Bought beer..

[Leon103]

Not yet. Name's familiar though - are they in Bridgend?
It's a slow job working your way through them all, but someone's got to do it.

Yes that's them. Don't bother, totally ****.

 

[Cwrw666]

Yes that's them. Don't bother, totally ****.

Ha ha ha - every time I drive down the M4 I keep thinking I ought to pop in and buy a few bottles but I'm always rushing somewhere. So I've not missed anything then.

 

[Leon103]

Ha ha ha - every time I drive down the M4 I keep thinking I ought to pop in and buy a few bottles but I'm always rushing somewhere. So I've not missed anything then.

No. Some were so bad I had to contact the brewer and give honest feedback and advice

 

[Gunge]

No. Some were so bad I had to contact the brewer and give honest feedback and advice

What did he say.... "Ye well it's craft beer and supposed to taste shyte"?

 

[marshbrewer]

I drink my homebrew unless;

• I haven't got any ready (although this is becoming a rarity)
• I want to recover yeast from a bottle conditioned ale (only once in a blue moon)
• I want to try something that interests me that I haven't tried before for research (more frequent, but still the exception rather than the rule)
• I'm in a pub (maybe once a week).

 

[Leon103]

What did he say.... "Ye well it's craft beer and supposed to taste shyte"?

Because yes. Said it was meant to taste like that. He went blank when I started using technical terms

 

[Gunge]

Something VERY BAD happened recently.... I tipped a batch of HB down the sink, just not good and the first to go that way in decades. As a result I've been buying bottles of ale to supplement my meagre supplies until more recent batches come online. I can tell y'all this - not one of them has been a patch of my own. What a complete waste of time, money and boot leather. If I ever find myself in such a dire predicament again, I'd sooner sup the missus' wine ( which I make) than pay one penny for any commercial crap. Homebrewers buying someone else's beer? WTF?? Does a master mechanic get the bodger down the road to fix his wheels? Cos that's what it's akin to.

 

[AlDaviz]

You need to drink all beers for research purposes

 

[Clint]

EXCEPT...B and JS....

 

[AlDaviz]

You’ve got to try at least one

 

[Gunge]

You need to drink all beers for research purposes

So long as someone buys them for me. Ye I know... I'm such a martyr.

 

[Ajhutch]

Something VERY BAD happened recently.... I tipped a batch of HB down the sink, just not good and the first to go that way in decades. As a result I've been buying bottles of ale to supplement my meagre supplies until more recent batches come online. I can tell y'all this - not one of them has been a patch of my own. What a complete waste of time, money and boot leather. If I ever find myself in such a dire predicament again, I'd sooner sup the missus' wine ( which I make) than pay one penny for any commercial crap. Homebrewers buying someone else's beer? WTF?? Does a master mechanic get the bodger down the road to fix his wheels? Cos that's what it's akin to.

What did you buy?

 

[Gunge]

What did you buy?

That I can recall... Newky Brown, Bishops Finger, Old Empire, Bass Original, Wild Bill's IPA, Hobgoblin summat or other, Ruddles ( WTF has happened to that??), and a few more I can't remember. All dishwater IMHO.

 

[Brew_DD2]

That I can recall... Newky Brown, Bishops Finger, Old Empire, Bass Original, Wild Bill's IPA, Hobgoblin summat or other, Ruddles ( WTF has happened to that??), and a few more I can't remember. All dishwater IMHO.

They are all utterly dreadful.

 

[Leon103]

That I can recall... Newky Brown, Bishops Finger, Old Empire, Bass Original, Wild Bill's IPA, Hobgoblin summat or other, Ruddles ( WTF has happened to that??), and a few more I can't remember. All dishwater IMHO.

The cheapest **** you could buy.

 

[Sadfield]

Something VERY BAD happened recently.... I tipped a batch of HB down the sink, just not good and the first to go that way in decades. As a result I've been buying bottles of ale to supplement my meagre supplies until more recent batches come online. I can tell y'all this - not one of them has been a patch of my own. What a complete waste of time, money and boot leather. If I ever find myself in such a dire predicament again, I'd sooner sup the missus' wine ( which I make) than pay one penny for any commercial crap. Homebrewers buying someone else's beer? WTF?? Does a master mechanic get the bodger down the road to fix his wheels? Cos that's what it's akin to.

Master mechanic takes his car to the scrapers. Buys a Yugo to replace it.

 

[strange-steve]

That I can recall... Newky Brown, Bishops Finger, Old Empire, Bass Original, Wild Bill's IPA, Hobgoblin summat or other, Ruddles ( WTF has happened to that??), and a few more I can't remember. All dishwater IMHO.

That's like listening to Nickelback, The Script and Coldplay and concluding that all bands are sh*te.

 

[Gunge]

So are you guys seriously suggesting that I should spend even more in the hope that I might encounter something decent? Haha.... no.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

So are you guys seriously suggesting that I should spend even more in the hope that I might encounter something decent? Haha.... no.

I have tried many bottles of beer (as you know i don't make my own) some have been poor and some great and they have all been the same price in the local supermarket 4 for £6 offer, could i make better beer than my favourites myself i don't know but one thing is for sure at £1.50 a bottle its no big deal if i find one i am not keen on.

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[strange-steve]

So are you guys seriously suggesting that I should spend even more in the hope that I might encounter something decent? Haha.... no.

Nah, just don't be surprised that generic, bland supermarket ales are generic and bland.

Don't worry though, next time you have to dump a brew give us a ding, there are plenty here who'll steer you towards some quality commercial beers so you don't have to waste your money again