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Just picked up a bottle of "big job" from st austell, it's a big brother to proper job and is H O P P Y!!!
Cheaper than punk (as is proper job) and nice too!
Wish I'd bought more than the one.
Bristol Beer Factory
Not keen on that stuff, tasteless. Moor beer is nice though.
[url= https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/brewdog-announce-whisky-plans-6000-people-flock-aberdeen-agm/ ]Now there will be Brewdog Vodka, whisky and Gin[/url]
Moor beer
It's ok. Very over-rated (mostly by themselves of course). Gimme BBF stuff any day.
It's ok. Very over-rated (mostly by themselves of course)
They are our brew dog then? BBF is like supermarket own brand stuff to me, drinkable but unremarkable.
Had a Punk IPA the other day.
Pleasant but nothing special, IMO.
The Lidl "Green Gecko" I had afterwards was more interesting.
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Which supermarket own brand stuff is this then? Genuinely interested if any supermarkets are doing really decent stuff. I know Sainsburys and M&S have some nice ales which are all brewed by decent brewers (and they tell you which stuff is is brewed by who on the label). eg Tap Room brewery in America do an APA and an AIPA, both of which are good value at £1.25 for the 350ml bottle. And they have a range of "standard" ales and a stout in their "taste the difference" range...all of which are decent. M&S's own label offerings are excellent, many of which are brewed by Adnams and St. Peter's - a few excellent single hop pales to be found there. Are these the ones? Not familiar with Tesco's or Asda's ranges though. Maybe it's those you're talking about?
M&S do some very drinkable ale. Co-op are the other I'd be quite happy to buy. They do freeminers and a few other which are as good as most branded stuff. Sainsbury taste the difference is OK but perhaps a bit pricey for what it is. The big supermarkets sell so much good ale at such reasonable prices that it seems crazy to buy the house stuff.
This popped up in their facebook comments earlier allong with a few similar comments (then promptly got deleted).
http://themissingdrink.com/investing-in-brewdog/
Puts their valuations into some sort of context
-Same as Stone, 1/3 the size
-Shares wouldn't be worth what they're offering even if they sold the company for the sort of price Camden did.
Yeah, I agree, the M&S stuff is very good - although a bit pricey unless there's a 6 for 4 offer. The one near me in Avon Meads does the Arbor Ales Why Kick a Moo Cow and Beech Blonde - both flipping lovely if you haven't tried them. Come in an actual 568ml pint bottle too! 😯 😀
The Sainsbury's TTD range is often at £1.50 a bottle in mine - although it appears, instead of 3 for £5, they've started doing various different ones at £1.60 a bottle these days which isn't bad value for money. Most other stuff is down to £1.80/bottle these days, but a few of them (Purity UBU mostly) still at £2/bottle.
I haven't tried why kick a moo cow (weirdly 😉 ), thanks I'll keep an eye out.
I'm seeing lots of branded decent ale at around £1.80-£1.90, at 30p more than the TTD stuff it's a no brainer for me. I only buy 3 or 4 generally.
I am very keen on the new over-hopped stuff (I love the term alco-hops) which is great because there is loads of it abouyt at the moment. Does this make me a hipp-ster? My tatts are proper old school though and I don't work in a coffee shop so probably not.
I remember working at the Smiles brewery as a young apprentice engineer, there were hops all over the floor out the back. The smell was fantastic.