July 8, 201511 yr Thoughts anyone? I think it's a good thing a the right price, really gone off most lager past few years and wine and cider often leads to missing weekends, so also have a wide berth. These ales have introduced a new and necessary concept to me-moderation...Again, thoughts anyone, oh aye, Chester Moonshines was it a different pub or a furniture shop previously?
July 8, 201511 yr Moonshines... There's a blast from the past; please remind me. That aside, I agree; I initially put it down to an age thing, however young beardy cunts with top buttons have proved otherwise. I had a lovely Cornish ale this evening, but locally business appears to be booming. Se7en Brothers in particular; well known Salford family
July 8, 201511 yr Author Bentleys is the name I was after, before my time, as was Chesters, but even as a kid I kept a keen eye on pubs, biding my time-watching, waiting cheers Carlos, I knew it had been another pub, boarded/painted windows iirc?
July 8, 201511 yr Author I've been keeping my top button done up of late too, probably because I think I'm looking a bit middle-aged and ting with it undone...Anyway, £2 a pop for some of 'em, can't go wrong, dunno about paying through the nose at some hipster place though.
July 8, 201511 yr Author Revolution, in one of the brief times Bolton was a fucking good night out, stick of shots and get someone unsuspecting with the Chilli one..I was trying to remind someone about the 'Shoebox' bar on Bradshawgate, a 'pop-up' before they were in vogue, in an old Estate Agents? The lad couldn't remember it, even though it was him who dragged me in there first.
July 8, 201511 yr I think its great. It can be expensive but I tend to drink less and taste them rather than neck 10 cans of stella. But drink some stronger stuff. Great Ale on the market is superb. Found a great shop in Southport on sunday called Tap and Bottle. Booths have a good choice and even M and S selling Camden Hells and Anchor. Had some good uns from Blackjack beers in Manchester and Hobday and Aspach this weekend.
July 8, 201511 yr Author I had two pints tonight and was happy enough, five years ago, on lager or cider, I'd have probably had eight or nine and would've been feeling rough already, progress I reckon', long live craft ale twattery!
July 9, 201511 yr Thoughts anyone? I think it's a good thing a the right price, really gone off most lager past few years and wine and cider often leads to missing weekends, so also have a wide berth. These ales have introduced a new and necessary concept to me-moderation...Again, thoughts anyone, oh aye, Chester Moonshines was it a different pub or a furniture shop previously? You're getting old before your time son!
July 9, 201511 yr I had two pints tonight and was happy enough, five years ago, on lager or cider, I'd have probably had eight or nine and would've been feeling rough already, progress I reckon', long live craft ale twattery! *Doffs tweed deerstalker*
July 9, 201511 yr Bare Arts in Todmorden brew their own and have two shops in Tod & Bacup selling their stuff and other craft beers. I prefer to support these small independent outlets.
July 9, 201511 yr I love em started into them in 2010 when discovered Brooklyn lager in NYC over time completely gone off standard lager, just doesn't do it for me when trying to keep it cheap, will try the english old style ales (black sheep etc) but they just don't it though often find miself getting 7 or 8 of a friday / sat for £20-25 you can get brooklyn, sierra nevada, brewdog etc cheap enough in the supermarkets - sainsbury's do 660ml brewdog ipa for £2.50 and their taste the different efforts are pretty nice too if you go to a "specialist" shop just avoid owt you can buy in the supermarket as it'll be more expensive - like they do thornbridge in waitrose for £2.20 but it's £3.50 plus in most shops was on shindigger last night, nice anything by kona brewery, especially castaway, is good what does fuck me off though is a can of, say, founders ipa is £2.50 in the shop, but something like £6 a pint in manc, fuck that i think it makes me more of a fat cunt than lager ever did though
July 9, 201511 yr Bare Arts in Todmorden brew their own and have two shops in Tod & Bacup selling their stuff and other craft beers. I prefer to support these small independent outlets. They can fuck off! Refused to sell me a cask a few years ago!
July 9, 201511 yr yeah, im just in denial it's probably metabolism, age, and not being as arsed to going running as much/as far all that coincides with the craft ale revolution mind
July 9, 201511 yr yeah, im just in denial it's probably metabolism, age, and not being as arsed to going running as much/as far all that coincides with the craft ale revolution mind Behave! There's more meat on a jockey's whip!
July 9, 201511 yr Author Since when has White Lightning been a craft ale? To be fair I must admit I've been having a rethink on what I thought was craft ale after reading some of the prices quoted by others...I was on a Roosters last night...Name escapes me. Oh, and Jazza, I bought a thermos flask last week too, I'm on the lookout for a zip-up cardie and I'll be all set, where did Val Doonican live? Might give some of the local charity shops a bell...
July 9, 201511 yr To be fair I must admit I've been having a rethink on what I thought was craft ale after reading some of the prices quoted by others...I was on a Roosters last night...Name escapes me. Oh, and Jazza, I bought a thermos flask last week too, I'm on the lookout for a zip-up cardie and I'll be all set, where did Val Doonican live? Might give some of the local charity shops a bell... looking at there website, i'd say they fall in the craft beer category http://www.roosters.co.uk/?page_id=27 for me, it's pretty much not lager, not bitter / mild, not belgian
July 9, 201511 yr Author Oh aye, I've mentioned it before, but the straw that broke this lager lout's back was shifting Becks brewing here to the UK (for our product)...Becks means Bremen and anything else is (4.6%) piss, stick that in your pipe and smokd it Inbev/GlobalSpazzacorps or whoever owns the brand...I won't mention this betrayal anymore now, time to move on.
July 9, 201511 yr Author looking at there website, i'd say they fall in the craft beer category http://www.roosters.co.uk/?page_id=27 for me, it's pretty much not lager, not bitter / mild, not belgian Well it was a decent drop and two pints got me to where I'd need five of regular mass produced beers (except for the red hand grenade-Mcewans Export)...The irony was supping the produce of a smallish independent firm but in a faceless chain pub
July 9, 201511 yr Talkling to a mate who owns a bar. He's gone "craft ale only" so that they can charge top dollar
July 9, 201511 yr We went to the brewery bar in Htown Saturday. The barmaid was a lovely girl and didn't judge us in the slightest when I ordered 3 glasses of prosecco with chambord and 2 vodka cranberry.
July 9, 201511 yr We went to the brewery bar in Htown Saturday. The barmaid was a lovely girl and didn't judge us in the slightest when I ordered 3 glasses of prosecco with chambord and 2 vodka cranberry. They do them lancashire crisps too. He told me his lager was sold at 3.90 to keep out the riff raff as they dont drink proper ale.
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