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LongLiveTazio
2,550 posts
67 months
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HughG said: Groan.... Couldn't resist - it was genuinely very nice though, tangy and refreshing. I'm a fiend for wheat beers though.
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Welshbeef
13,180 posts
68 months
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ls3steve said: Seeing as there are a lot of ale people on here.. Whos going to the GBBF this year ? seems the vvenue has changed to Olympia this year instead of the usual Earls Court
I've been the past 2 years and its great. What i remember of it lol I've done that earls court and Olympia. But Reading beer festival is much bigger it's the biggest in the uK. Next to the mainline station so 23mins to padington. I'll be there with a PH tshirt on
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HughG
Original Poster
2,349 posts
111 months
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LongLiveTazio said: Couldn't resist - it was genuinely very nice though, tangy and refreshing. I'm a fiend for wheat beers though. I'll keep an eye out for it then! Reading beer festival this weekend you say, my sister lives in Reading, maybe an impromptu visit is in order.
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Welshbeef
13,180 posts
68 months
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HughG said: I'll keep an eye out for it then!
Reading beer festival this weekend you say, my sister lives in Reading, maybe an impromptu visit is in order. Yep Thursday 4pm until Sunday 9pm. Lovely Hog roast. Game pies habanero chili of your man enough 24inch pork sausages and um some refrained beans which never has and queue
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oxford drinker
925 posts
99 months
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Welshbeef said: Anyone going to the CAMRA Reading beer festival this coming weekend?
I'll be there all day Friday playing the alphabet game a half a pint per letter beer name or brewery name. It's a lot of fun and forces you to try lots of different ones rather than finding a nice one or area of the marque. I hope to be there on Friday afternoon, enjoying the fruits of my labour (building the scaffolding and carrying in all the beer last weekend!) 
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dmitsi
2,805 posts
90 months
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Been enjoying Sussex Hepworth recently, and found out today I can have 20 litres delivered for £64.
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Man-At-Arms
4,953 posts
49 months
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HughG said: LongLiveTazio said: Had an Iceberg by the Titanic Brewery. Went down nicely. Groan.... Iceberg is difficult to keep right in pubs, always goes cloudy within a few days the nicest i've drank is Lifeboat, and Steerage is pretty good too 
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RESSE
2,620 posts
91 months
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One of these for lunch today (6.5% abv). A rich, dark and fiery, yet smooth, barley wine with flavours of liquorice, ginger, caramel and roasted malts lasting through into a strongly bitter finish: 
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nightflight
525 posts
87 months
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Jennings "Sneck lifter". Heaven in a glass.
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Welshbeef
13,180 posts
68 months
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oxford drinker said: I hope to be there on Friday afternoon, enjoying the fruits of my labour (building the scaffolding and carrying in all the beer last weekend!) Went past today you and your mates have done a fine job. Looks like Friday is the pick of the days for nice weather also am getting in for midday so will walk in zero queue result.
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paulrussell
943 posts
31 months
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dmitsi said: Been enjoying Sussex Hepworth recently, and found out today I can have 20 litres delivered for £64. I tried that a few days ago, and I prefer it to Courage Directors.
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Matt80M
789 posts
42 months
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Just had a lovely pub open up where I live in East Dulwich... http://www.drafthouse.co.uk/Truly excellent selection of beers. Notable pints which I enjoyed last night were.. Camden Town Brewery pale ale. A good traditional beer. Camden Town Brewery wheat beer. Similar to Schneider Weiss - bananary bubblegummy notes. Very good. And the one I really enjoyed was a strong Belgian beer called Palm. Similar to a larger in terms of fizzyness and being served cold, but was dark and had a complex metallic sweetness. Lovely drop. Not sure quite how strong it was but it felt like it had the potential to be a headache maker. Turns out they have a good website too... http://www.palm.beAnyone else tried it?
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LongLiveTazio
2,550 posts
67 months
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Yep, my local in Manchester when i lived there stocked it, tried it maybe 5 years ago? Lovely beer.
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McAndy
5,012 posts
47 months
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Yep. Palm comes and goes from the pumps in my local 'Spoons. I'm always glad when it's there! It's not too strong: The headache isn't as bad as from some  .
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Rick101
799 posts
20 months
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Went to a 'Meet the Brewer' evening at York Tap last night. New brewery 'The Hop Studio' at Elvington. Four very nice beers.
Off to Ireland/IOM for a few days but planning to go to Lincoln and Newark beer festivals next Fri/Sat respectively. Not been to Lincoln BF before though ironically it's my home town. Will be interesting to see what is on offer.
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metbandit1
396 posts
23 months
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Oooooo a Real Ale thread Currently enjoying Sharps Doombar and Youngs special, my usual is Tiger though as an easy drink.
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Output Flange
12,514 posts
81 months
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I was out in the US last week and enjoyed a few different IPAs (they seem to have loads to choose from).
First was Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA - had to chew through the first mouthful, but after that it was really good - full on flavour and pretty punchy.
Next was some Coast Dead Arm - much lighter taste and not as alcoholic. The kind you could stomp through a whole evening of.
Lastly, Magic Hat's Blind Faith - a middle ground between the two above, really. I'd compare it to something like Brewdog's Punk IPA.
If the Dogfish Head were available this side of the pond I'd definitely invest in some, but it looks like they pulled out of the UK a couple of years ago.
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KB_S1
5,944 posts
99 months
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Dogfish head suff shows up sometimes in a couple of good off licenses I know.
Smuttynose IPA is another decent American beer.
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DoctorX
1,232 posts
37 months
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Currently enjoying Thornbridge White Swan from Waitrose. Only 3.5% but you'd never know, quite unlike anything I've ever had at that strength. Lovely stuff.
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spitfire-ian
2,769 posts
98 months
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Had far too much of this yesterday...  Cracking pint though!
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