Your Beer of the week (5 Viewers)

[DavidG58]

Bought this in Aldi Dumfries yesterday the best Scottish ale I have drunk to date , brewed in Alloa, going to see if we can visit them and buy more

 

[Peavy]

I bought a box of these in Lidl a couple of months back and really enjoyed them.
Shame it was just a special as I would definitely buy them again.
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Look at that!
Piraat is a great super strong Belgian beer.
What a pack

 

[Peavy]

Bought this in Aldi Dumfries yesterday the best Scottish ale I have drunk to date , brewed in Alloa, going to see if we can visit them and buy more

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I'd love to get some of these scottish around here, just to try

 

[BobJayne]

Yes, the Piraat was my favourite but they were all really good and nice just having one of each to work through with tasting notes.

 

[DavidG58]

I'd love to get some of these scottish around here, just to try

Not sure where you are, but they sell on line

All Beers

Williams Bros. brews & merchandise direct from the source.

williamsbrosbrew.com

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[JockandRita]

Yes definitely worth it as at that strength you only need 6 or 7!

Good grief, I'd be bladdered after that lot, especially at their ABV percentages.

Cheers.

Jock.

 

[Boringfrog]

 

[Peavy]

Not sure where you are, but they sell on line

All Beers

Williams Bros. brews & merchandise direct from the source.

williamsbrosbrew.com

I'm in Spain, they're not going to ship to here.
There are some online stores here, but very few scottish beers.

 

[DavidG58]

I'm in Spain, they're not going to ship to here.
There are some online stores here, but very few scottish beers.

The web site does suggest they might ship out of U.K. might be worth a try

 

[Peavy]

The web site does suggest they might ship out of U.K. might be worth a try

I'll have a closer look then

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[TinaLes]

Whats becoming more evident these days is that more of you are choosing beers in Cans and not bottles, maybe the producer only offers its products in cans, which is also a change from the past in many cases.
I know too many beers are sold in the wrong colour glass ie: Clear, and light Green which I am told is affected by UV light and come across as "Skunked"?
Apparently its all about how the beer is stored in shops, maybe I have been listening to the beer reviewers too much, however I do know that many premium brand now expensive lagers brewed here in The UK, are definitely not the same as those sold on The Continent, lower ABV and different flavour, and the question is WHY do we accept that?
I personally only buy buy beers in glass from the shops, and have been very surprised, both ways, by the results.
Good news is Beer is not usually as expensive mistake as wines, which was always a gamble year by year.
Still cannot match a good beer from The Tap....Taxi!
Cheers to all.
LES

 

[Boringfrog]

 

[CAB96]

I've only just found this thread so this beer is not from this week but is worth a mention.
Black Lurcher stout 7%, Abbeydale brewery, one of the most flavourful beers I've ever tasted but quite strong. Available from the Three Stags Heads Inn, Mires Lane, Wardlow SK17 8RW. The only changes this pub has seen since the 17th Century has been the introduction of electricity at some time in the 20th Century, a fascinating place.

That really is a cracking pub.

 

[ctc]

what beer

a good pint of chilled john smiths is my ideal pint.
tried all the fancy beers and still enjoy a good john smiths

Sam's is better

 

[JockandRita]

Sam's is better

Ditto.

Jock.

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[Gina M]

This is my favourite beer at the moment

 

[Mixyblob]

Further to my post back in August, look what I stumbled upon in my local Sainsburys. The next few hours are going to be "heavenly", but I doubt I'll feel like that tomorrow.

 

[dazandandrea]

Bought for the wife and she says its a very easy drink.
Chocolaty and slightly bitter but jolly nice.

 

[ChrisL]

Bought for the wife and she says its a very easy drink.
Chocolaty and slightly bitter but jolly nice.
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Abbeydale make some lovely beers

 

[Trevor Wbm]

I'll start with an apology, I'm going to talk about low or no alcohol beers, which arguably aren't really beers, and I'm going to mention a couple that many wouldn't consider even with the alcohol in.
It's a temporary thing for me, driven by my having had what I'm referring to as a 'strokette' a couple of weeks ago and then getting a well-deserved bollocking from the consultant about my diet, lifestyle, weight and drinking habits. (Notes say 'excessive, query dependent' which was a bit of a slap up-side the head). I vowed to stay off alcohol until my 6 week follow up, which at the time of writing is four weeks, one day, 14 hours and 30 minutes away, not that I'm counting .... the last real drink I had was the glass of wine I couldn't pick up because my right arm had temporarily stopped talking to my brain, or possibly vice-versa.

The majority of 0% beers are awful. The ones I've been able to mostly enjoy are Leffe Blonde, Moretti and St Miguel. The Corona one tastes 99% like the real Corona, i.e. almost nothing, but I'm not a fan of that anyway so it's small comfort.

The stand-out winner is Guinness 00. Widget in the can so the same 'settle' in the glass, same head and very very nearly the same taste, maybe a tad sweeter, but not a lot.

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[dazandandrea]

Guinness 00 is spot on.

 

[JockandRita]

The stand-out winner is Guinness 00. Widget in the can so the same 'settle' in the glass, same head and very very nearly the same taste, maybe a tad sweeter, but not a lot.

Guinness 00 is spot on.

I totally agree with you both and I wish you well in your efforts to change your lifestyle somewhat Trevor. Good luck.

BTW, the Erding Weissbier low alcohol version is nice too.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[Peavy]

Bought for the wife and she says its a very easy drink.
Chocolaty and slightly bitter but jolly nice.
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Beautiful can design IMO

 

[CAB96]

I'll start with an apology, I'm going to talk about low or no alcohol beers, which arguably aren't really beers, and I'm going to mention a couple that many wouldn't consider even with the alcohol in.
It's a temporary thing for me, driven by my having had what I'm referring to as a 'strokette' a couple of weeks ago and then getting a well-deserved bollocking from the consultant about my diet, lifestyle, weight and drinking habits. (Notes say 'excessive, query dependent' which was a bit of a slap up-side the head). I vowed to stay off alcohol until my 6 week follow up, which at the time of writing is four weeks, one day, 14 hours and 30 minutes away, not that I'm counting .... the last real drink I had was the glass of wine I couldn't pick up because my right arm had temporarily stopped talking to my brain, or possibly vice-versa.

The majority of 0% beers are awful. The ones I've been able to mostly enjoy are Leffe Blonde, Moretti and St Miguel. The Corona one tastes 99% like the real Corona, i.e. almost nothing, but I'm not a fan of that anyway so it's small comfort.

The stand-out winner is Guinness 00. Widget in the can so the same 'settle' in the glass, same head and very very nearly the same taste, maybe a tad sweeter, but not a lot.

Absolutely.

I can't stand most LA beers. I'm not a lager or IPA lover (but appreciate decent ones occasionally) and couldn't find a decent LAB.

Then I found the Big Drop stout, pretty good and no off taste, but the Guinness 0.0 is excellent. Always have some in the van just in case.

 

[TheAleMan]

My beer of the week is the one I’m drinking right now. This is certainly the best beer I’ve had up in Scotland ever. It’s a 6.2% IPA and really hoppy just how I like them. Tesco in Thurso is where we got it from, another visit to there will be made very shortly.

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[TheAleMan]

Here’s the next one..also a very tidy 5% IPA. Not as face twisting as the Hopo, but still very tasty none the less.

 

[orridge]

I bought a box of these in Lidl a couple of months back and really enjoyed them.
Shame it was just a special as I would definitely buy them again.
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They will probably be back in for Christmas with other specials as they put them in the stores 3 or 4 times a year.

 

[orridge]

I'll start with an apology, I'm going to talk about low or no alcohol beers, which arguably aren't really beers, and I'm going to mention a couple that many wouldn't consider even with the alcohol in.
It's a temporary thing for me, driven by my having had what I'm referring to as a 'strokette' a couple of weeks ago and then getting a well-deserved bollocking from the consultant about my diet, lifestyle, weight and drinking habits. (Notes say 'excessive, query dependent' which was a bit of a slap up-side the head). I vowed to stay off alcohol until my 6 week follow up, which at the time of writing is four weeks, one day, 14 hours and 30 minutes away, not that I'm counting .... the last real drink I had was the glass of wine I couldn't pick up because my right arm had temporarily stopped talking to my brain, or possibly vice-versa.

The majority of 0% beers are awful. The ones I've been able to mostly enjoy are Leffe Blonde, Moretti and St Miguel. The Corona one tastes 99% like the real Corona, i.e. almost nothing, but I'm not a fan of that anyway so it's small comfort.

The stand-out winner is Guinness 00. Widget in the can so the same 'settle' in the glass, same head and very very nearly the same taste, maybe a tad sweeter, but not a lot.

I recommend having a try of the German Clausthaler 0.0 Beers they have a number in the range and pioneered the low alcohol move a long time ago. The supermarkets usually have the unfiltered Dry but Beers of Europe will have most of them.

 

[Trevor Wbm]

I recommend having a try of the German Clausthaler 0.0 Beers they have a number in the range and pioneered the low alcohol move a long time ago. The supermarkets usually have the unfiltered Dry but Beers of Europe will have most of them.

Will do. Got some Brooklyn 0.4% yesterday, that's very drinkable.

 

[David and Sally]

Been drinking some Rev James in the pub attached to a site we are on.

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