it seems that the micro brewerys are doing well these days. most stores have a good selection of fine bottled ales. i try to taste a new one often and have found some cracking beers. was wondering what good ales have yous lads and lassies tried that is worth trying . i have noticed as well that some of the beers have a good dunt to them 6/vol and higher in some cases. i used to like a strong ale called fowlers wee heavy but think its no longer brewed, cheers andy m
If you are in the Callendar area or passing through call in at the Lade Inn- just north of Callendar at Kilmahog it can be seen on your left. Open from 12 noon they have an extensive selection of Scottish real ales to browse in a little shop beside the inn.
Get there soon, the inn is up for sale. They are also online, but shipping costs, whilst reasonable considering, may put you off.
Adnams ghost ship. £1:50 a bottle in Tesco.
Billy
Orkney Dark Island Reserve.
Definitely not a fighting beer!! One large bottle and I go to sleep very happily. :D :D
Actually, it's hard to find a bad one these days. Bottled ale has come a long way. Alex put me on to this one, it is very nice.
http://www.williamsbrosbrew.com/beer/joker-ipa (http://www.williamsbrosbrew.com/beer/joker-ipa)
Yes Fred. williams bros have a few nice ones. Drinking one of theirs now, Birds & Bees.
Billy
The joker IPA is my joint favourite along with Caesar Augustus also by Williams brothers, it's a lager IPA hybrid (so the bottle says) and its nectar!
Just sat down to the browse the forum and have these as I have a day off work tomorrow and I come across this thread!
Caesar augustus and birds and bees are my go to beers just now. :P Schahialion is pretty good too
Schihallion is another belter!
I'll keep an eye out for them bob so sure I will have tried them before September.....bring some anyway :lol:
Have to admit have really got right into the bottled ales now on sale,and do like this one old jock ale has to be really chilled down and washed down with a singlemalt of choice not much to beat it
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Quote from: superscot on February 24, 2017, 01:09:08 PM
Have to admit have really got right into the bottled ales now on sale,and do like this one old jock ale has to be really chilled down and washed down with a singlemalt of choice not much to beat it
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That stuff kicks ass. :cheers; That and the Mcewans champion ale.
iam impressed with the replies from the fourm thanks lads, as fred said there is not much poor ones out there. i will take a note of some of these and try a taste them. i like ipa ales and have tried some of the recommended ales, joker hop bomb dark island raven, drygate the old jock, tried a new one a few days ago belhaven twisted thistle a good ale 5.6 not a session ale but a lovely full flavored ale beer cheers andy m
Morrisons have Marstons EPA (English Pale Ale) at 98p a bottle. For those with a taste for Newcastle Brown Ale, Aldi do a beer called North Bridge Ale. Not quite the same but at £1.19 a bottle you can't complain. I usually pick up a new beer to try every so often, but my regulars are Old Speckled Hen and Hobgoblin.
Jim
Tonight's research from Lidl.
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noddy old speckeld hen is one of my favorites as well .the beers that silver butcher put up are very good, hatherwood green gecko and the panther one is a porter well worth a try. good to see so much different beers that forum members have tried and such a wide selection of beer types, cheers andy m
QuoteThat stuff kicks ass. :cheers; That and the Mcewans champion ale.
Has to be drank with care :lol: Many a time up the stairs on all fours after 4 off and a few malts ......yi would sleep through an earthquake
The fyne ales are all worth a try, really good stuff, I like the avalanche which is a hoppy pilsner but there's all sorts
Spitfire, Nelsons Revenge and for an easy quaffer, Wherry!
Gnarly fox from lidl very nice but just too easy to drink. :P
Another Williams bros ale to try if you like porter is Midnight Sun. Was my favourite buy from Tesco until they stopped stocking it last year in favour of the not so nice IMO Guiness porter.
Billy
my local iceland store has started selling some ales one i noticed the day is old crafty hen will try it later its a strong ale 6.5 some good ales recommended from the forum a lot that i have not heard off thanks andy m
This stuff is fantastic if your lucky enough to have a store that stocks it. My local store stopped and I don't know why as it was soon selling out when people discovered how good it was.
http://m.tesco.com/h5/groceries/r/www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=282059793 (http://m.tesco.com/h5/groceries/r/www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=282059793)
Aldi have a Scottish Beer Festival starting on Thursday 9th March. Some nice tasty ales to be had, must get a few in for the Calcutta cup game on Saturday.
Jim
thanks for that pal see what its like, good to see a market for the wee brewers and its not like they are not brewing poor ales in fact most are far better, should be a hard fought calcutta cup ,worry for scotland is the match at twickenham and the long losing run there cheers andy m
These both from Aldi and Williams brothers and both lovely, 1.49 I think, bargain![attachimg=1]
I do like a craft lager if I'm near a Aldi tomorrow I will grab some. :D stocking up for my trip to Awe next week.
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Anyone passing through Edinburgh should pay a visit to the Beerhive in Bonnington; a cracking wee independent off-shop specialising in a wide range of ales http://www.thebeerhive.co.uk/ (http://www.thebeerhive.co.uk/)
I came across this earlier in the week on another forum, a 1971 price list for draft ales [apparently from the Daily Mirror of 21st March 1971 six weeks after decimalisation]
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Inflation and duty have made quite a difference in the intervening 46 years :roll:
Midnight Sun porter back on sale at Tesco :cheers;
https://www.beerhawk.co.uk/williamsbros-midnight (https://www.beerhawk.co.uk/williamsbros-midnight)
As my hero Homer J would say " Whoohoo more beer"