What are you drinking RIGHT NOW

[Millay]

One for smartphone users or those at home with a bottle of something nice.

Right now, I am drinking Elgoods Black Dog.

Accompanied by a JDW steak & kidney pudding. Took me a while to recover from a hangover this morning and have popped out for a late lunch.

[RogerB]

Tea (and not the Hogs Back version either)!

[ROBCamra]

Sparkling water :eek:

Just been out crown green bowling for an hour and I'm dripping wet!!

[Strongers]

Gaviscon

[Al 10000]

Just had a pint of home brewed mild and now drinking a pint of Nottingham Rock bitter from a 36 pint beer box which is down my cellar.

[Wittenden]

Tea! (leaf of course):equal parts English breakfast, Assam, Keemun and a smidgeon of Lapsang Souchong.Very refreshing after a torrid time in the polytunnel. To be followed by Old Dairy's Chezch Mate.

[Millay]

Right now I am drinking St Peter's Ruby Red Ale.

[aleandhearty]

Peppermint effin' tea. Hopefully, something a little stronger later on.......And I don't mean Bovril.

[Millay]

I'm getting a bit worried about all these tea drinkers!

Right now I'm drinking Wychwood Scarecrow (bottled) and just about to order another.

[gillhalfpint]

Wizard Druid's Fluid. A good Bottle Conditioned ale to end a hot day at Wrantage en route for Cornwall.

[Oggwyn Trench]

Fruit and Carrot juice , to be followed by two cups of tea before heading to work :(

Should be better this afternoon , might head to Shrewsbury or maybe Shifnal or Ironbridge , see how i feel later :D

[Farway]

Cup of tea, come lunchtime it will be pint of Wallops Wood

[oldboots]

Just back from Scotland after an eight hour drive, finished a bottle of Golden Pippin and now starting on a Mad Goose while catching up, I have a bottle of Black Sheep Russian Stout waiting for me later.

[Millay]

Right now I'm drinking London Cider Co. Traditional at the Mermaid in St Albans, one of my favourite cider pubs.

[gillhalfpint]

Just had a bottle of Ringwood Old Thumper. Always goes down well.

[Strongers]

Dark Star Old Chestnut, £2 a pint in the Eagle Eastbourne.

[Millay]

Woodfordes Wherry @ The White Lion, one of Watford's few reliable real ale houses. Listening to Walking Back to Happiness that i put on the juke box. It's that sort of place.

[Alesonly]

Only A cup of Coffee and a Ham Egg & Cheese sandwich worst luck as I'm sodding working from today until next Thursday. So no Beer. :(

[rpadam]

Harveys 'Knots of May', a very light mild at 3.0%, but not as devoid of taste as one might expect given the low ABV.

[Millay]

An interesting and worthy part of the Oakham stable, Green Devil IPA coming in at a powerful 6%. If you like hoppy beers this is a must have if you see it. Slightly hazy in appearance but that may be becsuse it is frkm the cask at a festival. Could be my botw unless the Buntingford Imperial Chocolate Wheat is very very good.

[Millay]

Salopian Requiem at the Mermaid fest in St Albans. I normally associate Salopian with light golden beers but this one is as dark as Newgate's Knocker. Very nice

[AlanH]

Nothing at all. If I was I would probably spill it down my keyboard whilst trying to type. Then I would be unable to tell people what I was drinking!:lol:

[Old Blue]

Water. I must confess that a heavy week followed by a heavy weekend have rather got the better of me

[Farway]

Back to tea, I am with OB at the sobriety end of the tent

[Mobyduck]

Just been drinking West Berks Swift Pale Ale followed by Mr Chubbs Lunchtime Bitter followed by Wadsworths 6x but have to work tomorrow so thats it for today.

[Mobyduck]

Just finished a pint of Dark Stars Victorian Ruby Mild, 6% time to go home

[AlanH]

MANNS Brown Ale - 89p/500ml from Stan's supermarket.

It may be weak, gassy, not real, and "badge brewed" in about it's 13th different location (currently Wolverhampton), but it is still a classic of it's style. It still has that flavour that takes me back to my youth, -- years ago!

PS- I won't be binge drinking it and putting the pubs out of business, this is just a little extra;):notworthy:

[oldboots]

Off to the pub soon, the choice they have tweeted is

Durham White Gold,
Allendale Golden Plover
Riverhead Elderflower
Acorn Old Moor Porter
Grafton Ferris Wheel
Batemans Hopbine Bitter

we'll see how accurate that was later

[Farway]

MANNS Brown Ale -

It may be weak, gassy, not real, and "badge brewed" in about it's 13th different location (currently Wolverhampton), but it is still a classic of it's style. It still has that flavour that takes me back to my youth, -- years ago!



Oh that takes me back as well, Mann's brown ale, I never knew it was still around, I will have to keep the eyes open next time in supermarket, just for nostalgia sake

[AlanH]

Oh that takes me back as well, Mann's brown ale, I never knew it was still around, I will have to keep the eyes open next time in supermarket, just for nostalgia sake

Just like MA AMITE!!:love::sick::notworthy::eek:

[Mobyduck]

Just got home but 10 mins ago it was American Pale Ale.Didn't really want to leave.:bemerry:

[RogerB]

Just doing a couple of Magners Pear Ciders at home (cheapo's from Sainsburys!).

[Alesonly]

After just finishing work now after doing eight days on without a drink I'm just getting stuck into a nice Macallan single malt scotch. Readying myself for the next six days off down the Pub making up for lost time. :D

[Real Ale Ray]

Castle Rock Harvest Pale. Nice and refreshing. Unfortunately, work tomorrow so no more for me:(

[Pubsignman]

A bottle of York Centurion's Ghost - what a great beer.

[Millay]

A bottle of York Centurion's Ghost - what a great beer.

That certainly is.

Currently drinking Springhead Black Tom. An early lunch, been working bloody hard this morning and thought i deserved a pint.

[Millay]

A bottle of York Centurion's Ghost - what a great beer.

That certainly is.

Currently drinking Springhead Black Tom. An early lunch, been working bloody hard this morning and thought i deserved a pint.

[Farway]

That certainly is.

Currently drinking Springhead Black Tom. An early lunch, been working bloody hard this morning and thought i deserved a pint.

Posted twice, must be strong stuff :evilgrin:

[Mobyduck]

Just cracked open a bottle of Everards Tiger,very nice.:glass:

[Millay]

Oakham Scarlett Macaw in the Doric Arch Euston. They have had a few good guest beers in here lately. Also a 15% CAMRA discount. I did have to use my Camra card to get one of their own 15% cards but assume they are still giving them out.

[Strongers]

I've just started on a crate of Fosters :eek:

Preparing for the match tonight with hope and trepidation.

[Millay]

Oakham Scarlett Macaw in the Doric Arch Euston. They have had a few good guest beers in here lately. Also a 15% CAMRA discount. I did have to use my Camra card to get one of their own 15% cards but assume they are still giving them out.

Just confirmed with Andrew behind the bar that this is still on. Bring your CAMRA card and sign up for a Doric Arch 15% discount card

[Bucking Fastard]

Just confirmed with Andrew behind the bar that this is still on. Bring your CAMRA card and sign up for a Doric Arch 15% discount card

Thanks for that info,didn't realise that was available,will take advantage next time I'm in.

[Oggwyn Trench]

Hobsons Town Crier , got half a dozen bottles in for the match as Mrs Oggwyn wont let me go round the pub to watch it :eek:

[AlanH]

Just on coffee now.
My two cans of Murphy's stout for the match lasted just 15 minutes whilst England were under pressure in the 1st half. No alcohol to celebrate the win!
I don't go to the pub for England matches because I am outnumbered by "Welsh Ukraine" supporters (last couple of weeks they were full of Welsh Sweden & Welsh France supporters), and my budget this month is more austere than that of Greece!

[Mobyduck]

Just opened a bottle of Langham Hip Hop ,first couple of sips,o.k but won't go overboard about it.

[Mobyduck]

A bottle of Old Hooky.:)

[oldboots]

A bottle of Durham Bombay 106 (7% IPA) to be followed by either a Marble Dunkle or an Old Tom.

[Bucking Fastard]

A bottle of Durham Bombay 106 (7% IPA) to be followed by either a Marble Dunkle or an Old Tom.

Perhaps a tom tit after that ;)

[Millay]

Thanks for that info,didn't realise that was available,will take advantage next time I'm in.

You can also combine this with a loyalty card that they currently have. Buy 8 get one free. Bit of a challenge if you are just passing through unless there are a few of you.

[Millay]

Decided to watch the England v Italy game at home so have cracked open a bottle of Oxfordshire Churchill Honorable Pale Ale, which I thought was appropriate. I do have a bottle of Potton Shambles in the fridge in case it all goes wrong.

[an_ecumenical_matter]

Guzzling EXCELLENT Arbor Ales Single Hop "Phoenix" in the Bridge Inn,Bristol. Footy with no sound and the music playing is XTC "Senses working overtime"..........

[Strongers]

salty tears of defeat. :(:(:(:(

[Delboy20]

I'm just about to down a glass of arsenic - goodbye all .........................

[AlanH]

I'm just about to down a glass of arsenic - goodbye all .........................


Hold on..................perhaps Villa will win the league next year :avfc:




or maybe the league cup :avfc:




If not, I'll buy you a drink...............what's your poison?:evilgrin:



:manutdfc:

[Millay]

Sitting here with a pint of Number of the Beast from Harviestoun. Bland and musty not very good at all. At 3.6% they should be done under the Trades Descriptions Act, given the name surely it should be 6.66%

[Alesonly]

sitting in thee elfanat at north fimchly just oon my forth pint of ESB Bad day.:glass:

[Mobyduck]

A bottle of Old Hooky ,very nice it is too.

[Millay]

Just had a pretty poor pint of Jaipur IPA in a spoons and now drinking a pretty poor pint of Hobgoblin in a different pub. There's either something wrong with my taste buds or its a poor day for beer in Watford

[Alesonly]

I'm sitting at home avoiding all the Saturday night loons with a few bottles of Fullers ESB and enjoying A few glasses of Laphroaig Single Malt Scotch. I'm Sitting in my front room looking out the window at the top of Muswell Hill from which I can see looking out over London towards Stratford the Shard Canary wharf Towers Olympic stadium and all the other crap there built for the Olympics Nice view at night though. :D

[Millay]

Currently drinking a wonderful pint of Orkney Dark Island. Grailhunter would approve it's one of his favourites . And it's a free one with a loyalty card as well which makes it taste even better.

[gillhalfpint]

Just had 2 excellent beers, Adnams Gunhill and Potbelly Streaky at the Star in Vogue. Back in caravan with coffee now though.

[Mobyduck]

Theakston Old Peculier, naughty but nice.

[Farway]

Tea, off to a funeral later [not family] so need a clear head, then no doubt it will be sherry or keg gas stuff


PS just got back, it was choice of Black Sheep or Doom Bar, which surprised me as it was a golf club venue. I had two BS @ £3.25 per pint, which again was a surprise as it beats my local on price

If it were not for the drive I would use it as my local (http://www.camshallgolf.co.uk/)

[Millay]

Ossett Brewery Patriot Pale. Not obviously an Olympic beer but has a lion and Union Flag on the clip. Nice refreshing beer but i think i had been spoiled by the KI Pale Rider that preceded it.

[Quinno]

A bottle of Orchard Pig Charmer cider. A nice drop.

Walked half an inch off the dog's legs earlier so here's hoping she'll sleep until tomorrow! Especially as I am finally writing up the Leeds pubs I did with OB and Rob last summer...:o

[Pubsignman]

A bottle of Mallinson's Eye Pee Ay.

Class.

[RogerB]

Just about to crack open a bottle of Henney's Vintage Still Cider 6.5%. I feel I need it.

[Alesonly]

A few Bottles of Hobgoblin after just getting in after a hard days night. And its still full of the usual Friday night plonkers & drinkers outside. (Lucky Sods)

[Mobyduck]

Now drinking a bottle of Butcombe Bitter at home after several pints of Triple fff Alton's Pride down the pub , both have been fine.

[Millay]

Caledonian Top Banana , not a patch on the Banana Bread Beer and has a bit of a Shepherd Neame twang . I'll persevere with it though.

[aleandhearty]

Just polishing off the last of the beers I received on Fathers Day - M&S Chocolate Porter (Robinson's Chocolate Tom) To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of chocolate flavoured beers, but with it being stronger and a little drier, I prefer it to Saltaire's Triple Chocoholic.

[Oggwyn Trench]

Newcastle Brown given to me by a gratefull customer :notworthy:

[Millay]

Take me down to the Paradise city where the grass is green and the girls are pretty.

Right now drinking Holdens Paradise city, not a bad pint good enough for me to have one more.

[Alesonly]

A large Mug of coffee recovering from last nights Bash ready for tonight. Yesterday we visited Four different Wetherspoons trying out there Festival Ciders I got though 10 Pints all different ones from the festival list. Bit of luck I should be able to finish the whole list by tonight.

[Pubsignman]

Thornbridge St Petersburg Russian Imperial Stout. What a way to start the weekend.

[Millay]

Two halves of Dead Pony Club and Libertine Black Ale at the Brewdog bar in Manchester. Alternating between the light and the dark.

[Mobyduck]

Scrumpy:eek::nishelypished:

[Wittenden]

Canterbury Brewers Foundry Torpedo:brimfull of Cascades and Bramling Cross.Can't wait to go to The Foundry and try it in the flesh.

[aleandhearty]

After a day battling with an overgrown garden, I'm polishing off the last of a decent Costiere de Nimes, with an Ilkley Mary Jane chaser.

[Bucking Fastard]

In the Charlies Lamb , Islington. First pint Dark Star Hophead

[Bucking Fastard]

Windsor and Eton Conqueror second pint

[Mobyduck]

Just found another bottle of Old Peculier.:D

[Bucking Fastard]

Yet anoter Hophead. Recovered from the fly past snock

[Bucking Fastard]

Yes it was a good session in the Charles Lamb,more Hophead than I care to mention,plus a diet coke to wash down the Double cheese burger and chips.Battery running out on the mobile caused lack of real time update

[Mobyduck]

Yes it was a good session in the Charles Lamb,more Hophead than I care to mention,plus a diet coke to wash down the Double cheese burger and chips.Battery running out on the mobile caused lack of real time update

Not sure about the diet coke but envious about the Hophead.

[Bucking Fastard]

Not sure about the diet coke

Should have mentioned that was on the train home,ale capacity fully used by then.

[Wittenden]

Just enjoyed a couple of little bottles of Chapel Down Winery's 'Curious IPA'. Unusually for a non real ale in the bottle, this wasn't spoilt by excessive carbonation. Well hopped, but not overly so. Chapel Down isn't far from here, but I think the beer is brewed at Hepworths of Horsham. In any event,someone at Chapel Down knows their hops.They also produce an award winning lager using methods associated with champagne production:I haven't tried this, as it would be wasted on me.

[Quinno]

Blue Monkey Infinity at the Nags. Sooper.

[oldboots]

I haven't got a smart phone but I'm here at home with a bottle of McChouffe (Belgian beer with an elf on't front), this follows a Durham Bombay 106 (7% and one for the IPA thread if bottles are allowed) and a Fullers 1845 (pure magic). It's Yorkshire day so I had a well kept Black Sheep at lunchtime, the weather is too wet to go to the pub tonight.

[Pangolin]

Just polishing off a nice bottle of Wooden Hand (Truro) Cornish Mutiny, which I found in the local shop (on holiday). Clearly the local people have taste!

[Millay]

I'm doing a bit of light & dark balancing right now, sitting here with pints of Titanic Last Porter Call and Oakham Inferno. Both such consistent breweries, rarely find a poor beer, and these two are no exception.

[General Staal]

Guinness Foreign Import and Dragon Stout. Both to be drunk slowly...

[Mobyduck]

Just found and opened the last bottle of beer in the house,Wychwood Hobgoblin. :drinkup:

[Millay]

Right now I am drinking ahem... Tinto de Verano in the Royal Calpe Gibraltar. No idea what it was, or indeed is but saw it on tap so thought I'd try a half. It's the colour of ribena and quite refreshing, similar to Sangria I'd say. It makes a welcome break from all those bland lagers .

[Mobyduck]

Right now I am drinking ahem... Tinto de Verano in the Royal Calpe Gibraltar. No idea what it was, or indeed is but saw it on tap so thought I'd try a half. It's the colour of ribena and quite refreshing, similar to Sangria I'd say. It makes a welcome break from all those bland lagers .

Need's must!

[Millay]

A ceremonial last beer of the tour, a bottle of Bushy's Gibraltar Barbary Beer in one of Gibraltar's best pubs the Star Bar.

[Quinno]

Checking out Thornbridge's fall from grace at the Coach and Horses, Dronfield. Both beers ok so far but deffo not as good as they were in 2010 IMHO....

[MJ71]

Amber Ales 'Slurping Sulzer' commemorative beer for the 50th anniversary of a British locomotive design. 4.7%

[Millay]

Bath Ales Gem. Used to be one of my favourite beers but it's probably a couple of years since I've seen it. Still just as good and I may well miss my train and have another. At the Doric Arch Euston .

I did and then did a Britney (Oops I did it again!)

[Millay]

Waggle Dance, drinking it not doing it !!

[MJ71]

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. One of the best.

[Millay]

I'm in an unfamiliar pub and, looking at what others are drinking, not sure i want to trust the ale. Then I spot bottles of Theakston Old Peculier in the fridge. That'll do for me :cheers:

[rpadam]

It wasn't here (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55549/), was it?

[Millay]

It wasn't here (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55549/), was it?

No it was the Oddfellows Arms in Apsley (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/14512/) but I see we had a similar experience. I always think it's worth a look in the fridges to see what might be lurking.

[Millay]

Just come on at the Doric Arch, from Castle Rock, Major Laurence Arthur Rook Nottingham Celebration Ale, which is easier to order than tl type !! A little bland but not unpleasant.

[General Staal]

Just about to sit in my garden with an ice cold Erdinger after a 7.5 mile country hike.

[Millay]

Saltaire Hazelnut Coffee Porter. An interesting and quite complex beer and at 4.6% has a bit of a punch. An early marker for BotW as i won't remember by the weekend !!

[Millay]

Right now I'm drinking a pint of Curious Brew, which I guess May be familiar to any Men of Kent or Kentish Men.

[Mobyduck]

Right now I'm drinking a pint of Curious Brew, which I guess May be familiar to any Men of Kent or Kentish Men.

Sounds a bit Kentish to me but fair play,after making a pig of myself drinking Darkstar Hophead all afternoon ,I am now reduced to mugs of coffee.

[rpadam]

Right now I'm drinking a pint of Curious Brew, which I guess May be familiar to any Men of Kent or Kentish Men.
Given which side of the Medway it originates from, definitely Men of Kent...

[Millay]

Oxfordshire Ales Vanilla Porter. Gorgeous stuff, I can see this being my BoTW although there are 9 other pumps here (Blacksmiths Arms St Albans) so I'll reserve judgement just in case. I can see the next one being a pint of the same though.

[Mobyduck]

Just finished a pint of Darkstar (http://darkstarbrewing.co.uk/beer/) Kiwi , (http://darkstarbrewing.co.uk/pdf/kiwi.pdf)BOTW last week,not had anything better this week so far.

[Oggwyn Trench]

Just opened a bottle of Orkiszowe z Miodem 5.1%, its a Polish Wheat Beer infused with Honey , better than it sounds , i quite like it , bit like a continental style Enville Ale .
Only got one bottle :( a good friend of mine is an English teacher in the town they brew it and brought it for me to try on a recent visit home , better than the Black Balsam he got me last time , evil stuff like cough medicine , black treacle and cheap vodka mixed up:sick:

[Mobyduck]

Just started a bottle of Adnams Ghost Ship, Not a great fan of Adnams but this is ok,nothing special and nowhere near as good as the Darkstar Kiwi I was drinking down the local an hour ago.

[Wittenden]

My last (for the moment) bottle of Old Dairy's Hop Top, preceded by a bottle of Canterbury Brewers' Foundry Torpedo.

[Millay]

Not had much recently as I've been ill. Still am really but you have to get back in the saddle at some point. So i left work early and am enjoying a very pleasant pint of Mauldons Octoberfest. It may not be the last !

[Mobyduck]

Titanic Iceberg :cheers:

[Millay]

Just discovered a brand new Oakham Ales beer for me. It's called Black Baron and is 8.8% worth of dark complexity. Good beer but definitely a sipping beer.

[Millay]

Must be some sort of Oakham appreciation thing going on in St Albans . Just switched pubs and found Syreni and Vagabond. A half of each seemed a good idea and both are good. Cannot recall finding an Oakham beer i didn't like.

[aleandhearty]

Cannot recall finding an Oakham beer i didn't like.

Well somebody's having a good afternoon! Have to agree though.

[Alesonly]

Just on my third pint of batemans XXXB:)

[hopwas]

Elgood's Black Dog at The Fox Inn, Hopwas. Nice and easy black stout ale.

[Alesonly]

Just only my fourth pint of bengal Lancer in the elehants head getting Elefants.:drinkup: :D:D

[london calling]

just had a bottle of Ted by the Flatcap brewery.Nice but strange hop taste.

[Mobyduck]

Springhead's Roaring Meg, good but a little tame after a couple of pints of Darkstars Greenhopped IPA.

[Quinno]

Polishing off a bottle of Theakston OP whilst plodding through some ancient pub reviews I never did at the time due being "between sites" as it were :p

Just noticed I am on my 1399th pub...genuinely unsure how I've managed to do so many in the last seven years or so!!! :eek: :cheers: :drinkup::bemerry:

[Millay]

Drinking the Dark Star Green Hopped IPA that Mobyduck keeps banging on about. And with good reason I have to say. Not sure how much i will get through as a) it's 6.5% b) there are nine other pumps including Titanic Stout, and c) i was supposed to be having a quiet day today. Sod it, it deserves at least one more.

[hopwas]

Marston's Lovely Warne in The Fox, Hopwas.

Seasonal ale and boy it is lovely!

[Mobyduck]

White Horse Bitter,not bad.

[Alesonly]

Red Diesel in The Mitre at Barnet :D

[oldboots]

Grog, in honour of the Admiral and the lads who fell at Trafalgar.

[aleandhearty]

Just nipped into my village pub for a swifty, on the way back from the local shop. Had to settle for Ossett Yorkshire Blonde. £2.70, for a pint of sheer tedium.

[Wittenden]

After a day battling with rain, farmyard manure and oak sleepers,I thought I'd reward myself with Old dairy's Double IPA Hop Top. Bottled-not seen otherwise. Somehow it put Johnny Vegas and Ross Noble talking (about) sh!t on QI into some form of perspective.

[Millay]

A 'Limited Edition' beer from Oakham called 3 Witches. Not up there with their best but pleasant enough.

[Millay]

At a JDW (for a change) drinking the Oakleaf Liberty Boat. It has a fairly complex taste but could well be in my top 5 come the end of the festival. It also has the honour of being my 30th of the festival ales .

[Mobyduck]

Brains SA Gold

[MJ71]

Pale Rider. Can take it or leave it though. The Golden Glow beforehand was superb.

[Thuck Phat]

Oakham Untouchable IPA. A deeply dangerous and drinkable 9%.

[Millay]

Peggoty's Porter. Think it's from Mauldens but a tad difficult to focus right now.

[Mobyduck]

Marston's Double Drop

"Crafted using the almost forgotten double dropping fermentation technique and a late application of hops.Marston's Double Drop deliver's a fresher and brighter beer that brings out the full clean flavour of the malt."
It say's on the bottle,
well I'm not sure about all that but it's ok ,nothing more nothing less.

[Wittenden]

I've just finished a bottle of Old Dairy's Wild Hop,brewed from a hop found growing near the brewery.These,known as the Sussex Hop, have been grown on and nurtured by a retired hopgrower.A good crisp characterful citrussy beer:I'd like to try it in its cask form.

[Millay]

First of the day was a pint of Red Squirrel Conservation Bitter but right now it's a bottle of Castle Rock Screech Owl. A strong IPA and quite good.

[Millay]

Right now it's a pint of Ringwood XXXX Porter. Not seen this before and have to say it's pretty good. Drinking it whilst watching a re-run of yesterday's rugby which makes it even better.

[Mobyduck]

Right now it's a pint of Ringwood XXXX Porter. Not seen this before and have to say it's pretty good. Drinking it whilst watching a re-run of yesterday's rugby which makes it even better.
Not had the Ringwood xxxx Porter for a few years but always rated it at the top end of the scale.

[rpadam]

Not had the Ringwood xxxx Porter for a few years but always rated it at the top end of the scale.
Had a pint on draught in The Castle (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/39963/) earlier in the day, but it was served so cold (and with a sparkler, which I can't imagine that Ringwood's brewer would have intended) it would be difficult to rate very highly.

[Mobyduck]

Single hop by Marstons in The HopeTap Reading ,typical Wetherspoons rubbish.

[ETA]

Copious quantities of fruit juice and tea after last night's excessive consumtion of white and red wine, port and liqueurs at an overpriced Christmas ball. Now all I want is a decent pint of ale to get my digestive tract back in working order. Winterbourne Arms, why don't you open until 12.00?

[Alesonly]

Sadly only pride as that's all that's on in this place worth drinking as its A Lager sports pub

[Millay]

Right now I am drinking Old Engine Oil. I've not become desperate it's a beer from Harviestoun. Think i have had it before at a festival somewhere. Pump clip says it is viscous, it is.

[rpadam]

I'm not sure I've got this festive spirit thing right, as it's Wychwood Bah Humbug!.

[hondo]

Williams brothers brewing Caesar Augustus
Which will be my beer of the week hope my new gadget is working and this post works

[Millay]

Williams brothers brewing Caesar Augustus
Which will be my beer of the week hope my new gadget is working and this post works

It's working hondo.

I think I've said before that I've never found a poor Oakham beer. Now drinking a limited edition spiced stout called Winter Wraith . Still haven't found a poor one.

[sheffield hatter]

I think I've said before that I've never found a poor Oakham beer. Now drinking a limited edition spiced stout called Winter Wraith .

I was drinking that yesterday in the MoCa Bar (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/56037/) in Matlock. Excellent bar with six top quality ales that changed frequently while I was there. Everyone who tried the Winter Wraith really enjoyed it.

[aleandhearty]

Batemans Vintage Ale, whilst the chilli is reducing down nicely.

[hondo]

Orkney brewery - blizzard as christmas shopping done:bemerry:

[MJ71]

Titanic - Plum Porter (4.9%)

One of the best beers I've had this year. Absolutely superb. Pale beers can go and Foxtrot Oscar if ever I catch this brew again!:lol:

[Mobyduck]

A bottle of Marstons Oyster Stout, "an Ideal accompaniment to Oysters and other shellfish". The Stout's OK but I think I'll give the Oysters a miss tonight.

[Pyotrr]

Preparing to watch the King George with bottles of Badger Firsty Ferret.

3 bottles for a fiver from Sainsburys.

Doesn't compare to what I have just drunk though! Pints of Sarah Hughes Ruby Mild and Holdens Golden Glow in The Waterfall followed by pint of Hobgoblin in The Knight Quest.

P

[Mobyduck]

Preparing to watch the King George with bottles of Badger Firsty Ferret.

3 bottles for a fiver from Sainsburys.

Doesn't compare to what I have just drunk though! Pints of Sarah Hughes Ruby Mild and Holdens Golden Glow in The Waterfall followed by pint of Hobgoblin in The Knight Quest.

PYou probably won't feel a thing.:D

[Wittenden]

Reality check after the Boxing Day cold cuts and ends of half drunk bottles of red: Old Dairy Hop Top Double IPA, to be followed by hot cooking whisky and honey, to knock this poxy cold on the head.

[Mobyduck]

Summer Wine Barista Espresso Stout in the Craft Leather Lane.

[Millay]

Banks's Fine Fettle , an early taste of what I think is their January seasonal ale.

[Gann]

Still sitting in my local in N21 after watching Saracens make very heavy going of squeezing past Northampton
And would normally keep very quiet about drinking anything from Greedy King,
But the Guvnor has got a barrel of XX Mild in and very good it is to.

[MJ71]

Bateman's GHA. Lovely drink.

[aleandhearty]

Kernel IPA (7.3 %), hopped with Stella and Cascade. Nice, but I prefer the Table Ale at half the strength.

[gillhalfpint]

Happy New Year folks. I am usually drinking coffee when this thread comes up, but we are enjoying a wee dram or two of Old Pulteney at the moment, and it's going down a treat. Have fun whatever you are doing wherever you are.

[Pyotrr]

Holdens Black Country Mild - bottle of.

Last drink in the house! My New Years Resolution!

Yeah! Right!

Happy New Year ALL!

P

[aleandhearty]

Having taken an age to peel a kilo of red prawns, to use the shells in a stock for pasta sauce, that bottle of Saltaire Cascade Pale Ale is tasting soooo good. :drinkup:

[Pyotrr]

I am in the spa town of Marianske Lazne Czech Rep. at the moment and am drinking a fine dark brew from Chodovar. Apparently they have been brewing in the area since 1573!

Visited Winston Churchill pub on their high street!

[MJ71]

TITANIC Captain Smith's - 5.2%

Delicious

[Pyotrr]

Would you believe it? Found a Scottish pub and an Irish pub in Marianske Lazne. Beer here is fantastic! Enjoyed so far Gambrinus, Chodovar - light and dark. Kozel - dark. Staropramen - light and dark.

[Pyotrr]

Exactly, right now, at 2:37 local time,I am sitting in Tipsport bar in Marianske Lazne, Czech Rep. watching QPR v Spurs. Slowly getting merry on wonderful Czech beer. At the moment on Master. The Master line offers three types of beers: the Master Gold 15º, Master Semi-Dark 12º and Master Dark 18º. All beers are made from three or more malts, along with the highly-regarded and locally-grown Saaz hops, so as to create three distinct brews.

[Mobyduck]

Exactly, right now, at 2:37 local time,I am sitting in Tipsport bar in Marianske Lazne, Czech Rep. watching QPR v Spurs. Slowly getting merry on wonderful Czech beer. At the moment on Master. The Master line offers three types of beers: the Master Gold 15º, Master Semi-Dark 12º and Master Dark 18º. All beers are made from three or more malts, along with the highly-regarded and locally-grown Saaz hops, so as to create three distinct brews.
Sounds better than a 0-0 football match.

[Millay]

Exactly, right now, at 2:37 local time,I am sitting in Tipsport bar in Marianske Lazne, Czech Rep. watching QPR v Spurs. Slowly getting merry on wonderful Czech beer. At the moment on Master. The Master line offers three types of beers: the Master Gold 15º, Master Semi-Dark 12º and Master Dark 18º. All beers are made from three or more malts, along with the highly-regarded and locally-grown Saaz hops, so as to create three distinct brews.

I remember a Tipsport place in Prague, a cross between a bookmakers and a bar with a giant electronic roulette wheel. Along with live sport on TV what more could you want. Well if you did want more there were a couple of 'Gentlemens' dancing emporiums just up the road ;-)

[Millay]

Jennings Snecklifter has always been one of my favourite beers but I've often been disappointed with the quality. This is first class though and I think two may become three.

[Millay]

Hunters Pheasant Plucker, which has to be ordered with care ;-)

[Pyotrr]

To celebrate Burns night - and I am not Scottish - I am drinking a bottle of Burns Ale brewed by Shepherd Neame. Smooth, rich and biscuity chestnut brown ale. With a whisky chaser, of course!

[MJ71]

Peroni Doppio Malta. 6.6%

[Pyotrr]

Banks's Fine Fettle. 4.8% Fine Golden Amber Ale.

[aleandhearty]

Jennings Snecklifter has always been one of my favourite beers but I've often been disappointed with the quality.

One of mine too, when it's on form. Unfortunately, I think it's always been overshadowed by Old Peculier, but when it's good it's delicious.

[Mobyduck]

Cheddar Ales Potholer
a fruity ,hoppy golden ale 4.5% ,quite nice.

[Millay]

Another favourite beer that i don't find too often, Bath Gem, but i just have :-) In the words of Captain Oates , I may be some time.

[Mobyduck]

Another favourite beer that i don't find too often, Bath Gem, but i just have :-) In the words of Captain Oates , I may be some time.
A bloody decent beer.

[ETA]

Bolten's Altbier, a crate of which was acquired on a recent trip to Germany. No way I'm getting to the pub tonight as I have too much work to do before next week's business trip in Germany when I'm hoping to get a few Herforder Dunkels down my neck.

Bolten's is not one of the well-know German breweries, the beer has a distinctive flavour and is quite similar in character to, for example, Dark Star.

Proper German beer is undoubtedly the second or third best in the World, but you can't beat the real thing.

[Millay]

Drinking something called Smoke Bomb from Anarchy. Just 3.9% according to the pump clip but has an aggression and bite of something much stronger. Interesting ale.

[london calling]

Drinking something called Smoke Bomb from Anarchy. Just 3.9% according to the pump clip but has an aggression and bite of something much stronger. Interesting ale.

very good brewer Anarchy.Had 2 of their beers recently.
they were called Brew Star until Brewsters forced them to change their name.

[Crossste]

How disapointing. My first chance to reply to this thread having just become androided and i am sat in Market Drayton JDW which possably has the worst choice of real ale ever with a pint of Abbot in front of me.Actually its not bad

[london calling]

just drank a Delirium Tremens rather bland for its strength 8.5 and its reputation.Had it before and was not impressed.Now drinking Arundel -Old Knucker 5.5 lovely beer.

[Mobyduck]

A bottle of Youngs Double Chocolate Stout,probably the only decent beer brewed under the Youngs name nowdays.

[MJ71]

Dorothy Goodbody's Golden Ale. It's......ok I suppose.

[Wittenden]

I've just finished a bottle of Old Dairy's "Wild Hop", a pale ale made with The Sussex Hop,http://www.britishhops.org.uk/sussex-hop/ , a seedling found on a hop farm on the Sussex/Kent borders.It struck me as having a tropical fruit flavour:interesting.

[Millay]

Bath Ales Gem, one of my favourite beers and on at the Doric Arch Euston right now. The experience has however been spoiled by some arsehole with a laptop who plonked himself on a barstool right in front of the pumps and had the bare faced cheek to say "I'll see if i can get on line before ordering". When he did he said "I'll just have a Carlsberg or something like that". I freaking hate these arseholes and hope he is able to read this as we are sharing a WiFi connection. We share nothing else in life !!

[MJ71]

RCH Pitchfork. A personal favourite.

[aleandhearty]

The experience has however been spoiled by some arsehole with a laptop who plonked himself on a barstool right in front of the pumps and had the bare faced cheek to say "I'll see if i can get on line before ordering". When he did he said "I'll just have a Carlsberg or something like that".

How very moderate of you Clive. Surely worthy of a spleen venting post on the 'Pub Annoyances' thread? :D

[Wittenden]

Stout Saturday: I've just enjoyed two of Old Dairy's finest-Silver Top Cream Stout 4.5abv, followed by Tsar Top, dangerously drinkable at 10abv. Classic.

[Millay]

Started with a dark one myself but a porter rather than a stout. The Lambeth Walk Porter from By the Horns brewery had a really strong but nice taste. Now on Rock the Kazbek from Redemption. Quite fruity, the beer not me !

[trainman]

I've just enjoyed two of Old Dairy's finest-Silver Top Cream Stout 4.5abv, followed by Tsar Top.
Who knows of outlets where Old Dairy can be regularly/permanently found? I've only ever come across it at Black Horse & Hoodens, Borough Green.
Thanks,j

[Wittenden]

Who knows of outlets where Old Dairy can be regularly/permanently found? I've only ever come across it at Black Horse & Hoodens, Borough Green.
Thanks,j
T/M- I think you live in that London:there's a new micropub in Welling called the Door Hinge that seems to stock them, also many of the East Kent micropubs. The Man of Kent , Rochester and the Flower Pot, Maidstone are good sources. Nearer to me is the Gun and Spitroast, Horsmonden. Near nowhere is the wonderful Bowl at Hastingleigh. Old Dairy beers are fairly frequently found in the free trade and as guests in the low weald. I think they get into 'Spoons, though I wouldn't know about that. Good luck!
the brewery website has some kind of pub finder tool, but it's fairly useless.

[Pubsignman]

Old Dairy Gold Top is appearing as a guest in some Greene King pubs at the moment. I had a pint of it in a GK pub down in Poole at the weekend.

[london calling]

Who knows of outlets where Old Dairy can be regularly/permanently found? I've only ever come across it at Black Horse & Hoodens, Borough Green.
Thanks,j

The 100 Crows Rising pub -58 Penton St N1 has had 4 Old Dairy beers on on my last 3 visits the most recent about a month ago. Just behind the new Craft Beer co as well.

[london calling]

The 100 Crows Rising pub -58 Penton St N1 has had 4 Old Dairy beers on on my last 3 visits the most recent about a month ago. Just behind the new Craft Beer co as well.

I see you found the pub.Obviously not a great experience but you can only report what you find.

[trainman]

I see you found the pub.Obviously not a great experience but you can only report what you find.
That was Mm's review, not mine.
I did visit last Wed tho, when they had an Old Dairy IPA re-badged as Murder of Crows, and Copper Top, two unclipped. My experience wasn't as bad as Steve's, but the beer lacked life & the pub lacked character so i won't be rushing back either. Appreciated the Old Dairy guide though LC, thanks.

[london calling]

Just drank a Badger-Golden Glory an old fav of mine but it comes in a clear glass bottle and was skunked.Never buying a beer in a clear bottle again.

[Strongers]

Since 5 o’clock this afternoon I’ve been drinking a new Fuller’s brew called Griffin’s Despair. It’s made from hopeful hops that have been had their hearts cut out before being nailed to Craven Cottage by a pig’s foot for a week of sweating. They are then taken to a town twinned with Disney land for some pep before a trip back home for some firming up. Then they are mashed with the heat of a damp squib so that an unforgettable sour taste is reminiscent for years to come. Oh joy of joys!!!

[Millay]

Broughton Old Jock Ale. Bottled. In Edinburgh. On the way to Inverness.

[hondo]

Roosters - maypole in the punchbowl spoons York next stop the windmill then :bemerry: the York tap :bemerry:

[hondo]

In York Tap drinking weihenstephan - hefeweis an excellent start to the day

[Thuck Phat]

In York Tap drinking weihenstephan - hefeweis an excellent start to the day

Quality. :notworthy:

[hondo]

How the mighty have fallen now drinking John smiths at the races

[ROBCamra]

How the mighty have fallen now drinking John smiths at the races

Hope you're having more luck than me hondo. Two 2nds and Two 3rds in the televised races.

Winnings = 0 :(

[aleandhearty]

In York Tap drinking weihenstephan - hefeweis an excellent start to the day

In the York Tap for 9.30? You lucky, lucky ba.............


How the mighty have fallen now drinking John smiths at the races

Hey, hondo. Look on the bright side. At least you've got a good excuse to go back to the Tap, to wash the taste away.

[Dave M]

Enjoying the 8.5% house beer at this place http://deliriumcafe.be/ - I have a feeling my head will hurt in the morning. Or possibly later this evening!

[aleandhearty]

Enjoying the 8.5% house beer at this place http://deliriumcafe.be/ - I have a feeling my head will hurt in the morning. Or possibly later this evening!

Go on, Dave. Have another one - you deserve it. Enjoy your break.

[ROBCamra]

Enjoying the 8.5% house beer at this place http://deliriumcafe.be/ - I have a feeling my head will hurt in the morning. Or possibly later this evening!

It's a great place for a beer. We stayed at the Marriott near La Bourse which isn't very far away.

There's a great bar facing the entrance to the hotel called Le Coq on Auguste Ortsstraat 14.

A lot of the bars in the old town are actually pretty new although the buildings are old.

Le Coq is the third oldest bar in Brussels according to the landlord.

Watch where you're walking, Brussels is the dogshit capital of the world. :sick:

[Dave M]

It's a great place for a beer. We stayed at the Marriott near La Bourse which isn't very far away.

There's a great bar facing the entrance to the hotel called Le Coq on Auguste Ortsstraat 14.

A lot of the bars in the old town are actually pretty new although the buildings are old.

Le Coq is the third oldest bar in Brussels according to the landlord.

Watch where you're walking, Brussels is the dogshit capital of the world. :sick:
Not sure that we'll make it to many other bars, this place is just too fascinating! Thanks for the tip though, will bear it in mind tomorrow.

Oddly enough my girlfriend has commented on the complete lack of dog shit and how clean the pavements seem to be. Maybe there has been a dog cull in Brussels.

[ROBCamra]

Not sure that we'll make it to many other bars, this place is just too fascinating! Thanks for the tip though, will bear it in mind tomorrow.

Oddly enough my girlfriend has commented on the complete lack of dog shit and how clean the pavements seem to be. Maybe there has been a dog cull in Brussels.

I hope so. Have they culled the graffiti numpties as well?

Everywhere except La Grande Place was covered in it. :muppet:

[gillhalfpint]

Enjoying the 8.5% house beer at this place http://deliriumcafe.be/ - I have a feeling my head will hurt in the morning. Or possibly later this evening!

Loved Brussels. We had Around Brussels in 80 beers and did a lot of the centre bars last April. This April we were staying a little outside the centre, but still managed to try a few new ones the day after we did the Zythos beer festival in Leuven. Have fun.

[hondo]

In York tap drinking Gadds - she sells seashells. Life is grand

[trainman]

In York tap drinking Gadds - she sells seashells. Life is grand
Couldn't help noticing you've been capitalising with some early York starts hondo...
Fair play.. :cheers:

[Wittenden]

In York tap drinking Gadds - she sells seashells. Life is grand

You are lucky-I never get to see this even here in the Weald of Kent!

[hondo]

Couldn't help noticing you've been capitalising with some early York starts hondo...
Fair play.. :cheers:

Got to get the good stuff before and after racing

[ROBCamra]

Got to get the good stuff before and after racing


Sheltering from the torrential downpours in the bar at the moment no doubt. ;)

[hondo]

Sheltering from the torrential downpours in the bar at the moment no doubt. ;)

Shivering in the cold not drinking this afternoon so I'm fit for a session tonight starting in The Swan Inn (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/43666/)

[hondo]

A later start today but now in York Tap drinking floris - framboise

[hondo]

A bottle of weihenstephan - kristall weissbier in the house of trembling madness York

[Crossste]

Sat in Grt Westen, W'ton with a pint of Holdens mild. As Flintstone. F. might say YABBA-DABBA-DOOOO!

[london calling]

Just popped into my local to pick up a new Camra mag and had a pint of
Cheshire brewery -galaxy blues 5.2. Well hoppy.

[aleandhearty]

A bottle of Acorn Old Moor Porter, whilst preparing Fish Plaki, a Greek dish of baked fish, in a white wine, tomato, garlic, parsley and lemon sauce. Delicious on both counts!

[Quinno]

Saltaire Amarillo Gold at the Nags Head, Reading. Best thing I have drunk all year. That is all :D

[Millay]

Grafton Mardi Gras, the most insipid flavourless beer I've had in ages. It has no taste at all apart from a slight sweetness that the barmaid described as apple. I don't get it myself, in fact the only thing I am getting is a thought of getting a different pint. Definitely doesn't live up to it's flamboyant pump clip.

[Dave M]

Butty Bach at Royal Forester Inn (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/42194/)

[ROBCamra]

Butty Bach at Royal Forester Inn (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/42194/)

A pub that hasn't been reviewed yet. We'll expect a full report to appear soon. :p

[Dave M]

A pub that hasn't been reviewed yet. We'll expect a full report to appear soon. :p
I wlll ask my friends to write one. ;)

Having a MILD at the Bottle & Glass now.

[Millay]

A brand new beer and a brand new brewery for me. Something called DCUK from the Dancing Duck Brewery . Just 4.3% but very hoppy in a Summer Lightning sort of way. It may even be good enough for me to miss the next train out of Euston.

[Millay]

Today I have been drinking Haka Ferocious Maori bitter from Butcombe Brewery. A punchy beer that is very in your face.

[hondo]

Weihenstephan Hefeweissbier in Leslie's Bar Edinburgh

[london calling]

Beavertown -black betty 7.4 a stunningly good black ipa but it would fail the 3 pints test.

[hondo]

Konig Ludwig weissbier in tap east and the first 3 songs on the music system have been the jam,the smiths and the skids happy days :bemerry:

[Mobyduck]

A bottle of Darkstar Sunburst ,4.8%, bloody lovely.

[AlanH]

A bottle conditioned Stonehouse Cambrian Gold......... well, I was, just finished it whilst typing.
No stocks left!:(

[london calling]

Superb pint of Fullers -Bengal Lancer in the George and Dragon Acton.This beer can be so hit or miss.

[Mobyduck]

Hopcraft The Black Nag a smoked black IPA 5.5% , in the Nags Head Reading, the one and only cask brewed for the Nags 7th anniversary.

[oldboots]

Rudgate ruby mild in the Templars Leeds - nice

[Quinno]

Bottle of Tutts Clump Medium Dry Perry that I purchased at the brewery during a CAMRA trip earlier in the year. Rather nice.

[aleandhearty]

I often have a couple of bottles when cooking. Tonight it's Saltaire Blonde whilst preparing a prawn curry. Just the job on a hot sticky evening.

[london calling]

Picked up 4 tins of Co-0p export ale.No brewers name but suitable for vegans so should be by a little brewer.Nice stuff but look at what goes in it.
barley
wheat
malted barley
hop extract
caramel
hops
yeast
calcium sulphate
calcium chloride
polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
carrageenan

[Aqualung]

Picked up 4 tins of Co-0p export ale.No brewers name but suitable for vegans so should be by a little brewer.Nice stuff but look at what goes in it.
barley
wheat
malted barley
hop extract
caramel
hops
yeast
calcium sulphate
calcium chloride
polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
carrageenan

According to RateBeer it's brewed by Cain's, another brewery I used to like a lot but fear it may have lost the plot.

The list is probably not as alarming as it looks. Hop Extract is a shortcut and possibly wheat. The Calcium Sulphate and Calcium Chloride are almost certainly burtonisation of the water, something most brewers do unless thay are located in Burton.
Caramel is commonly used mainly to change the colour. It only really becomes an issue if used in excess.
Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone would be finings as probably would be Carrageenan which is the only one I'm not too sure about.

Co-op bottled beers used to be supplied by Freeminer and were OK, The last time I tried one was in January.

[oldboots]

Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone would be finings as probably would be Carrageenan which is the only one I'm not too sure about.




Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone is used as finings as the traditional Isinglass isn't suitable for Vegans. Carrageenan is Irish Moss, added during the boil to promote clarity.

[hondo]

Castle rock - harvest pale in The Duke of York (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55482/) counting down the time till 10:00 and York tap