[SOC] Beer Snobs

[Andy Swiffin]

>>> On 06/08/2009 at 03:05, in message <4A7A3A6F.3050106 at optusnet.com.au>,
"normanmarj at optusnet.com.au" <normanmarj at optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> Someone mentioned Theakstons Old Peculiar beer.  For those unfortunates 
> who have never heard of this brew, it's a product of a small English 
> brewery, 


Thankfully back in the hands of 4 of the Theakston brothers since 2003, see http://www.theakstons.co.uk/brewery/index.html 

>and has an alcohol content approaching 11 or 12 percent. (to my 
> mind, it tastes terrible).   

Actually its just a mere 5.6% ABV

http://www.theakstons.co.uk/ales/classics/oldpeculier.html 


Masham, in North Yorkshire is now the home of two breweries run by the Theakstons,  In the dark days of the 90's when Scottish and Newcastle Breweries (not famed for brewing anything drinkable) Black Sheep brewery was established by Paul Theakston to produce some very drinkable beers:

http://www.blacksheepbrewery.com/Brewery/History/Default.aspx


In a trip last week to visit my parents down in Norfolk (with an overnight stay in Westmorland) I was pleased to be able to be able to "sample" (abundantly :-) 

Hawkshead Bitter   from Stavely in Cumbria
Black Sheep best Bitter  from Masham in North Yorkshire
Adnams  Bitter  from Southwold in Suffolk
Greene King Abbot ale  from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk
Shepherd Neame Spitfire ale from Faversham in Kent.  (Established in 1698, Britain's oldest brewer)

Now all those other things you've all been mentioning?  I'm sorry, but they're not beer :-)

Regards
Andy
gm8oeg



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