Beer?

[User169]

I'd have to consider moving to Sunderland, if only it wasn't so far from Belgium!

Oh, and Chuffy: Otter Bitter. What do you reckon? It was one of my all-time great pints. Taste buds were singing that day...

This is in Sunderland, if you ever consider putting into action your plan to retrain as a brewer. I'm going to do one of their courses later in the year.

Here's a suggestion for some beer to try if you're ever in NL.

 

[NickM]

I fear it is more a fantasy than a Plan, DP...

However, my forthcoming visit to Amsterdam for Cyclevision is most certainly for real, so I'll be sure to sample your suggested brew - cheers!

 

[Brock]

Having spent a lifetime cycling, walking and using public transport to get around, I have every intention of continuing to use my carbon ration developing my knowledge of a splendidly bonkers country and its panoply of first-class beers! So there!!

Do we get a carbon ration to use guilt free then?
Actually I only brought up the carbon footprint thing as a handy bolster to my tenuous argument, I'm not really bothered about that. I do think it's a shame you paint such a negative picture of British ale though, there's loads of pubs within cycling distance of me that serve a consistently good pint, and two huge yearly beer festivals which always sell out and offer the chance to sample upwards of 200 British ales each time. I do think ale has seen a bit of a resurgence in recent years and I very rarely get served a bad pint these days. Even when I do get something that's past its best, it's not difficult to ask for exchange or a refund, and taking a sparkler off takes about 3 seconds.
I live closer to the continent than London, but thankfully I need to go to neither for good beer.

 

[Chuffy]

...and comparing like with like would mean comparing bottled British beer, not draught.

 

[Night Train]

I have cider! Yay!

 

[Chuffy]

Can I have a bottle of cold Young's Champion Ale?

Cheers

One bottle of cellar temperature Youngs Champion coming right up.

 

[strofiwimple]

Get ready for the stampede! It's only a short voyage across the North Sea! Hmmm, tempting! .

Anytime my friend .

 

[Norv]

A Chamey Gold, if I still drank.

Get out.

 

[Norv]

Pint of Magners please.

No you wont, that's cider not beer!

 

[Norv]

Enough cynicism, i'll have a nice pint of Cornish Doombar please Barman! Or maybe because of the warm weather, i'll have a bottle of Peroni from the fridge!

 

[fuzzymum1]

It was some years ago, it was bottled and came from a tiny craft brewery. I got it from a wine merchants/beer shop in Leamington. Sadly I can't remember the brewery.

If you can remember where you got it from I could be persuaded to try and obtain some if it's still available and bring it with us when we head your way at the end of the month, assuming we're still on for bacon butties?

 

[Chuffy]

If you can remember where you got it from I could be persuaded to try and obtain some if it's still available and bring it with us when we head your way at the end of the month, assuming we're still on for bacon butties?

Last available about ten years ago and they only had it in for about a week...
Bacon butties are good to go though.

 

[fuzzymum1]

Last available about ten years ago and they only had it in for about a week...
Bacon butties are good to go though.

Shame about the beer, looking foward to butties

 

[rich p]

I had 5 pints of Harveys last night and the bowels are a bit lively this morning!

 

[Lisa1979]

Is a glass of Chardonnay acceptable for this thread?!