Your Pint of choice this evening

[Victor_Notts-17]

I've got a nice French red just about finished (a glass left) then I have one bottle of Porter in the fridge. The Mrs is in Canada visiting her folks else I'd send her down the Offy (I'm too lazy)! I'll have to hit the watermelon liqueur or the whiskies I have buried in the cupboard after the Porter (else go Offy)...

[Jaydog]

You should give the Hen Harrier a go, it's nice - a Pale Ale at 4.5%, so within your parameter of preference

Haven't tried it before, but picked up a couple of bottles in Morrisons. I don't tend to go in there very often and they had a beer festival promotion on a few weeks back, with some I hadn't come across before so picked up a few new ones try.

You might struggle to find it in Aldi though ..................although don't knock the place as Hobgoblin (my usual go to beer of choice, as I like a red/ruby beer) is as cheap in there as anywhere.

No Morrisons locally alas.
I used to buy a lot of cheap beer in Aldi but I do struggle with the clientele in there as you know

[Jaydog]

To warm the COCKles after my Aldi run

[Muppet the Cat]

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To warm the COCKles after my Aldi run

Bet you didn't even attract a second glance in there

[Jaydog]

Bet you didn't even attract a second glance in there

No, apart from the lady after a saveloy. Very persistent.
You’d like this Cat. Amber Ale 4.8%
Lovely. Brewed about 8 miles away in Sudbury

[Victor_Notts-17]

4 cans of draught Guiness and a bottle of Jam Shed (Shiraz) for me tonight! You can tell the missus is away

[Muppet the Cat]

A new one I picked up in Sainsbury’s today……(and I kept my clothes on )

Sainsbury’s TtD ‘Ruby Red Ale’…..but brewed by Shepherd Neame (Kent)

[Muppet the Cat]

No, apart from the lady after a saveloy. Very persistent.
You’d like this Cat. Amber Ale 4.8%
Lovely. Brewed about 8 miles away in Sudbury

Tbh, not one I've heard of or come across before, Foxy....but sounds nice

Did Suffolk Pride come before, or after London Pride ????

[Jaydog]

Tbh, not one I've heard of or come across before, Foxy....but sounds nice

Did Suffolk Pride come before, or after London Pride ????

Nor me till today. From Waitrose.
They have a stout from them too but I’ll be stocking up on this. Proper Ruby ale. Lovely gear.
London Pride came first I reckon

[Victor_Notts-17]

Aldi Coffee Porter is like £1.29 a bottle (500ml) and it's lush! That said, I'm normally an IPA drinker (or Amber/Ruby) but am on Guinness tonight...

[60sUnited]

Getting back to pleasure....I am drinking Abbot Ale Reserve @ 6.5%....4 x 500ml bottles for £6 at Tesco.....tasty and doesn't seem too strong.

[Muppet the Cat]

A particular favourite, if not my very favourite

[Jaydog]

A particular favourite, if not my very favourite

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Only 5%
A lot of those Belgians are quite pokey
Where from?
Of course you have the glass for it

[Jaydog]

You said to me the other night Cat about London Pride or Suffolk Pride, who’s been brewing longest. I don’t know but Suffolk Pride is made by Mauldons since 1795. It’s on the neck of the bottle. Never heard of them till now and they’re just up the road. I’ve had quite a few now tbh!

[Muppet the Cat]

Only 5%
A lot of those Belgians are quite pokey
Where from?
Of course you have the glass for it

I know, I tried a Chimay Triple (which I picked up in Tesco) last week which was 8%.......it was OK, but I don't overly enjoy the stronger-really strong ones.

You see the Leffe Blonde and Brune everywhere and I notice they've started doing the cans and 330ml bottles here as well. Blonde is even on tap in the Spoons near me. However, you try and find somewhere that sells the Ruby. Asda used to but stopped a year or two ago. I now have to order it from Amazon, although in the last 6 months it's gone up from £20 to £26 for 6x 750ml bottles........but still worth it

(and I came across the glass in a charity shop for 20p )

Give it a try, Foxy........lovely stuff !

[Jaydog]

I know, I tried a Chimay Triple (which I picked up in Tesco) last week which was 8%.......it was OK, but I don't overly enjoy the stronger-really strong ones.

You see the Leffe Blonde and Brune everywhere and I notice they've started doing the cans and 330ml bottles here as well. Blonde is even on tap in the Spoons near me. However, you try and find somewhere that sells the Ruby. Asda used to but stopped a year or two ago. I now have to order it from Amazon, although in the last 6 months it's gone up from £20 to £26 for 6x 750ml bottles........but still worth it

(and I came across the glass in a charity shop for 20p )

Give it a try, Foxy........lovely stuff !

Yeah I will. Ruby ale is growing on me.
So it’s an Amazon job. No problem.
£1 a bottle increase is quite a lot. Hang on a 750ml bottle. Nice

[Muppet the Cat]

You said to me the other night Cat about London Pride or Suffolk Pride, who’s been brewing longest. I don’t know but Suffolk Pride is made by Mauldons since 1795. It’s on the neck of the bottle. Never heard of them till now and they’re just up the road. I’ve had quite a few now tbh!

That sounds pretty established then

[Muppet the Cat]

Yeah I will. Ruby ale is growing on me.
So it’s an Amazon job. No problem.
£1 a bottle increase is quite a lot. Hang on a 750ml bottle. Nice

Yes, thing is when you polish one off......the good lady wife seems to think that justifies her drinking the same size bottle
of wine

[Jaydog]

Yes, thing is when you polish one off......the good lady wife seems to think that justifies her drinking the same size bottle
of wine

That’s ok. Keeps them quiet. I didn’t say that mind you. Keep that one to yourself.

[Muppet the Cat]

A Batemans ‘Victory Ale’

Definitely more in hope, than expectation