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enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Tue Jan 28, 2020 2:32 pm

oldgitdave wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 2:24 pm
firebobby wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:53 pm
enuff_zed wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:27 am Missus likes an early morning run out to Southwold of a weekend. Suits me as we park near the Adnams brewery and it would be sacrilege not to come home with a mini keg of Broadside or Ghostship
Ah, Ghostship is a fine brew
It is too, one of my favourite brews . I thoroughly recommend the brewery tour if you're ever in the area. Problem is the mini kegs are just that.. keg not cask. Originally Ghostship was available as a mini cask i.e. a live beer which had to settle for at least 24hrs before drinking. Supermarket pressure had them produce it as a keg i.e. a bright beer ready to drink immediately. I think it lost some flavour when it changed & it doesn't regas itself like the cask does. I complained to Adnams directly about it & they explained the reasons to me. Then they sent me, FOC, a Broadside & a Southwold bitter which are both still produced as mini casks. Result .

Broadside is my favourite, but has close competition from Abbot Ale

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Tue Jan 28, 2020 8:12 pm

dr_john wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:08 am I’ve been a real ale supporter for years, never could understand this lager crap.

I might be a lager drinking poofter Doc but I make up for it by drinking Aberlour neat.....actually too much of it....damn it’s good stuff..!

Major · Post by **Major** » Tue Jan 28, 2020 10:56 pm

john-e89 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 8:12 pm
dr_john wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:08 am I’ve been a real ale supporter for years, never could understand this lager crap.

I might be a lager drinking poofter Doc but I make up for it by drinking Aberlour neat.....actually too much of it....damn it’s good stuff..!

MrPT · Post by **MrPT** » Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:18 pm

That’s the one I like too. The massive xmas pudding taste carries the alcohol very well. Lagavulin 16 is my go-to and, amongst less oily malts, I think Arran 14 is underrated and great value.

Also a Ghost Ship fan - great shout. Didn’t know you used to be able to get proper mini casks of it. What a shame they stopped.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:11 am

My go-to Malt has always been Glen Morangie, which is handy as I got a bottle for Christmas! But I like trying others out as well, and also have a soft spot for Glen Ord as the distillery is in Muir of Ord which is where my Dad was born.

Anyway to return to beer, back in the early 90s I ended up working in Sittingbourne. Not a fantastic place, but it is where Shane Byrne of British Superbike super-stardom came from and it was handy for a channel-hop if you were getting low on Marlboro or booze!

My boss and her husband (her boss) lived in Faversham and he was a big fan of Spitfire, brewed in the same town by Shepherd Neame. But because of the nonsensical UK tax regime it was cheaper for him to do a booze-cruise and buy it in France - no wonder we have problems with the ozone layer and global warming!

Jollyjoiner · Post by **Jollyjoiner** » Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:34 am

john-e89 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 8:12 pm
dr_john wrote: ↑Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:08 am I’ve been a real ale supporter for years, never could understand this lager crap.

I might be a lager drinking poofter Doc but I make up for it by drinking Aberlour neat.....actually too much of it....damn it’s good stuff..!

This was my tipple last night

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baconJazz · Post by **baconJazz** » Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:40 am

When I'm sitting on my favourite bench in the park (or bus shelter) I am quite happy to drink a six pack of Tenants Super.

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Wed Jan 29, 2020 3:44 pm

Jollyjoiner wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:34 am

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This was my TOPPLE last night

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......not another one Nige.....it’s getting boring now......

Jollyjoiner · Post by **Jollyjoiner** » Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:35 pm

john-e89 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 3:44 pm
Jollyjoiner wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:34 am
I don't know what you mean

This was my TOPPLE last night

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......not another one Nige.....it’s getting boring now......

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Jollyjoiner · Post by **Jollyjoiner** » Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:36 pm

Jollyjoiner wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:35 pm
john-e89 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 3:44 pm
Jollyjoiner wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:34 am

This was my TOPPLE last night

......not another one Nige.....it’s getting boring now......

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I don't know what you mean

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:06 pm

Brown beer in the UK or Yellow beer in Germany

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enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Thu Jan 30, 2020 10:11 am

ronk wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 10:06 pm Brown beer in the UK or Yellow beer in Germany

I'm with you on that!
Many a happy evening (those that I can remember), at Bruggen or Laarbruch supping Warsteiner.
There's a reason the RAF called it 'Wobbly'.

Major · Post by **Major** » Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:39 pm

Starting Friday after a stressful day at the office with a double ipa. Cheers all

patriot66 · Post by **patriot66** » Fri Jan 31, 2020 7:29 pm

Major wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:39 pm Starting Friday after a stressful day at the office with a double ipa. Cheers all

What's Double IPA ?

Major · Post by **Major** » Fri Jan 31, 2020 7:51 pm

patriot66 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 7:29 pm
Major wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:39 pm Starting Friday after a stressful day at the office with a double ipa. Cheers all
What's Double IPA ?

Its an Indian pale ale but usually 8% to 9% abv

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