Does such a thing exist? I know we have lots of great ales in this country but can anyone recommend any decent British lagers?

I discovered one in a drinkery somewhere random like Reading that was reasonable. I bought it purely on the back of the name: “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Bitter.”

You’ll want to try this sir! Brewed in Buxton. Tis very nice indeed, and will make you fall over

Moravka

If your local Sainsburys stocks this, it’s well worth a try….

Caeser Augustus

Yum.

Sam Smiths Do a rather good lager, labeled as organic I recall.
There used to be Wrexham Lager but not seen that for a long time.

Beaten to to it.

cotswoldbrewingcompany

Tried all the Greenwich lagers between a group of friends and none of them were well received.
Which was a shame as I was really looking forward to a trip to the brewery.

http://www.freedombrewery.com/our-craft-beers/freedom-organic-lager

http://www.freedombrewery.com/our-craft-beers/freedom-organic-dark-lager

Calvors Suffolk lager, comes in cooking 3.8% and savouring 5.0% variants. There are also dark and amber versions but these were not to my taste.

+1 for the freedom stuff its lovely

I remember my mum buying me some Freedom lager, as it was from the local brewery, and it was pretty horrible. This was quite a while ago now, have they improved ? How long was Freedom brewery existed ?

Likewise I’ve brought some beers from my now local Binghams Brewery and they were awful too. However it had only been going 1 year at the time.

+ 1 Cotswold Brewing Co.

Run by a friend of mine.

The St Mungo Lager from the West Brewery microbrewery in Glasgow is pretty good – dunno if you can get it any further afield though.

I like this

Thanks everyone, will give some of these a try (I usually have a bottle of wine and a few ales before work every morning you see, so I need some more variety).

The St Mungo Lager from the West Brewery microbrewery in Glasgow is pretty good – dunno if you can get it any further afield though.

Available in my local Waitrose here in That London, and also available in Waitrose in Salisbury.

Wooden hands, cornish steam

From Andwell Brewing Company – like good czech lagers and not too fizzy. Nice.

And +1 for Williams Bros Caesar Augustus.

From the Peerless brewing company, brewed in the heart of Birkenhead

Harviestoun Schiehallion used to be lovely. Not seen it for years though.

Bigyinn,

My local Tesco sells it. Like a lot….

There used to be Wrexham Lager but not seen that for a long time.

They’ve just started to brew it again.
I know the first of the new pints were poured in Bangor-on Dee and I’m trying to think where it’s being brewed. I can tell you it’s not on the old site.
EDIT: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-15493040
Only available in pubs in the county.

from Hawkshead Brewery

The St Mungo Lager from the West Brewery microbrewery in Glasgow is pretty good – dunno if you can get it any further afield though.

Available in my local Waitrose here in That London, and also available in Waitrose in Salisbury.

also available in Waitrose Otley, W Yorkshire

Marlow Brewery Rebellion Blond. Simply tasty and ace.

Not tried the sam smiths organic lager, will hunt some down, many fuzzy nights in whitby drinking ayingabrau , that was a real tasty lager.

36 Schiehallion x 3 by TandemJeremy, on Flickr

Butcombe Blonde

stella

This must be one of Britain’s oldest lagers, brewed in Glasgow since 1885
http://www.framestore-cfc.com/work/tennents-lager-madmans-dream
I make no comment on it’s quality but I would certainly advise avoiding the “Super” version.

yunki – Member
stella

😯
Yes, all right, most of the fizzy tasteless rubbish sold here is actually brewed in the UK, but it really doesn’t rate as beer, let alone lager.
‘Tis like making love in a boat… 😀

Okay, not a Lager per se, but similar and definitely worth a try if you get the chance..

Laverstoke?

thing brewdog do a couple

Another vote for Schiehallion.

32%

I guess it doesn’t qualify as lager though.

Joseph Holts from Manchester do a couple of very decent lagers – Crystal is the lighter one, has won a lot of awards.
Diamond, the stronger one, will destroy you mentally and physically, wonderful stuff 😀

Available all year round in the NW.

The North East does the best.

http://www.brew-star.co.uk/uncategorized/anarchy-launched/