Beer

[BrowneIssue]

Beer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-faA4SblZQ

It took me 3 seconds to work out that was a B3TA production.

It's an excellent bit of work. Especially the bit about crossing the road - the timing, the heart-stopping tension.

Brilliant.

[NotAllThere]

I would like to inform the assembled populace that I'm now leaving the office and heading for the pub.

[minestrone]

Never understood the fascination with Stella. It always tastes metallic and sour to me, like the pub hasn't cleaned out the lines (which is often the case).

Give me a good hand-pumped ale, or failing that, draught Guinness.

Stella can go from very good to very bad between pubs.

Had the first out the pipes yesterday and it was grim. Should have sent it back.

The other 2 contractors left this week so I have been boozing most lunch times this week.

[d000hg]

We had Stella on special at home, and it is a stronger tasting lager than others such as Grolsch, Becks & Bud; not my favourite. Becks Vier I found very nice.

[bogeyman]

Stella can go from very good to very bad between pubs.

Had the first out the pipes yesterday and it was grim. Should have sent it back.

The other 2 contractors left this week so I have been boozing most lunch times this week.

But even when it's tip-top condition (I am assured), it tastes horrible to me. A nasty metal taste. I can't remember what the Belgian stuff is like, but surely to God it has to be better than that.

Anyway, glad you're enjoying it - pity it has to be at leaving dos.

[Diestl]

Peroni is my favourite, the big 660ml bottles if at home.

[DaveB]

But even when it's tip-top condition (I am assured), it tastes horrible to me. A nasty metal taste. I can't remember what the Belgian stuff is like, but surely to God it has to be better than that.

Anyway, glad you're enjoying it - pity it has to be at leaving dos.

Stella is tulipe.

Becks is better, Grolsh as well.

Proper blokes don't drink fizzy beer you can see through anyway.

[bogeyman]

Stella is tulipe.

Becks is better, Grolsh as well.

Proper blokes don't drink fizzy beer you can see through anyway.

Absolutely.

[original PM]

Staropramen is my current tipple of choice - moved on from the Stella

but the local is a great pub - does a lot of real ale and so they always make sure that all the brews are properly managed and maintained.

..

Thirsty now!

[PRC1964]

Youngs took over my local.

It had been run by a micro-brewery who had it on a lease. When they took on the lease it was a tulip-hole (quite a few of my friends had been barred after plod caught them drinking aged 16).

They stocked it with wonderful beer, their own and many, many guest beers of all strengths and tastes.

The freeholder sold it to Youngs.

Youngs told them they could no longer decide what beer to sell, and could no longer sell beer from their own micro-brewery.

It's now just another Youngs clone pub, nice enough but not exceptional.