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26-08-2014, 09:24
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Having written about the benefits of drinking at home (http://boakandbailey.com/2014/08/the-world-on-your-sofa/), we felt the urge to tramp to*Penzance’s three out-of-town supermarkets with a*simple mission: to pick up two or three interesting-looking beers we hadn’t tasted before.This, it transpired, is easier said than done.
At Sainsbury’s, we found nothing that persuaded us to part with our cash. The same old breweries and the same old beers took up most of the shelf-space, with a few seasonal ‘specials’ giving the illusion of variety.
Morrison’s was… well, we thought we’d somehow teleported back to Sainsbury’s. That re-badged Marston’s IPA? Check. Summer ales in clear bottles? Plenty. We left there empty-handed, too.
Finally, at Tesco, we had a bit more success. BrewDog Libertine, a black IPA (7.2%) we ought to have tried but haven’t, was newly-listed at £1.99 per 330ml bottle.
Purely because it was something different, we also picked up some Wadworth Swordfish (5%) even though (a) the concept (strong ale laced with rum) sounds unappealing and (b) we’re generally underwhelmed, and occasionally even appalled, by Wadworth’s output.
All in all, it was a lot of effort to add two beers to our stash.
Though we didn’t see much mild or stout*(because it’s summer?) supermarkets do still offer a great opportunity to buy beers in a range of styles, for not much cash. For the novelty-seeker, however, it seems they’re rather*a wash-out these days.
Supermarket Saminess (http://boakandbailey.com/2014/08/supermarket-saminess/)
More... (http://boakandbailey.com/2014/08/supermarket-saminess/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supermarket-saminess)
Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog - Writing about beer and pubs since 2007 (http://boakandbailey.com)
http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/green_bottles_474.png
Having written about the benefits of drinking at home (http://boakandbailey.com/2014/08/the-world-on-your-sofa/), we felt the urge to tramp to*Penzance’s three out-of-town supermarkets with a*simple mission: to pick up two or three interesting-looking beers we hadn’t tasted before.This, it transpired, is easier said than done.
At Sainsbury’s, we found nothing that persuaded us to part with our cash. The same old breweries and the same old beers took up most of the shelf-space, with a few seasonal ‘specials’ giving the illusion of variety.
Morrison’s was… well, we thought we’d somehow teleported back to Sainsbury’s. That re-badged Marston’s IPA? Check. Summer ales in clear bottles? Plenty. We left there empty-handed, too.
Finally, at Tesco, we had a bit more success. BrewDog Libertine, a black IPA (7.2%) we ought to have tried but haven’t, was newly-listed at £1.99 per 330ml bottle.
Purely because it was something different, we also picked up some Wadworth Swordfish (5%) even though (a) the concept (strong ale laced with rum) sounds unappealing and (b) we’re generally underwhelmed, and occasionally even appalled, by Wadworth’s output.
All in all, it was a lot of effort to add two beers to our stash.
Though we didn’t see much mild or stout*(because it’s summer?) supermarkets do still offer a great opportunity to buy beers in a range of styles, for not much cash. For the novelty-seeker, however, it seems they’re rather*a wash-out these days.
Supermarket Saminess (http://boakandbailey.com/2014/08/supermarket-saminess/)
More... (http://boakandbailey.com/2014/08/supermarket-saminess/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supermarket-saminess)