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I am from south of Watford. Half a weak shandy for me please. umbrella and cherry.
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Originally posted by BolshieBastard View PostListen sunshine, 'real' ale isnt any old beers so I dont need to do any 'reading up' on it! Neither is it brewed in a hurry.
I suggest you take your own advice and do some reading up on 'real' ale and not shyte like Thwaites and Tetleys!
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostHow about some facts? I would suggest that you do some reading up on beers first and then comment. As a starting point. because beer is mostly water a lot depends on where it is brewed.
Second point most British beers are brewed in a hurry and the fermention is killed of artifically; this is not the case in most European countries that have far better regulations.
Many European brands are brewed in the UK and ****ed-up and so are not the same as the original brand.
I have many other points but that's enough for now.
I suggest you take your own advice and do some reading up on 'real' ale and not shyte like Thwaites and Tetleys!
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Lager in Europe is often is more like pale ale, and I think it's great. It is often 6-7% though... needs to be drunk like wine rather than by the pint.
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Originally posted by BolshieBastard View PostLarger even at 5% is a girlies drink!
Stick to propper british 'real ale' if you want a good tasting strong beer. Not this continental 'pop.'
Second point most British beers are brewed in a hurry and the fermention is killed of artifically; this is not the case in most European countries that have far better regulations.
Many European brands are brewed in the UK and ****ed-up and so are not the same as the original brand.
I have many other points but that's enough for now.
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Originally posted by Shimano105 View PostMuch as I like the stronger lagers, I have come to the following conclusion: the strength is required to mask the inferior quality.
I got fed up with real ales a while back, but I'm coming back to them now. If you want taste without going overboard on the % then bitters & porters are the way forward.
I kept noticing that my favourite lagers were getting stronger and stronger - that's because the old addage was true all along - lager is pish! Any lager below 5% tastes thin and bland. Now you are starting to see more 5.5 - 6% lagers appearing - bad news for more than 1 or 2.
So with lager you really are just buying tramp juice - no wonder I was starting to get worse hangovers when I went out (thought it was an age thing - I now realise I was drinking twice as much alcohol over an evening!).
Still can't grow a beard though.
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Larger even at 5% is a girlies drink!
Stick to propper british 'real ale' if you want a good tasting strong beer. Not this continental 'pop.'
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Originally posted by Shimano105 View PostMuch as I like the stronger lagers, I have come to the following conclusion: the strength is required to mask the inferior quality.
I got fed up with real ales a while back, but I'm coming back to them now. If you want taste without going overboard on the % then bitters & porters are the way forward.
I kept noticing that my favourite lagers were getting stronger and stronger - that's because the old addage was true all along - lager is pish! Any lager below 5% tastes thin and bland. Now you are starting to see more 5.5 - 6% lagers appearing - bad news for more than 1 or 2.
So with lager you really are just buying tramp juice - no wonder I was starting to get worse hangovers when I went out (thought it was an age thing - I now realise I was drinking twice as much alcohol over an evening!).
Still can't grow a beard though.
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Much as I like the stronger lagers, I have come to the following conclusion: the strength is required to mask the inferior quality.
I got fed up with real ales a while back, but I'm coming back to them now. If you want taste without going overboard on the % then bitters & porters are the way forward.
I kept noticing that my favourite lagers were getting stronger and stronger - that's because the old addage was true all along - lager is pish! Any lager below 5% tastes thin and bland. Now you are starting to see more 5.5 - 6% lagers appearing - bad news for more than 1 or 2.
So with lager you really are just buying tramp juice - no wonder I was starting to get worse hangovers when I went out (thought it was an age thing - I now realise I was drinking twice as much alcohol over an evening!).
Still can't grow a beard though.
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I do like how a few years ago most lagers were ~4%... Carlsberg, Heineken etc. Then they all got replaced with "continental" versions at 5%. Now they are all being replaced with 4% versions.
I do like Becks Vier though.
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If I do drink beer at lunchtime I certainly don't drink anything lagerish unless it's a very hot day. If it is very hot odds are I drink something soft anyway.
I couldn't care less about them making a 4% Stella, it's hardly a particularly special beer and I don't make any effort to drink beers because of their strength, it's the taste I buy beer for.
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Good on'em, There's a demand for this type of pilsener in the lunchtime market. Becks do it so why shouldn't they.
What pilse do you take at lunchtime? maybe there should be a poll for our favourite lunch beer?
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The Belgians will be pissing themselves at us catering for the Fosters/Carling chav market.
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