Recommend me a bottled beer

[bint]

Slightly tarnishing the thread as its a lager, but since it's midweek I'm having a light German pils - Perlenbacher from Lidl (@ 91p per 500ml) it's quite refreshing!

[Turn7]

trickywoo said:

Brewdog Punk IPA

Available from Sainsbury's in 660ml bottles at £2.50

I hate to say this, but I think this is without doubt, the most vile ale I have ever tried. I saw the hype a year or more ago and tried a bottle.

Ghastly drink.

[anonymous-user]

Turn7 said:

trickywoo said:

Brewdog Punk IPA

Available from Sainsbury's in 660ml bottles at £2.50

I hate to say this, but I think this is without doubt, the most vile ale I have ever tried. I saw the hype a year or more ago and tried a bottle.

Ghastly drink.

+1

Anything by Brewdog or Brooklyn Brewery is absolutely rank to my tastes.

[Jez O]

Current faves are Pure UBU and Adnams Ghost ship. Adnams Spin drift is also nice but quite pale.

Chimay blue and red are also a good choice to take your time over. Fairly heavy hitters these two so take care!

[Stuart70]

Shepherd Neame's Late Red (local pub)

Harvieston's Bitter and Twisted (Waitrose)

[aberdeeneuan]

trickywoo said:

Brewdog Punk IPA

Available from Sainsbury's in 660ml bottles at £2.50

My local Sainsburys are doing the smaller bottles at 2 for £3 just now as well.

[DoctorX]

Rosscow said:

DoctorX said:

My No 1 beer that. Waitrose are now stocking Sierra Nevada Torpedo and what a fine brew that is. Just don't drink more than one or two...

I was tempted with that.... the Sierra Nevada IPA gets good reviews, as well.

The IPA is great, but Torpedo is better still. American beer....who'd have thought it?

[jontysafe]

Local beer and brewer West Berkshire Brewery's Good old Boy isn't a bad drop. Ringwood Forty-niner used to be my favourite but seem to be happy with An Abbott ale at all times these days

[InductionRoar]

vournikas said:

Good taste that man. Have you tried the Christmas one? Very festive.

[juice]

Silverbullet767 said:

Got a case of my current favourite in for Christmas, they do single bottles in Sainbury's and Tesco.

Peroni Gran Riserva. 6.6%

Picked up a case of this from majestic - very nice indeed !

[NickGibbs]

I'm liking the US inspired beers at the moment. Fullers Wild River as mentioned, Oakham Citra, Adnams Ghost Ship all get close. That grapefruity freshness - cue Homeric drooling. Citra 6 for £9 on Ocado

[okgo]

Worth trying a sample set from Meantime. They do some great stuff. Yakima Red a favourite of mine but I am a fan of nearly everything they do. The brewery tour is good fun too.

[vournikas]

InductionRoar said:

vournikas said:

Good taste that man. Have you tried the Christmas one? Very festive.

Christ almighty, they do a Xmas version?!? That'll pack some voltage, won't it??

The offie 'round the corner has recently started stocking this :



Very rich and dark; 6.0 volts

For Christmas this year, I'll be cracking open this :



Bought in a small shop in Santo Stefano di Sessanio last June.

[Hoover.]

Not a fan of Porters, I prefer the lighter beers

Golden Hen is a fav

Thwaites Wainwright is cheap n cheerful one I found in one of them discount shops at £1/bottle

Dombar not for me, even on pump yuk...

I do however like Brains Original Stout.... much prefer it to Guinness

[Rosscow]

Hoover. said:

Not a fan of Porters, I prefer the lighter beers

Golden Hen is a fav

Thwaites Wainwright is cheap n cheerful one I found in one of them discount shops at £1/bottle

Dombar not for me, even on pump yuk...

I do however like Brains Original Stout.... much prefer it to Guinness

Old Golden Hen out of the fridge - absolutely cracking.

[Granville]

Aldi have the Innis & Gunn Cherrywood, spiced and Treacle in at the moment, £1.49 a bottle. I'm not an Ale drinker but even I like them. Just bought 40 odd bottles for my OH over Christmas once he's off call.

[Riff Raff]

vournikas said:

The offie 'round the corner has recently started stocking this :



Very rich and dark; 6.0 volts

Ours has too. The West Indies Porter is very nice, but at 6% it isn't a 'session' beer.

They do a Dublin Porter too, which is I think 3.8% and tastes pretty good.

I do like Porter. When I first moved to London aeons ago it was still sold in pubs round about where I then lived. Then it sort of dropped off the radar. Nice to see it back.

[Cheese Mechanic]

If stout is on the radar, then Robinson's Old Tom should be in the glass. Cracking stuff.

Other stuff of note, Bateman's Victory, Innis and Gunn Rum cask, and for a lager , Perroni Gran Reserva.

There are others of course, but these a exemplary in their field.

[Don]

Cheese Mechanic said:

If stout is on the radar, then Robinson's Old Tom should be in the glass. Cracking stuff.

Other stuff of note, Bateman's Victory, Innis and Gunn Rum cask, and for a lager , Perroni Gran Reserva.

There are others of course, but these a exemplary in their field.

I do like a bottle of Old Tom - the only Robinson's beer I actually like.

Have we mentioned Brewdog beer? If you can get "Tactical Nuclear Penguin" is an experience!

[miniman]

Don't discount cans.

www.fourpure.com

The IPA is very nice.