tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post6287644149553541676..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Not so ordinaryCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-72100322209278587682011-09-01T10:24:45.256+01:002011-09-01T10:24:45.256+01:00interesting your comments about Dizzy Blonde chang...interesting your comments about Dizzy Blonde changing to ahoppier beer, I just thought that it was in better condition, but come to think of it, I can see you are right. Makes a nice change from Unicorn , which in quamtity now seems to give me a headache next day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-90199345828084456832011-08-29T17:31:55.477+01:002011-08-29T17:31:55.477+01:00I have tried the new Brakspear's and been quit...I have tried the new Brakspear's and been quite impressed, but you always have an inbuilt suspicion of beers that have been "rehomed" in this way. Obviously a 3.4% Southern-brewed "balanced" bitter is unlikely to be a favourite in the Manchester area free trade, so I don't see it very often. <br /><br />Had I gone on to listing beers from new breweries, I could have added Marble Manchester Bitter, Yates's Bitter, Copper Dragon Best Bitter, Butcombe, Woodforde's Wherry and Dark Star Hophead, amongst others.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-15208654529756146652011-08-29T17:19:14.759+01:002011-08-29T17:19:14.759+01:00Do try the new Brakspears - in several pubs in the...Do try the new Brakspears - in several pubs in the Oxon/Berks borders I've had some wonderful pints recently, tasting well above it's 3.4%. Best lower strength beer I've tasted is still Brewdog Edge (3.2%), though admittedly that was in a couple of exceptional pubs.Martin, Cambridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-44476236001486191642011-08-29T16:01:07.136+01:002011-08-29T16:01:07.136+01:00Totally agree. Hobson's Mild at 3% is one of t...Totally agree. Hobson's Mild at 3% is one of the best beers I've ever tried. Otter Bitter at 3.6% Most of the smaller breweries produce something at 3.5 to 4% which is well worth drinking (just remembered Dark Star Hophead at 3.8%; wonderful)<br />Also, these beers give the lie to the oft-quoted "statistic" (ie Daily Mail made-up factoid) that "drinks are getting stronger". In what way is a 3.8% bitter today stronger than a 3.8% bitter 20 years ago?Billnoreply@blogger.com