tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post1116917666428088353..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Tarnished Shield?Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-69346376319437987732010-05-25T20:45:24.999+01:002010-05-25T20:45:24.999+01:00Now tonight I've just opened one that does hav...Now tonight I've just opened one that does have a vigorous carbonation and a somewhat sharp taste, so much improved on other recent examples :-)Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-33803563689506352402010-05-05T21:35:37.096+01:002010-05-05T21:35:37.096+01:00Now that Morrisons have started selling White Shie...Now that Morrisons have started selling White Shield I tried a bottle (£1.89 for 500ml, 67.5p/unit) the other day. It was better than some examples I'd had, but still a bit lacklustre and lacking in "bite".Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-61143033327355456992010-03-24T22:18:47.719+00:002010-03-24T22:18:47.719+00:00Sweetish and lacklustre sounds a good description ...Sweetish and lacklustre sounds a good description for the bottle I had recently! I've still got another bottle in the cupboard so I'll pay attention to the carbonation when I drink that one but I don't hold out much hope for the taste.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-75472111927608922142010-03-24T20:26:45.540+00:002010-03-24T20:26:45.540+00:00I haven't, actually, since distribution was wi...I haven't, actually, since distribution was withdrawn from Sainsbury's. It's certainly a beer I'll continue to give a try if I see it, but I wouldn't at present go out of my way to find it.<br /><br />I have within the past, say, three years had examples that were sweetish and very lacklustre.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-301653112139344752010-03-24T20:23:20.137+00:002010-03-24T20:23:20.137+00:00"I continue to believe that if a beer is to b..."I continue to believe that if a beer is to be produced and sold in bottle-conditioned form ... It should have a dense head and obvious natural carbonation."<br /><br />Have you opened a White Shield recently?! You're right about Duvel - but WWS gives it a run for its money on that score.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011702209832734676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-17309642231361791152010-03-24T00:18:33.438+00:002010-03-24T00:18:33.438+00:00I did try a bottle of White Shield recently and wa...I did try a bottle of White Shield recently and was suprised how good it was. Nothing like the old stuff though. Do have a bottle from 1992 so may open that sometime to taste it.Brew Waleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292297218879265192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-61247202564604406412010-03-23T23:16:01.618+00:002010-03-23T23:16:01.618+00:00Count me in as agreeing on this one.Count me in as agreeing on this one.Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-72234852280239089122010-03-23T22:49:19.678+00:002010-03-23T22:49:19.678+00:00I know some bloggers do sing the praise of White S...I know some bloggers do sing the praise of White Shield as a surving example of 19th century IPAs but I don't get it myself. It's certainly not the beer it was, and that's for sure.John Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-20368083992812623022010-03-23T22:31:21.756+00:002010-03-23T22:31:21.756+00:00I think White Shield and the like are "Ersatz...I think White Shield and the like are "Ersatz" BCA's. They have had the yeast used to perform the primary fermentation removed (either by filtration or by centrifuging). They are then re-seeded with a different strain of yeast that sticks to the bottom of the bottle. This yeast is present in insufficient quantities to produce much of a secondary fermentation, and indeed how can it when it is stuck to the bottom of the bottle rather than being suspended in the beer - and then slowly settling out? <br /><br />These fake BCA's are designed to stand up to rough handling by supermarkets etc., and to allow the consumer to pour them straight away without having to wait for them to drop bright naturally.<br /><br />Those old codgers you mention Curmudgeon, would surely turn their noses up at such gimmickry. The Belgians do not resort to such tricks; why should brewers in the UK?Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-40840555803611867292010-03-23T21:39:24.398+00:002010-03-23T21:39:24.398+00:00I bought a bottle of Worthington's White Shiel...I bought a bottle of Worthington's White Shield last weekend from Waitrose (Formby):<br /><br />http://theormskirkbaron.blogspot.com/2010/03/worthingtons-white-shield-on-offer-in.html<br /><br />I've not opened it yet, going to leave it a month or two to ensure the yeast has had a chance to do it's thing but I'll let you know how I get on.<br /><br />Just finished a bottle-conditioned Fuller's Bengal Lancer but I'll be damned if I can see more than a speck of yeast in the bottle...Baron Ormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440684094621860149noreply@blogger.com