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[maka]

Who's a lover of decent beer?
What's your poison, a good brew, and what's in your stash!?

Tonight I have had Durham Brewery:
Cloister (Bitter) which is 4.5%
and White Stout. a white stout yes! at 7.2% punchy but so easy to drink, very fruity. a pale colour and very morish..
If i can manage i have a 'Tempatation' which is a 10% Imperial Stout and a 7.0% IPA Bombay 106

Im on an ale trail this year. I have in 2012 had 56 different ales, aiming for 366 this leap year.

Some more of my ones i love

• Brewdog Punk IPA
  
• Brewdog Alice Porter
  
• Brewdog Hardcore IPA
  
• Brakespear Oxford Gold
  
• Mordue IPA
  
• Mikkeller Black Hole - a 13.1% Imperial with coffee hints, honey and vanilla...

anyone else!? share your recommendations be they bottle, keg or cask.

[callsign-kid]

Spitfire or a Kentish Pale ale is always good by me.

[clint_degrey]

Love a bit of Titanic Brewerys stout... not to mention Bishops Finger

[Prae]

Old Peculier or Sneck Lifter both hit the spot for me, although not too many or you'll have a thick head in the morning!

[maka]

I have a sneck lifter in the house, Jennings are great Cumberland Ale another firm fave.
and how did i originally forget. Thornbridge Jaipur.

[TallGuy]

A silky smooth ruby red Hobgoblin hits the spot.

Locally it would be
Ringwood FortyNiner or Best Bitter if I need a nice cold shandy
Badger Tanglefoot

[Machiavelli]

I like a bit of Spitfire, Hobgoblin and Old Speckled Hen. Really though, I tend to like pretty much any ale. After I started drinking them though I find it a lot harder to enjoy lager..

[maka]

same here, i used to be a lagerboy, but i drank ales for the names, i laughed at 'Radgie Gadgie' (a geordie term) seen it tasted good, now i cant do cheap fizzy lager.
Hobgoblin is nice, have you had King Goblin (6.6%)
i so like a SN Spitfire but it's not quite the same it's not bottle conditioned anymore.

[bensonby]

Thornbridge IPA - God's own beer

[clint_degrey]

I like Spitfire... I also like Pedigree, in the bottles though. Old Peculiar makes you feel peculiar in the morn!

[maka]

Thornbridge IPA - God's own beer

anything they do is amazing, Brother Rabbit...
St petersburg (stout) Galaxia.

[Corbs]

Adnams Southwold something or other, Blandford fly and I'm looking forward to flying to germany/austria next month to sample some Weissbier!

[pmtts]

I like Spitfire...

The only Shepherd Neame brew I like is Bishops Finger. I find Spitfire a wishy washy ale.

[Machiavelli]

same here, i used to be a lagerboy, but i drank ales for the names, i laughed at 'Radgie Gadgie' (a geordie term) seen it tasted good, now i cant do cheap fizzy lager.
Hobgoblin is nice, have you had King Goblin (6.6%)
i so like a SN Spitfire but it's not quite the same it's not bottle conditioned anymore.

King goblin? I'm going to try that for the name alone!

I also like home-brewed ales by a small bar near where I'm living currently; it's a shame you can only get them on site.

[maka]

King goblin? I'm going to try that for the name alone!

I also like home-brewed ales by a small bar near where I'm living currently; it's a shame you can only get them on site.

can't beat a micro brew!
king goblin is quite nice, a nice 'chilling out drink to sip. onky ever seen in Tesco or Morrisons
Wychwood on the whole, love em. Goliath is a nice session ale

[Cuddles]

Maka, you know my thoughts on BD Hardcore IPA!!

I quite enjoyed the Punk IPA. Got some Castle Rock Elsie Mo and Adnams Gunhill to sup after work tomorrow and I may well nip over to Tesco for some more on the way home.

If you get a chance to try any Moorhouse's brews then I recommend Blond Witch and Pride of Pendle, two excellent beers.

Castle Rock Screech Owl is also excellent if you like your IPA.

[maka]

it's amazing... haha. one bottle left may be consumed after tonight's shift.
Magic rock are amazing had i think cannonball and one of their stout types. (can't remember due to previous ales)
but I have had Curious which is a lovely light ale i could have alllllll day!

You got a stash of Hardcore IPA yet, before i start tonight hoping to go get a stash of Punk to stock up with.

[bensonby]

Anything from the Marble Brewery in Manchester.

Sambrooks Wandle is rather nice too.

[SBG]

Badger Fursty Ferret or Golden Champion is my favourate - I am a reformed larger drinker because of the Badgers!

[Killicksparker]

Cambridge Bitter from the Elgoods Brewery as a nice hoovering bitter

The Wolf Brewery 'Battle of Britain' is the guest at my local at the moment - very tasty, and for every pint sold the Brewery donates to RAF charities. So I feel virtuous as I order another pint !!

[maka]

Anything from the Marble Brewery in Manchester.

Sambrooks Wandle is rather nice too.

I think i have only tried one of their beers, but on the lookout for more in the pubs.

Badger Fursty Ferret or Golden Champion is my favourate - I am a reformed larger drinker because of the Badgers!

I got some badgers on offer at ASDA must admit myself was not impressed by the fursty ferret. Was a bit to fizzy, but as I have already said to someone else, im always up for giving it a second chance.

[Foxes]

Finally, some decent taste here
Any Oakham ales will do me.

Others I like are:
Batemans XB
Bishops Farewell
Old Goose
Black Sheep Ale
Hobgoblin
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

Just a few in the 4 for £5 offer at Asda during Christmas, still got a few left.

[maka]

The Asda Gentleman Jack is really good for their own label. Any ideas what it is a re-badge (if it is) of.
For example Tesco Finest* Double American IPA is a 9.2% DIPA but just a Brewdog re-badge.

Rocking that offer though, Sad thing is aside a few badgers and a few of the 'generic ales you get everywhere' I think i am about 80% at least through asdas ale selection.
Really looking to get up to a shop that sells at £9.99 a bottle Tokyo* which is 18%.
It'd be amazing to see how they can pack flavour into something like that.

as much as I love a pint of good ale down the pub, my love for craft beers and the special ones are growing.

I'm also loving American craft beer, and imports such as Brooklyn Lager, Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and Blue Moon.
Had blue moon when I was over in NYC and loved it. (even if it is coors brewed!)

There was a brewery called "Heartland Brewery' who had steakhouses and bars including one right under the empire state building which became my local there. they made their own and they were amazing.
just a little sad you don't see them out of the US maybe even out of NYC.

[Foxes]

The Asda Gentleman Jack is really good for their own label. Any ideas what it is a re-badge (if it is) of.
For example Tesco Finest* Double American IPA is a 9.2% DIPA but just a Brewdog re-badge.

as much as I love a pint of good ale down the pub, my love for craft beers and the special ones are growing.

Yeah the Gentleman Jack is really nice, I'd never heard of it before let alone tasted it, but it was a very pleasant surprise.

I've yet to go to a beer festival or any of the like, but I'll get there....I already get called Granddad for not drinking as much larger when on a night out., sorry guys and girls, I have a bit of taste

[Jeebs]

I'm also loving American craft beer, and imports such as Brooklyn Lager, Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and Blue Moon.
Had blue moon when I was over in NYC and loved it. (even if it is coors brewed!)

Blue moon is brewed in Canada isn't it? I tried it the other week and it's certainly not to my tastes!
As for more American beers worth drinking, any of they Anchor Steam ones are excellent, there is a Beer and a stout of theirs I've tried and they are far to easy to drink!!
http://www.anchorbrewing.com/

Brooklyn brewery also do some quite nice beers, but you don't seem to find then very often, but if you do stumble across one of their brews, give it a try. The Brooklyn larger is really good, but nothing like larger and the Pale ale isn't to be sniffed at!

Still can't beat a bottle of dog though!

EDIT: Maka, head to The New Bridge Pub in Newcastle if you ever get a chance, they have a good selection of ales for a reasonable price.

Edited by Jeebs, 25 February 2012 - 01:07 PM.