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Cockneyboy311 wrote:
Had a 2/3 of this the other day in my local Micropub. Maddest beverage I've had for a while. Was like lime with mint. Very enjoyable but I'm not sure i could drink more than two in a 2/3 glass.
EugeneSpeed wrote: ↑Thu Oct 13, 2022 9:25 am
Noticed a few Oktoberfest ones in Aldi yesterday - a few own brand ones but they had Spaten too for £1.79.
Avoid the own brand stuff. It's effin' *****. Go for the Spaten. It's decent for the money.
Had a pint of Anspach and Hobday's London Black at the weekend. Anyone else had it? Well worth a look if you see it on anywhere.
Not a massive Guinness fan by any stretch but it is always my go-to in pubs with nothing else on. I would definitely opt for a pint of this over Guinness from now on if it was a choice. A little richer and slightly sweeter, but I'd kind of expect that from a London-style porter.
I could see this becoming popular! I would love it - love it - if a smallish London brewery could eat into Diageo's stout monopoly a bit.
Tried a few of the Lidl specials at the weekend, two nice strong ipas, Big drifter and Coastal summat or other, also, surprisingly a nice strawberry milkshake beer called Big Berry Bon Bon, I’m not usually into these wacky, fruity brews but I liked this one and at 7.2% it does the job.
Just got 12 cans of Punk IPA for £12 - a bargain I feel. (I know, I know, Brewdog.) I just love it and it beats paying £4.50 in the pub for the same sized can - not that I would pay that!
Don't tell GCRO but I also bought 4 bottles of German wine (Hock, Mosel, Liebfraumilch and Riesling) as I do like a german wine to finish off the night.
I also bought a bit of food
Tonight I will be mostly drinking either Estrella or Stowford Press on draft down my local for the pub quiz.
EugeneSpeed wrote: ↑Mon Oct 17, 2022 12:07 pm
Had a pint of Anspach and Hobday's London Black at the weekend. Anyone else had it? Well worth a look if you see it on anywhere.
Not a massive Guinness fan by any stretch but it is always my go-to in pubs with nothing else on. I would definitely opt for a pint of this over Guinness from now on if it was a choice. A little richer and slightly sweeter, but I'd kind of expect that from a London-style porter.
I could see this becoming popular! I would love it - love it - if a smallish London brewery could eat into Diageo's stout monopoly a bit.
Made my first trip back to Upton Park since May 2016 yesterday.
What a renovation The Boleyn has had. More importantly though the tap selection was probably the best from any pub I have been to in this country for ages. Had a Krombacher followed by a Litovel Premium. Very very good, highly recommend a visit.
Drinking a fair bit of Dark Star Hophead at the moment,as one of the pubs I use has it. Not a bad pint. Very light freshing pale ale,in the Timothy Taylor land lord style.