Beer?

[threebikesmcginty]

Just me and our moss then.

Fuller's Vintage Ale, some how the cellarage has gone a bit astray and I'm left with nothing at 'normal' abv, this is the nearest thing to lite beer.

 

[John the Monkey]

Today's storm in a Teku;
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/26/brewdog-lone-wolf-birmingham-pub-change-name

(Brewdog have, apparently, said it's their lawyers being overenthusiastic, and the pub can keep using the name).

 

[MossCommuter]

Today's storm in a Teku;
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/26/brewdog-lone-wolf-birmingham-pub-change-name

(Brewdog have, apparently, said it's their lawyers being overenthusiastic, and the pub can keep using the name).

"Brewdog recently told its Equity for Punks shareholders that it is in talks with a major new investor, amid speculation that it is preparing to float some of its shares on the stock market."

What a coincidence

 

[John the Monkey]

One more link for today - Boak and Bailey have excerpted another interesting book about the pub trade;
http://boakandbailey.com/2017/03/advice-pub-staff-1965/

I like all the "mixes" of the different beers, something that wasn't big when I was first going out to the pub in the late 80s - I assume they're either a regional thing, or had gone out of fashion.

 

[nickyboy]

One more link for today - Boak and Bailey have excerpted another interesting book about the pub trade;
http://boakandbailey.com/2017/03/advice-pub-staff-1965/

I like all the "mixes" of the different beers, something that wasn't big when I was first going out to the pub in the late 80s - I assume they're either a regional thing, or had gone out of fashion.

The only "mixes" I was aware of were "Mixed" (mild and bitter), "Black and Tan" (Guinness and pale ale) but these were strictly for the old farts

Snakebite on the other hand......

 

[stephec]

The only "mixes" I was aware of were "Mixed" (mild and bitter), "Black and Tan" (Guinness and pale ale) but these were strictly for the old farts

Snakebite on the other hand......

I used to like Holt's or Boddies mixed.

Have you ever had a pint of Black Death in a Robinson's pub? A mix of Guinness and Old Tom, one of our student favourites in Preston.

 

[MossCommuter]

Diesel was the favourite of squaddies. That was lager and cask bitter. Liverpudlians called it "gold" or "golden".

Anyway, this from North Wales is a massive hoppy modern beer. One of the better casks of late.

14p off today as well on account of it being Monday.

Churz

 

[rich p]

Spring is sprung
The grass is ris
I know where the Brewdog is...

Possibly the first evening patio beer of the year

 

[srw]

Brewdog

Boo! Hiss! Evil corporate monsters!

 

[Aperitif]

Nice photo Rich - I bet the taste is good after a hard day at the orifice too. I'm still working, and yet again will walk past the Harp!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Spring is sprung
The grass is ris
I know where the Brewdog is...

Possibly the first evening patio beer of the year

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Yumtus, I had a big dog on the weekend, good stuff.

 

[John the Monkey]

Diesel was the favourite of squaddies. That was lager and cask bitter. Liverpudlians called it "gold" or "golden".

Anyway, this from North Wales is a massive hoppy modern beer. One of the better casks of late.

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We holidayed near to Conwy for a few years - Bragdy Conwy, Purple Moose, Heavy Industry, Great Orme and, to a lesser degree, North Wales Brewery (of Abergele) were widely available and jolly nice.

 

[Doseone]

We have a new Wetherspoons in our town. So I went there and had a pint of Shipyard. It's American pale ale and was pretty nice, but was hoppier than Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.

 

[stephec]

We have a new Wetherspoons in our town. So I went there and had a pint of Shipyard. It's American pale ale and was pretty nice, but was hoppier than Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.

It's good stuff on draft, but bottled isn't as nice.

It comes all the way from Wolverhampton.

 

[srw]

This evening I had a pint of Mr Squirrel, while listening to a pitch for investment that was frustratingly light on detail. It's a company with great products, a shiny brand-new brewery due to open in the summer that's doing a lot right in distribution and operations, but doesn't seem to have a clear strategy beyond 18 months. There was an awful lot of "it'll be really good" and not a lot of "here are some real numbers, this is what we've screwed up, this is what we've done well, if everything goes right here's where we'll be in a couple of years time and this is where we really want to be after five years."