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Found some bottles of Fursty Ferret in the fridge that a friend was drinking last month and left here. Figured since I had no cold lager I'd give it a try and I'm loving it.
Can anyone recommend some nice ales for me to try out as I seem to have a taste for them now.
My best suggestion is to head to a local Morrisons and pick up a few bottles. They have a good selection and their prices are very reasonable.
Today I did just that and have four bottles of Ale to get through - Holt 1849, Circlemaster, Old Thumper and Abbot Reserve in that order. I've just opened the Old Thumper and it's rather nice.
Sounds like a good idea. I normally only drink lager so it's nice to be drinking something with some flavour.
Let the FF warm up a bit, it'll taste even better :)
I best get the last bottle out of the fridge now then, almost finished the second.
The Badger range is excellent, especially First Gold and Golden Champion. Fursty Ferret (also Badger) is definitely in my favourites along with the Innis & Gunn range.
\o/ Another one discovers the joy of ale
Treefrog
14-03-2010, 11:00
There's a chain of cheap supermarkets called B&M in my area - not sure how extensive they are though - who have a great range of whatevers available for 89p-£1.49 a bottle.
Very convenient to just grab a couple of whatever takes my fancy at the time.
It turns out that my local co-op does a "Badger Pack" with random Badger ales. Going to pick me one up to see what the others are like.
It probably contains Blandford Fly, which I despise, but other than that should be good!
I think you're better off picking stuff from different breweries to give a wider selection.
It's odd, normally if I pick up four bottles I only sup a couple of them over the evening but I went through all four last night as though they were water!
Justsomebloke
14-03-2010, 14:52
Tesco in Hinckley has a few for sale mate, I'd just go down & get a couple of each & see which one you like.
When you turn left into the Beer aisle they are almost immediately on your right.
Abbots do some lovely ones :)
It probably contains Blandford Fly, which I despise, but other than that should be good!
Strangley enough though I like all the others, Blandford Fly is by far and away my favourite ale that Badger produce.
Psymonkee
14-03-2010, 18:59
Tesco in Hinckley has a few for sale mate, I'd just go down & get a couple of each & see which one you like.
When you turn left into the Beer aisle they are almost immediately on your right.
Pfft Tesco Smeshco, Morrisons is better. FACT! :)
Strangley enough though I like all the others, Blandford Fly is by far and away my favourite ale that Badger produce.
I can manage about a half-pint before I start to go off the taste. It's just too... floral for my liking.
Strangley enough though I like all the others, Blandford Fly is by far and away my favourite ale that Badger produce.
I'm rather fond of it as an occasional drink, not one I would buy many bottles of.
Went out for a meal in Leicester this evening and popped into an off licence afterwards and picked up 4 random bottles, Hobgoblin which was okay, Greene King IPA which is nice, Dragon Stout which was horrible and Ruddles County which was nice. So at least I'm getting to know which ones I like.
I poured the Dragon Stout into a glass, took 1 look at it and was unsure, had one drink and couldn't stand the taste, tasted kinda fizzy, even my dad couldn't drink it, so down the sink it went. I don't think it helped that it was 7.6% (?).
That's far too strong, I very rarely buy anything above 5% and generally lower than that. I prefer something with a decent flavour and the stupidly strong stuff is often far too sweet and syrupy. Hobgoblin is OK, I'm very partial to a nice drop of IPA and County is a good solid choice.
I tend to go for session ales, ones that don't blow your head off and you can sup all evening without falling off your stool :)
That's far too strong, I very rarely buy anything above 5% and generally lower than that. I prefer something with a decent flavour and the stupidly strong stuff is often far too sweet and syrupy. Hobgoblin is OK, I'm very partial to a nice drop of IPA and County is a good solid choice.
I tend to go for session ales, ones that don't blow your head off and you can sup all evening without falling off your stool :)
The IPA is nice as it's not too strong and means I could drink all night happily. The stout on the other hand, couldn't even see through it, it was that dark.
Went out for a meal in Leicester this evening and popped into an off licence afterwards and picked up 4 random bottles, Hobgoblin which was okay, Greene King IPA which is nice, Dragon Stout which was horrible and Ruddles County which was nice. So at least I'm getting to know which ones I like.
I poured the Dragon Stout into a glass, took 1 look at it and was unsure, had one drink and couldn't stand the taste, tasted kinda fizzy, even my dad couldn't drink it, so down the sink it went. I don't think it helped that it was 7.6% (?).
I'm fond of my IPA's :)
Dragon Stout btw is a drink that I have only ever seen old black men drink, it's an acquired taste ;)
Irish Moss is another crazy old black man drink!
Had to pop home at lunch to let the puppy out of the cage for a while. Stopped off at the local co-op for lunch and picked up some more, can't remember off hand what I got, but my question is. How warm/cold are they supposed to be when drunk?
I'd normally say cool room temperature for most of them.
I'd normally say cool room temperature for most of them.
^^ What she said.
Also worth looking on the label on the bottle. A number of ales have advice from the head brewer as to what temperature to have it at.
I prefer my ale to be slightly below room temperature. Others will argue and say they should always be chilled somewhat below that level. One thing's for sure though, refrigeration is a bad thing.
Just opened a bottle of Chestnut Dancer (another 500ml for £1 Morrisons bargain)
"A highly quaffable, malty ale with toffee and caramel sweet flavours. Chestnut Brown derives its name from one of our award winning Shire Horses, who have served the family business down the years delivering our ale around the pubs of Lancashire and latterly on parade at shows and publicity events. We salute you"
I'm no ale expert but after a few swigs it tastes alright to me!
Not an ale but a beer (didn't want to start a whole new thread)..... I tried a bottle of this the other day and I have to say it's really rather nice. If you like a pilsner that has flavour:
Atlas Latitude (http://www.atlasbrewery.com/latitude.htm)
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Brewed with a balance of best British Ale Malt and Lager Malt, this beer exhibits a pale straw colour. The aroma combines a zesty attack and an apricot fruitiness with the subtle floral hop notes of the Styrian Golding, Saaz and Hallertauer Hersbrucker hops.
Moderate levels of residual sweetness are balanced by a crisp, well-rounded bitterness to give a clean, refreshing mouthfeel in the best traditions of pilsners – pint after pint!
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