Craft beer and real ale drinkers

Kellfire said:
BrewDog pasteurise all their beers. You can get Punk IPA, Dead Pony Club and Five AM by BrewDog in the likes of Sainsburys and Tesco. You'll also see them in many pubs in bottles or sometimes Punk on tap.

Sadly most craft beer contains live yeast.
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I live within half a mile from their brewery in Ellon. If you don't mind spending a few pounds on one of their bottles, try Tactical Nuclear Penguin - its only 32%. I think its about £40 a bottle.
 
Already had TNP, it's actually not as nice as their 41% Sink the Bismarck. Now that's a potent beer and I believe still the strongest beer in the world that doesn't need alcohol to be added back in after distillation to increase the strength.
 
MegaSteve said:
'Back in the day'... Post!

Youngs Ramrod... Now there was pint worth having...
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Ah. When I was a lad we usually went for a "light and bitter" mainly because you would end up with more than a pint. In a Youngs pub it would be a "Ramrod (bottled) and Special" - real headache stuff, but nice.
 
Leftie said:
If you are having a party (or even a heavy weekend) then these guys can supply your beer requirements.

http://www.beerbarrels2u.co.uk/

If you are in the Bromley area, call in to their shop The Bitter End and tell them that Leftie sent you:cheers:
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Blimey, is that place still going? Must have last been there nearly 30 years ago, where did that time go?
 
Aztecs27 said:
I would agree with this - but it's hit and miss whether the individual pubs look after their ales or not. Having worked behind and run a bar for much of my life, I am REALLY picky about this. But on the whole most do a good job of producing a good pint and their beer festivals are great for trying loads of good beers at a decent price.

EDIT: I should also mention - if anyone is a real fan of brewery tours, the Hook Norton Brewery tour is just about the best one you can do here in the UK. They one of the only (if not the only) brewery still use original methods for their brewing process (including steam engine driven machinery and using horse drawn carriages to deliver the beer to the local pubs). It's really quite magical!

Plus, their beer is (in my opinion) the best this country has to offer.
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Went to Hook Norton with a gang from my local. Great day and some serious sampling. Love 'Old Hookey'
 
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