The great hops of the uk

[BBMmk2]

Well since a thread been started by the wine drinkers of this board, I know there are some Real Ale quaffers or suppers here. Region by region there are such a wide variety of different ales to be had. My favoiurite ones are from Lancashire and Cornwall. kinners Brewerey is one of the best, imo.

[Don Petter]

Doom Bar from Rock.

And my local seasonal favourite: Harvey's Old.

[Pabmusic]

Deuchar's IPA. I also enjoy Wadworth 6X as a general-purpose pint.

[John Skelton]

Fullers London Pride is also a fine general purpose pint; very fond of their ESB and London Porter, too (in moderation, of course). Their 1845 ale is a serious drink at 6.3% ABV http://www.fullers.co.uk/rte.asp?id=57

[cloughie]

Well since a thread been started by the wine drinkers of this board, I know there are some Real Ale quaffers or suppers here. Region by region there are such a wide variety of different ales to be had. My favoiurite ones are from Lancashire and Cornwall. kinners Brewerey is one of the best, imo.

St Austell Proper Job AND Skinner's Betty Stoggs OR Heligan Honey!

[MrGongGong]

Adnams Broadside is on offer in Morrisons today
My son, who is now 18 is partial to a bottle of Tim Taylors Landlord which is a fine brew indeed
as is Batemans XXXB IMV

[Pabmusic]

... Tim Taylors Landlord ... is a fine brew indeed:

Seconded!

[Globaltruth]

Slightly misleading title - I was expecting heated discussion re the relative merits of Goldings vs Fuggles...

But if it's the end product then our (relatively) local brewery,Marstons, still produces some fine beers (the Pedigree, the Pedogree) using the Union method. I successfully organised a trip round there once..

[Lateralthinking1]

Oh dear. The past. Writing as someone who has only had four pints of bitter in 2011 -

Scotland

Deuchars IPA (13)

North

Big Lamp Sunnydaze (11), Captain Cook Slipway (3), Black Sheep Ale (2), Theakstons Old Peculier (20), Franklins EXP (12), Yorkshire Terrier (15), Timothy Taylor Landlord (4), Sam Smiths Brewery Bitter (19), Darleys Ghost (16)

Midlands and East

Marstons Pedigree (14), Abbot Ale (21)

London

Youngs Bitter (5), Youngs Special London Ale (1), Youngs Winter Warmer (18)

South

Harveys Best (6), Goddards Fuggle-Dee-Dum (8), Yates Best (9), Island Wight Gold (17), Doom Bar Beer (10), Exmoor Gold (7)

Other

Guinness, Wheat Beer, Framboise, Russian Stout

[BBMmk2]

Another brewery I forgot to mention and that is Shepherd Neame. Their ales are worth their weight in gold! Spitfire, 1698, Master Brew, Whistable Bay....

Another localy brwerey is Dark Star. They were opriginal;ly a micro brewerry but have expanded, like so many others have done, and moved to a village called Partirdge Green and i believe have taken over a pub thats near them to! Be worth a visit! Incidentally, weith Dark Star, the owner ttrainer Stephen sskinner of /Skinners Brewery his craft! We met him there a couple of years ago as well.

[ahinton]

Being as distant as I am and indeed have to be from any of this stuff (as I've already reported elsewhere), I initially read one word in this thread as "hopes", which just goes to show how wrong one can be...

[MrGongGong]

Dark star mmmm I thought it had vanished nice to hear that its still going strong

[cloughie]

Oh dear. The past. Writing as someone who has only had four pints of bitter in 2011 -

Scotland

Deuchars IPA (13)

North

Big Lamp Sunnydaze (11), Captain Cook Slipway (3), Black Sheep Ale (2), Theakstons Old Peculier (20), Franklins EXP (12), Yorkshire Terrier (15), Timothy Taylor Landlord (4), Sam Smiths Brewery Bitter (19), Darleys Ghost (16)

Midlands and East

Marstons Pedigree (14), Abbot Ale (21)

London

Youngs Bitter (5), Youngs Special London Ale (1), Youngs Winter Warmer (18)

South

Harveys Best (6), Goddards Fuggle-Dee-Dum (8), Yates Best (9), Island Wight Gold (17), Doom Bar Beer (10), Exmoor Gold (7)

Other

Guinness, Wheat Beer, Framboise, Russian Stout

I note that a croydon-based correspondent recognises the South but not the South-West!

[MrGongGong]

I note that a croydon-based correspondent recognises the South but not the South-West!

Pirates don't drink beer they drink cider or grog

[cloughie]

Pirates don't drink beer they drink cider or grog

Nonsense, and that evades the point!