Beer of the Week

[redman41]

Rare Breed (4.2%) from Butcombe Brewery.
Pale Amber in colour with a Hoppy Citrus smell.
Refreshing and Fruity taste.
A good session Beer being as it is not too strong.
Rowan and myself both enjoyed it, and it's available from all good Ember Inns e.g 'The Green Man', Harborne.
It's in their Autumn Beer range Catalogue.

Worth a mention is:-
Monkey IPA (6.4%) from Art Brew.
A hard hitting beer, very Hoppy with strong grapefruit flavours and a bitter astringency.If you like your beers strongly hopped then this will be a treat. The ginger in the middle is interesting and gives this beer a unique character.
Available at the 'Post Office Vaults', New Street, Birmingham.
We are both regular visitors to 'Post Office Vaults' and 'The Wellington', Bennett's Hill, which are the best two Cask Ale Specialists in Birmingham.
Enjoy your Beer everone ! :-)

[TOWIE]

Afternoon Redman - are you both permanently sat in the cinema sozzled..........hahaha

[DTCwordfan]

Christ - wish we had the resources that you guys have...my choice this week being Guinness or Bays Topsail, the others being too light for me, Skinners Greenhop for example.

[redman41]

Hello TOWIE, hope you are well ??
We keep the Cinema and the Beer separate !! ha ha
Remember,Beer doesn't make you fat.
It makes you lean (against doors, tables, walls). !! :-))

[redman41]

We are not in the Pub everyday DT !! Unfortunately...lol lol

[DTCwordfan]

I wasn't the one accusing you of that, redman, try Den!

[redman41]

A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says:
"A beer please, and one for the road." !! :-)) (groan,groan ! )

[Kiki-frog]

OH and I have been in Greece for 2 weeks and have so missed proper beer (i.e. not lager). So last night we had some Timothy Taylor Landlord, then some Wychwood Hobgoblin, then some Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby. Then fell asleep with silly grins on our faces.

[redman41]

Timothy Taylor 'Landlord' and 'Hobgoblin' are nice kiki-frog !!
Not seen sarah Hughes 'Dark Ruby', must look out for it :-)

[TOWIE]

A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says:
"A beer please, and one for the road."

hahaha Redman - I sent my cousin a birthday card with that self same joke last week.

[Kiki-frog]

Sarah Hughes brewery is at the Beacon pub in Sedgley, not a million miles from Brum, so do get over there and try it. Just don't think of driving! In fact, don't even think of trying to walk in a straight line.

[redman41]

lol lol Kiki-frog !!
Sounds like an aptly named Beer called 'Wobbly Bob' (6%)from Phoenix Brewery which I last drank at 'The Swan', Wood St, Liverpool.
It does make you wobbly as well :-))))

[Nibble]

Party @ your place then, redman....... Can bring Westerham 1965 @ 4.5% abv, an excellent session brew, IMO

[redman41]

That sounds good nibble, @ 4.5% not too strong.
I can feel a session coming on :-)

[redman41]

Anyone going to the Birmingham Beer Festival 25th-27th October.
With over 200 Cask Ales available there should be plenty for everyone :-)

[rowanwitch]

Could organise a meet if anyone is interested

[NoMercy]

That sound like fun, Rowan.

[joggerjayne]

Are beers ever described without using the word "hoppy"?

Aren't they made with hops? So they would taste hoppy, no?

I don't drink the stuff, but the popular local beers here seem to be Harvey's, Brighton Best, and Dark Star Hophead.

[jobjockey]

My favorite for many years is Fullards Honeydew, it always was draught Bass, but that seems to have dissapeared. (camera Member 140738)

[redman41]

Fullers 'Honeydew' @ 5% sounds interesting jobjockey, but have not seen it in the Birmingham Pubs or up North either.
It's probably freely available on Draught in London and the South as Fullers are a London Brewery.
Bass is still brewed by Marstons under Licence I believe, but not my favourite brew.
Fullers London Pride is available everywhere but they have a range of more interesting Beers

[Bigfellah]

JW Lees Manchester Star Ale (7.3%) Is an excellent ale - not for quaffing as after a few you would know you'd had a good drink.