Great beers

[mx wcfc]

I used to drink 6X in pubs when I was a teenager, and thought it was lovely. Bought some cans a while back, and it was vile! I reckon my taste buds have possibly evolved a bit.

Possibly, but 6X is not what it was either.

With cans, I find the craft beer "brewed for cans" stuff like Beaverton/Siren etc better than the "canned version of real ale" stuff out there. The only vaguely decent canned ales I've found are the St Austell Proper Job and Thornbridge Jaipur - they're not good - just better than other canned ales.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Lidl over here sell the Imperial IPA (third from the left in the photo) but not seen the others. It is a nice beer

I've tried it as well. I've worked my way through most of Lidl's beers in the last few months. I thought it was a bit bland, though, tbh. Probably not bitter enough for me. I prefer Lidl's own-brand Hatherwood IPA.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Possibly, but 6X is not what it was either.

With cans, I find the craft beer "brewed for cans" stuff like Beaverton/Siren etc better than the "canned version of real ale" stuff out there. The only vaguely decent canned ales I've found are the St Austell Proper Job and Thornbridge Jaipur - they're not good - just better than other canned ales.

Thornbridge Green Mountain in a can is very good.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I've tried it as well. I've worked my way through most of Lidl's beers in the last few months. I thought it was a bit bland, though, tbh. Probably not bitter enough for me. I prefer Lidl's own-brand Hatherwood IPA.

Have you had the Loch Lomond, I think it's Loch Lomand, from Lidl? I quite enjoyed that.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Have you had the Loch Lomond, I think it's Loch Lomand, from Lidl? I quite enjoyed that.

No I don't think so. I'll look out for it. Of the Hatherwoods, I like the bottles of IPA and porter the best atm. My tastes do change quite frequently, though. I'm fickle.

 

[mx wcfc]

Thornbridge Green Mountain in a can is very good.

never come across it. I'll keep an eye out. cheers.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

never come across it. I'll keep an eye out. cheers.

Weaker than Jaipur, but pleasingly bitter to my tastes.

 

[two sheds]

Love dark beers. Favourite of all time was a Belgian monastery just over the dutch border Abdij (Abbey) type beer.

In UK there's (can't remember)'s Winter Warmer in south east plus Badgers and Theakstones. The local shop delivers three beers every week of which my favourite is Owd Roger which is also lovely.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Young's Winter Warmer?

I used to like a pint of Young's Special.

My favourite dark Belgian ale is Orval. Lovely stuff. Tiny Rebel's Cwtch tastes quite similar.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

And I do like autumn red ales on tap. Fuller's does a good one. Red Fox, I think it's called.

 

[dessiato]

The best on tap i used to get here was Brew Dog. I miss a nice range of draught beer. I'll get home one day and then spend time just drinking good beer.

 

[krtek a houby]

This stuff was my (seasonal) favourite when we lived in London. Not sure it's even made, anymore what with Young's out of Wandsworth for a decade...

 

[ska invita]

What is the most precise definition

Yeah, I buy Beavertown cans in the Supermarket when I'm being lazy. Don't often see them on draft down here.

Neck Oil on tap is becoming quite common in London, can even get it in a green king pub I go to, and can be at the same price near enough of other pints. It does go down nicely, about as close as i get to drinking pub larger these days (though can't drink at all atm ).

 

[rubbershoes]

Some of Devon's finest. All brewed within 20 miles of here

Yellowhammer by Hanlons
Avocet by Exeter Brewery, if I want something light
Otter Amber
Summa That by Branscombe Vale brewery

 

[hash tag]

Another vote for Taylor's Landlord; a cracking pint. All beers should be out of a cask, not a bottle or can of course.
In addition I would add

Brewed almost next door to me until a month or two back and a fantastic pint, very drinkable

 

[Chilli.s]

Used to be brewed in Hampshire now made in some factory brewery but still good

 

[Chemical needs]

Proper job. Siren brewery: hop candy & ryesing tides. All Deya beers, though saturated in citra I particularly liked, as I thought it was like hopcandy but more balanced, and their saturated in strata is really nice too. Good chemistry's redstart rye is lovely. Left Handed Giant and Electric Bear are really good too. Spoilt for choice in Bristol/ South West

 

[ViolentPanda]

My 1st love was Young's Bitter, but since they closed their brewery in Wandsworth, & moved to Bedfordshire, it doesn't taste the same. I know that lots of old farts say that about the beers of their youth, but in the case of Young's, switching from the water in their artesian well, to piped water at the Wells Brewery HAS changed the finished product.
I'm currently enjoying Konigshof Pils from Krefeld; Guinness Extra from Dublin; Sainsbury's Dry Cider (cheap & thirst-quenching!), & Williams Bros' Grozet gooseberry ale.

On separate days, of course!

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Yeah you can't change the water without changing the taste.

I didn't know Youngs had moved. Shame.

 

[chilango]

I like the stuff that's being brewed using kveik yeast. It reminds me of happy times on the Hardangervidda.

 

[hash tag]

Young's, on the plus side, Sambrooks have taken over a little bit of the old brewery.the rest is flats and the odd shop.

 

[not-bono-ever]

Real Kolsch is soemthing I can drink all day every day. luckily I dont live in Cologne

 

[Elpenor]

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Was coming here to say that Harvey’s is probably one of the best. Sadly the pub in the village where my Dad lives, which served a nice pint of it is closed, and for sale.

 

[AmateurAgitator]

Bangla. Available in all good Indian and Nepalese restaurants.

 

[AmateurAgitator]

And . . .

 

[AmateurAgitator]

I also like San Miguel

 

[spitfire]

I'm partial to a Peroni, perhaps not a great beer but very drinkable.

 

[chilango]

I'm hearing good things about DB from mates in the Ding. I'm not a fan of sours or ale with added fruit juice, but I shall be sampling their beers as soon as the opportunity arises.

The Reading area is spoilt for decent breweries. West Berks/Twyford/Siren/Elusive amongst others.

Yeah. Shout out for Wild Weather as well.

 

[mx wcfc]

I'm partial to a Peroni, perhaps not a great beer but very drinkable.

Peroni Gran Riserva used to be the reason for going to Pizza Express for a family evening out.

 

[hitmouse]

I'm partial to a Peroni, perhaps not a great beer but very drinkable.

Seconded, it's nice enough that I don't entirely begrudge it the priciness.