Howmanheyman 32595 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I'm sure PL had at least one 'chocolate' IPA or stout in the crows nest as well as other guest ales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34717 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I'm sure PL had at least one 'chocolate' IPA or stout in the crows nest as well as other guest ales. You wouldn't have got that in The Bird's Nest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 32595 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Absolutely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10659 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Last time I was up the Bacchus had some decent ales on, but it's an odd pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30159 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Last time I was up the Bacchus   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 16991 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I'm sure PL had at least one 'chocolate' IPA or stout in the crows nest as well as other guest ales. Good day that, after you left we went to Raffertys (cider) and Forth (Sierra Nevada) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34717 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Last time I was up the Bacchus had some decent ales on, but it's an odd pub. Think it's a canny pub. Lacks pretensions which always helps. Bit of an old fart's bar, but I'm an old fart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 16991 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 http://balhambowlsclub.com/ Â Â You'd like it here.... Â http://4pinesbeer.com.au/venues/manly/ Â Â Â Aye and it's a boozy one. In 2016? That's an achievement. Lunchtime drinking at work was never the same for me after I worked at Aldermaston in 1990...some were doing four bottles of diamond white cider then returning to continue machining nuclear warheads out of solid lumps of plutonium. I realised that I was a fuckin amateur really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10659 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Think it's a canny pub. Lacks pretensions which always helps. Bit of an old fart's bar, but I'm an old fart. That pub I linked to above (the Balham Bowls Club) is surprisingly lacking in pretension as well. I mean, there's a lot of worn down Barbour jackets, thick knit jumpers and overbites. That's South West London though. Â To be honest if you like your ales, you're really were served round my neck of the woods and while there are a few pubs that are filled with arseholes in Gilets and chinos of a dangerous hue, there's very few properly shoreditch wankers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7066 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Am not really what may be described as a "cultist".....but I have had a black ipa   Was it still pale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10659 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 In 2016? That's an achievement. Lunchtime drinking at work was never the same for me after I worked at Aldermaston in 1990...some were doing four bottles of diamond white cider then returning to continue machining nuclear warheads out of solid lumps of plutonium. I realised that I was a fuckin amateur really  This company researches global booze sales. The researchers go to over 100 Markets and come back with lovely lovely* local booze.   *usually it's awful awful, to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 16991 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Â Was it still pale? Â American ipa (which pretty much kicked off the whole "craft" gig) is generally burnt amber-ish, but most pale ales made by the likes of Youngers and McEwans in the UK were pretty much the same colour as traditional bitter by the 70s and 80s, they were similar to "mild" as its called in some parts of England. What was called "light ale" was a lighter colour, but was pretty much seen off by the lager explosion in the early 70s. Â Yes, the anorak is on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34717 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Last time I was at Tynemouth Market some lercel brewery was selling their stuff there. It was about £4 for a bottle. That is taking the fucking piss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21756 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 (edited) What about Jakehead IPA, or Bohemia from the Wylam Brewery? Â If it's just the twatty names that put you off, you're missing out on some cracking beers. Â the last time i tried one, i swore it was my last. it's partially the twatty names, but mainly because most of them are undrinkable. i'm sure most people that drink craft beer know this but they're going along with the elitist, supporting the local economy bullshit charade. Â edit - but i haven't tried those ones, no. Edited April 6, 2016 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10659 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016  American ipa (which pretty much kicked off the whole "craft" gig) is generally burnt amber-ish, but most pale ales made by the likes of Youngers and McEwans in the UK were pretty much the same colour as traditional bitter by the 70s and 80s, they were similar to "mild" as its called in some parts of England. What was called "light ale" was a lighter colour, but was pretty much seen off by the lager explosion in the early 70s.  Yes, the anorak is on  Used to work in a pub in the Sluice where an old bloke would come in and order a "Pntaml". Asked him a few times to repeat it it, but it took one of regulars to explain that the bloke was after a pint of mild.  He was from Ashington like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21756 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 http://balhambowlsclub.com/ Â Â Â Â Aye and it's a boozy one. Â i used to live in balham when it was a right hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10659 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Â the last time i tried one, i swore it was my last. it's partially the twatty names, but mainly because most of them are undrinkable. i'm sure most people that drink craft beer know this but they're going along with the elitist, supporting the local economy bullshit charade. Â edit - but i haven't tried those ones, no. Â They're top rate and to be honest, the Wylam brewery have more hits than misses imo. There's some duffers but there's some really nice pints as well. Most pubs will let you try before you buy as long as it's not busy. Â Â i used to live in balham when it was a right hole. Â Not any more boss. I mean there's still some rougher parts, but it's gentrified like a mother fucker. Â There's a beer shop by mine that do tasting nights on the same evening the wine shops are doing theirs. That's a fucking sight mind, beardy blokes looking oh so serious while sipping a pint called Bloody 'Ell and talking about the hoppy notes while ten yards down the street the Tatler crowd are looking oh so serious while discussing the legs on a Chilean Shiraz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 16991 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 (edited) the last time i tried one, i swore it was my last. it's partially the twatty names, but mainly because most of them are undrinkable. i'm sure most people that drink craft beer know this but they're going along with the elitist, supporting the local economy bullshit charade.  edit - but i haven't tried those ones, no.  Can you describe the taste of the last peroni you had?... There is a lot of pretention in the craft game, the biggest tossers I've come across are the two monumentally smug bastards who run brew dog. But there is something you can taste in everything that comes out of that market, that's why I drink ale, it tastes of something. Some of the best beers are mass produced, Goose Island is brewed ultimately by InBev, and a lot of the obscure end can be un drinkable, but for me it's better than tasteless pale coloured gassy bubbles. Nowt to do with being an elitist or falling for any marketing gimmick or local economy enhancing notions. Taste is king Edited April 6, 2016 by PaddockLad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21032 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Can you describe the taste of the last peroni you had?... Â Â Yep, tasted like wild coriander and juniper berries with a hint of wooden elbow. Â Scrap that, it tasted lush. Â I've tasted a fair few ales in my time and in general just haven't enjoyed the taste. Hope that's okay with you. Â Now wine, or whisky, that's something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4169 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Our lass got me a tour of a local brewery as a birthday present last year. You get to drink loads on the way round and freebies to take home. Â Loads of little breweries around here now and the majority of the gear isn't more expensive than the mass produced stuff. I love finishing work early and taking the dog to the pub, 2 pints of something strong and a wonky stroll home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21756 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Yep, tasted like wild coriander and juniper berries with a hint of wooden elbow. Â Scrap that, it tasted lush. Â I've tasted a fair few ales in my time and in general just haven't enjoyed the taste. Hope that's okay with you. Â Now wine, or whisky, that's something else. Â reminds me of a tech startup i visited for work a few months back . it's an online gourmet coffee bean delivery company that used an algorithm to tailor coffee beans to the user's tastes. Â the coffee we tried was delicious and the entrepreneur behind the business was a really nice guy, but i found it hard to agree when he asked if i was getting any apple at the back of the palette. i was like, "nah mate, i'm getting coffee." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21756 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Can you describe the taste of the last peroni you had?... Â Â Â not really. it was refreshing and, erm, lager-y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44090 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I can't hear the irony of Gloom having a go at hipsters over the sound of his hover board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34717 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Lager's supposed to be about refreshment rather than connoisseurial contemplation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21756 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I can't hear the irony of Gloom having a go at hipsters over the sound of his hover board. Â i'm not a hipster. i'm a hoverboard wanker, there's a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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