UK Beer im enjoying at the moment

[Grim]

Any of you Englanders (?) enjoy Samuel Smith Beer?

Im enjoying a Samuel Smith Taddy Porter at the moment.

[squeezyjohn]

Hey Grim, they're a good brewery - and their pubs over here are quite cheap too. I take it you're drinking from a bottled one - the draught ones are very different - much less fizzy, but both are good.

If you're looking for some other suggestions the popular one which used to be brewed in my home town, Abingdon is Old Speckled Hen. Named after a type of MG sports car (until the 80s all MGs were made in Abingdon too). I also like anything from the Shepherd Neame Brewery that comes in bottles and if you can get hold of Black Sheep Riggwelter - that's one of the best bottles too (a bit dark like the Taddy) - apparently it's the original recipe for Old Peculiar.

No idea where you might go about finding them over there though! Mind you if you can get snus from sweden ...

And it's Englishmen / women

[Grim]

Well I have had and enjoyed Old Speckled Hen.

There are 3 HUGE liquer stores in my tiny little town. They all have an enormous selection on imported beers.

Will have to see if they have the others you mentioned.

They had all the samuel smiths and Bass pub ale, comes in a can like guiness draft cans and a few other english brews as well.

[cocsp2002]

If you like the Taddy Porter, try the Oatmeal Stout...it's thick and a little smoky, but without that bitter bite that Guinness has. I've seen it around here in GA and in FL, too. I don't know what part of GA you're in, but I'm down south, like almost to Jax. If you can't find any and you want to try some, I might be able to hook you up.

[Grim]

thx but ive tried them all. I live in LaGrange. Its in west central georgia.

I was disappointed at the first time i tried the oatmeal stout.

I bought it and when i poured it it smelt like rancid milk.

Then it tasted like something crawled in my mouth and died and instantly decayed. it was aweful

I then tried it at a later date and it tasted great.

it will not replace my guinness though. I love Guinness

[lxskllr]

Bottled Guinness isn't as good as it used to be. They make it in Canada now, and it's lacking compared to the Irish made product from years ago. I still like it, but there's others I prefer. Globalization sucks :^/

[panamaniac]

I personally enjoyed almost everything from Samuel Smith Brewery specially the oatmeal stout also I really like bass and St,peters golden ale

[RobsanX]

I don't drink many British beers, but I used to drink John Courage a lot.

Guinness is a staple for me... Not many places here have it on tap, but I like those funky "Draught" cans that they have...

[holnrew]

There isn't a Sammy Smiths anywhere near me, but you really can't beat British ale.

Stuff from the Badger brewery is lovely, Golden Glory is lovely, except it's name sounds like a bizarre sexual practise.

[squeezyjohn]

I don't drink many British beers, but I used to drink John Courage a lot.

Guinness is a staple for me... Not many places here have it on tap, but I like those funky "Draught" cans that they have...

Well to tie that one up - my favourite bottled beer was always Courage's Russian Imperial Stout. As a stout it was dark like bottled Guinness, but it was a different drink entirely - what we call a barley wine. It was 10% alcohol for a start, came in tiny little wineglass sized bottles and was incredibly thick textured and sweet as well as incredibly strong flavoured and bitter. I loved it - shame the last batch was 1994!

Sam Smiths make an Imperial Stout, it's only 7% but it's as close as you'll get now.

[jamesstew]

Me is originally from the UK and love Old Speckled Hen but it doesn't taste the same here. Served too cold and not cask-conditioned. The bottled version is in a horrible clear glass bottle which guarantees that it is light-struck when you get it.

[Zero]

Sam Smith pubs are great. One of the few (if only?) UK pubs that does their own weißbier...mmmm 8)

[Dead Rabbit]

Everyday I go to the “party store” (liquor store for you non natives) I want to try something new. Yet, every time I leave with Trappist ale. It’s just so damn good in my opinion. Oaky, creamy, malty, nectar. That’s 9% nectar, made in a monastery and brewed by Monks. (The brewing is probably overseen by monks these days). What a wonderful way to support my church. Pop the cork and get some head. (go ahead and insert priest joke) Mmmmmm Chimay. Got to love being Catholic, we have to be the only religious variety that actually brews and sells beer. Man, would I love to go to Belgium one day.

[sentry103]

OK how many of us idgets *raises hand* opened up an empty can of guiness to find out what the fack a widget is..

[RobsanX]

OK how many of us idgets *raises hand* opened up an empty can of guiness to find out what the fack a widget is..

I never tore one apart, but I've turned one upside down to see what the little bladder looks like...