Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:47 am  

Had a few pints of Glentworth Siesta (4.2% abv) in the White Swan today. Before the game and during the second half.
Do all Glentworth ales taste like Jaipur?

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:47 am  

Yes, they're all hoppy but they're not as powerful. I must admit that is my one problem with Glentworth beers, they are all very similar in my opinion, very palatable but unremarkable.

I suspect if you did a side-by-side taste test between Jaipur and any Glentworth blonde beer, you would tell the difference

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:39 pm  

formerlyseuseuwho? wrote:

Yes, they're all hoppy but they're not as powerful. I must admit that is my one problem with Glentworth beers, they are all very similar in my opinion, very palatable but unremarkable.

Similar to my problem where I find them all overly-hoppy and therefore all unappealing but each to his / her own.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:49 pm  

Wanderer wrote:

Similar to my problem where I find them all overly-hoppy and therefore all unappealing but each to his / her own.

I would be interested to know which hops Glentworth use as New Zealand/American/German hopped beers seem to be much more to my taste. Just to be awkward though, my preference is for stouts/porters or crossovers like Buxton Black Rocks, styled as a Black IPA.

I hasten to add that I would choose a pint of Glentworth over any nitrokeg any day of the week.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:55 pm  

The Magna Real Ale Festival:-

Abbeydale Black Mass
Acorn Gorlovka
Brass Castle Bad Kitty
Concertina Excelsior
Welbeck Abbey Ayrshire
Saltaire Cascadian Black
North Riding Neilson's Sauvin and Fat Lads Framboise Mild
Raw Elements
Blue Bee Rugbee Rugbee Rugbee
Geeves Tunnel Mouth

Not bad for 2 hours work ( 10 x halves )

Top of the tree definitely Brass Castle Bad Kitty.

Great venue though Magna is, am always left disappointed that beers I have tasted in pubs are invariably of lower standard at a Festival. Still, when they have 236 beers to look after with few facilities, they do a sterling job.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:03 pm  

Ooh dear! Had rather too much of a good thing Wednesday lunchtime. Started off with a pint of St David's Ale, refreshing and golden,followed by Wharfebank Celtic Glory, a solid stout/porter then four pints of the glorious 1872 Porter ( Elland ) weighing in at a colossal 6.5%! Had quite a wobble on then. Oops!

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:26 pm  

Yorkshire Terrier in the Boat Inn, Sprotbrough made for a very nice post-victory tipple.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:33 pm  

Thought you were on the wagon Gary no real ale postings for a fortnight.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:36 pm  

weighman wrote:

Thought you were on the wagon Gary no real ale postings for a fortnight.

There will be some this week, 3 days off work with plans to go into town on at least two of them.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:39 pm  

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