Tonight's Real Ale

[noel]

I'm turning to the dark side tonight with a £1.38 bottle of Tesco's own dark ale (4.5%). It's quite nice.

Is this going to help drive down the cost of beer, or put small breweries out of business?

My ex-landlady's partner runs a brewery (Storm Brewery in Macclesfield, home of the best-named beer I've ever heard of - Silk of Amnesia). So I could get a crate from him instead.

Are Tesco beers evil?

[dominion]

Are you sure there's any beer in the bottles? I've just bought 2 Blu-Ray movies in Tesco and all I have is empty cases... :thunbdown:

[Leroy Kincaid]

2 bottles of Arran Blonde (and a large Cab-merlot) in preparation for my weekly 12 miler tomorrow

[freckle]

Tonight i sampled yer jarrow brewerys' "rivet catcher" a fine ale, not too potent at 4.2% light yet flavoursome, carbo loading for tomorrows 14 miles

[Jez Hellewell]

I was in there the other day mate & I agree. The offers are a bit thin on the ground. Picked up my usual (& stunning Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout !) & some Pride Of Oxford Golden Ale, which was only 99p (& an award winner). But, as you say, there were probably only about 4 or 5 offers on ale. Let's complain to the management !

Jez, you'll know the answer to this conundrum: what's happened to all the Booths beer bargains? Popped in to stock up and there was a real dearth of offers and reductions. Most disappointing.

[Jez Hellewell]

Just enjoying my free bottle of Backgarden Brewing EKG Porter courtesy of Superflyguy ! Wow, incredible drop for a homebrew ! As good as anything you can get in the supermarkets. You should be selling this !

[superflyguy]

Cheers! :thumbup:

and thank you for marshalling today. a bottle of beer is the least you deserve, it must have been a bit breezy up there. sorry i couldn't hang around to meet you, Mrs SFG had arranged to go out for lunch. Two bottles of Sam Smiths Oatmeal Stout and a beef roast

[Jez Hellewell]

I was ok for the first half an hour & then the extremeties started to numb somewhat !

Oatmeal stout sounds rather good ! That's what'll be in my porridge tomorrow !

Finished off the evening with an M & S Irish Stout. Award winning & very pleasant.

Cheers! :thumbup:

and thank you for marshalling today. a bottle of beer is the least you deserve, it must have been a bit breezy up there. sorry i couldn't hang around to meet you, Mrs SFG had arranged to go out for lunch. Two bottles of Sam Smiths Oatmeal Stout and a beef roast

[Jez Hellewell]

I was a little early for my sons XC race in Cullingworth today. So what to do but hit the pub. Had a rather nice Cullingworth Brewery Spot 'O Bother Porter.

[that_fjell_guy]

Bishops Finger, Old Peculier and piece de resistance....Hesket Newmarket Tsarry Night Imperial russian Stout 7.5%. Taste a bit like alcoholic Dandilion and Burdock!!