The Hexus good Ale guide

[steve threlfall]

Another fan of Hobgoblin here, hic

[Zadock]

I'm a Bath Ales man myself; I particularly like "Gem", Barnstormer is lovely to but very heavy going... sends me to sleep.

[0iD]

Well I've been sat in a pub in Camden most of this aft supping good old Director's, a quality no frills pint that still delivers.

[Zak33]

Well I've been sat in a pub in Camden most of this aft supping good old Director's, a quality no frills pint that still delivers.

ahh....Directors....I got very bad on that, many times, in Holmer green at a pub that used to be called the Valiant Trooper.

Quality pint....but strong. Too strong for me.

[Konan555]

Well I've been sat in a pub in Camden most of this aft supping good old Director's, a quality no frills pint that still delivers.

The drink of Partridge!

[Clingy]

Always was a good pint and the extra benefit of it was that it was usually in pubs that had otherwise crap beer.

But I live in Bury St Edmunds and so rarely see anything other than Greene King. The quality of a pint of IPA can vary from almost undrinkable to nectar depending on how well it has been kept and served. So mostly around these parts we talk about how well a pub keeps its beer rather than the beer itself. I do treat myself to Abbott now and again and we also have Old Speckled Hen in the stable.

I'm not a fan of flavoured beer or anything with "fruity overtones"...be it beer or people!

[0iD]

Always was a good pint and the extra benefit of it was that it was usually in pubs that had otherwise crap beer.

But I live in Bury St Edmunds and so rarely see anything other than Greene King. The quality of a pint of IPA can vary from almost undrinkable to nectar depending on how well it has been kept and served. So mostly around these parts we talk about how well a pub keeps its beer rather than the beer itself. I do treat myself to Abbott now and again and we also have Old Speckled Hen in the stable.

I'm not a fan of flavoured beer or anything with "fruity overtones"...be it beer or people!

Which reminds me, can you still get bottles of St Edmunds? That brings back fond memories, the Odd one Out in Colchester & The Swan in Ipswich And Crippledick also, a good winter special of years gone by. True what you say about IPA tho, varies from nectar to dishwater, and Old Speckled Hen has fuelled many a good night out.

Yesterday in Aldeburgh tho was fuelled by Adnam's Broasdside and a Spitfire or two.

[Syd]

Big fan of bottled Newcastle Brown Ale- always a favourite. Tanglefoot is another wintery ale,rich and hoppy and of course my favourite draft in the local Abbot Ale - however it does have a propensity to knock your socks off!

[Flibb]

Anybody fancy a beer festival meet in London. Theres a good one on end of Nov - early Dec, called the pigs ear its in hackney.

[Clingy]

Which reminds me, can you still get bottles of St Edmunds?

You know I am not sure....that was the original evil brew and was the stuff of bragging rights in my teens, basically the forerunner of Carlsburg Special.

[Tumble]

Big fan of the local brews around here - Mac Lir as Zak has mentioned, Okell's IPA & Aile are also good. Then there's Bushy's brewery - their Old Bushy Tail is a lovely pint.

[steve threlfall]

I am currently drinking...





Halloween version



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[tigerboyce]

Hexus's favourite drink? it seems pretty popular within this thread!

I have a bishops finger waiting to be opened tomorrow too

[BUFF]

not really keen on Hobgoblin myself - I'll have a pint but it's not something that I would keep drinking.

[Zak33]

Hexus's favourite drink? it seems pretty popular within this thread!

I have a bishops finger waiting to be opened tomorrow too

you gotta be careful with names like that.

saofg (this forum) and myself often use Bishops Finger and Bishops Tipple as names for online game characters

[Lee H]

Bishops Finger and Bishops Tipple as names for online game characters

GANKIN' TIME !!!!!!!!!

I'll add some local beers from Manchester into the mix now with the 2 following quality beers (well, in my eyes anyway) ;

Joseph Holts - Fifth Sense
http://www.joseph-holt.com/fifthsense.asp

Joesph Holts - Maplemoon
http://www.joseph-holt.com/maplemoon.asp

Both are so good, I've drank enough of them to give me headaches several times in Manchester