Xela Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 There is a time and place for cold lager - on holiday on the beach, or by the pool. Or after a hard day at work in the sun. Winter time is definitely ale time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StigVillan Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 I don't mean this in a pretentious way, believe me, but I rarely have a lager now. Haven't really bothered since around 2010...Kronenbourg is usually the only lager I'll have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrees Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 There is a time and place for cold lager - on holiday on the beach, or by the pool. Or after a hard day at work in the sun. Winter time is definitely ale time Curiously I find Leffe to be the ultimate, warming, winter fireside drink. Perhaps it is the alcohol level, I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted October 13, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2013 I have a nice selection for today: Badger Golden Champion Combined Harvest (Multigrain) Marston's Pedigree Wychwood Goliath Wychwood Wychcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StigVillan Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 I'm guessing you're not working tomorrow...? Hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Little to add. Love an ale. Love the Wellington. Must remember to pick a game sometime soon to go to by train instead of driving. Hic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StigVillan Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 Meeting up and having a few ales before a game would be cracking. Shame I've got little chance of getting down before Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 13, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2013 There is a time and place for cold lager - on holiday on the beach, or by the pool. Or after a hard day at work in the sun. Winter time is definitely ale time Definitely there are times for a lager, and a good stout too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted October 13, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2013 I normally go for Sharps 'Doombar' or Timothy Taylor's 'Landlord' when I'm drinking ale at the pub. There are also quite a few micro brewery start ups around my way in East London gaining some traction in local pubs and off licences which is pretty cool. Doombar is one of my personal favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I'm not a big fan of Doombar to be honest. It's OK I suppose, but seems to be taking over the country like crappy Greene King. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 13, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2013 Is this thread a sign that proper, TASTY beer is becoming less unfashionable? Au contraire, my lager-poisoned antipodean friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I've got, amongst others, a couple of bottles of Robinsons Old Tom to keep me going this afternoon. Can't go wrong. I'm not a big fan of Doombar to be honest. It's OK I suppose, but seems to be taking over the country like crappy Greene King. Agreed. It's a safe, inoffensive middle of the road beer, I'll have it if it's the only ale on offer, but it's certainly nothing special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) Does blue moon count as real ale? It's my favourite tipple. Can't have it to often otherwise I wouldn't appreciate it as much as I do. Edited October 13, 2013 by StefanAVFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 McEwens and old roger are nice ales for a winter night, more than 5 of them and you start to lose the use of your legs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StigVillan Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 Leg use is overrated. I like that "washover" stage of drunkeness wherein you begin to feel a little further removed from the troubles of reality. Like the twilight zone. But happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackpotForeigner Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Is this thread a sign that proper, TASTY beer is becoming less unfashionable? Au contraire, my lager-poisoned antipodean friend. I'll have you know that as an Anglophile I've always sought out proper beer. You'd be surprised how much good beer is available in Australia. If anything the mass market in Aus is less lager-centric than the UK, or at least compared to when I half lived in the UK from '95 to '01 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StigVillan Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 1995 was the height of Men Behaving Badly and that lager mentality of laddism in reaction to the metro sexual man. That's maybe thinking too much into it though. But I reckon it was in part to blame for a heightened market of piss poor lagers. Carling especially. God awful stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 13, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 13, 2013 Is this thread a sign that proper, TASTY beer is becoming less unfashionable? Au contraire, my lager-poisoned antipodean friend. I'll have you know that as an Anglophile I've always sought out proper beer. You'd be surprised how much good beer is available in Australia. If anything the mass market in Aus is less lager-centric than the UK, or at least compared to when I half lived in the UK from '95 to '01 I stand corrected, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I really like some Belgian and Czech lagers. Why anybody would pay money for something like Carling or similar bland, fizzy piss is beyond me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 In brum has anyone else been in the post office? Up the top of new street by the fountain. Has a good selection of ales in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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