FabSwingers.com forum: Real Ale

By *uy for couples2000 OP Man
over a year ago

Lincoln

What's your favourite beverage?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

[Removed by poster at 03/05/23 07:08:12]

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anything that's wet and will get me inebriated

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"[Removed by poster at 03/05/23 07:08:12]"

Deleted

As I am starting to get messages from this post

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ooooh I’m partial and always will be to a pint of Old peculiar

But I do like Doom bar too

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"[Removed by poster at 03/05/23 07:08:12]

Deleted

As I am starting to get messages from this post "

it was a good answer I thought!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *uy for couples2000 OP Man
over a year ago

Lincoln

"[Removed by poster at 03/05/23 07:08:12]

Deleted

As I am starting to get messages from this post

it was a good answer I thought! "

Shame I missed it haha

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *un Rugby playerMan
over a year ago

village near hatfield

Timothy Taylor for me .

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

"Old speckled hen" is good. Shepherd Neame's "Bishop's Finger" is probably my favourite.

I like to try the guest beers when I go to the pub just for a bit of variety.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *uy for couples2000 OP Man
over a year ago

Lincoln

Btw it's Old Peculier for me

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What's your favourite beverage?"

Very partial to Wychwoods Hobgoblin IPA at the moment as it is available in cans, but love most pale or IPA and I am surrounded by enough real ale pubs that change their guest beers weekly it is hard to have a lasting favourite.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

""Old speckled hen" is good. Shepherd Neame's "Bishop's Finger" is probably my favourite.

I like to try the guest beers when I go to the pub just for a bit of variety."

Try Old Crafty Hen 5.5% or Abbot reserve 6.5% both stronger and awesome drinks if you are only having a couple.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
over a year ago

Stourbridge

Bathams Bitter

Bathams Mild

Enville Ale

Ma Pardoes Entire

Ma Pardoes Bumblehole

And many, many more

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *aulaxd2020TV/TS
over a year ago

Dudley

I’m restricted because I’m coeliac and only drink gluten free beer and it’s very difficult to obtain I tend to check out everything that I see my favourite at present is Wold top Brewery Scarborough fair IPA

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

English lore is a favourite of mine or a wadworths 6x , very smooth

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *aulaxd2020TV/TS
over a year ago

Dudley

"Bathams Bitter

Bathams Mild

Enville Ale

Ma Pardoes Entire

Ma Pardoes Bumblehole

And many, many more "
can’t drink any of these nowadays really miss bathams enville ales and also Holdens I wish all 3 of these Breweries would do a Gluten free ale

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *eacupsbearCouple
over a year ago

York

I'm a fan of many ales.

Absolute fave would be Old Peculiar on draft.

I do love a micro pub too..

I say that.. but sometimes I get sad when I'm unable to sample all the ales on offer

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *eacupsbearCouple
over a year ago

York

"Timothy Taylor for me . "

I found Landlord Dark in Dorset.. bloody lovely

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wizard's sleeve for me

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

""Old speckled hen" is good. Shepherd Neame's "Bishop's Finger" is probably my favourite.

I like to try the guest beers when I go to the pub just for a bit of variety.

Try Old Crafty Hen 5.5% or Abbot reserve 6.5% both stronger and awesome drinks if you are only having a couple."

I have those during the winter. Bit heavy for summer drinking.

Try the Shep's 1698 too if you like the Old Crafty Hen and Abbott's Reserve. Wychwoods King goblin is a similarly good beer.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ustamanMan
over a year ago

weymouth

No doubt going to be villified for it not being 'real ale' don't care - Guinness zero

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Old Oil is a lovely beer

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *he AmbassadorMan
over a year ago

IRLANDA. / Prague. / Cil Dara

Any or the Irish new age IPAs,

V good standard,

Wicklow wolf would be up there for me,

Porterhouse also.

Brewdog over there

from me

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *9alMan
over a year ago

Bridgend

I enjoy most real ales if well kept, some pubs have too many ales on at once so they do not get used quickly enough to maintain quality

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *uy for couples2000 OP Man
over a year ago

Lincoln

"English lore is a favourite of mine or a wadworths 6x , very smooth "

Love a lady who likes ale x

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pictish brewery in Rochdale do some fine ales

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *aulaxd2020TV/TS
over a year ago

Dudley

"What's your favourite beverage?"
I did happen upon the appropriately named F.A.B (Ferry ales brewery) Golden Fleece blonde the other week it was very nice ..... a brewery from Lincolnshire I believe?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *unfriends1976Couple
over a year ago

Darlington

Just read Black Sheep brewery has gone into administration

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *AYENCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

I think Macewens Champion is gorgeous, Niki loves the Bishop's Finger . . .

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *r WhispererMan
over a year ago

brynmawr

I’ve always been a Guinness lover but the fairly new coffee Guinness is so moreish, it goes down really well

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
over a year ago

Stourbridge

"Bathams Bitter

Bathams Mild

Enville Ale

Ma Pardoes Entire

Ma Pardoes Bumblehole

And many, many more can’t drink any of these nowadays really miss bathams enville ales and also Holdens I wish all 3 of these Breweries would do a Gluten free ale "

Holdens is a nice drink

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *aggonerMan
over a year ago

for a penny

First Hob Goblin Gold

Second Hob Goblin

Third Speckled Hen

Fourth Doom Bar

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m Thinking Theskstone’s OP is winning at the moment

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blue moon is my basic ale.

My favorite craft.

Fools Gold - Peanut Butter imperial hefeweizen.

Swingin - Pineapple upside down cake imperial shandy.

Blueberry Thrill- Blueberry ale.

Expensive sled one in awhile.

Deleruim Tremens

Westmaulle

Lachouff.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A nice dark porter or stout.

Darker the better!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

[Removed by poster at 03/05/23 11:26:37]

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

Alriiiiight...

Hobgoblin - consumed in my Prancing Pony tankard.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Timothy Taylor for me . "

Good choice.

Tim Taylor or Hophead for me

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *MandMMCouple
over a year ago

Welwyn

Northen monk, Transient is my favourite at the moment

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tiny Rebels Barry Island IPA.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *agnar1980Man
over a year ago

Poole

There are too many to choose from. Purbeck brewery do some lovely beers, shipwrecked being one of them. Dorset Knob is also a nice beer, palmers do some ones, as do badgers. I do like speckled hen as well. I also like brains as well.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *orphia2003Woman
over a year ago

Tonypandy.

So many styles and breweries I love. Some standouts include.

Easy Tiger DIPA: LHG

Souldoubt IPA: Polly's brew

Cwtch: Tiny Rebel

Eternal darkness BA porter: Bierbliotek

Jules Malek BA Rhum EDT: to-ol

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *lltheboostCouple
over a year ago

Shefford

Almost anything by Northern Monk.

Brewdog Layer Cake and Rattle & Rum

Most Cloudwaters

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *aulaxd2020TV/TS
over a year ago

Dudley

"Bathams Bitter

Bathams Mild

Enville Ale

Ma Pardoes Entire

Ma Pardoes Bumblehole

And many, many more can’t drink any of these nowadays really miss bathams enville ales and also Holdens I wish all 3 of these Breweries would do a Gluten free ale

Holdens is a nice drink "
holdens golden glow was one of my favourites I know if they still do but holdens bottle enville ales for them I used to love enville ginger it was a superb drink

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *uy for couples2000 OP Man
over a year ago

Lincoln

"Tea. Earl Grey. Hot."

Jean-Luc Picard??

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

I'm lucky enough to have a mate that runs a Micro Brewery ..

It's a hard job having to be a test taster but somehow I cope

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

McEwans Champion

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has anyone ever had unreal ale?

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *aptain Caveman41Man
over a year ago

Home

Guinness

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like Beavertown.. Will try anything vegan (surprisingly hard to find on draft)

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *atty39Man
over a year ago

Manchester

Like a Hobgoblin

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *imbo59seMan
over a year ago

North Norfolk area

In no particular order:

Theakstons Old Peculiar

Badgers Tanglefoot

Sam Smiths Sovereign

Huntsman (think it's Lyle & Woodhouse)

Marston Pedigree

Wadsworth 6X

Greene & King IPA, and Abbot

King & Barnes Sussex

Courage Director

I feel a thirst coming on

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ulieAndBeefCouple
over a year ago

Manchester-ish

6°North - Peleton

Tiny Rebel - Cali Pale

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

"Has anyone ever had unreal ale? "

The poor buggers in the 70s that had to put up with bleedin' watney's red barrel.

Foul stuff

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *bostCouple
over a year ago

glasgow

Anything by Overtone in Glasgow

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Recently found Old man a stout from the Long Man brewery.

I prefer belgium beers though.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

"Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Jean-Luc Picard??

The same!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Right into my ipa's at the mo

I love a vocation ...but neck oil from Beavertown brewery is my fav ..

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Definitely enjoy an IPA the most

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *allum29Man
over a year ago

Banbury

I quite like hooky

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *he_TicklersCouple
over a year ago

Havant & Aberdare

Neck oil for him & Asahi shandy for her

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Right into my ipa's at the mo

I love a vocation ...but neck oil from Beavertown brewery is my fav .."

I absolutely love neck oil! It's on draft at one of my locals thankfully a good session IPA from Beavertown Brewery. Quite citrusy (sp) and more American IPA ...

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love real ales! Started off going to ale festivals (in the good ole days) all over GB and even wrote for CAMRA decades ago

Favourite? Too many to even think about in reality, not sure I even have a favourite brewery

Again it would depend on place, time, mood, occasion and what's available but always on draft not a fan of bottled and never tins!!!!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Old Peculiar or Barista Stout if I'm drinking pints (I usually drink whiskey). Two of Theakstones finest.

MrWho.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *rancois Du BoisMan
over a year ago

Down the back of the sofa.

I tend to like a golden session, I made the barman at Whitby brewery’s tap room laugh when I chose a beer to try by colour. He said he liked the approach cos it want pretentious.

Which is really ironic for me!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

If we are out close to home then a few pints of HPA.

Mr.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *aulaxd2020TV/TS
over a year ago

Dudley

"Right into my ipa's at the mo

I love a vocation ...but neck oil from Beavertown brewery is my fav .."
on the basis of being gluten free I’ve tried vocations Heart and Soul which is quite easy to obtain, I’m trying to find beavertown critical mass which is proving to be elusive

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Exmoor Stag

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *lueFireCouple
over a year ago

just somewhere around here

St Austells Proper Job

Or its double strength brother Big Job

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *hrops56Man
over a year ago

Telford

Speckled Hen

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *hrops56Man
over a year ago

Telford

"McEwans Champion"

Very nice

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ack688Man
over a year ago

abruzzo Italy (and UK)

Beer isn’t anywhere near my list of favourite beverages whether it’s ‘real’ or otherwise, but cider is pretty good and there’s plenty of wines out there that I enjoy.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
over a year ago

Stourbridge

Had a pint of the Royal Celebration Ale from Bathams ,Sovereign. Light, hoppy and citrus flavour very nice actually. Easy drink

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ickdasterdly51Man
over a year ago

Lingfield

Proper Job

Anything by Dark Star or Burning Sky

I'm also a fan of many of the craft keg beers, at least those I can afford!

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *aulaxd2020TV/TS
over a year ago

Dudley

"Had a pint of the Royal Celebration Ale from Bathams ,Sovereign. Light, hoppy and citrus flavour very nice actually. Easy drink "
no doubt consumed in the Royal Exchange enville st Stourbridge? Sadly being coeliac such ales are off the menu, I’ve been to Yorkshire this weekend and had a few bottles of local ales Wold top breweries “against the grain” and Hambleton breweries “session pale ale” which is probably the nicest beer I’ve had for a long long time,

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"McEwans Champion"

Tried a new one London porter

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ormerWelshcouple2020Man
over a year ago

Stourbridge

"Had a pint of the Royal Celebration Ale from Bathams ,Sovereign. Light, hoppy and citrus flavour very nice actually. Easy drink no doubt consumed in the Royal Exchange enville st Stourbridge? Sadly being coeliac such ales are off the menu, I’ve been to Yorkshire this weekend and had a few bottles of local ales Wold top breweries “against the grain” and Hambleton breweries “session pale ale” which is probably the nicest beer I’ve had for a long long time, "

Not on this occasion but I have been known to have a pint or 3 there! Lol

I really sympathise with your plight, but at least there are some you can try.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *he SmiffsCouple
over a year ago

Swindon

As a home brewer (from grain), I love my real ales.

To name, but a few :

Old Peculiar

London Pride

Proper Job

Tribute

Tim Taylor Landlord Premium

Old Speckled Hen

Old Crafty Hen

Wadworth 6x

Marsdens Pedigree

And soo many more.....

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *oyalmaleABCMan
over a year ago

leeds

Love a ipa

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hopback Summer Lightening , Vocation Heart and Soul, Salt Jute, Ossett Brewery Silver King, are a few of my favourite

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Interesting post. Might become a alcoholic later

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ose-tinted GlassesMan
over a year ago

Glasgow / London

One of things I like about visiting England is getting to a proper pub and having a nice ale. There’s something different from the styles in Scotland.

Even a pint of London Pride makes me smile, but I usually go for something local if I can. Old Hooky might be my favourite, but I’m rarely in the Cotswolds …

Up here I’m a fan of Kelburn Brewery - Red Smiddy is delicious. And Harviestoun - their Bitter & Twisted is lovely.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jaipur thorn bridge brewer

Moonshine abbeydale

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *aulaxd2020TV/TS
over a year ago

Dudley

Not on this occasion but I have been known to have a pint or 3 there! Lol

I really sympathise with your plight, but at least there are some you can try. "
the West Midlands is very poor for gluten free beers Purity do a couple of nice ones, can’t beat Yorkshire they are really switched on to gluten free beer there’s a real stigma with anything gluten free which people thinking it’s “shite” so they won’t buy it so shops don’t stock it

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jaipur thorn bridge brewer

Moonshine abbeydale "

Excellent choices !

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *ove2pleaseseukMan
over a year ago

Hastings

"Jaipur thorn bridge brewer

Moonshine abbeydale

Excellent choices ! "

Just no pubs close to me so it's supermarket shame as there all closed now

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *emofaJamesMan
over a year ago

London

The first post-lockdown Guinness in the pub.

Danced my way down Notting Hill as Charlie did with his golden ticket. Positively skipping in merriment.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *aulaxd2020TV/TS
over a year ago

Dudley

"Jaipur thorn bridge brewer

Moonshine abbeydale "
Thornbridge do several gluten-free I’m not a lager fan but i like their Helles lager I’ve also tried their AM-PM, I know Abbeydale produce a wide range of gluten free ales but I’ve never seen any down here in the West Midlands

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *bostCouple
over a year ago

glasgow

For Gluten free. Check out Fierce the brewery from Aberdeen who recently opened a taproom in Manchester. Lots of their beers are GF.

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *orkswatcherMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

Give anything a go

On untappd nearly at 5000 beers ticked off anyone else on it let me know

Can't stand Greene king IPA and hobgoblin

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *aulaxd2020TV/TS
over a year ago

Dudley

"For Gluten free. Check out Fierce the brewery from Aberdeen who recently opened a taproom in Manchester. Lots of their beers are GF."
just checked them out sounds promising and worth a visit if I go to sparkle this year

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dancing duck in Derbyshire is pdg

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *arry LickitMan
over a year ago

Wales

I'm not sure what they are but I love a pint of blue moon and a bottle of hazy jane

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *oding1Man
over a year ago

marlow

From Marlow

Rebellion

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I live 3 mins drive from the hogs back brewery. So anything from them apart fro OTT

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By *uffymayfairCouple
over a year ago

vera playa, Almeria

Doombar, hard to find here in Spain so I usually settle for a bottle of Newcastle brown

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jaipur thorn bridge brewer

Moonshine abbeydale

Excellent choices ! "

I love your choice of summer lightening but not seen the others

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Doombar, hard to find here in Spain so I usually settle for a bottle of Newcastle brown "

Nothing wrong with a broon

Reply privately

Reply in forum

Reply +quote

Post new Message to Thread