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Post by thesensationaljt on Jul 23, 2019 14:46:02 GMT 1
I'm going back a long way here. But after seeing the advert "A Double Diamond Works Wonders", I was delighted as a young sprog when we stopped at a pub, and there it was.....Double Diamond.
If you'd blindfolded me and asked me what I was drinking, I'd have said some old water from a disused tin mine. Absolutely horrible. Never again.
You got a "favourite" beer.
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Post by polas1949 on Jul 23, 2019 14:58:21 GMT 1
The Boddington in the Power League and before that Watney's Red Barrel Both pure vinegar
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Post by cuzzman on Jul 23, 2019 15:00:12 GMT 1
The worst pint I've ever tasted was in the Boot at Whittington on the way to Oswestry. We'd been playing cricket over that way and called in on the way back to Whitchurch. I ordered a pint of Robinson's bitter while two others ordered a lager and a mild. We took a swig and all looked at one another.Jesus h Christ it was awful. It looked alright but holey moley it tasted like stuff out of a disused radiator. There is the unlikely possibility that they were all at the end of the barrel but we put them down and buggered off. Apparently Robinson's doesn't travel outside of Stockport but I wouldn't recommend it. Favourite nowadays is bishops finger from Shepherd Neame. £1.25 for a 500ml bottle- bargain.
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Post by thesensationaljt on Jul 23, 2019 15:54:53 GMT 1
Can I also give an non honourable mention to Brew XI. Probably the sweetest bitter in the world. You can still taste it several hours later.
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Post by Pilch on Jul 23, 2019 16:00:23 GMT 1
I went to aber a couple of years back and ended up having an ale in some pub and was struggling with it, to my annoyance after nipping to the loo my mate had got me another as it was his round
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Post by cheggersdrinkspop on Jul 23, 2019 16:06:03 GMT 1
All of those so called standard tap lagers such as Carling etc, standard tap beers, John Smith's etc, are surely breaching trading standards by calling themselves lagers or beers. One lot tastes like fizzy flavoured (not sure what flavour) water and the other pretty much the same only cloudier. To me if it's not over the magic 5% then it's probably not worth having, and like most good things you get what you pay for. Sooner have a soft drink than the above.
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Post by staffordshrew on Jul 23, 2019 16:12:23 GMT 1
but it's also how it's kept. The All Nations in London had beers from all regions, but they didn't taste how I remembered them, very disappointing.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2019 16:19:21 GMT 1
When I lived in Oldham a number of years ago I went into our local Lees pub and had a pint of their new pilsner lager....it was rough, really rough. Going back even further, as a teenager I went to the Isle of Man on a family holiday and my brother and me went to the pub and had a pint of Okells ales. It nearly put us off drinking for life!
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Post by sssalop on Jul 23, 2019 16:36:20 GMT 1
Worst takeaway beer: Davenports Party 7 cans
Worst pub beer: anywhere the bar staff serve you a pint that looks like soup and refuse to take it back "because other people are drinking it and no-one's complaining". Or when it tastes like vinegar because it's the end of the barrel. Still too many of those pubs about!
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Post by The Shropshire Tenor on Jul 23, 2019 16:47:21 GMT 1
When I was a sprog in the RAF the NAAFI served something called Starbright, it was an awful chemical gut rot, masquerading as bitter.
But I was young and daft and would drink lots of anything alcoholic out of bravado.
For many years now I’ve had digestive problems and I blame Starbright.
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Post by venceremos on Jul 23, 2019 17:07:18 GMT 1
Watneys Party 7 takes me back to our teenage parties. There'd always be one and it was desperate stuff.
Long Life lager too - what the hell was that? For some reason, we'd buy it underage from the off licence. Worthington E was pretty dreadful too but most of the local pubs were Greenall Whitley and their beer was pretty awful but an immature (under age) palate didn't really notice.
The worst pint I've ever had tasted of bleach, literally. I took one sip and went to the bar. The pub manager was leaving, or temporary, either way he didn't care but was reluctant to take it back and took an age to deal with it. I was tempted to ask him to blind taste it with Domestos.
Fosters is about the worst of the present bunch that I've come across although I dare say it's interchangeable with plenty of others.
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Post by stuttgartershrew on Jul 23, 2019 17:26:23 GMT 1
Worst is definitely Veltins, not good that at all. Best by a country mile is Rothaus Pils Tannenzäpfle. Not sure whether you can get either in the UK but my dad does report that there are loads of German beers now available in the local supermarkets. When back home I tend to keep to Sam or John Smiths bitter. Not very exciting but very much a treat for me when back in England. Not with that widget type thing in mind, no time for that. Haven't got a clue what that's all about.
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Post by thesensationaljt on Jul 23, 2019 17:29:34 GMT 1
Worst pub beer: anywhere the bar staff serve you a pint that looks like soup and refuse to take it back "because other people are drinking it and no-one's complaining". Or when it tastes like vinegar because it's the end of the barrel. Still too many of those pubs about! I remember going in to The Merry Hill in Wolvo with a mate. It was an M&B house. He rather unwisely asked for a pint of Brew XI. When it arrived, it stank, so as I'd paid, I asked the barmaid to change it. She said the manager had to make that decision, so I asked to see him. He came strolling in and asked what the problem was. I told him the Brew XI was off. He picked up the pint, had a smell, then a sip, and said there was nothing wrong with it and what was my problem as no Juan else had complained. I wasn't best pleased, so I said, "nothing wrong with it? It smells like a dead cow". Next thing you know, other drinkers were bringing theirs back to the bar for exchange. The manager quietly changed the barrel......
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Post by staffordshrew on Jul 23, 2019 18:29:12 GMT 1
When I was a sprog in the RAF the NAAFI served something called Starbright, it was an awful chemical gut rot, masquerading as bitter. But I was young and daft and would drink lots of anything alcoholic out of bravado. For many years now I’ve had digestive problems and I blame Starbright. Starbright? Does sound like some sort of own brand cleaner product you might find in Lidl. Perhaps it kept the pipes clean too?
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Post by zenfootball2 on Jul 23, 2019 18:30:46 GMT 1
dont know what is was but i was in New Zealand 80's and they serverd it in a jug, the taste was truley dreadfull.
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Post by philharvey on Jul 23, 2019 19:00:04 GMT 1
Worst pint I had was my first one, It was in the Lord Hill in Salop at a wedding reception I was just 15 at the time and I had a pint of Mild, yuck disgusting, good job there was plants in pots near me cos every time no one was looking I fed the plants with it, just a bit at a time mind, Well I was only 15 !!
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Post by another fine mess on Jul 23, 2019 19:24:43 GMT 1
I once had a pint of John Bull Bitter in Romford where it was brewed. I wish I hadn’t.
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Post by northwestman on Jul 23, 2019 20:39:34 GMT 1
Watneys Party 7. Watneys Red Barrel - usually regurgitated by me. Courage Tavern. Boddingtons Keg Bitter. In the 1980s the cask conditioned version was excellent. But Boddingtons was sold to Whitbread, then Interbrew, and the rest is history. Strangeways brewery was closed in 2004. Greenall Whitley - stopped brewing in 1990 thank goodness. Wilsons Websters John Smiths Tetley keg Youngers Tartan
And the vilest current cask conditioned beer by a country mile - Greene King IPA.
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Post by Worthingshrew on Jul 23, 2019 21:47:01 GMT 1
Whitbread Trophy bitter. Mind you, as I was underage at the Boathouse I was not in a position to complain.
Of current beers, John Smith is awful.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2019 21:53:36 GMT 1
Think I am having it now in the Stags Head in London. Supposed to be London Pride....
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Post by haughmond on Jul 23, 2019 23:21:51 GMT 1
King Pin was one of the worst I,ve tasted, and as for Greenall Whitley, we used to call it Grenall s**tely.
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Post by northwestman on Jul 24, 2019 8:59:23 GMT 1
King Pin was one of the worst I,ve tasted, and as for Greenall Whitley, we used to call it Grenall s**tely. Never forgiven Greenalls for taking over the Wem Brewery then closing it.
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Post by thesensationaljt on Jul 24, 2019 12:09:09 GMT 1
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Post by silverdaleshrew on Jul 24, 2019 14:27:56 GMT 1
You Salopiams are most fortunate to have splendid ale brewed in your county, Woods ,Salopian, Joules,Hobson and just over the border, Wye Valley Ales all consistently produce fine ales. Nowt ropey about any of those.
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Post by thesensationaljt on Jul 24, 2019 15:10:23 GMT 1
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Post by supermac11 on Jul 24, 2019 16:08:15 GMT 1
Never keen on Shepherd Neame beer when it's kept well but had a horrible pint in Sittingbourne on one occasion which the landlord insisted was fine.
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Post by haughmond on Jul 24, 2019 17:25:18 GMT 1
I do enjoy a nice pint of Station bitter, or Woods XXX. LEmon Dream has a good reputation, but it’s one I just cannot get to grips with. But, as Silverdaleshrew has said, we’re bloody spoilt in Shropshire in our choice of excellent beers.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2019 17:36:15 GMT 1
There are some really good micro breweries not too far from where I now live.
Weetwood Ales Cheshire Cat is a decent pint.
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Post by tvor on Jul 24, 2019 17:39:16 GMT 1
Any of those vile smooth flow/cream flow bitters that are commonly served these days. There are many to choose from, take your pick they're all equally awful, but Caffrey's immediately springs to mind in terms of bad memories of drinking this stuff.
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Post by northwestman on Jul 24, 2019 17:47:58 GMT 1
Any of those vile smooth flow/cream flow bitters that are commonly served these days. There are many to choose from, take your pick they're all equally awful, but Caffreys immediately springs to mind in terms of bad memories of drinking this stuff. If forced into drinking a cream flow, then Worthingtons is probably the least horrible.
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