tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post4669252344044871186..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: You won’t even get bitterCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-86223858541839489952014-06-21T23:40:26.367+01:002014-06-21T23:40:26.367+01:00Remember the '90s advert for Worthington with ...Remember the '90s advert for Worthington with Harry Enfield mentioning that the adult children (he played the mother) had to drink it for a 'shiny coat'? Still brings a smile.<br /><br />ChurchmouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-31463372542616274782014-06-15T14:47:00.089+01:002014-06-15T14:47:00.089+01:00Bring back Mel for the adverts for this bitter.Bring back Mel for the adverts for this bitter.Pub accountanthttp://www.innspiredaccountancy.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-76149675772283028252014-06-10T10:24:01.696+01:002014-06-10T10:24:01.696+01:00I see plenty of Adnams bitter around. 3.7%, copper...I see plenty of Adnams bitter around. 3.7%, copper coloured, but dry hopped with Fuggles and anything but boring. Its the evolution of bbb. Its also hoppy enough that it stands up well to being chilled. A bottle straight out of the pub fridge is still packed with flavour.<br /> pynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-57545482936149470592014-06-10T09:33:14.536+01:002014-06-10T09:33:14.536+01:00if we all took a stand against this beer diversifi...if we all took a stand against this beer diversification into obscure none brands and simply insisted there were 2 types of beer. "bitter" and "lout" the market would take notice.<br /><br />Simply ask for "bitter", if asked "which one?" say "best" Elaborate no further. Shrug your shoulders and simply say "whatever is the best bitter, how the fuck am I expected to know about all this piss water?"<br /><br />Or ask for "lout", if asked "which one?" say "cheapest" If it's all the same price, shrug your shoulders and say "strongest among the cheapest then"<br /><br />Refuse to elaborate or get drawn into this consumer choice, branding rip off. Demand the world of yesterday and it will arrive.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-74969703774695300612014-06-09T22:09:44.987+01:002014-06-09T22:09:44.987+01:00I think Boddies' cask died the death before th...I think Boddies' cask died the death before the closure of Hydes Brewery. By the end they were only brewing a tiny quantity which mostly went to the Fylde coast rather than Manchester.<br /><br />When it was brewed in Henley I wouldn't hesistate to name Brakspear's Bitter amongst my favourite beers - amazing amount of flavour and complexity for such a moderate strength. They also used to have some wonderful unspoilt pubs in the Chilterns.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-8249490258679770142014-06-09T20:34:47.296+01:002014-06-09T20:34:47.296+01:00Brakspear was the beer that seemed to me to get mo...Brakspear was the beer that seemed to me to get most taste out of low ABV (3.4%), and was making some inroads into the free trade before it petered out in the 2000's.<br /><br />Are you sure the plug has been pulled on Boddies cask ? (Not that I've seen it for years)Martin, Cambridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-39145748120393259422014-06-09T16:15:02.676+01:002014-06-09T16:15:02.676+01:00Aye, there's a lot to be said for BBBs.
Good q...Aye, there's a lot to be said for BBBs.<br />Good quality session ales that'll keep you going for half a dozen pints without sending you home to kick the missus around the privet hedge.<br />Served cool with a decent head and displaying great complexity and character - they're anything but boring.Stanley Blenkinsopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-65403487999269725832014-06-09T08:04:38.546+01:002014-06-09T08:04:38.546+01:00If you go back a few years many beers once describ...If you go back a few years many beers once described as bitter are now "premium ale". I blame beardies.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com