Best Beer Ever??

BeerNut

Occidental wrote: »

Tescos in the UK did/do? a smoked beer that's like drinking rashers.

We occasionally see Schlenkerla Rauchbier in specialist off licences here. There aren't nearly enough bacon beers on the market, IMO

Zulu

franziskaner. beautiful drink.
Or an ould pint of Guinness, which, like bacon & cabbage, or a hang-sandwitch is just perfection.

oblivious

Occidental wrote: »

On ales, Tescos in the UK did/do? a smoked beer that's like drinking rashers.

Smoked beer are nice alright:)

Occidental wrote: »

most things from Youngs apart from Mild(which still makes me shudder).

what was wrong with it or is just mild in general?

subway

had one of these recently -
old engine oil

absoultely beatiful beer, id recommend it to to all guinness fans.
its a partcularly tasty dark beer

oblivious

subway wrote: »

had one of these recently -
old engine oil

absoultely beatiful beer, id recommend it to to all guinness fans.
its a partcularly tasty dark beer

an it available is a few good off licenses in the country

ImDave

Grolsh ftw

Blisterman

My new favourite beer is "Little Creatures Pale Ale". Beautiful stuff. Very hard to find though.

oblivious

Blisterman wrote: »

My new favourite beer is "Little Creatures Pale Ale". Beautiful stuff. Very hard to find though.

If our in London this may be of interest to you

The London Beer Map

Here are a few bottle shops, that may have it

Beer shop (very good).
Borough Market, Southwark Street, SE1 1TL
http://www.utobeer.co.uk/


Spitalfields Fine Food Market, Crispin Place, off Brushfield Street, E1 6DT
http://quaffs.co.uk/

BeerNut

Weren't branches of Oddbins in Dublin alleged to be selling Little Creatures beers last year?

oblivious

BeerNut wrote: »

Weren't branches of Oddbins in Dublin alleged to be selling Little Creatures beers last year?

yea, it are relativity common, was it a victim of Euro beers demise?

Blisterman

oblivious wrote: »

If our in London this may be of interest to you

The London Beer Map

Here are a few bottle shops, that may have it

Beer shop (very good).
Borough Market, Southwark Street, SE1 1TL
http://www.utobeer.co.uk/


Spitalfields Fine Food Market, Crispin Place, off Brushfield Street, E1 6DT
http://quaffs.co.uk/

Thanks for that.
There's also a great one on York Way, in North London, called IIRC Kris Wines.
Tiny little unassuming shop, completely out of the way, but once you step inside, it's ceiling to floor with hundreds of different beers. Quite cheap too.

the beer revolu

Had a "Very English Pale Ale" called Ivanhoe recently in Finland.

One of the best pale ales I've ever had.
Never seen it anywhere else before.
Anyone ever had it or seen it anywhere?

BeerNut

Made in England for the Swedish market, 'pparently.

the beer revolu

BeerNut wrote: »

Made in England for the Swedish market, 'pparently.

I see. It's very nice. I had it in a 50cl bottle, though.
Maybe I've got Scandinavian taste (although, rest assured I have no liking for sweet, artificial fruit 'ciders' of any strength).

oblivious

BeerNut wrote: »

Made in England for the Swedish market, 'pparently.

I swear I saw that in Redmond's a few months ago

BeerNut

the beer revolu wrote: »

Maybe I've got Scandinavian taste.

The Scandinavians make some cracking beers. Haandbryggeriet and Nøgne Ø from Norway are especially good breweries, likewise Ølfabrikken from Denmark -- porter to die for. I hear great things about the likes of Mikkeller and Nils Oscar as well.

No fruit cider in that lot.

oblivious

BeerNut wrote: »

No fruit cider in that lot.

dasdog

Cascade Premium from Tasmania (AU) is pretty outstanding but I've never seen it for sale over here. I've heard great things about micro-brewery beers from the North West coast of the US.

oblivious

dasdog wrote: »

I've heard great things about micro-brewery beers from the North West coast of the US.

Sierra Nevada (pale ale) is common-ish around and available from a few good off licences. In Dublin both the porter house and Bull and castle shock some of the range

BeerNut

dasdog wrote: »

I've heard great things about micro-brewery beers from the North West coast of the US.

You can occasionally get the Rogue beers, from Oregon, in these parts. They're very good.

the beer revolu

BeerNut wrote: »

The Scandinavians make some cracking beers. Haandbryggeriet and Nøgne Ø from Norway are especially good breweries, likewise Ølfabrikken from Denmark -- porter to die for. I hear great things about the likes of Mikkeller and Nils Oscar as well.

No fruit cider in that lot.

Nils Oscar pale ale is a really well made, balanced beer. Very moreish indeed!

dublinmayflower

Guinness or La Trappe or Geuze Boon or Maisel's Weisse or Franziskaner dunkel or Yleng Yleng. God I'm thirsty!

Occidental

oblivious wrote: »

what was wrong with it or is just mild in general?

There was a Youngs house in Chiswick that served Mild which did a good impression of the contents of a blocked drain. The smell was vile, it looked liked gravy and I reckon you could have hidden anything in it.



Anyone ever seen any of the US Honey Lagers in Ireland?

oblivious

Occidental wrote: »

There was a Youngs house in Chiswick that served Mild which did a good impression of the contents of a blocked drain. The smell was vile, it looked liked gravy and I reckon you could have hidden anything in it.

Sounds like the publican way not treating his casks right, the stuff only has a shelf life of five days max and unfortunately some unscrupulous operators try to serve the stuff even when it gone bad:mad:

BeerNut

Occidental wrote: »

There was a Youngs house in Chiswick

Fuller's territory. Coincidence?

oblivious

BeerNut wrote: »

Fuller's territory. Coincidence?

Brewery wars

Blisterman

Used not like Mild, but I've come around to it, after a few beer festivals.

It's definatly an aquired taste.

bantee

Probably far removed from the quality beers above but does anyone have an opinion on the Czech beer "Prazsky"? I had some cans the weekend and it went down easy and was a reasonable price.
Also tried the Polish beer Tyskie which wasn't bad either.

gnolan

For a decent American beer I'd have to say Sam Adams or my personal favourite, Blue Moon

shanel23

Got to be for me a pint bottle of Guinness ( not from the cooler )