sammynb 2929 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 These guys http://twopaddocks.com/ use to make one of the best pinot noirs but they had a change of winemakers a couple of years ago and it's not as good, still very drinkable. The vineyard is owned by Sam Neill. The best pinot noir I've ever had is from these guys in Tasmania, http://www.providence-vineyards.com.au/ it's impossible to buy as it usually sells out quickly but I've noticed they have some at the moment. Had a really nice Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2004 the other night with the world's best anti pasta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 The older I get the more I move away from lager. All the English/Aussie/Yank stuff in pubs is largely wank, and don't get me wrong there's times I can have a good skinful on a match day, but it's not agreeing with me as much. I never thought I'd see the day I prefer cider, but I'd rather have a bottle of Magners these days, and I prefer a nice wine or whisky if am honest. For a country that drinks so much of it, English beer is, on the whole, absolutely fucking rank. There's the odd small producer doing ok stuff (still tends to be a bland imitation of continental styles) and, imo, 'real ale' is awful. Even the Aussies and the Americans have some decent smaller breweries doing very drinkable pale ales and pilsners and so on. Zip it, pissflaps. I love real Ale, there are some cracking little brewerys local to me, Adnams, Oulton and Moultons are the pick of the bunch, I've got a few bottles of Adnams broadside in the fridge for tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 The older I get the more I move away from lager. All the English/Aussie/Yank stuff in pubs is largely wank, and don't get me wrong there's times I can have a good skinful on a match day, but it's not agreeing with me as much. I never thought I'd see the day I prefer cider, but I'd rather have a bottle of Magners these days, and I prefer a nice wine or whisky if am honest. For a country that drinks so much of it, English beer is, on the whole, absolutely fucking rank. There's the odd small producer doing ok stuff (still tends to be a bland imitation of continental styles) and, imo, 'real ale' is awful. Even the Aussies and the Americans have some decent smaller breweries doing very drinkable pale ales and pilsners and so on. Zip it, pissflaps. I love real Ale, there are some cracking little brewerys local to me, Adnams, Oulton and Moultons are the pick of the bunch, I've got a few bottles of Adnams broadside in the fridge for tonight. Hefe-weizen, trappist bier or bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6432 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Real Ale is, imo, one of the best things about England. We can't do lager for shit though. Boils my piss all so-called foreign lagers which are now brewed here and therefore became rank. Thank fuck the Poles brought some good lager with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Real Ale is, imo, one of the best things about England. We can't do lager for shit though. Boils my piss all so-called foreign lagers which are now brewed here and therefore became rank. Thank fuck the Poles brought some good lager with them. No Fosters was shit for years before they started brewing it in Ingerlund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6432 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Real Ale is, imo, one of the best things about England. We can't do lager for shit though. Boils my piss all so-called foreign lagers which are now brewed here and therefore became rank. Thank fuck the Poles brought some good lager with them. No Fosters was shit for years before they started brewing it in Ingerlund. They even brew Fosters EXPORT here now ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Glad to hear there's a few good men willing to stand up to Alex's baldy heresy tbh. If we're talking real craft, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the likes of Timothy Taylor's 'Landlord' or Marble Brewery's 'Ginger Marble' as examples of brilliant (and diverse) British ale. Up there with premium foreign beers (ie lagers) for me for sheer taste enjoyment, no question. The pubs which really sign up to the idea of quality British ale also tend to be really nice places to drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Hog 336 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 The Grey Horse up this way do some canny real ales. Brew their own stuff too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Real Ale is, imo, one of the best things about England. We can't do lager for shit though. Boils my piss all so-called foreign lagers which are now brewed here and therefore became rank. Thank fuck the Poles brought some good lager with them. No Fosters was shit for years before they started brewing it in Ingerlund. They even brew Fosters EXPORT here now ffs. Well you don't think we make that shit in Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Glad to hear there's a few good men willing to stand up to Alex's baldy heresy tbh. If we're talking real craft, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the likes of Timothy Taylor's 'Landlord' or Marble Brewery's 'Ginger Marble' as examples of brilliant (and diverse) British ale. Up there with premium foreign beers (ie lagers) for me for sheer taste enjoyment, no question. The pubs which really sign up to the idea of quality British ale also tend to be really nice places to drink. All you need is a barmaid with perfect symetrical breasts and you'd be in heaven wouldn't you sammy boy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8870 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Glad to hear there's a few good men willing to stand up to Alex's baldy heresy tbh. If we're talking real craft, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the likes of Timothy Taylor's 'Landlord' or Marble Brewery's 'Ginger Marble' as examples of brilliant (and diverse) British ale. Up there with premium foreign beers (ie lagers) for me for sheer taste enjoyment, no question. The pubs which really sign up to the idea of quality British ale also tend to be really nice places to drink. I got talked into the real ale movement when I was working in Birmingham and have to say it do like it. Much better than to drink the shit you usually get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Glad to hear there's a few good men willing to stand up to Alex's baldy heresy tbh. If we're talking real craft, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the likes of Timothy Taylor's 'Landlord' or Marble Brewery's 'Ginger Marble' as examples of brilliant (and diverse) British ale. Up there with premium foreign beers (ie lagers) for me for sheer taste enjoyment, no question. The pubs which really sign up to the idea of quality British ale also tend to be really nice places to drink. I got talked into the real ale movement when I was working in Birmingham and have to say it do like it. Much better than to drink the shit you usually get. diplomatically put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Glad to hear there's a few good men willing to stand up to Alex's baldy heresy tbh. If we're talking real craft, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the likes of Timothy Taylor's 'Landlord' or Marble Brewery's 'Ginger Marble' as examples of brilliant (and diverse) British ale. Up there with premium foreign beers (ie lagers) for me for sheer taste enjoyment, no question. The pubs which really sign up to the idea of quality British ale also tend to be really nice places to drink. All you need is a barmaid with perfect symetrical breasts and you'd be in heaven wouldn't you sammy boy? Can't believe I'm still taking flack for this tbh-you'd have them like a penny farthing I suppose you filthy mongrel?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia 0 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I'm a real ale fiend too. I met the owner of a brewery when I was up in Edinburgh as the pub we were in were doing a promotion on his ales. He went mental when he found out I was from up here as apparently the Crown Posada sells his stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Glad to hear there's a few good men willing to stand up to Alex's baldy heresy tbh. If we're talking real craft, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the likes of Timothy Taylor's 'Landlord' or Marble Brewery's 'Ginger Marble' as examples of brilliant (and diverse) British ale. Up there with premium foreign beers (ie lagers) for me for sheer taste enjoyment, no question. The pubs which really sign up to the idea of quality British ale also tend to be really nice places to drink. All you need is a barmaid with perfect symetrical breasts and you'd be in heaven wouldn't you sammy boy? Can't believe I'm still taking flack for this tbh-you'd have them like a penny farthing I suppose you filthy mongrel?! Big, small, round, flat, pierced I don't care as long as they don't mind me playing with them. But I'm not stupid enough to need a calculator, weight displacement tank and set of protractors before I get my grubby hands on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Glad to hear there's a few good men willing to stand up to Alex's baldy heresy tbh. If we're talking real craft, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the likes of Timothy Taylor's 'Landlord' or Marble Brewery's 'Ginger Marble' as examples of brilliant (and diverse) British ale. Up there with premium foreign beers (ie lagers) for me for sheer taste enjoyment, no question. The pubs which really sign up to the idea of quality British ale also tend to be really nice places to drink. All you need is a barmaid with perfect symetrical breasts and you'd be in heaven wouldn't you sammy boy? Can't believe I'm still taking flack for this tbh-you'd have them like a penny farthing I suppose you filthy mongrel?! Tits is tits has always been my mantra but tbh I think you've got a point. Beadle tits must be quite off putting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6432 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 But I'm not stupid enough to need a calculator, weight displacement tank and set of protractors before I get my grubby hands on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth Operator 10 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 My mates a Someliere (sp?) he's a right cunt in restaurants quizzing the waiters about their wine, asking all sorts of crap and then getting tasters and spitting it out cos it's rank according to his fine pallet. Funny as fuck to watch though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Before I went on the waggon, real ale was my favourite drink in a pub. Walking into a pub to find a selection of 'guest' real ales on the tap was much to my liking Too many of these insipid, like-for-like largers on the market for my liking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I'm willing to be proven wrong like Sammy. All the stuff I've tried has been reminiscent of dish water though. I thought Guiness was rank for years until I had a decent pint of it however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 These guys http://twopaddocks.com/ use to make one of the best pinot noirs but they had a change of winemakers a couple of years ago and it's not as good, still very drinkable. The vineyard is owned by Sam Neill.The best pinot noir I've ever had is from these guys in Tasmania, http://www.providence-vineyards.com.au/ it's impossible to buy as it usually sells out quickly but I've noticed they have some at the moment. Had a really nice Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2004 the other night with the world's best anti pasta. Had a really nice Pinot I got in Fenwick's in the Toon that was Tasmanian. Tigress I think it was called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 These guys http://twopaddocks.com/ use to make one of the best pinot noirs but they had a change of winemakers a couple of years ago and it's not as good, still very drinkable. The vineyard is owned by Sam Neill.The best pinot noir I've ever had is from these guys in Tasmania, http://www.providence-vineyards.com.au/ it's impossible to buy as it usually sells out quickly but I've noticed they have some at the moment. Had a really nice Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2004 the other night with the world's best anti pasta. Had a really nice Pinot I got in Fenwick's in the Toon that was Tasmanian. Tigress I think it was called. Alex, Tigress isn't bad but the stuff from Providence is in a whole other league. The Thalys is currently being kind enough to serve me Touraine Gamay which isn't to bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 take a pencil and paper - nowt worse than finding a decent wine at a tasting and then not being able to remember a thing about the name the next day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 take a pencil and paper - nowt worse than finding a decent wine at a tasting and then not being able to remember a thing about the name the next day Or use the camera on your phone even. Genius, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 take a pencil and paper - nowt worse than finding a decent wine at a tasting and then not being able to remember a thing about the name the next day Or use the camera on your phone even. Genius, I know. Sacrilege!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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