Your Beer of the week

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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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.
 
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
 
ChrisL said:
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.
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That really is a cracking pub.
 
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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Trevor Wbm said:
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 said:
Guinness 00 is spot on.
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I totally agree with you both :) and I wish you well in your efforts to change your lifestyle somewhat Trevor. Good luck. (y)

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

Cheers,

Jock. :)
 
Trevor Wbm said:
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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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.
 
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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BobJayne said:
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.
 
Trevor Wbm said:
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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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.
 
orridge said:
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.
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Will do. Got some Brooklyn 0.4% yesterday, that's very drinkable.
 

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