Tonight's Real Ale

[Welsh Harrier]

Tesco!!! Tesco's own Ginger Beer at 3.8% - far superior to Crabbies - it's brewed by Williams of Alloa who make some fabulous beer (Fraoch, Grozet, etc). Trouble is it's so good that Tesco will probably drop it fairly quickly (slightly hazy, too tasty) or make Williams alter the recipe for a less discerning clienteale (now there's a good misstype) so get it while you can - 3 bottles for £4!!!

What did I say? Last week I bought some of the wonderful somewhat cloudy Tesco's Finest Alcoholic Ginger beer. Yesterday I bought another batch and guess what - absolutely clear without a hint of a haze!!?? The taste has changed and to me it seems a fair bit thinner. I would guess that Tesco have been back to the brewer and said clean up your act, our customers don't like cloudy beer!

[L.F.F.]

Pleasantly surprised to see was a real ale bar at the darts Grand Slam on Friday so a good few were sampled, including Jennings Cumberland Ale.

[Brotherton Lad]

Just cracking the Coniston Bluebird, all Challenger hops and very quaffable. 5 gallons of Imperial Stout bubbling away and headed for bottle conditioning for several months (assuming I don't sup it all at Christmas).

[Alphin]

Greenfield Brewery - 'Uppermill bitter', very nice indeed!

[Brotherton Lad]

Had some Rooster's Yankee, an APA, in the Land of Green Ginger, for the first time. It's a great hoppy pint.

http://www.roosters.co.uk/?page_id=178

[snewby]

Geltsdale Brewery coco Romano 5.2% chocolate Ale after a -6c run to fairy battery,Entwhistle,Bolton, Jake had Hot chocolate afterwards and I had chocolate ale
route taken http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/fairy-...wistle-303810/

see my sons Blog at
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/

[Alf]

I noticed they had Bateman's "Rosey Nosey" on offer at Morrisons today so I picked up a few bottles. They will go well with the mince pies

[snewby]

http://www.lancasterbrewery.co.uk/

Lancaster red
at home
after a quick tour of the two lads winter hill in snow and with the snow falling at -5c with medium wind chill

see my sons Blog
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/

[Ady In Accy]

Geltsdale Brewery coco Romano 5.2% chocolate Ale

Where is this available?? I have been on the lookout for the chocolate Old Tom to no avail.........................?

[superflyguy]

started to get my 'Christmas Pack' together today. So far picked up :
Sierra Nevada - Topedo & Wheat Beer
Anchor Brewery - Humming and Liberty Ale
BrewDog - Zeitgeist (black lager!) & 5am Saint

popping down to BeerRitz on monday to get the remainder.