The Real Ale thread

[dmitsi]

That's not good. I'm sure Doom will survive though, it's a great pint.

[Shaman]

Had a rather delicious pint of Antifreeze last night (can't remember who it's brewed by though



Just bought a bottle of "Sink The Bismarck" and "Tactical Nuclear Penguin"

[dan101smith]

I gave a bottle of Sink the Bismarck to a mate for Xmas - he's not been brave enough to open it yet.

[Shaman]

dan101smith said:

I gave a bottle of Sink the Bismarck to a mate for Xmas - he's not been brave enough to open it yet.

Is it a metal cap or a cork cap?

[dan101smith]

Good question, not sure. Metal, I think. I do remember it came with a bottle stop so they obviously don't expect it to go in one sitting

[McAndy]

dmitsi said:

That's not good. I'm sure Doom will survive though, it's a great pint.

Sorted out my Friday night for me a treat last week

Ruined my Saturday morning mind you!

[Shaman]

Forthright MC said:

Cracking pale ale, easy to drink with bags of citrus flavours. Consistently good brewery also IMO

The Red Lion in Sheffield has this on the moment.

[Gold]

oxford drinker said:

Sharps brewery of Rock, Cornwall, acquired today by Molson Coors.

RIP Doom Bar and Special
Thanks for the memories!

A good comment on the aquistion. http://petebrown.blogspot.com/2011/02/molson-coors...

[GTO Scott]

Not sure what to make of that really. Doom Bar isn't the best or most interesting beer to come from Cornwall, though i'll drink it if there's nothing else available. Interestingly M-C are also the distributors for a much more interesting cornish brewery - Skinners.

[dmitsi]

Yeah I quite like the skinners lager after a surf. My friends have it in their cafe and I've not paid for a pint of it yet, might also be why I like it as I don't drink lager otherwise.
Sharps made a christmas ale I actually liked the year before last, hope they still create the beers they have been.

[GTO Scott]

dmitsi said:

Yeah I quite like the skinners lager after a surf. My friends have it in their cafe and I've not paid for a pint of it yet, might also be why I like it as I don't drink lager otherwise.
Sharps made a christmas ale I actually liked the year before last, hope they still create the beers they have been.

Skinners do two lagers - which one is in their cafe? Skinners Cornish Lager or Skinners Skindog Lager?

I'm not a big lager drinker but Skindog is

[SwanJack]

Skinners also do Betty Stogs, which is nice .

Had a pint of Brew Dog's 'Rip Tide' the other night, pretty good too.

[CooperD]

Had a couple of these last night from the Copper Dragon Brewery. Very pleasant hoppy beer that went down well.

[dmitsi]

GTO Scott said:

Skinners do two lagers - which one is in their cafe? Skinners Cornish Lager or Skinners Skindog Lager?

I'm not a big lager drinker but Skindog is

I think it's cornish lager, I don't recognise the skindog name. I'll keep an eye out for it.

[rhinochopig]

Anyone else a fan of the Morrissey Fox Blonde.

One of my locals sells it on draft, but its a good bottle beer too.

http://www.morrisseyfox.co.uk/ourbeer.htm

[CooperD]

rhinochopig said:

Anyone else a fan of the Morrissey Fox Blonde.

One of my locals sells it on draft, but its a good bottle beer too.

http://www.morrisseyfox.co.uk/ourbeer.htm

Yes. I've bought it bottled a few times from Tescos. Not seen it on draught in my local yet.

[rhinochopig]

CooperD said:

Yes. I've bought it bottled a few times from Tescos. Not seen it on draught in my local yet.

If you like that you should give Sierra Nevada ale a try. My mate introduced me to it when I visited him in California a few years ago and it's started selling well over here now - much to my joy.

It's slightly crisper and with a sweeter after taste to the blonde and is the perfect BBQ beer. It's also available at Tesco in the world beers section.

[GTO Scott]

rhinochopig said:

Anyone else a fan of the Morrissey Fox Blonde.

One of my locals sells it on draft, but its a good bottle beer too.

http://www.morrisseyfox.co.uk/ourbeer.htm

Yep - not found anywhere round here doing it on draught though.

Got two bottles in the beer fridge at the moment as it happens

[CooperD]

Had this one last night. Excellent stuff and very good with cheese.

[Smiler.]

dmitsi said:

GTO Scott said:

Skinners do two lagers - which one is in their cafe? Skinners Cornish Lager or Skinners Skindog Lager?

I'm not a big lager drinker but Skindog is

I think it's cornish lager, I don't recognise the skindog name. I'll keep an eye out for it.

Archers once brewed a "cask lager" - had it at the TT one year & drank the place dry of it.

Never seen anything like it since.