Off-licence Recommendations

[Andy Ven]

OK, so this is slightly off-topic, given the website and forum are mainly about pubs, but I guess we all like beer and sometimes buy it from off-licences.

My recent research into finding a number of bottled beers, from a wide shopping list, has uncovered a few gems. Does anybody have any recommendations besides the ones that I have listed below:

Bernie's Real Ale Off-Licence: 266, Cranmore Boulevard, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands B90 4PX Tel: 0121 744 2827. It's GBG listed, and has been since the 1980's. It has 5 cask ale handpulls so you can take in your own container and bring away real ale to drink at home. No website though.

Favourite Beers, Cheltenham. An impressive range of bottled beers (some bottle conditioned) on their website http://www.favouritebeers.com/

Beers of Europe, King's Lynn. The name is a bit misleading - they stock beers from around the world! http://www.beersofeurope.co.uk/

Does anyone know of any similar off licences?

[Quinno]

Jacks (Westholme Stores) a Londis in Goring

http://www.beersnale.co.uk/about_us.html

[Brewguru]

Beer Ritz in Leeds is a shop with a website run by Zac Avery, one of the "craft beer" champions (as was discussed in other threads) and an excellent range of beers.

thebeerboy (http://www.thebeerboy.co.uk/beerritz.html)
beerritz (http://www.beerritz.co.uk/)

Closer to home down in the West Country Tuckers Maltings, Newton Abbott have a bottled beer shop which is worth a look.

tuckersonline (http://www.tuckersonline.co.uk)

[ROBCamra]

Open All Hours in Keswick

http://www.dokeswick.com/business/details/bu19r.php

The guy who runs this shop is also one of the organisers of the Keswick Beer Festival.

[Oggwyn Trench]

Tipplers in Bewdley used to be good , cask ales and real cider as well

[Andy Ven]

I should have said that what I also liked about Bernie's was the range of bottled beers that is different from the normal uninspiring canned and ubiquitous products you find in your typical local offy

I had not heard of Tipplers before. Could be one to visit on my next Severn Valley Railway crawl http://www.bewdley.actinet.net/tipplers/main.htm

I see that Beer Ritz has the Samuel Smith's bottled beers I was looking for!

[runningdog]

No hesitation in recommending this one. The Ale and Whisky Shop in Masham's Mill an outlet centre just outside Cromford in Derbyshire. Ale's to die for, mainly northern or Scottish and more scotch than you could shake a stick. It ain't cheap but, hey, never mind the cost, sup the quality..........:drinkup::drinkup::drinkup::cheer s:

[Andy Ven]

I tried to Google it and found an article about Masson Mills but in doing so I found that it referred to some other similar outlets, some of which sell Samuel Smith's. Liquid Treasure on King Street, Belper was another one mentioned

http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Local-ale-local-people/article-749525-detail/article.html was the article I found but the author wrote a follow-up specifically about the Real Ale and Whisky shop:

http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Strong-Scottish-beer-presence/article-766637-detail/article.html

[runningdog]

I tried to Google it and found an article about [B]Masson Mills
Yeah, sorry about that, no idea where the Masham bit came from. Masson Mills is the place..........:cheers:

[Andy Ven]

Yeah, sorry about that, no idea where the Masham bit came from. Masson Mills is the place..........:cheers:

No problem. I found it and another, which was a bonus. Thanks for the suggestion

[Andy Ven]

I thought I'd answered my own question when I found a link to retailers of bottle conditioned ale on the CAMRA website: http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=241078

Some might sell a decent range of bottled ales and some indeed a selection of bottle conditioned ales but when I phoned a couple of outlets in Shropshire I was told that they hadn't stocked bottle conditioned ales for about 3 years. Still, it's a starting point. You might need to Google some of the names to find a phone number and it is advisable to ring and check before travelling any distance.

I also found this link: http://www.tastingbeers.com/directory/regional/england/where_to_buy/

[Paris_Hilton]

If you ever visit the Exeter area, try here for the full range of Westcountry ales and a few local ciders

http://www.dartsfarm.co.uk/cider-works-ale-house/cider-works-ale-house.html

[Andy Ven]

Aaah! I have been there. I remember they do the Teignworthy ales.

Cheers

[Pubsignman]

I went to this place earlier in the week: http://www.mrlawrencewinemerchant.co.uk/id18.html

It's just outside Crofton Park station and walkable from Brockley or Honor Oak Park stations as well. Not only does it have a great range of bottled beer, including lots from various new London micros, it is also a really nice place in general, with an ancient looking interior and super friendly and helpful staff. I stocked up on a few beers from Redchurch and By The Horns, two London breweries I have still not encountered in a pub. Kernel, Pitfield, London Fields and Windsor & Eton were also well represented, so I may be back for some of them soon.

[Andy Ven]

CAMRA have put the list (http://www.camra.org.uk/download.php?download_file=Li4vLi4vdmlzYWdlaW1hZ2V zL3BkZnMvcmFpYl9yZXRhaWxlcnMucGRm) of bottle conditioned ale retailers back on their revamped website

[Andy Ven]

This new website is mentioned in the October 2012 edition of What's Brewing. There are 200 beers but they aim to double the range over the next few months. Around half are bottle conditioned.

http://www.beerhawk.co.uk/

[Oggwyn Trench]

Hay Wines in Ledbury is good , a large range of local beers from Herefordshire and Worcestershire like Malvern and Fridays , decent selection of cider as well

[london calling]

DRink fulham palace rd london sw6 has big range of beer.Owned by Jacks (goring).They had a free tasting on sat of a new london brewer Rocky Head brewery from southfields.

[Pubsignman]

A new craft beer bottle shop has just opened in Crouch End, next door to the Harringay Arms (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/25536/)

http://www.dustydicks.com/

[london calling]

Cotteridge wines Birmingham is reckoned to be the best in Britain .1000 plus beers.cheers