Thread: Anyone for ale?

I feel ya sheebay

I usually drink lager coz it's cheap, I have a soft spot for budvar lol, but I do like an ale, but mostly a whiskey drinker, the site you linked to do they have those beers in any Glasgow booze houses?

Geek

i do love a nice ale.. well.. i love all beer.. i'm like a chocoholic.. except with beer.

anyway.. for ales.. i love downtown brown and great white.. both from lost coast brewery.. also love pete's wicked ale and sierra nevada pale ale and their summer fest.

oh and new belgium brewery is another favourite.. try mothership wit, fat tire, skinny dip, and i once tried something called dandelion from them and loved it.. but can't seem to find it anywhere.

and stone brewery is great too.. i could go on forever.. i should just stop already.. i'm getting thirsty.

Originally Posted by vthomlinson

i do love a nice ale.. well.. i love all beer.. i'm like a chocoholic.. except with beer.

I think this may be what you have been missing. Not sure if you can track it down in your part of the world. Very nice though.

I've become a fan of the offerings from the Wychwood brewery over the last few months. Hobgoblin ruby ale is particularly good!
Also my local brewery, Okells, has recently started selling a very good ale called Alt. If you can track some down I'd highly recommend it!

Originally Posted by TheGeek

I feel ya sheebay

I usually drink lager coz it's cheap, I have a soft spot for budvar lol, but I do like an ale, but mostly a whiskey drinker, the site you linked to do they have those beers in any Glasgow booze houses?

Geek

Well not yet, although you can buy the Punk IPA in a 4 pack for under a fiver in the sainsbury's by buchanan galleries.
They're based in Fraserburgh up north, so I think they're actually opening their own pub in Aberdeen first, and they've started plans for one in Glasgow. I can't wait. Aye exactly that's why I end up drinking lager on nights out, students can't really afford to binge on craft ale...

Hey that new belgium brewery looks cool, I like how they have recipes to go with the beer too. Is it US based?

I'm a lager man myself. Some years ago i spent 3 weeks in England with my wife. I tried to get used to ale and stout, and some were pretty tasty and good. However i was too used to fine lager so that is what is meant for me. Old monkey doesn't learn new tricks.
Best beers i ever had, be it lager or ale, are from local small breweries. I'm always trying to find those when traveling.
I'm having a week off work at the start of october. We've been planning to visit Edinburgh then (there are few other European cities we still think about), and if so we will probably get a change to taste BrewDog.

Lager was introduced to this country as a womans drink, don't you know. I don't mind it, but I don't buy it in any more. I like ale, generally the same stuff is available in the pubs round here. Old speckeled hen, courage best, london pride etc etc - all reasonably decent.

In the states I was drinking a wheat ale from the mudshark brewery. I think that might be my favorite beer.

@gregs656 Ah cool I didn't know that, and yeah I agree Old Speckled Hen, London Pride etc are the way forward for cheap(er) regulars.

Yer it was introuduced and marketed to women to be drunk in halfs. Pretty interesting stuff when you think of how it's percieved today.

In a restaurant or pub, my default if they have it on tap is Bass Ale, but I love McKewan's Scotch Ale when I can find it.

If you're ever in the Southeast, try Highland Brewery's Gaelic Ale. It has become by far my favorite of all beers.