Pi**heads - Beer Matters

[The Nur]

As you may have guessed from the title this thread is about your favourite tipple.

Whether it be a swift half at lunchtime or a pint or two after work, most of us enjoy a cold bevvy.

How much do you pay for a pint? What is your preferred afterwork thirst quencher? Do you find variation in price from region to region whilst on your travels? Whats the most youve ever payed for a pint? etc etc etc

I suppose this follows on from the other pub thread about why pubs are closing down, which got me wondering what the average pub going pistonhead drinks, what you think is an unacceptable price to pay etc etc

Personally I prefer Heineken on draught but find it can be a little expensive (i.e over £3 a pint) in some places.
Carling as an acceptable substitute (cheap too), Peroni is bloody lovely but is very much over £3 a pint which makes it a high days and holidays lager.

Also I am in Swansea so beer is relatively cheap in comparison to ooh, I dont know... London, where I once got bent over the bar, VBRJ'd by the barman and relieved of over 9 pound for a pint of kronenburg and a small rose.

Apologies in advance for my poor prose, a writer I am not.

So what do you drink then?

Eta: apologies, when I wrote beer I meant lager/ale, anything that comes in a pint glass that you drink when your not driving really

Edited by The Nur on Monday 1st March 12:48

[Andehh]

Southern comfort, lemonade & a dash of lime....

[ewenm]

If available I'll drink some local real ale - Bath Ales here but whatever is local to wherever I am. If not, one of the nationally available ales like London Pride/Theakstons/etc.

Prices vary depending on the pub/bar from £2.50 to £4 as a rule.

[maximm]

I quite like that Becks Vier at the moment.

But drinking in Canary Wharf is an expensive past time....£4.50 for a pint of Peroni...nice.

[_Batty_]

Devon Pride
Butcombe Gold
Fiddlers Elbow
Leffe
Corona, but prefer Modelo
and even Stella 4%

[Lefty Two Drams]

Guinness is pretty much the onyl draught beer I drink.

From a bottle I'm quite partial to Castle (Sowf Efrikan), Peroni (in particular the Gran Reserva), 1664, Becks, Cobra and Kingfisher.

[The Nur]

maximm said:

I quite like that Becks Vier at the moment.

But drinking in Canary Wharf is an expensive past time....£4.50 for a pint of Peroni...nice.

Now thats scuppered my expectations, Peroni down here is about £3.90-£4.50, if its only £4.50 in Canary Wharf then would I be right in saying that its a bit of a rip down here, but reasonably(ish) priced in London?
Or is it just bloody expensive?

[Mr Darcy]

Either a pint of Black Sheep or Landlord.

If at home then a bottle of Landlord or a bottle of Black Sheep. I do occasionally buy the odd bottle of old crafty hen or batemans XXXB.

[sparkypete]

A good pint of Copper Dragon black gold, very nice... also seem to be developing a taste for Magners pear cider.

[Parsnip]

Brewdog Paradox - tis bloody awesome, if a little pricey.

[The Nur]

You've reminded me..
Stella 4% is lovely, as is becks vier. Magners pear is lovely but a little too sweet for me, cant drink more than 1 and its always a sitting in the sun, first drink sort of bevvy.

Have to make an admission aswell, I have never bought a pint of this ale you speak of.
Any readily available recommendations for me to have a crack at?

[Robatr0n]

A nice icy cold Golden Glory completes a lovely summers day. Randomly, it tastes much better the colder it is.

[Murdoc]

I'm quite partial to Leffe Brune, Snecklifter and Old Tom.

[Celt]

recently been enjoying Starapramen. Always partial to a pint of wife beater aswell.

[soad]

Peroni for me (bottled), or Kulmbacher pilsner.

Rather drink Carlberg Export than Carling - i really can't stand it.

Edited by soad on Monday 1st March 12:55

[anonymous-user]

When I’m at home a nice cold bottle of Golden or Pale ale, such as Sharps Doom bar or Marston’s Empire does the trick!

When I’m down the pub I tend to try new or local stuff, there are some great ales down here in Cornwall, especially St Austell Proper Job!

As for Carling I wouldn’t put my house out with it if it was on fire! Also Southern Comfort and lemonade is not beer!

[Stu R]

Budvar dark or velkopopovicky kozel.

Ice cold Corona for the everyday stuff.

[lazyitus]

Sublime.

Morrisons sell it by the bottle and if you can get it on draught in a pub, even better still.

[soad]

lazyitus said:

Sublime.

Morrisons sell it by the bottle

Cheers for the tip, will sample some this evening.

[bga]

That Erdinger is lovely stuff. At the moment I am loving Delirium Nocturnum.