Harleybloke

OMG!!

Owld Rodger..........................

.....You couldn't hear it, if they were shooting at me with howitzers!

dremble wedge

It turns up every now and then in a pub I frequent. Then about a week later I remeber who I am and where I live...

DB7

We've only had a couple of pubs close, the majority have turned to food or become sports pubs to get in the punters at lunchtime and after work.

Harleybloke

Owld Roger, that sense of anticipation as they spoon it into your glass.......

.....You couldn't hear it, if they were shooting at me with howitzers!

scholes

Coming from the same area as Drembles, I share similar tastes in Real Ale.
I'm a TT Landlord man myself.

The George in Stamford is as far as I know the only place to serve Ruddles bitter, and is a glorius pint.

Chemical free draft lager from Germany and Austria.

Belgium is a great place to explore and sample some particularly good beers.
Leffe Brun on draft is delicious but liable to knock your head off.

wadsy

Your'e all making me homesick for a decent pint. Its all lager down here but

there are a few British style pubs that brew their own stuff ( costs a fortune)!

Marky B

Lager is a beer. I think we are the only nation in the world who calls it lager. I drink it and it is just as potent as any dark beer. Lager - or light beer - like dark beer,has its own share of good brews and bad brews. There are plenty of whom you could drink a good few pints and walk away feeling drowned. Equally,there are those you could only drink less,and still feel like you have punched in the head.
A few years ago I used to sell Youngers No.3,which went down your throat like milk. You felt okay until you hit the fresh air outside. It nearly caused a few divorces,I tell you. Likewise,Becks Bier from Germany - which I drunk at the time.
Ta Ta
Marky B

I am special. The heavens always open for me.

Santonix

My favourites are Woodfordes Wherry and Timothy Taylor's Landlord.

Steve Crook

Lager seems to be a favourite amongst those who just want to get pissed.
Ale seems to be more favoured by those who like to taste something

Steve

Lord Brett

If in America, you should give Samuel Adams' Boston Beer a try. Used to be able to get it in the UK, but haven't seen it in ages.

Marky B

What are you implying?
However,that is not necessarily the case? Those who wanted to get pissed might start off with dark or light beer,then go on the those alcopops,double JD's and (it pains me when I have been asked for this) Cheeky Vimto,which is port and Blue Wicked. I swear if turps was on draught,someone would buy it. Sometimes it is it the price which ushers taste. I am currently selling Theakstons Smooth for £1.45 a pint,and as it is the cheapest beer in my place,thus people are drinking it.
If a so-called trad ale has a high volume content,then there are people who will drink it as a short cut to getting pissed.
I have known landlords who have sold trad beers and have been a venue for CAMRA meetings,and believe me,the landlords would rather not they came in as they tend to buy a half,or just one pint (if they are driving,okay,but that is more than I would drink if I was driving) and spend the rest of the evening debating its merits compared to a pint of Old Fart in The Sheep Shagger down the road.
When I was selling No 3 (and other guest ales,such Porter,Double Maxim on draught and others),I won six awards for its upkeep,from Scottish & Newcastle Breweries. At one point,I was the only person in the north east to win so many. A lot of people assumed I liked trad ale and used to visit the Hartlepool Beer Fesitval,to sample various types. I don't mind it,but I prefer the golden stuff,which is a drink favoured by people of any age.
Ta Ta
Marky B

I am special. The heavens always open for me.

Marky B

Sorry,I've just realised after I've named a ficititious pub The Sheep Shagger,that there is a beer called The Sheep Shagger. I remember,me and my friends had to explain to some people from overseas (this was in the Lake District last year) what a sheep shagger was.

Cairngorm Sheepshagger

Ta Ta
Marky B

I am special. The heavens always open for me.

Marky B

Hartlepool Round Table Beer Festival

Ta Ta
Marky B

I am special. The heavens always open for me.