tonyh29 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) mjmooney, on 14 Oct 2013 - 3:20 PM, said:mjmooney, on 14 Oct 2013 - 3:20 PM, said: God, you'd think Tony was an American, trotting out the "warm, flat, beer" cliche. Beer which has natural effervescence (rather than injected CO2), and which is served at cool cellar temperature (rather than chilled to within an inch of its life) allows you to taste it. You may not like the taste, but that's a different matter. we'll at least you didn't call me French it is the taste I don't like as much as anything .. warm , flat etc I just thought would be appropriate given my surroundings Edited October 14, 2013 by tonyh29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StigVillan Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 I guess I'm just being ignorant, but I've never really enjoyed any alcoholic beverage for the taste, I drink to get pissed. So when I go the bar, I order a pint of the cheapest lager they have. *awaits abuse* Sometimes I think I'm a boring get for the way I often peruse the wares for so long... I get that impression from the barmaid who taps her foot anyway. But yeah, sometimes you just need to get a pin that will do what it says on the tin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I guess I'm just being ignorant, but I've never really enjoyed any alcoholic beverage for the taste, I drink to get pissed. So when I go the bar, I order a pint of the cheapest lager they have. *awaits abuse* You monster. Get out of this thread and take your Carling with you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Will always choose ale in a pub over lager, around here the abbeydale and thornbridge breweries are winners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I guess I'm just being ignorant, but I've never really enjoyed any alcoholic beverage for the taste, I drink to get pissed. So when I go the bar, I order a pint of the cheapest lager they have. *awaits abuse* We don't take kindly to your type around here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StigVillan Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 *plays duelling banjos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I prefer bottles of beer. I can't drink a pint of a lager without a top. /awaits death threats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StigVillan Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 You're worse than scum. You dirty... Bottler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I'm more a cider drinker. I never really liked lager until recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StigVillan Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Aspalls is a nice cider. I like dry cider with a depth to it. Some excellent varieties about these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_FbDqZ5QPM Good Birmingham cider pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I like this thread. Been an ale drinker since I was about 16 and I have to say it's fantastic how much more prevalent real beers and interesting micro-breweries are now. I shall be returning here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StigVillan Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Hoping to create a linked "catalogue" of community feedback and discoveries. Ongoing and hopefully set up by the end of the week. Again... Great response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 14, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted October 14, 2013 VT is the fount of all knowledge, Stig. No other website is necessary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_FbDqZ5QPM Good Birmingham cider pub. i remember watching that, some right crazy characters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I prefer bottles of beer. I can't drink a pint of a lager without a top. /awaits death threatsmust say that im a lager drinker and I myself drink bottles a lot of the time because most of the pubs I go serve shit pints, but when I drink in Lichfield I drink pints because I find you get a really nice pint their, not into real ales at all, used to be mad on the spirits but had to cut that out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaguy Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Batemans brewery in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire have a yearly beer fayre. I went a few years back now and they run a little taster session where you can score several varieties from mainly small independent breweries from across England. Some of the beers were above 11%, the taste tests were irrelevant by the end of the night, I was smashed. Maybe I shouldn't have tried to have a pint of everything and been a bit more selective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I prefer bottles of beer. I can't drink a pint of a lager without a top. /awaits death threats must say that im a lager drinker and I myself drink bottles a lot of the time because most of the pubs I go serve shit pints, but when I drink in Lichfield I drink pints because I find you get a really nice pint their, not into real ales at all, used to be mad on the spirits but had to cut that out God where do you drink!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StigVillan Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 VT is the fount of all knowledge, Stig. No other website is necessary. The beauty is, it will be the VT Real Ale Catalogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I'm very lucky to live in a town that has more than it's share of fine real ale boozers, the pick of which was recently voted the best real ale pub in the North East: http://www.quakerhouse.co.uk/ I get to try a wide variety of different fine ales, from all over the country, every week. The North East is also blessed with some fine breweries, including Captain Cooks, Wylam, Mordue, Durham, Northumbria, Jarrow etc. I like to drink either the light coloured golden ales, or the stouts and porters best, but to be honest I'll try a pint of almost any real ale. With out a doubt though my favourite is this particular drop of loveliness: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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