Xela Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Just opened this Different to other grapefruit beers i've had as this isn't a sour. It tastes like a grapefruit shandy Not a bad effort but wouldn't rush to have again. 6/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 @Xela these grapefruit beers you’re drinking - just wondering if any of them have grapefruit juice or rinds in or whether it’s just the hops. Or if some do some don’t, do you find them better with or without actual grapefruit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 19 hours ago, Spoony said: @Xela these grapefruit beers you’re drinking - just wondering if any of them have grapefruit juice or rinds in or whether it’s just the hops. Or if some do some don’t, do you find them better with or without actual grapefruit? Good question! I don't know... let me look into it and get back to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Work laptop shutting down... Opened this. Mango and passion fruit milkshake IPA Hmmm... jury is out. Its not bad... but not grabbing me by the bollards either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rjw63 Posted June 5, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2020 Had one of these so far, but don't want them all gone in one night...so half a glass of chardonnay and three large vodkas too. So far. Well it is quiz night. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 I've had the realisation that mine are all too special, and I need some shit beers to space out the good ones. You can't just knock back bottles of trappist beers and imperial stouts, it's such a waste. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I've had the realisation that mine are all too special, and I need some shit beers to space out the good ones. You can't just knock back bottles of trappist beers and imperial stouts, it's such a waste. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Just now, Xela said: Meh that's no worse than THIS utter dogpiss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, Xela said: I was more thinking some Old Peculiar or something, you know, good shit beer There's the undrinkable filth, then the kind of middle of the road drinkable supermarket beers that you can smash back without a care in the world, then your wanky £6 a bottle beers that need savouring. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I was more thinking some Old Peculiar or something, you know, good shit beer I see! Spitfire or London Pride or Bombardier or Speckled Hen and the like. I remember my local Spoons used to do pints of Ruddles for £1.95. Don't think I ever had it but i'm sure its not filth. Edited June 5, 2020 by Xela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I was more thinking some Old Peculiar or something, you know, good shit beer There's the undrinkable filth, then the kind of middle of the road drinkable supermarket beers that you can smash back without a care in the world, then your wanky £6 a bottle beers that need savouring. I can't do bottled beer anymore. Old Speckled Hen and Hobgoblin and the like, very bland. Although I can drink a few Bass original, which is usually a quid a bottle. Original pale ale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Just now, rjw63 said: I can't do bottled beer anymore. Old Speckled Hen and Hobgoblin and the like, very bland. Agreed. I've had hundreds of bottles of those over the years though, and they were my gateway from drinking shite lager to liking decent beer, so I'm grateful! The choice on offer in supermarkets is incredible compared to about 10 years ago though. There's still loads of shite, and they're never going to have the newest and best microbrewery type stuff, but it used to pretty much be lager, a couple of dozen interchangable "bitters", then maybe Leffe and Punk IPA. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 I don't mind some of the Hobgoblin offerings, but yes, the supermarkets are much better now. Morrisons seem the best from my experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Xela said: I don't mind some of the Hobgoblin offerings, but yes, the supermarkets are much better now. Morrisons seem the best from my experience. yeah I was in there this morning. Used to be an Asda shopper but as I finish work early I like to shop early. asda have decided to open an hour LATER, then give NHS priority for an hour, meaning I can't get in til 9. **** that. Morrisons are opening an hour EARLIER at 6 for NHS meaning I can still get in at 7. Morrisons is therefore my new beer & vodka shop. Tough titty Asda. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 I don't mind the Hobgoblin golden ale. I'm the same as @Davkaus; I usually buy a bunch of cheaper supermarket ales that are still good to separate the really expensive ones. Good fillers IMO are most of Badger's range, anything from Innis & Gunn, some of the Purity beers etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 On 27/05/2020 at 20:07, choffer said: Great shout, found them in a restaurant tonight, top beer, really light (helles does mean bright...) could see a session on them in the near future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Xela said: Guy at the top of my road used to drink one of them whilst walking his daughter to school peaked when I stepped out my house to see him with his can and her eating raw back pudding like it was a banana, it was too early to be seeing that shit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 I started off with this, lovely IPA brewed a few miles down the road from me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted June 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted June 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Davkaus said: I've had the realisation that mine are all too special, and I need some shit beers to space out the good ones. You can't just knock back bottles of trappist beers and imperial stouts, it's such a waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 I think this was the first beer I got drunk on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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