BEER/LAGER CONNOISSEURS
 

Just tried a very nice Chinese Lager. Its called HARBIN, came in a 600ml bottle, is 4.8% vol and is imported into the EU by Anheuser-Busch. It has a mild yet distinctive taste and certainly hits the spot. Due to our influx of Polish "friends" I`ve been given many types of Polish lager/beer and this got me into trying different brands rather than the usual Stella/Bud. Anyone else tried anything out of the ordinary? :)

I had newcastle brown ale the last time i went out;)

Warsteiner

Drinking a can of Bud at the moment :thumb: its my first & last one tonight. :)

For a real treat try Spitfire from Shepherd neame,Britains oldest brewery,:thumb: this is what beer should taste like,after drinking "real" beer you will struggle to put the run"o"the mill stuff to you lips again.

Most of the supermarkets stock what they call speciality ales and beers,give some a try ,you will not be disappointed;)

http://www.shepherd-neame.co.uk/

Can't do bottled real ale, love the proper stuff though. For a bottled lager (or tap for that matter) "Nastro Azzuro" is the finest by far :D

It's a Peroni (Italian) that is superb, as long as you enjoy a "dry" taste :thumb:

try some Beer Chang, 6.4% in Thailand but reduced over here to 5.0%.

Lovely stuff.

I agree with this one.. Had plenty when I was based in Germany..

Dark and quite a strong and mature taste... Nicknamed 'wobbly' for obvious reasons... :thumb:

Proper bud or that american crap?

Spitfire is good stuff, but like most real ales it's spoiled by bottling. I've never really worked out why.

We now brew our own, which means a fresh barrel of real ale on tap at all times - it doesn't get much better than that :) (I must admit to being partial to the odd bottle of Budweiser Budvar, though - not that American stuff brewed with rice).

I like Australian lagers like Toohey's (not Fosters or Castelmaine, not many Ozzies drink that either!)

Damn expensive to get it over here thogh

:notworthy got to be leffe

Hop Back Brewerys award winning "Summer Lightning" - Excellent stuff

If your after beers try this place.
http://www.beersofeurope.co.uk/

It`s got beers from all over the world. Went there last weekend and got a crate of San Francisco Anchor Steam which is a lovely beer.

Jennins Cumberland or Hertleys (now Robbinsons) XB, two loverly beers

I agree with the above also try beer Singha better than Chang.

Nastro grand riserva is the one to drink not the other stuff in the green bottle. Leffe is OK but not in the same league as the grand riserva.

Kasteel cru is ok as well.

2nd Peroni (made by Natro Azzuro)

was loving staropramen in prague but haven't seen it over here anyware

I wouldn't worry, it's very common in the UK. Look harder :)

Ive tried asda, morrisons and sainsburys but to no avail. My mate said waitrose do it but I aint got round to looking

Sorry I mean't on tap it is fairly common. Not so sure about bottled but I have seen if before, though not so often.

desperado, its mexican beer with a shot of tequila in it...!!! was drinking it in paris a few weeks ago...anyone know if its available in the uk anywhere...?

Wetherspoons are doing a load of Mexican beers right now, try them.

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i tried "old speckled hen" one night in a pub, couldnt get on with it TBH

I find that a little too light and sweet.. doesn't have any body.. IMO of course :)

Our meeting Pub in Huddersfield sells it.. so it's popular..(with the non drivers I hasten to add.:D)

its 5%. only 0.2% less than stella

Yes you can buy it in my bar !

Desperado is for little kids, its sweet cheap crap.

Maybe you could try this sh1t as well if you like dross

http://www.edespar.it/it/img/adelscott.jpg