A Thought on Bass Ale

[Jimbeaux]

kiteless said:

Jimbeaux said:

Sounds complicated.

Take heed of the advice. With White Shield, a regular man is not necessarily a happy man....the following morning.

Understood. I was diverted and did not stop at the grocery to see what else is available. I'll try tomorrow.

[Oystercatcher]

Jimbeaux said:

...Eldridge Pope Thomas Hardy Ale...

Gorgeous stuff!

Eldridge Pope stopped brewing it in 1999 IIRC. O'Hanlons took it up again a few years later, partly with the US export market in mind, but even they've stopped it now. Get some and lay it down for a few years. I still have some 1998 and 1999, comes out on Christmas/New Year or birthdays with a '0' in them

http://www.thomashardysale.org.uk/index.htm

[Jimbeaux]

Oystercatcher said:

Jimbeaux said:

...Eldridge Pope Thomas Hardy Ale...

Gorgeous stuff!

Eldridge Pope stopped brewing it in 1999 IIRC. O'Hanlons took it up again a few years later, partly with the US export market in mind, but even they've stopped it now. Get some and lay it down for a few years. I still have some 1998 and 1999, comes out on Christmas/New Year or birthdays with a '0' in them

http://www.thomashardysale.org.uk/index.htm

If that is the case, I wonder how old the stuff I saw was.

[Oystercatcher]

O'Hanlons only stopped brewing it last year so it should be OK. If it's like the original, it will improve with age. I have some, but it's too soon to tell.

[Simpo Two]

Jimbeaux said:

I chuckled a bit at "Drinking Classes", as if anyone of higher breeding/station drinks in a very different manner.

Interesting distinction, no doubt an attempt to dumb down. But all classes drink, whether lager or pink gin.

[minimax]

Jimbeaux said:

eldar said:

Jimbeaux said:

Toyless said:

Jimbeaux said:

Toyless said:

eldar said:

Pale ale.

Like sex in a punt.

fking close to water.

Just finished a pint of Marstons Old Empire IPA, which is 5.7% and lovely.

There is an eclectic selection of lesser known(at least over here)British Ales available at my local grocery. Any particular recommendations?

Hard to say, care to list a few ?

Im a fan of darker ruby ales normally, but I do like various others as well as copious amounts of cider when in the mood.

Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Pale Ale; Eldridge Pope Thomas Hardy Ale; Worthington White Shield; Theakston's Old Peculier are a few that come to mind. Newcastle and some others I didn't mention as they are more common.

Edited by Jimbeaux on Friday 27th August 21:15

Haven't seen Worthington White Shield for years. Pour it carefully, so the slag stays in the bottle... Newcastle Brown, maybe?

Sounds complicated.

I wouldn't bother with the Broon Ale, it's an export brew and nothing like the real deal (apart from the colour)

[Jimbeaux]

Simpo Two said:

Jimbeaux said:

I chuckled a bit at "Drinking Classes", as if anyone of higher breeding/station drinks in a very different manner.

Interesting distinction, no doubt an attempt to dumb down. But all classes drink, whether lager or pink gin.

I suppose that was a hark back to Victorian/Edwardian times of class distinction in order to make the product more desireable in a subline way.

[Jimbeaux]

minimax said:

Jimbeaux said:

eldar said:

Jimbeaux said:

Toyless said:

Jimbeaux said:

Toyless said:

eldar said:

Pale ale.

Like sex in a punt.

fking close to water.

Just finished a pint of Marstons Old Empire IPA, which is 5.7% and lovely.

There is an eclectic selection of lesser known(at least over here)British Ales available at my local grocery. Any particular recommendations?

Hard to say, care to list a few ?

Im a fan of darker ruby ales normally, but I do like various others as well as copious amounts of cider when in the mood.

Samuel Smith's Old Brewery Pale Ale; Eldridge Pope Thomas Hardy Ale; Worthington White Shield; Theakston's Old Peculier are a few that come to mind. Newcastle and some others I didn't mention as they are more common.

Edited by Jimbeaux on Friday 27th August 21:15

Haven't seen Worthington White Shield for years. Pour it carefully, so the slag stays in the bottle... Newcastle Brown, maybe?

Sounds complicated.

I wouldn't bother with the Broon Ale, it's an export brew and nothing like the real deal (apart from the colour)

Thanks for the warning.

[minimax]

shouldn't be too hard to import the real stuff from here, but then again, it's bloody awful stuff and has a tendency to cause you to smash the bottle in to someones face for no reason at all other than they were looking at your bird/car/shirt in a funny way

recommend: timothy taylors landlord bitter, black sheep ale, shepherd neame spitfire...they'll do you well

[Jimbeaux]

minimax said:

shouldn't be too hard to import the real stuff from here, but then again, it's bloody awful stuff and has a tendency to cause you to smash the bottle in to someones face for no reason at all other than they were looking at your bird/car/shirt in a funny way

recommend: timothy taylors landlord bitter, black sheep ale, shepherd neame spitfire...they'll do you well

Are you saying that I need more training before being handed a light sabre Obi Mini?

[eldar]

Jimbeaux said:

Simpo Two said:

Jimbeaux said:

I chuckled a bit at "Drinking Classes", as if anyone of higher breeding/station drinks in a very different manner.

Interesting distinction, no doubt an attempt to dumb down. But all classes drink, whether lager or pink gin.

I suppose that was a hark back to Victorian/Edwardian times of class distinction in order to make the product more desireable in a subline way.

My grandma was a member of BYWTAU briefly. Batley Towns' women's total abstinence union. Their motto "Work, the curse of the drinking classes"

This is one of their theatrical productions...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMqSmiC_xHg

[mcflurry]

I have recently found Sharps Doom Bar as a guest beer and found it to be worthy of seeking out again