Beer, revisited

[COYBL25]

Had the pleasure of an early finish to work. Popped in to Wetherspoons and to my extreme delight they had

Such a tasty, tasty beer with the added bonus of a reasonable price. Apparently ' Spoons' ale is discounted on a Monday. Wallowing in a hazy glow eating ham and eggs. Just thought you'd like to know.

Haven't had a bad pint yet from the Peerless range yet

 

[ste d' indica]

And ?

Made me head go a bit bendy, dunno whether that's the ABV or the fact that it's 2 and a half years past its sell by date lol

 

[summerisle]

Made me head go a bit bendy, dunno whether that's the ABV or the fact that it's 2 and a half years past its sell by date lol

I've just had a nap and woken up. Now officially a lightweight. lol

 

[COYBL25]

Made me head go a bit bendy, dunno whether that's the ABV or the fact that it's 2 and a half years past its sell by date lol

If it's been stored properly it should get better / more potent with age

 

[ste d' indica]

If it's been stored properly it should get better / more potent with age

Definitely the latter.

 

[PhilM]

A well kept Cains Bitter was amongst the best beers I've ever had.

The Dispensary in Liverpool City Centre always sold the most prefect pint you'd ever taste.

I remember taking a mate from Yorkshire there and he became such a fan of Cains bitter, that he persuaded the licencee of his local on the Yorkshire Wolds to stock it.

RIP Cains.

Before cask and 'artisan' beers became nouveau and trendy, Cains was pivotal to the supply of good ales to the City. Loved drinking in the Tap!

And as you rightly mention, I think people now understate how good Cains bitter was for such a long time before the brothers butchered it.

Their FA was also a bloody dream of a pint, although it did naughty things to your legs and more importantly your brain after more than five or so.

Yet, the last few years tarred the company's reputation as the beer became absolutely woeful wholly down to the brothers and their meddling.

Not sure if I've mentioned it before, but I remember sitting in the Tap and the chief brewer came in, bought a pint of bitter and then bemoaned it.

Buying good hops and not paying the bills... buying different hops of inferior quality and not paying the bills... buying even more inferior hops...

And then not paying that bill! So eventually they had to get it from anywhere and hence why the brew became rank and changing by the day.

Before you knew it the supermarkets that were a key part of their bottling supply realised their greed and they quickly binned them off.

 

[COYBL25]

Before cask and 'artisan' beers became nouveau and trendy, Cains was pivotal to the supply of good ales to the City. Loved drinking in the Tap!

And as you rightly mention, I think people now understate how good Cains bitter was for such a long time before the brothers butchered it.

Their FA was also a bloody dream of a pint, although it did naughty things to your legs and more importantly your brain after more than five or so.

Yet, the last few years tarred the company's reputation as the beer became absolutely woeful wholly down to the brothers and their meddling.

Not sure if I've mentioned it before, but I remember sitting in the Tap and the chief brewer came in, bought a pint of bitter and then bemoaned it.

Buying good hops and not paying the bills... buying different hops of inferior quality and not paying the bills... buying even more inferior hops...

And then not paying that bill! So eventually they had to get it from anywhere and hence why the brew became rank and changing by the day.

They only ever really wanted the brewery site, to develop and sell.

Pair of crooks.

 

[PhilM]

They only ever really wanted the brewery site, to develop and sell.

Pair of crooks.

That's what you get when you sell a thriving, long-established brewery to a group of accountants who have no actual interest in beer or brewing.

They rapidly sold assets to their relatives (their grandparents owned the building), let the company fail including its debts and restarted.

Once they sponged even more money and assets out of the company and couldn't get any more credit they let it fall away into the ether.

They even owed one of their regulars in the Tap a fair share of money and repaid him in beer as another way of getting away with more money.

Don't think I paid for a pint in weeks as he had so much credit at cost price that he actually bought everyone their drinks for weeks on end.

Therefore I'm glad to see that many of their plans for redeveloping the site aren't coming to fruition.

 

[Pabbers]

Cloudwater & Beavertown = WOW

 

[jackyboy]

Cloudwater & Beavertown = WOW

Went to the Beavertown brewery when I was last in the Smoke.

Absolutely ace.

 

[Pabbers]

The greatest Beer I have ever tasted.

 

[COYBL25]

The greatest Beer I have ever tasted.

What's it like ?

 

[Pabbers]

What's it like ?

Like a entry level Sour Beer, berry/cherry/red win/ even a Balsamic flavour.

Although its a sour, its quite sweet.

A real stunner.

Micro Bar, near me in Bolton has it in quite often. He even had it on keg.

 

[COYBL25]

Like a entry level Sour Beer, berry/cherry/red win/ even a Balsamic flavour.

Although its a sour, its quite sweet.

A real stunner.

Micro Bar, near me in Bolton has it in quite often. He even had it on keg.

So similar to a Kriek ?

Sounds beautiful, shall look out for it

 

[Pabbers]

So similar to a Kriek ?

Sounds beautiful, shall look out for it

Similar, much tastier and more levels than Kriek.

Its an 18 month old Belgian in red win/oak barrels, blended with 8 month old beer.

A true great, highly rated by those places that count.

Defo try and get it tried mate.