofeurope.co.uk/acatalog/Beers_of_Europe__Pauwel_Kwak_122.html

[ron dodgers]

You've all forgotten Arkells new Czech lager, brewed in Kingsdown.  Understand sales have not been great!

aaaaaaaargh 3.8% - bollocks -  mmmmm I'll never forget the 1664 rival lager (was it 1843? I suppose I did forget it) - yum (I think)

[Reg Smeeton]

You've all forgotten Arkells new Czech lager, brewed in Kingsdown.  Understand sales have not been great!

The mention of Arkells and beer passports reminds me of a summer back in 82, when Arkells had a promotion whereby if you visited so many of their pubs and got a stamp on a "passport" it entitled you to free beer. 

With some mates we resolved to cycle to some of their more obscure outposts and collect our stamps. Its surprising the size of their empire.

 http://www.arkells.com/pubs.php

[JOHNNY REEVES]

kronenbourg 1664
lowenbrough
dab
and amstel

[CliffP]

The mention of Arkells and beer passports reminds me of a summer back in 82, when Arkells had a promotion whereby if you visited so many of their pubs and got a stamp on a "passport" it entitled you to free beer. 

With some mates we resolved to cycle to some of their more obscure outposts and collect our stamps. Its surprising the size of their empire.

 http://www.arkells.com/pubs.php

I did the Arkells passport tour in 1982 as well with some mates but we were lazy and drove to the more obscure outposts . Fair play to you Reg if you cycled back up Blunsdon Hill after visiting the Highwayman ! 

[Reg Smeeton]

I did the Arkells passport tour in 1982 as well with some mates but we were lazy and drove to the more obscure outposts . Fair play to you Reg if you cycled back up Blunsdon Hill after visiting the Highwayman ! 

 Fair play...you can avoid Blunsdon, by coming around the back of Cricklade and then Purton....it's amazing how beer fuels a good pedal...much better than EPO.

[Kinky Tom]

Most bars in resort do Amstel, it's the last thing i'd want to drink in england (assuming fosters isn't an option).

We sell a great deal of it in the bar, as we do Peroni and Star, of which Star is my favourite.

Chimmay is the real deal, one of only 9 (i think) actual 'Trapistes' left in Belgium - which is beer brewed by monks in the monestary.  Some of the remaining 8 are only available if you make the effort the travel to the requisit monestary and really sweet talk the monks into letting you buy a crate.

We do Erdinger too, the white beer they do at least - i hate white beer - rubbish.  We also stock Duvel which we are only allowed to serve in halves because at 6.8% it is too strong for British consumption.

For the record we also sell Becks Vier, Carlsberg, Guiness Extra Cold, Heiniken, London Pride and Paulaner - all on tap with quite a selection of bottled beers from around the world too.

I love my job, I really do.

[ronnie21]

Fair play...you can avoid Blunsdon, by coming around the back of Cricklade and then Purton....it's amazing how beer fuels a good pedal...much better than EPO.

Aye, and you can then cross the Bell at Purton Stoke off your list Reg!