O/T NEW BLOG: If you could only drink one beer for the rest of your life, what would it be?

20togo said:
going back to the 70's and early 80's Bods, Tetleys and Thwaites were always a good pint. Must admit liked Matthew Brown too. Couldn't stand Higsons and all the other big breweries stuff. Now, I'm a regular visitor to Cask and always have the various blondes they do in there. Otherwise like Wainwrights and Black Sheep. As said earlier tend to avoid the darker beers as they are too strong and I can't drink anywhere near as I could. Also , generally speaking they are just not to my taste. Find a lot of them a bit sweet.
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Thanks. You're deffo an ale man and with good taste...mostly. Matthew Brown...wot, Lion ales??! Shudder.

I was at Leeds University in the late 70s and early 80s. Their Tetley's was miles superior to that which came to Blackpool.

Still, I like the dark, malty brews so Bass, Bombardier, Young's; always happy to see those.
 
1966_and_all_that said:
Thanks. You're deffo an ale man and with good taste...mostly. Matthew Brown...wot, Lion ales??! Shudder.

I was at Leeds University in the late 70s and early 80s. Their Tetley's was miles superior to that which came to Blackpool.

Still, I like the dark, malty brews so Bass, Bombardier, Young's; always happy to see those.
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Yep, Lion Ales. Brilliant well kept pint in the Whittle Springs which was my second home throughout the 80's.
 
Wishbone Brewery Parallax. A double IPA and absolutely fantastic.

If I had to drink bottled it would be Shepherd Neam 1698.
 
I think a lot of my choices aren't around any more, at least round here.

A lot of my early drinking was done in Norcross Social Centre, where there was superb Tetley, both Mild and Bitter. Something happened to Tetley's and not for the better either, but I've never had one that tastes like it used to for many years. Remember bowling in Leeds about 10-12 years back and thinking, decent Tetley's at last. Sadly wasn't.

After that, probably Theakstons if it was on form, or Hartley's if it was in the Lakes.
 
Tiffin Gold (Kirkby Lonsdale brewery) I tend to go for the Blonde types, or alternatively your Peroni, San Miguel or Moretti. If I had to pick just one I could live with my first choice Thank goodness there's choice, hot summers day ice cold lager. Otherwise what ever takes my fancy.
 
Dark, malty beers, or Porter's, rather than the light or golden 'tangy' one's...which seem prevalent in most pubs these days! 😏. I always ask in pubs which is the darkest beer you have on, but most are light hoppy one's. In that case I usually drink Guinness, which is often a decent alternative! The Isle of Man seems to be the only place I know where you consistently get dark ale's though, sadly😏
 
CGP1 said:
I think a lot of my choices aren't around any more, at least round here.

A lot of my early drinking was done in Norcross Social Centre, where there was superb Tetley, both Mild and Bitter. Something happened to Tetley's and not for the better either, but I've never had one that tastes like it used to for many years. Remember bowling in Leeds about 10-12 years back and thinking, decent Tetley's at last. Sadly wasn't.

After that, probably Theakstons if it was on form, or Hartley's if it was in the Lakes.
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Yep Hartley XB in the Southern Lakes...that was a nice beer! 😋Jennings was the Northern Lakes and I loved their bitter in The Britannia at Elterwater...very dark with a sort of taste of bonfire toffee! 😋😜. Sadly they don't brew it anymore, it's always 'Snecklifter'. Talking of beers changing though... I still recall the Draught Bass in The Saddle on Whitegate drive. It used to come with virtually no head(like a Southern beer) but was strong and had a bit of a sweet taste, that you couldn't tell you were drinking a strong ale...it just got you legless! That was around 30 years ago. The present 'Draught Bass' however doesn't resemble the old one in any shape or form! The ABV has been reduced, it now comes with a creamy head...and doesn't taste anything like it used to! The recipe has definitely been changed.. ☹️
 
Mexboroseasider said:
On the Boddingtons theme…

What if the delicious beer you’ve committed to for the rest of your life suddenly becomes crap?

Or disappear completely? Like Hartleys did. Subsumed by a “brewery” like Robinsons.

Sorry. I know the op was meant to be light hearted but I’ve known too many good beers disappear forever 😭 😭 😭
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Christ, his glass is half empty.
 
Satsuma said:
Yep Hartley XB in the Southern Lakes...that was a nice beer! 😋Jennings was the Northern Lakes and I loved their bitter in The Britannia at Elterwater...very dark with a sort of taste of bonfire toffee! 😋😜. Sadly they don't brew it anymore, it's always 'Snecklifter'. Talking of beers changing though... I still recall the Draught Bass in The Saddle on Whitegate drive. It used to come with virtually no head(like a Southern beer) but was strong and had a bit of a sweet taste, that you couldn't tell you were drinking a strong ale...it just got you legless! That was around 30 years ago. The present 'Draught Bass' however doesn't resemble the old one in any shape or form! The ABV has been reduced, it now comes with a creamy head...and doesn't taste anything like it used to! The recipe has definitely been changed.. ☹️
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Back in the Stone Age, I worked as a research student for Bass in Burton. The Bass No. 1 plant which brewed draught Bass was a wonder to behold. Water pumped to the tank at the top, malt and hops craned up to the top floor, then the whole thing ran by gravity. The smell of the wort was wonderful, walking to work in Burton I passed three breweries, a constant smell.

Draught Bass was a decent pint then, nowadays too engineered and lost its flavour and soul.
 
Swan blonde is a decent pint.

Maybe I am getting old and grumpy but how the younger generation choose Carling or standard Carlsberg is beyond me. Had to drink Carling at Notts County club and it was like drinking soda water.
 
Virtually any dark Belgian beer would do me.

Also another nostalgic vote for Tetley Mild, when it was kept well it was nectar.
 
I don't go out to pubs much now, unfortunately, but one I have found is a canned beer, which I drink at home.
Hobgoblin Ruby Red.
Very nice.
 
Tangerinemoss said:
Back in the Stone Age, I worked as a research student for Bass in Burton. The Bass No. 1 plant which brewed draught Bass was a wonder to behold. Water pumped to the tank at the top, malt and hops craned up to the top floor, then the whole thing ran by gravity. The smell of the wort was wonderful, walking to work in Burton I passed three breweries, a constant smell.

Draught Bass was a decent pint then, nowadays too engineered and lost its flavour and soul.
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Well even to the untrained eye, or taste palate, such as mine, I knew that it didn't resemble the drink at all that it was 25-30 years ago... ☹️
 
Tough one I love blonde ales and West coast style IPAs. Cali pale is great on the perfect draft and I'm supping a cracking one called good vibrations from a local brewery. Pub ale I like Coniston old man
 
So many beautiful brews around since the modern craft beer IPA revolution.
Haven't come across one that hasn't tickled the taste buds so I'll just go with the most recent IPA sampled 🍻
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Hawkshead Mosaic Pale Ale. Beer from the Lakes, as its signature states on its smart colourful packaging, from just up the road near Kendall. Will be getting stuck into a few more in their large variety beer menu as we go to Christmas 🎄🎅

Honourable mention for Lagunitas from the Napa Valley area and Goose Island from Chicago.
 
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