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40 posts & 36 voices | Started 1 year ago by steve-g | Latest reply from DezB

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steve-g - Member

Ok, so having moved house recently I have discovered that the local off license has a pretty good array of beers and poor heating, so I can get beers at the correct temperature straight off the shelf (the guys working in the shop have coats on, it really is about 10 - 12 degrees in there) I have just spent the weekend making my way through a few of them having never really got into it before. So far....

Bishops Finger - OK but a bit too fruity for me, and it tastes of burntness which im not sure I like.

Spitfire - Beautiful, really like this.

Whitstable Bay - Quite sweet, I liked this one but again it had too much fruity taste as per the Bishops Finger, must be a Shepherd Neame thing.

TangleFoot - Liked this one

Fursty Ferret - This was my favourite, nice and sweet

Black Sheep Ale - Not a fan didn't really taste of anything.

Based on my tastes above, what can any of you recommend as similar to, or a progression from what I like. Spitfire and Fursty Ferret being the favourites.

I will try all reasonable suggestions in a bid to "out niche" my other beer loving friends.

Cheers

Posted 1 year ago #
soma_rich - Member

Golden Glory (badger)

Long days

Pure gold (Itchen Valley)

Posted 1 year ago #
Stoner - Member

Bishops Finger, Spitfire, Whitstable Bay

All Shepherd Neame - Not niche and generally a bit rubbish these days

TangleFoot, Fursty Ferret - Badger Ales arent too bad. But they need to keep an eye on their quality as they are getting bigger and bigger

Black Sheep Ale - Not a fan didn't really taste of anything. Too bloody right. Northern carp.

Best beer in the country:

Others from Wye are great too like their Best, Butty Bach and Dorothy Goodbody ranges. There Morgan Motors centenery beer was superb too, but sadly no more. I would bet they recycle the recipe soon though.

Posted 1 year ago #
cynic-al - Member

LOLs at stoner.

I'd recommend some beers but I have different tastes to the OP.

Posted 1 year ago #
Stoner - Member

recommend some beers

feel free as long as it's not northern junk

Posted 1 year ago #
toby1 - Member

Long Days is great - had some from tesco's the other week and went back for more the next day

Golden sheep may be more your taste if you like a sweeter beer.

Proper Job from St.Austell is a great beer too.

To be honest I'm usually pretty happy with any pale ale's, wheat beers and random bits that your local ale house serves!

Posted 1 year ago #
Stoner - Member

love a snozzle.

Proper Job and Tribute are regular favourites round these parts.

Posted 1 year ago #
nedrapier - Member

I just moved and I've found an offy near me that's like a beer library. 7' by 12' wall full of beer, a good slice of it stcked in single columns only.

Picked up a samichlaus classic (14%) last time I was there, which was interesting.

Posted 1 year ago #
highclimber - Member

Brakspear Oxford gold Organic beer is one of the nicest beers around IMO. they do an extra strength one too tht i have yet to try!

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McHamish - Member

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backhander - Member

The brakspeare is very nice indeed.
Any of the Bath ales are well worth a try IMO, Gem is lovely as is SPA, golden hare is a nice summer beer and wild hare is a very nice organic. i tried a festivity the other day; strange but nice!

Posted 1 year ago #
Raouligan - Member

Anything by Brodies, really good beer and from the South ;0)

They even do a mental 22 per center!

Posted 1 year ago #
jimmers - Member

This is all you need to know...

Posted 1 year ago #
thecrackfox - Member

Oh...I thought this thread was about a Swiss Downhiller crashing

My fave is Tim Taylor's Landlord, but I'm not sure if its niche since Madonna started talking twaddle about it.

Posted 1 year ago #
Elfinsafety - Member

Pure gold (Itchen Valley)

+ like a million.

And it's made by a fellow STWer.

This man in fact (the bloke in the foreground, not the nasty little thing behind). Don't let him pour it for you though.

Posted 1 year ago #
Scamper - Member

I doo like a bit of Spitfire. But there again I can't get enough of Shropshire Lad either.

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Bimbler - Member

Posted 1 year ago #
ourkidsam - Member

Loving the watermarking irony

Posted 1 year ago #
TandemJeremy - Member

Bitter and twisted. the best beer in the UK

Posted 1 year ago #
philconsequence - Member

all you need to know

thread closed.

Posted 1 year ago #
buzz-lightyear - Member

I have a question about Tesco and Leffe.
Most weeks, a 75cl bottle of Leffe is £3.75
Some weeks, they are £2 but not indicated as a special offer
Other weeks, the blonde is £3.75, the brune is £2 and again not indicated as special offer.