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Drinking Ale

I am 50. I can and have enjoyed drinking nearly everything over the years, but mostly lager.

However in the last month or so I have preferred drinking bitter. It's so easy to drink!

Is the evolution common?

What are your preferred or recommended ales?

Cheers!

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Bitter; can't stomach the stuff. Guaranteed hangover tackle.

I am 50. I can and have enjoyed drinking nearly everything over the years, but mostly lager.

However in the last month or so I have preferred drinking bitter. It's so easy to drink!

Is the evolution common?

What are your preferred or recommended ales?

Cheers!

 

I'd say you're about 30 years behind your average CAMRA enthusiast, and 10 years behind your average bitter drinker.

 

Doubt you'll go back to lager.

 

Having said that, I'll drink owt and my preferred tipple is a Jagerbomb.

Supped the lot, mild, bitter, brown and bitter,red barrel, newky brown, guiness, lager, scrumpy, white cider, white wine, red wine, and i like a whiskey with warm water if i feel a bit under the weather.

Red wine.

Cider.

Bitter.

Will drink certain lagers.

 

Was in Wetherspoons last night & they were knocking bitter out at ?1.65 a pint

- but I was actually drink non-alcoholic Koppaberg

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Black Sheep is a nice drop.

 

Used to religously drink bitter but tend to get on the fizzy stuff more these days.

 

Still a nice jar of bitter always hits the spot.

Real ale. Holts bitter is the one,But anything from Phoenix Brewery in Heywood, or Moorhouses in Burnley. I f you like something pale, the key words are pale (obviously), blonde and golden. My personal favourite is Phoenix Arizona. To quote Phoenix "Dry as a desert, refreshing as an oasis"..

Cider

Pilgrims or thatchers gold

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Love it.

They actually sell that in the bars at Turf moor.

bitter man myself since early 20s

Love it.

They actually sell that in the bars at Turf moor.

 

its great tackle...wasted on them dimwits! :D

 

its on offer in our local shop for ?1 a bottle at the moment,other than that its 4 for ?5....

 

beats your magners/gaymers anyday of the week....

bitter man myself since early 20s

The early 20s or your early 20s ?

its great tackle...wasted on them dimwits! :D

 

its on offer in our local shop for ?1 a bottle at the moment,other than that its 4 for ?5....

 

beats your magners/gaymers anyday of the week....

 

We'll be able to have some next season.

We'll be able to have some next season.

 

Have they found the remote for the tv yet?

Bitter makes me shit gravy.

Have they found the remote for the tv yet?

 

Sort of.

 

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Arh, so they've got a new TV wallah then.

Started on Mild at 15 went on to Bitter at 17 still on it at 52

The early 20s or your early 20s ?

 

20cm

Love a cask ale, but too many of them seems to set my sinus' off. End up with a banging head.

 

Theres a micro brewery in Horwich called Blackedge, not seen there stuff yet in the pubs.

 

Was in the Oast House in spinningfields on Saturday, theres a fair old collection of stuff to try in there. You can choose a flight, three different cask beers of your choice in glasses on a wooden tray.

Real ale. Holts bitter is the one,But anything from Phoenix Brewery in Heywood, or Moorhouses in Burnley. I f you like something pale, the key words are pale (obviously), blonde and golden. My personal favourite is Phoenix Arizona. To quote Phoenix "Dry as a desert, refreshing as an oasis"..

 

Bloody Nectar.

Started drinking them again after doing the Real Ale Trail a couple of months ago and quite enjoying different tastes after years of lager.

 

Had a couple of Golden Goddesses yesterday but wasn't really in the mood for the real ale conessuer (sic) that engaged in conversation extolling the virtues of different pubs and micro breweries across the north west whilst ordering 1/2's of everything.

 

The only retort I had was 'have you tried the ?9/pint stuff at that pub in Macclesfield half way to the ground?' he started on about walking 3 miles to the middle of nowhere........I glazed over.

Theres a micro brewery in Horwich called Blackedge, not seen there stuff yet in the pubs.

 

 

They had their Pike on in Barnstormers on Saturday.

 

Didn't last long mind.

Theres a micro brewery in Horwich called Blackedge, not seen there stuff yet in the pubs.

Where on earth is that? I'm thinking near Dirtrod?

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