So. In preparation for hours of shitwork, I nipped out to the nearest supermarket and came back with a selection of bottled beers. A good while ago now, I posted a round-up of bottled beers here, and I picked most of today's stock from the better bottles on that list.
However, I also got a bottle of something called St Edmunds by Greene King (4.2% abv), and it's good enough to warrant a displacement blog post. It's unusual in that it's an English ale that has been developed specifically to be drunk colder than room-temperature. And it's very clean and drinkeable. It's fresh and not as bitter as almost any of the others. It's also less gassy than almost any bottled ale that I've tasted. I
Here's a reminder of the others:
- Fursty Ferret; OK. Not bad. Slightly too bitter - noticeably bottled taste, but OK. 7/10
- Rebellion; red colour, hint of bonfire toffee. Hard to drink more than one bottle. OK. 6/10
- Spitfire; Good. A bit dry and bitter, could have a fresher finish, but quite drinkeable. 8/10.
- Waitrose 'Green Man' Organic Ale; Quite light. Good taste, whiskyish hint, a bit gassy, but drinkeable enough. 8/10.
- Timothy Taylor Landlord - 'stong pale ale'; Actually only 4.1% and nothing much wrong with it. Maybe a bit gassy, but maybe all bottled beers are gassy? 8/10.
- WychCraft; 4.5% from Wychwood. Hoppy smell. V.good. 8/10.
- Marstons Single Malt; 4.2%. Nice, beery taste. Slightly smokey - noticeably nice after the WychCraft. 8/10.
- St Peters' Organic Ale; 4.5%. The king of bottled beers. Clear, bright and drinkeable. Just the right balance of bitterness, sweetness and dryness. 9.5/10
- Marston's Pedigree; 4.5%. Darker than most, heavier than most, not as good as the draught version. Not very drinkable. 5/10 at best.
- Badger 'Golden Glory' - 4.5%; Very fruity & sweet, peach aroma. Delicious on first taste. Probably couldn't drink too much though, but if you plan to have only one bottle, this is it. It's a bit acidy, but if you worry about after-effects, you'd never drink any beer in the first place. 9/10.
6 comments:
And what the fuck is wrong with Carlsberg Special Brew I ask you?
I'm not even going to mention Newkie broon you heathen.
I decided only to review <5% abv beers as these are the only ones I buy.
Ah, that explains it. Unfortunately your reviews are wasted on me; other than Newkie Brown, I consider any beer with less than 5% abv to be a complete waste of time.
Theakston's "Old Peculier".
St Austell's "Tribute"
Hop Back's "Summer Lightning"
All good bevvys.
The Old Peculiar is a bit hard to drink from the bottle Deaglan. It's fine on tap though.
And I think it may be >5% as well?
Shuggy,
The stronger stuff is easier to review I suppose. Here's a generic one:
"Tastes like fizzy piss. Get's you shitfaced and may get you into a fight."
The stronger stuff is over-rated IMHO. Do the sums (I expect some smartarse will come along and explain that 'the body doesn't process alcohol like that')
10 x 6% bottles = 12 x 5% bottles.
By the time you've had ten of anything, you're past worrying about ABV.
I found Spitfire quite disgusting.
Paulie, I'd add Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted, O'Hanlon's Port Stout, St. Peter's IPA and Coniston Bluebird to that list.
You really are missing out if you don't include stuff slightly above 5% though. In any case, you'll need something stronger to drown your sorrows when Forest bomb out n the playoffs again.
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