The best lager on sale in the UK, suggestions please

[RKi]

Ha. did you see my post above all the pictures? It seems you already knew about it. Best shop ever!

[hoegaardenruls]

RKi said:

Ha. did you see my post above all the pictures? It seems you already knew about it. Best shop ever!

Missed that one - too busy looking at the pictures

Yep, stumbled upon the place just before Xmas when I walked past on the way somewhere else, and managed to spend about £60ish on the way back. The range they stock is incredible..fortunately its just far enough away to be a special trip, as I've never spent less than £40 in there.

[RKi]

I might pop over there later actually, need my fix.

[eskidavies]

Enjoying this in spoons after my breakfast

[ChrisMCoupe]

I spent an enjoyable Thursday evening drinking Camden Hell's in Borough Mkt. Has been my lager of choice for a while now, although a price tag just north of a fiver makes it a tad pricy.

I spent and even more enjoyable Friday (once the hangover had evaporated) drinking Yakima Red which they have had at my local for a while. Damn that stuff is good, as are the rest of the Meantime lagers I've tried.

I think the only other lagers I touch regularly are Kingfisher (best curry lager), Peroni and Pilsner Urquell.

If driving and wanting something a little lighter, Amstel isn't a bad drop IMO.

[Supernova190188]

Trois monts , lovely stuff , cost about 1.80 euros in Belgium last year , however it's a damn sight more expensive over here.

[jogon]

If you like Duvel and La Chouffe then this is a well worth a try..



£2.99 in Waitrose but very nice! Probably just pips Tripel Karmeliet as my current favourite.

[Hugo a Gogo]

ChrisMCoupe said:

I spent an enjoyable Thursday evening drinking Camden Hell's in Borough Mkt. Has been my lager of choice for a while now, although a price tag just north of a fiver makes it a tad pricy.

last time I was in London had a few of those not far from Borough Market in the pub right on the south side of Tower Bridge, they had a great range of beers
just googled it, the Draft House, there's a few of them in London, quite hipster-y

[PedroB]

Supernova190188 said:

Trois monts , lovely stuff , cost about 1.80 euros in Belgium last year , however it's a damn sight more expensive over here.

Aldi recently had La Goudale which is a similar French/Belgian Biere De Garde in a big cork n' cage bottle for a couple of quid....

[Arun_D]

metalsteve said:

19 green bottles, sitting on a shelf....

Spotted these in Tesco at the meadows in Sandhurst last night, i've got 4 chilling in the fridge for tonight.

Finally managed to pick up a couple of bottles of this in Tesco tonight....only for them to flag up as a 'withdrawn product' when they were scanned at the checkout.

The staff could only think it was because they have zero product information on the bottle, and despatched someone from customer services to remove the remaining bottles from the aisle.

I hope to try it someday

[G600]

Anyone had Noble? It's on tap in my local (green king) and a hell of a lot better than the usual stuff on tap.

[RammyMP]

jogon said:

If you like Duvel and La Chouffe then this is a well worth a try..



£2.99 in Waitrose but very nice! Probably just pips Tripel Karmeliet as my current favourite.

Saw that the other day in the local supermarket, I'll get a few bottles to try...

[toon10]

jogon said:

If you like Duvel and La Chouffe then this is a well worth a try..



£2.99 in Waitrose but very nice! Probably just pips Tripel Karmeliet as my current favourite.

Good shout, I'll try that. I lilke my Belgium beers and Duvel and La Chouffe are regulars in my fridge but I've not tried this one.

[okgo]

Had a few of these last night, not bad - http://www.fullers.co.uk/?id=31&pressid=206

[retrorider]

G600 said:

Anyone had Noble? It's on tap in my local (green king) and a hell of a lot better than the usual stuff on tap.

Sell it in Tesco.Fantastic craft lager...

[metalsteve]

G600 said:

Anyone had Noble? It's on tap in my local (green king) and a hell of a lot better than the usual stuff on tap.

Had a pint last weekend, very nice!

[10 Pence Short]

Had 3 bottles of this tonight, thought it appropriate...

http://m.tesco.com/mt/www.tesco.com/groceries/Prod...

[BrabusMog]

Anyone had Gambrinus? My missus brother has been over from Poland and said that this Czech is better than any of the Polish ones, I'd really like to try it!

[woody2846]

I really enjoy a pint of:
Estrella
San Miguel
Amstel
Coors
Kozel

When having a BBQ there is nothing better than quite a few ice cold stubby beers from Sainsburys.....and Corona!

I tried for the first time the other day a Desparados, christ that is bloody horrible.

[Lester H]

Burgmeister said:

Quite why these threads descend into favouring the more 'obscure' but readily available lagers in somewhat beyond me.

Aside from the dross lagers like Fosters, Carling, Carlsberg there are some quite acceptable mainstream lagers around.

I am partial and do quite often buy 'obscure' beers from the supermarket (spice of life and all that) but if I want a lager im quite happy with a San Miguel, Carlsberg Export or a Becks.

IMO there isn't much taste separation between lagers.

Correct. This is because the big brewers have perfected the recipe for a not too malty, slightly hoppy refresher, a bit ( too?) sweet which can hit the spot when cool/cold. A triumph of marketing, thus when you venture into craft lagers or beers they will appear much better....or much worse.Premium lager is standard and inoffensive.