Beer for the slug trap

[Wittenden]

As with most horticulturalists, we have an ongoing battle with the slug. Beer traps are an efficient and sustainable alternative to blue pellets. We usually use tinned crap from the supermarket order-they're not having any of my private supply! Any nominations for the mollusc room 101?
I'll kick off with the Fosters that's gracing the nursery as we speak.

[Aqualung]

It's Doom Bore for me or just about anything from the Cottage brewery.

[Mobyduck]

I cant find any Double Diamond which used to work wonders in the slug world, so it will have to be Greedy King IPA.

[oldboots]

Surely John Smith's Smooth would fit the bill, not sure what effect the widget would have on our slimy brethren.

[gillhalfpint]

A can of lager that I won on a bottle raffle!!

[Bucking Fastard]

If you wanted to admisister a long and painful demise,how about CW Bombadier ?

[NickDavies]

London Pride.

[Thuck Phat]

If you wanted to admisister a long and painful demise,how about CW Bombadier ?

Wouldn't work, even slugs avoid Bomber!

[sheffield hatter]

Bombardier can be a very good beer when it's well kept. The problem, as with Doom Bar, is that it is very often the token real ale in many pubs that serve mainly fizz, thus it is very often badly kept and indifferently served, and given the option I tend to avoid it. But when it's good, it can be very good indeed. If you don't believe me, just step off the train at Derby and take a short walk to the Station Inn (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/7230/). You'll be pleasantly surprised. Take your slugs with you, they might like it too.

[Quinno]

Me and the missus used beer baited slug traps when we were students. Irwins Bitter from Lidl was the most successful!

[Soup Dragon]

I would use Batham's as i would want to send them off in the nicerst way:)

[Thuck Phat]

Bombardier can be a very good beer when it's well kept.

The well regarded publication Slugs Ale Daily recently commissioned a survey in Bedford which found that 8 out of 10 slugs questioned would actively avoid a trap baited with Bombardier.

The same survey reported that 100% of Bombardier was improved with the addition of slugs.

Probably.

[Al 10000]

I get too many slugs in my cellar,they must like the smell of my home brewed beer.

I car'nt stand the things,my poor wife has to get rid of them for me,they are my one weak point,i shudder whenever i see one.

If i had to waste some beer trapping them it would have to be John Smiths smooth crap,they deserve each other.

[Mobyduck]

Surely John Smith's Smooth would fit the bill, not sure what effect the widget would have on our slimy brethren.


I get too many slugs in my cellar,they must like the smell of my home brewed beer.

I car'nt stand the things,my poor wife has to get rid of them for me,they are my one weak point,i shudder whenever i see one.

If i had to waste some beer trapping them it would have to be John Smiths smooth crap,they deserve each other.
Surely even slugs don't like John Smiths Smooth Crap. :sick:

[london calling]

Surely even slugs don't like John Smiths Smooth Crap. :sick:
They may be Craft slugs.

[Mobyduck]

1030
Whatever it is it seems popular.