Beer at home

[JezmondTutu]

Yes bought when we went into lockdown, tried a good few Belgian/German beers mainly just jupiler now as it's been a favorite of mine for years.

Excellent! Will look forward to trying Jupiter as never had it before.

 

[Ponty]

Ooof. More beer at home me thinks…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-63379044

 

[Bart]

‘Brewgooder boss warns of £7 pint as costs soar’
Well I haven’t been to a pub for a drink for about 2 decades and I definitely won’t be starting now!
(Not sure who Brewgooder is mind).

edit: Ponty beat me to it.

 

[gintonic]

‘Brewgooder boss warns of £7 pint as costs soar’
Well I haven’t been to a pub for a drink for about 2 decades and I definitely won’t be starting now!
(Not sure who Brewgooder is mind).

edit: Ponty beat me to it.

in London last weekend we paid £18 for a pint and a half

 

[Ponty]

in London last weekend we paid £18 for a pint and a half

Of what, Chateau Margaux?!

 

[gintonic]

Of what, Chateau Margaux?!

:roll_eyes beer of course

 

[monkfish]

Of what, Chateau Margaux?!

Petrol.

 

[russel]

I celebrated the demise of Mr. Johnson and the elevation of Rishi Sunak by trying a beer I had not tasted before: Timothy Taylor LANDLORD.

My Notes: Served on Dartington glass goblet. Nice head. Nose aroma of mild apple. Head collapsed after about a minute. Tastes mild, not malty. I would say neutral with not a lot of flavour. A lovely drop. I could drink it.

I have long been partial to Yorkshire beer. When living in the north of Scotland I regularly imported it. Does LANDLORD replace the best beer in the world, Shepherd Neame SPITFIRE?
Certainly not.

Cheers!
eguth and boogboogboogaboo

kept properly Landlord is a superb pint, up there with the very best.

 

[russel]

in London last weekend we paid £18 for a pint and a half

Hotel bar?

 

[Bart]

in London last weekend we paid £18 for a pint and a half

My go-to beer in Sainsbury’s i.e. whatever is on offer, is currently £2.60 a litre (Bishop’s Finger).
Unbelievable value - I’m even getting to like it

(in a bottle too!!)

 

[Cav]

Hotel bar?

"Craft Beer Emporium" or somesuch, I warrant....

 

[eguth]

My go-to beer in Sainsbury’s i.e. whatever is on offer, is currently £2.60 a litre (Bishop’s Finger).
Unbelievable value - I’m even getting to like it

(in a bottle too!!)

Shepherd Neame SPITFIRE is better (in my opinion), and only slightly more expensive. 500ml bottle is usually £1.35 .

 

[Bart]

Hotel bar?

Dimly lit subterranean dive with strategically placed poles? (only kidding, fishies don’t go there)

 

[gintonic]

here http://www.thecraftbeerco.com/covent-garden/

don't recall which beers. Pint was almost £11, and the half for the Mrs about £7.

 

[Ponty]

here http://www.thecraftbeerco.com/covent-garden/

don't recall which beers. Pint was almost £11, and the half for the Mrs about £7.

Looks good apart from the prices! I can report some beer inflation this evening. Having just been to my local, the wonderful Cotswold Gold (Donnington brewery) has increased from £3.40 to a £3.60 a pint.

 

[russel]

"Craft Beer Emporium" or somesuch, I warrant....

looks like you are correct!

 

[russel]

here http://www.thecraftbeerco.com/covent-garden/

don't recall which beers. Pint was almost £11, and the half for the Mrs about £7.

Visiting London for the first time in years soon, one place we won’t be going!

 

[Enfield boy]

Excellent! Will look forward to trying Jupiter as never had it before.

Auto correct may have cut in but it's Jupiler with an l not a t, I've often heard it called Jupi in France, it's like Stella, perhaps a bit nicer.

 

[JezmondTutu]

Auto correct may have cut in but it's Jupiler with an l not a t, I've often heard it called Jupi in France, it's like Stella, perhaps a bit nicer.

Yes!

https://www.wine-calais.co.uk/buy-beers-and-ciders-in-calais/398-jupiler-perfect-draft-6l.html

 

[mjw]

Don’t know if there are regional variations but the Jupiler in our local bar in Tarn et Garonne is only just OK - cold, unremarkable, just what you need when it’s 40° outside but I wouldn’t seek it out if I was looking for flavour, complexity etc.