tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post1350141077056941901..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: SugarwaterCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-67064993774718069292010-07-21T23:17:15.523+01:002010-07-21T23:17:15.523+01:00I`m fortunate to live only 14 miles from bishops c...I`m fortunate to live only 14 miles from bishops castle and the three tuns XXX rates as one of my top ten beers of all time. It`s probably regional taste but I believe it knocks spots off highly hopped ales.WelshJonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-38705563217162116032010-07-20T23:18:15.064+01:002010-07-20T23:18:15.064+01:00I'm sure it is very nice, but the problem with...I'm sure it is very nice, but the problem with recommending beers from small micro-breweries in other parts of the country is that it's highly unlikely I'll ever get to sample them, and even if I did it would probably be purely by chance.<br /><br />I know some may dismiss this as an old-fashioned view, but life was simpler when each brewery had its own tied estate, however small and geographically concentrated, where you knew you would be able to find their beers. Fortunately Bathams and Holdens still do - pity about Simpkiss, though.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-39386162137959597962010-07-20T21:41:15.421+01:002010-07-20T21:41:15.421+01:00Can I recommend Tiki from Milton Brewery (Cambs) a...Can I recommend Tiki from Milton Brewery (Cambs) as a relatively new brew fulfilling the description quite well? New Zealand hops, in that instance. Very nice.John Q. Publicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333595645345108989noreply@blogger.com