Beer, revisited

[summerisle]

Went the Morrisons on the weekend and bought a Black Sheep Choc and Orange stout and a Coach House Brewery blueberry bitter. Both sound a bit sickly but they were very nice. Flavours were subtle enough not to be too much.

I've had a similar stout, tasted like a chocolate orange but very drinkable.

 

[ste d' indica]

Like drinking chocolate biscuits. Ace.

 

[riddick]

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Like drinking chocolate biscuits. Ace.

nice flying dog glass

 

[PhilM]

It`d deffo the best regular supermarket for decent beer.

The one in Belle Vale has a particularly wide selection.

 

[COYBL25]

This weekends offerings :

Ascot Brewery - Gold Cup ( 4%)
Woodward & Falconer - Piffle.(3,6%)
Hyde’s - Try Line.(4.2%)

Decent Golden session beers, especially the Woodward & Falconer, which was perfection.

 

[PhilM]

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This weekends offerings :

Ascot Brewery - Gold Cup ( 4%)
Woodward & Falconer - Piffle.(3,6%)
Hyde’s - Try Line.(4.2%)

Decent Golden session beers, especially the Woodward & Falconer, which was perfection.

Sound like perfect session ales, especially with the low ABV.

 

[summerisle]

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This weekends offerings :

Ascot Brewery - Gold Cup ( 4%)
Woodward & Falconer - Piffle.(3,6%)
Hyde’s - Try Line.(4.2%)

Decent Golden session beers, especially the Woodward & Falconer, which was perfection.

Great name Piffle, imagine after a few pints the name might change.

 

[COYBL25]

Sound like perfect session ales, especially with the low ABV.

The lower strength Piffle was the most flavoursome out of the lot.

Beautiful stuff.

 

[summerisle]

The lower strength Piffle was the most flavoursome out of the lot.

Beautiful stuff.

Was it imbibed locally ?

 

[COYBL25]

Was it imbibed locally ?

The Piffle was at the Goshawk In Mouldsworth, back of Delamere.

Other two locally.

The Goshawk is a cracking pub, both for food and drink.

 

[verreauxi]

The lower strength Piffle was the most flavoursome out of the lot.

Beautiful stuff.

I wish more breweries would lean towards the session/low ABV beers, as I like to string together 3-4-5 or so but don’t want to head home shattered on 5 pints of 7.7% abv.

 

[PhilM]

Goshawk In Mouldsworth

I'm fairly acquainted with that neck of the woods but I've never been there. There's a fair few good pubs of the A41 and A49, including in Whitchurch further along.

I wish more breweries would lean towards the session/low ABV beers, as I like to string together 3-4-5 or so but don’t want to head home shattered on 5 pints of 7.7% abv.

I very, very rarely drink more than 4.5% ABV these days and preferbly keep around the 4% or below mark, as I want to enjoy my ale rather than getting sloshed.

It frusrrates me when I am drinking with friends and had a handful or more of session ales, whereas they've had two or three strong beers and starting to sway.

 

[COYBL25]

I wish more breweries would lean towards the session/low ABV beers, as I like to string together 3-4-5 or so but don’t want to head home shattered on 5 pints of 7.7% abv.

There’s big talk about lower taxation for low strength beers - 3% and below.

From what I’ve read, there’s a few decent low strength beers in the pipeline.

 

[summerisle]

There’s big talk about lower taxation for low strength beers - 3% and below.

From what I’ve read, there’s a few decent low strength beers in the pipeline.

There is already lower taxation for lower strength beers ; could though change the parameters.

https://www.gov.uk/tax-on-shopping/alcohol-tobacco

 

[COYBL25]

There is already lower taxation for lower strength beers ; could though change the parameters.

https://www.gov.uk/tax-on-shopping/alcohol-tobacco

I can’t think of anything on draft other than mild, that’s below 3% ?