Beeeeeeer....
Favourite draught beer of the moment is this :
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A winter warmer brew from the Moles
brewery in Wiltshire, this is 6% ABV (Alcohol By Volume), and 100% ABM
(Absolutely Bloody Marvellous).
It's extremely smooth, and goes down very quickly and easily. All very nice.
Until you try to stand up :-)
I found this at the Sun Inn, in the village of Lydiard Millicent, just south-west of Swindon. Well
worth a visit if you're in that part of the world. They also have Wadworth's 6X
on tap, and Flowers original. They do food as well - so I'm told.
The second time we went, I was the designated driver :-(
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My favourite bottled beer of the moment is Adnam's Broadside. A good
"heavy", lovely and smooth with just enough bite, and excellent for making beef
in beer to boot :-)
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Other good bottled beers to try are :
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Fullers 1845 |
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This is a bottle-conditioned ale, brewed to celebrate the 150th anniversary of
Fuller, Smith and Turner breweries. It's 6.3% alcohol by volume. This is my old
reliable: if I can't find anything unusual, this is the one I fall back on. Can
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Old Tom |
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Very strong (8.5%) - about as strong as you can get
and still be pleasant to drink. Definitely a one-bottle beer though, I wouldn't
want two of these in a row. Only sold in small bottles, for good reason. |
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Greene King Abbot |
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A good all rounder. I first had this (draught) at the
Granta pub near Queens college, Cambridge in the 1970's - happy memories.
Getting fairly easy find retail now - Sainsbury's sell it. |
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Fullers London Pride |
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A lovely fruity beer. I used to live in the South of
England and drank this all the time, at the Victoria Arms in Binfield village -
which is probably one huge suburb of Bracknell by now. |
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Old Jock |
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Strong and smooth. 6.7% |
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Theakstons Old Peculiar |
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A little heavy for some, but very nice. |
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Batemans XXXB |
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Another good all-rounder. |
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Fuggles |
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Named after the hop variety, presumably. A very nice
light summer ale. |