[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Nov 04, 2013 12:04 pm  

Stand-Offish wrote:

Abbot Confession at 8.5% abv

Finally got to sample this at The Glass House, St Helens on Saturday evening

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Nov 04, 2013 6:23 pm  

Incidentally, my brother in law was in the Brigantes pub near Ackbars Indian restaurant the other day and they had, along with lots of real ales, bottled beer from all over the place.
Anyway they had one called Brewdog Tactical Nuclear Penguin at 32% abv (which is the World record).
It came in a 25ml bottle at £5.95.
So if you do your maths, and assuming I did it correctly, if that was a session ale at 4% abv, it would cost £17 a pint!
Your round .....

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Tue Nov 05, 2013 7:44 am  

Stand-Offish wrote:

Incidentally, my brother in law was in the Brigantes pub near Ackbars Indian restaurant the other day and they had, along with lots of real ales, bottled beer from all over the place.
Anyway they had one called Brewdog Tactical Nuclear Penguin at 32% abv (which is the World record).
It came in a 25ml bottle at £5.95.
So if you do your maths, and assuming I did it correctly, if that was a session ale at 4% abv, it would cost £17 a pint!
Your round .....

I once bought a bottle (330ml) of their Tokyo 18.2% for £15 in Cask Corner

The Tactical Nuclear Penguin has subsequently been outdone twice in the abv stakes ... Brewdog Sink the Bismark 41% and Brewdog The End of History 55% - they like pushing boundaries.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Tue Nov 05, 2013 2:51 pm  

Wanderer wrote:

I once bought a bottle (330ml) of their Tokyo 18.2% for £15 in Cask Corner

The Tactical Nuclear Penguin has subsequently been outdone twice in the abv stakes ... Brewdog Sink the Bismark 41% and Brewdog The End of History 55% - they like pushing boundaries.

What must it taste like?
I thought there was a limit to beer strength short of distillation.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:39 am  

Some of my personal favourites from the recent Wetherspoons festival;

Everards Pumpkin Ale 3.8%
Tring Waimea 4.0%
Jennings Worlds Biggest Liar 4.3%
Exmoor Wildcat 4.4%
21st Amendment American Bitter Red 4.4% (US ale brewed at Wychwood for the festival)
Brewsters Aromatic Porter 4.5%
Freeminer YYZ 4.5%
Maxim Ruby Max 4.5%
Shepherd Neame Spooks Ale 4.7%
Stone Supremely Self-Conscious Black Ale 5.0% (US ale brewed at Adnams for the festival)

and in moderation of course

Greene King The Abbots Confession 8.5%

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:47 am  

One's I missed which I would have liked to try;

Caledonian Poltergeist Porter 4.0%
Oakleaf Cream of the Crop 4.2%
St Peters Extra 4.4%
Backyard Premium 4.5%
Mordue Oatmeal Stout 4.5%
Adnams Barley Mow 5.0%
Wadworth What The Fuggles 5.0%
Batemans Hazelnut Brownie 6.3%

The Oakleaf, St Peters, Adnams & Wadworth ales were brewed exclusively for the festival but hopefully some of the others will be available and get sampled in time.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Dec 30, 2013 1:48 pm  

Have you been on the wagon for the last month Gary ?

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Dec 30, 2013 3:00 pm  

weighman wrote:

Have you been on the wagon for the last month Gary ?

Fair question, but no.

Been disappointed by the number of Festive Ales / Winter Warmers I've seen but perhaps I've just not been in the right place at the right time.

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:25 pm  

I am surprised no one has mentioned the new Ale House in the Market Place next to the Masons.It,s full of bottles of Real Ale.

[Wanderer]

Re: O/T Another Round - More tales of Real Ale : Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:16 am  

huby wrote:

I am surprised no one has mentioned the new Ale House in the Market Place next to the Masons.It,s full of bottles of Real Ale.

Not visited yet, but plan to.

It gets a favourable write-up in Donny Drinker (Doncaster & District CAMRA magazine) and majors on locally sourced Ales & Ciders as well as continental bottles.

According to the report they also offer Cask Ales for takeout.