tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post8008346266888656174..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: After the gold rushCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-61056176260872607912022-10-26T07:23:49.367+01:002022-10-26T07:23:49.367+01:00When your Guinness is half full ,top it up with a ...When your Guinness is half full ,top it up with a Barley Wino,a few years ago,The Sportsman on Cambridge Street Sheffield,mates we’re quite surprised by the taste Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-87827263276192760772018-01-09T22:19:34.460+00:002018-01-09T22:19:34.460+00:00Just sampled a can for the first time in maybe 30 ...Just sampled a can for the first time in maybe 30 Years. A sad remnant. Only 7.5% and devoid of character. Used to have a strongly distinctive winey flavour. Now only fit for the drain. Sad times!Daifromwaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987095166403253313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-40872738381797292102014-08-29T12:28:53.054+01:002014-08-29T12:28:53.054+01:00I used to go out with a girl (1969-70) and her poi...I used to go out with a girl (1969-70) and her poison was Whitbread Gold Label Barley Wine. Best I could do in our pub was Brew 10. She used to get rat arsed after 4, I certainly didn't on Brew 10!!<br />Anyway Tennants brewed the bitter sold in my grandads pub in Sheffield (Rock Tavern), what a great loss that was.Mike Stevensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-49633385043189865402013-03-29T18:18:30.267+00:002013-03-29T18:18:30.267+00:00I'm in a tatty but pround East End 'battle...I'm in a tatty but pround East End 'battle cruiser' and it's all lager. But in the fridge they have bottles of Gold Label. But its 7.5% ABV! When I first started drinking this was 10.5%! And it was called Barley Wine, not 'Strong Beer'<br /><br />Fkin nanny state...Worried of Croydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999278752281523798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-87727273681152250082012-05-19T21:54:28.114+01:002012-05-19T21:54:28.114+01:00This has now been reduced to 7.5% ABV, so I had to...This has now been reduced to 7.5% ABV, so I had to try some. Just like a weedier version of what it was before - it doesn't really drink its strength. £5.50 for 4 cans in Tesco, so a minimum price-beating 55p per unit.<br /><br />I'm still surprised that none of the classic 9% "tramp juice" strong lagers have cut their strength.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-87629610938069109392011-09-12T17:40:22.884+01:002011-09-12T17:40:22.884+01:00Old Tom, which is the nearest direct comparison, i...Old Tom, which is the nearest direct comparison, is £1.89 for a 330ml bottle. Duvel in Tesco is currently £1.82.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-55074185751550021952011-09-12T17:27:18.775+01:002011-09-12T17:27:18.775+01:00£1.89 for a crafty craft beer bottle? you'd be...£1.89 for a crafty craft beer bottle? you'd be lucky these days...<br /><br />I keep seeing these cans in the supermarkets but I'm always put off because they're always placed next to the Special Brew.Ghost Drinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753576955816756710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-3803981345455113102011-09-12T15:43:42.445+01:002011-09-12T15:43:42.445+01:00Yes, the Bottle Stop is probably your best bet, al...Yes, the Bottle Stop is probably your best bet, although it hadn't arrived when I called in a few days ago.<br /><br />It doesn't seem to have been as common in the more mainstream outlets in recent years, although a couple of years ago Aldi had a couple of varieties at knock-down prices (£1.29 a bottle, I think).Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-7719642074858345392011-09-12T15:34:59.171+01:002011-09-12T15:34:59.171+01:00Off topic Mudgie but do you know the best place to...Off topic Mudgie but do you know the best place to buy Oktoberfest beer in the Stockport area?<br /><br />I've tried the gargantuan Tesco near the centre, but no luck there. Am I best heading to the Bottle Stop?Hurry Up Harrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-73021531059982323452011-09-12T12:27:26.843+01:002011-09-12T12:27:26.843+01:00I've just read the previous post you linked to...I've just read the previous post you linked to and noticed I made almost exactly the same comment then!Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-50495284721909242012011-09-12T09:26:00.137+01:002011-09-12T09:26:00.137+01:00Like RedNev, I've drunk Gold Label mixed (in m...Like RedNev, I've drunk Gold Label mixed (in my case with Boddington's Bitter) and it created a taste sensation. This was back in the late 80s, when my local served mild, bitter and spirits. Adding a Goldie was an accepted "livener" to spice up the session.Sam Tananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-3713687036763913422011-09-11T20:59:18.275+01:002011-09-11T20:59:18.275+01:00I found a nip bottle of this on sale in my local o...I found a nip bottle of this on sale in my local offie a few months ago, not knowing anything about it. I found it drinkable but uninspiringbeersiveknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293913182389157112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-38478277703500041982011-09-11T19:34:56.225+01:002011-09-11T19:34:56.225+01:00A pub I once went to a folk club sold only cask Te...A pub I once went to a folk club sold only cask Tetley bitter and mild. Tetley bitter is, for me, the most boring beer imaginable, and the mild, while better, is weak in flavour and strength. I used to find that the mild with a bottle of Gold Label thrown in made a very tasty beer with a bit of strength to it as well. I was subsequently stuffed when they took off the cask mild, then the Gold label and finally the cask bitter. Fortunately the club eventually moved to better premises.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.com