Beers you love, or hate.

Quoted from Les Brechin

My favourite beer is Wye Valley Brewery's Butty Bach.

First had it on a trip to Hereford but at the time you couldn't get it round here.

Thankfully Asda stock it now.

Butty Bach is decent Les. They have it on the hand pull in a few pubs around our way

I also like Hooky Original and Hooky Gold - used to work not far away from the brewery in Hook Norton, Oxon. Exmoor Gold is a nice drop too.

As a northerner, I think you can't go wrong with Timmy Taylor's Landlord or Boltmaker.

There was also a Maple-leaf Joseph Holt ale I used to enjoy but not seen it for yonks.

I also really enjoy Kelham Island's Pale Rider, Easy Rider and Rider on the Storm, as someone else mentioned, Ginnywings I think.

Flirted with wanky hipster craft ales and do like some of the Tiny Rebel, Brew Dog, Four Pure and New England IPAs etc... but bit overpriced in my humble opinion.

I got into Beer Hawk deliveries over lockdown - had some really tasty, crisp German lagers - Paulaner and Spaten have to be my favourites.

Now the sun's out I'm on the cid. Sheppey's is my cider of choice although I'm slumming it tonight on Weston's, which to be fair, ain't bad.

Old gag my cider loving  brother in law used to play on barstaff was: "I see the landlady Cathie has Strongbow, Thatcher's and Weston's on...but has she ever had Dickens?" Cue barstaff shouts to a colleague: "Has Cathie ever had Dickens cider?" I'll get me coat.

Oooh good thread.

I'm a wine male masturbator mainly so dont touch much beer....however, (and this may be controversial)...since I've been down south....Harveys from Sussex - always superb...

But seeing the Bateman's XXXB  - I love that stuff when I go back to Lincolnshire.  Sometime I see it as a guest ale in my local in That There London and order one straight away.

As I got older I found bitters a little  bit too sweet after 1 pint.

The Punk Dog and IPA beers I find just too much.....

A nice Chablis or a Gevrey Chambertin.....hmmm

Ah - flash black - The Imperial pub - 14:45 - my dad ordering another 2 pints of ( I think) Tetleys to get him through the first half!  

You could always start a wine thread Yoss 😆 There’s probably a lot more of us than you think. I’m definitely a low budget wine drinker though.

Had 2 pints of Ilkley Blonde in Malham last night, and have recently been enjoying a selection made by Salt Brewery in West Yorks (now in Morrison’s), and an older favourite - Timothy Taylor Knowle Spring.

Really like the Belgian Blondes too. Ice coldLeffe in a proper glass on a hot day is a treat.

Quoted from promotion plaice

Shepherd Neame 1698 (6.5% vol) & King Goblin (6.6% vol) are pretty good  

Thank you for your recommend and enjoyed them both with Shep Neame my preference. I also tried Butty Bach which Les recommended but I wasn't too keen.

I shall add some more to the wife's shopping list next month.

Lidl have got their Belgian beer selection pack on sale again, apparently.

12 quid for 6 beers including 2 different Gulden Draak beers and 2 different Piraat (each 10.5% vol) plus a Bornem dubbel (7.3%) and a Bornem Tripel (9%).

All are pretty tasty (Bornem Tripel my favourite of the pack) with the strongest ones good sipping beers!

Timothy Taylor Landlord

Batemans XXXB

Old Peculiar or any other Theakston's ale

Black Sheep

Vedett for a pilsner

Whenever I am in Sheffield the Tap on the train station is must visit place for trying something different every time you go in.

For anyone going further a field and visiting Norwich they must drop in on the Belgian Monk, excellent selection of belgian beer, not the cheapest by any stretch however the connoisseur will not be disappointed.

Life and Death from vocation brewery.
They also do some lovely barrel aged stouts but they are quite strong. 10 or 11%.

I tried Gold label and Special Brew many years ago and they were the worst tasting drinks ever, that’s when I was out drinking every weekend back in the 90’s, they were way too strong for me, does anyone on here drink them ?

Quoted from cmackenzie4

I tried Gold label and Special Brew many years ago and they were the worst tasting drinks ever, that’s when I was out drinking every weekend back in the 90’s, they were way too strong for me, does anyone on here drink them ?

Haven't had a Gold Label for many decades. Use to drink Carlsberg SB a couple of decades ago, but not recently. In fact, I can't recall seeing it on the shelves for a few years. I seem to think SB got a bad press due to its high alcohol content.