Real Ale Drinkers or Lagerboys?

[markopoloman]

I use them so will ask... green hopped ales are popular but not green in colour, so I'm interested to find out what this actually was! Green coloured ale would look, well, wrong!

[Prof Mango B Coconut]

I use them so will ask... green hopped ales are popular but not green in colour, so I'm interested to find out what this actually was! Green coloured ale would look, well, wrong!

It is wrong! So wrong!

Tasted ok though. Just don't worry about the colour of your morning constitutional

I used to like their Pig Swill beer, but I don't go to Wiltshire so much these days

[markopoloman]

Pig swill - quality ale! I wonder if they still brew that?? (Adds to list of things to find out)

[Katzkatz]

Stonehenge Ales of Salisbury do a green beer called "hint of spring" or something like that.

Okay, thank you for the reply. I looked it up - I'm not sure if that is the one - although it's indeed the right colour! I still know the barmaid who used to work at the pub it was served in, so I'll ask her and see if she remembers.

It is indeed quite weird having it coloured green. Probably the reason why I didn't try it!

[DPrinny]

Well at £1.99 Ill give it a try


Edit,
Meh its got no taste, bit like the Smart price lager

[skodathegreat]

Never noticed this topic before.
Used to like Rolling Rock when I first started drinking, now, as you have mentioned, pretty tasteless.

[Roo]

Made my annual pilgrimage to the next town over for the Ayrshire Real Ale Festival yesterday. Just a fleeting visit - only the four pints. I remember Caringorm's Trade Winds (good stuff), Harvieston's Schiehallon (excellent), the Iron Maiden beer (bought for the novelty: absolute mince) and another one that tasted of banana and honey. I tasted about a dozen more but have misplaced my notes. Ah well.

[skodathegreat]

Harvieston's Schiehallon

Good choice that.
Have tried the banana beer too, quite nice actually!

[markopoloman]

It was the presentation night for my club last night. So we are now the official holders of 'Wessex & Channel Islands CAMRA Regional Club of the Year 2013/14'

Had an awesome night - I get very drunk (anyone that read my Birthday thread will see the results ).
We took more money over the bar than we did last New Years Eve!

Oh, and I was drunk due to drinking:

5 pints of this



2 pints of

1 pint of

and 2 1/2 pints of Yeovil YPA (7.3%) (No images of the pump clip)

Also a few double Taliskers.

I didn't feel well today I am going to scan the award and post it in this thread though - worked my nuts off to get it

[skodathegreat]

Well done on the award, I'm sure there was quite a bit of competition for it.

[markopoloman]

A bit of competition... oh yes!

We have been voted the best club out of these areas:


East Dorset
East Hampshire
Isle of Wight
Guernsey
Jersey
North Hampshire
Portsmouth & South East Hampshire
Salisbury & South Wiltshire
Southern Hampshire
Surrey / Hampshire Borders
West Dorset
Heart of Wessex (Sub-branch)

Not bad really

[Black Ridge]

Went to Wimborne Ale fest yesterday. Tried loads of lovely porters there as I'm enjoying my darker beers now that its getting a little colder. Cant remember the breweries names but i remember some of the names

Harry Porter 4.8%
Wild Raven 6.6%
Four Kings 7.2% and very tasty

I'll have to find y leaflet I got at the event. Tried a load of cider too as my bro was on that. Went out afterwards and had a few drinks in town. Unfortunately I went and had a Tangle Foot afterwards and it tasted like dirt & urine.... All those lovely ales ruined the taste of something I usually enjoy.

Congrats to Markopoloman. I will come down and have a few drinks at some point

[Katzkatz]

I tried another beer from the Wantsum Brewery - Miller's Mirth. A pale ale with a smooth malty flavour.

[The_Hobgoblin]

Wychwood have a new beer out. King Goblin

http://www.wychwood.co.uk/#/movies//hobgoblin/beers/2

[markopoloman]

King Goblin ---- deffo not a new ale from them! Was drinking bottles of that last Christmas. But it is a lovely beer though. 6.6% - check, dark - check, tastes great - check. 3 things I like in a beer