real ale (at The Magnolia)

[Sue]

Yes what?!

Yes you find it commonly in ED pubs, yes you've lost your smiley menu, or yes it's just me?

:)

[Keef]

Smiley menu seems to have been removed.

[Brendan]

Thank god for that! (insert winky thing to indicate I?m being frivolous (insert red gurning thing to indicate my mirth at my frivolousness(insert beer clinky thing to indicate that I?m a jolly chap and mean nothing by it(insert sunglasses thing to indicate how cool my poignant post makes me feel)))) (insert winky thing once more just in case I offended someone and because it sounds a bit rude) (insert grinning thing to indicate the hilarity of my joke)

[Brendan]

(insert blushing thing as an apology for going off topic)

[Moos]

You laugh now, Brendan, but just wait. Without winky smileys, WWIII will erupt on the Forum in no time, as the irony-blunt folk of ED fail to get each other's light-hearted comments.

I jest, of course. ;-)

[Brendan]

Are you ?aving a go?

[Moos]

Come on then, if you think you're hard enough.

[EDOldie]

Leave it Moos, 'e's not wurf it.

[Sue]

Moos Wrote:

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> You laugh now, Brendan, but just wait. Without

> winky smileys, WWIII will erupt on the Forum in no

> time, as the irony-blunt folk of ED fail to get

> each other's light-hearted comments.

>

> I jest, of course. ;-)

xxxxxx

Many a true word, Moos, is spoken in jest :)

[Moos]

*struggling not quite hard enough*

Lemme adim!

Magnolia, please don't get Black Sheep in. It has disastrous effects on the gut.

Edited to avoid administrative displeasure

[TheePope]

Old Peculier - Pah! A quick glance on Wikipedia (which I am assured is 100% reliable !) confirms my suspicions - Theakstons is part of Scottish & Newcastle and now presumbably Heineken.

*Puts CAMRA hat on and advocates support of small regional breweries and untied pubs*

[Sue]

Whilst I agree with your sentiments on the whole, I think good ale is good ale regardless of where it comes from - presumably the same people make it as used to, whoever is the ultimate owner?

And don't Scottish and Newcastle make Newkie Brown?

Nuff said :)

[EDOldie]

Trouble is it's not the same people who make it. An extreme of this is San Miguel which is brewed here under licence and utter pants compared to the real thing from Spain. It's a pure marketing device and nothing to do with taste or 'real' ale. It's like Youngs is not brewed at Wandsworth anymore, so how can it be Youngs??

[Sue]

I've just looked up the Theakstons web page and it certainly looks as if their ale is brewed in Masham, same as it ever was (Talking Heads) :)

[TheePope]

Original Theakston's brewers left to creat the Black Sheep brewery who are v. recommended.

But enough of this!

At the end of the day I think we can all agree that all beer is good...

Lets drink to that

[Jah Lush]

Your correct TheePope. Theakstons split in two. Two brothers I think had a disgreement and split the brewery. Old Peculiar, although still a very fine pint isn't quite as it was years ago before the split. BlackSheep is actually a lot like Old Peculier used to be.

[Sue]

I stand corrected and bow my head in shame :-$

:)

[OutOfFocus]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Your correct TheePope. Theakstons split in two.

> Two brothers I think had a disgreement and split

> the brewery.

True - but the original Theakstons was Owned by Scottish & Newcastle but is now independent.

[Jah Lush]

Surely Theakstons was independent at first and was then bought out by Scottish & Newcastle Andrew?

[tommyt]

The best real ale bar none is Exmoor Ale - get in and folks will love it.

Closely followed by otter and Butcombe bitter.

[Sue]

Surely this is all a matter of individual taste????

You can't say just because you like something everybody else is bound to (though of course I say that all the time,lol )

:)-D