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Beer Recommendations.

lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,933
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I'm usually a cider drinker but lately I've been getting a taste for beer,a friend recommended McEwans Champion,tried some tonight and it's a nice drink and at 7.3% a decent strength. Any other decent beers that are worth trying?

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  • mumsiemumsie Member Posts: 7,998
    Ive been a cider drinker for years, for the last year ive been drinking this , chilled.


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  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,933
    One of my go to ciders is Henry Weston Vintage.

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  • chillingchilling Member Posts: 3,774
    lucy4 said:

    I'm usually a cider drinker but lately I've been getting a taste for beer,a friend recommended McEwans Champion,tried some tonight and it's a nice drink and at 7.3% a decent strength. Any other decent beers that are worth trying?

    You can try some of these, but I think it’s best not to have too many plans for later in the day.

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  • mumsiemumsie Member Posts: 7,998
    And there is this.
    It's a Hungarian spirit that was given to me by a Hungarian work colleague.

    I don't know what The main ingredient is and haven't tasted it yet.

    But it does smells nice, like a paint stripper smell , only a tad sweeter.

    I've been told it's about 40%.


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  • madprofmadprof Member Posts: 3,458
    goldon said:

    Only 4.2% but if you give it a shake .............


    I know the guy! Steve produces this and a wide range of other well known beers, eg Cat’s P iss and he sells them at shows we trade at
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  • madprofmadprof Member Posts: 3,458
    mumsie said:

    And there is this.
    It's a Hungarian spirit that was given to me by a Hungarian work colleague.

    I don't know what The main ingredient is and haven't tasted it yet.

    But it does smells nice, like a paint stripper smell , only a tad sweeter.

    I've been told it's about 40%.


    Whatever it is , it’s taken all the colour out of the coke..
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  • waller02waller02 Member Posts: 9,072
    edited April 2020
    Agree with Champion being a great beer. My mate brought some round a few weeks back. When I saw it was 7.3% I was expecting it to be foul, as a lot of beers start tasting rank at the 7%+ region, but I was pleasantly surprised and rather drunk.

    Champion!

    My all time favourite beer is the Portuguese tipple, Super Bock.

    If somebody ends up seriously bored over the coming weeks then it would be good to have a Champions League of beer:

    Round 1: Stella v Carling etc.. With beer lovers voting for who goes through to the next round.

    Perhaps I just have far too much time on my hands right now. Mmmm beer....
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  • mumsiemumsie Member Posts: 7,998
    Just not gin please Ryan.
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  • mumsiemumsie Member Posts: 7,998
    madprof said:

    goldon said:

    Only 4.2% but if you give it a shake .............


    I know the guy! Steve produces this and a wide range of other well known beers, eg Cat’s P iss and he sells them at shows we trade at
    That's brilliant , you knowing the bloke that makes it.
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  • chillingchilling Member Posts: 3,774
    edited April 2020
    madprof said:

    mumsie said:

    And there is this.
    It's a Hungarian spirit that was given to me by a Hungarian work colleague.

    I don't know what The main ingredient is and haven't tasted it yet.

    But it does smells nice, like a paint stripper smell , only a tad sweeter.

    I've been told it's about 40%.


    Whatever it is , it’s taken all the colour out of the coke..
    It would do, its nitromors
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  • madprofmadprof Member Posts: 3,458
    waller02 said:

    Agree with Champion being a great beer. My mate brought some round a few weeks back. When I saw it was 7.3% I was expecting it to be foul, as a lot of beers start tasting rank at the 7%+ region, but I was pleasantly surprised and rather drunk.

    Champion!

    My all time favourite beer is the Portuguese tipple, Super Bock.

    If somebody ends up seriously bored over the coming weeks then it would be good to have a Champions League of beer:

    Round 1: Stella v Carling etc.. With beer lovers voting for who goes through to the next round.

    Perhaps I just have far too much time on my hands right now. Mmmm beer....

    Stella....Carling isn’t really alcoholic is it? Now THAT really is 🐱 pi ss
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  • rabdenirorabdeniro Member Posts: 4,431




    Memories.............. When I say memories, I didn't have many after a session on these.
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  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,773
    My favourite for many years has been Courage Directors, but it seems impossible to get now.

    Timothy Taylors Landlord, Adnams Broadside are wonderful beers.

    For variety? Newcastle Brown, Guinness and Dark Fruit Cider.

    Beers for which life is too short to ever drink again? John Smiths, Titley Better, and Carling...
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  • goldongoldon Member Posts: 9,054
    Few of these and you're Tombstoning

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  • madprofmadprof Member Posts: 3,458
    Talking of beer...the cavalry arrived yesterday
    Essexphil said:

    My favourite for many years has been Courage Directors, but it seems impossible to get now.

    Timothy Taylors Landlord, Adnams Broadside are wonderful beers.

    For variety? Newcastle Brown, Guinness and Dark Fruit Cider.

    Beers for which life is too short to ever drink again? John Smiths, Titley Better, and Carling...

    I like Bass...but my wife doesn't....parp/pffft....
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  • goldongoldon Member Posts: 9,054
    rabdeniro said:





    Memories.............. When I say memories, I didn't have many after a session on these.

    Endless hours of fun ....... re-cycling cans.https://youtu.be/QEN33VVnrsM?t=5
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  • HENDRIK62HENDRIK62 Member Posts: 3,202
    edited April 2020
    rabdeniro said:





    Memories.............. When I say memories, I didn't have many after a session on these.

    hated the taste of special brew and super (never tried the other two)

    The pictures below were snapped in MIlan beside the Cathedral and in one of the most famous malls in the World housing Prada, Armani, Hermes, Valentino, Versace, Gucci and many more.....There were more people outside of the shops taking selfies than in them (one look at the prices in window would tell you why)

    Apparently Tennents is 'cool' brand in Italy.....made me smile





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  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,773
    edited April 2020
    Haven't lived in Scotland for many years.

    Tennents "Stupor" lager was undrinkable, but Extra was pleasant. And Sweetheart Stout was strange, but nice for a change. Belhaven was good, too.

    Always fun to go into a Scots pub, and ask for "a pint of your best bitter, my good man".
    Mind you, I could run quick in those days...

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  • TheEdge949TheEdge949 Member Posts: 5,686
    Well gotta say I used to love 80 and 90 shilling when I was North of the border.

    Courage directors still widely available via Bargain Booze (other off licenses are available)

    My hometown Fenton, makes Ran Ales (great selection from session beers to OMG wheres my brain)

    Also another town Burslem does the Titanic range (from iceberg @3.8 % to Wreckage at 9%, plus porters and even gins)

    In North Wales Purple Moose is very nice and of course if youre over the water the Guinness is amazing.

    Can anybody remember the very early 80s and a black lager think it was called Viking also other beers we have loved and lost.
    Brew XI
    Hemmeling
    Hoffmeister
    Ansells
    Double Diamond
    Worthington E
    Youngers Tartan
    Top Hat
    Burton 5 star
    Burton 3 star
    Davenports

    Im coming over all misty now.

    Mark
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