Real Ale

[Magpie]

No need for innuendo - I think a name like the East Dulwich Brewing Company - with our first brew - a traditional Best being named SE22

[Jah Lush]

Nah! Forget the postcode name I think His Lordship's Best would be better.

[miket53]

I've done some full mash brewing, with varying results. Trouble is if you wanted to sell it you would end up with food standards people and HMRC would probably want to take most of your money..

But if someone wants to invest in all the equipment I'd try to produce beer (as long as I can sample the results and drink more of it if it's any good.)

[iaineasy]

I'm enjoying a wells waggle dance tasty stuff!! It's supposedly a golden Ale is that considered a real ale? I have often considered brewing my own, but feel slightly worried that I would never make it out if the house if I had fifty litres of virtually free beer on tap.

[Andystar]

Can anyone recommend an ale for an ale virgin & also an ale to use in a steak & ale pie??

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Pop down to Lidl - they have some decent bottled stuff for 99p which would be good for a pie.

[flapjackdavey]

pie ? did somebody say pie ?

[HAL9000]

Many expats working in the 'dry' countries of the Middle East become proficient at brewing beers, distilling spirits and even wine making in the privacy of their villas and compounds. I've sampled some potent concoctions on my travels.

I don't drink much beer these days, but a friend in Amsterdam took me to a Belgian bar just off Leidseplein that offered something like 800 different brews - it's the only time as an adult that I got paralytic drunk. That is some strong beer!

I don?t know if any Belgian ales are available in the UK but they?re well worth a try if one gets the opportunity ? just don?t underestimate their strength.

[Magpie]

For lager drinkers new to real ale I would always go for a lighter ale, as it tends to be less "bitter". On the other hand if you like Guinness then the darker beers with an higher alcohol content may be more up your street. Waggle dance is certainly a real ale, and a good example of something that a lager drinker would probably drink and enjoy.

I agree on Belgian beer - the German's and the Belgians treat beer with the same reverence as Wine, and given the quality and variety of British Beers available, it's a shame we don't do the same here. I think the problem is that real ale does have an association with men with beards and sandals doing strange things in sheds.

[Brendan]

If you?re a lager drinker but ?ale curious? get down the Dog and have a pint of Meantime, London Pale Ale.

[Jeremy]

Andystar Wrote:

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> Can anyone recommend an ale for an ale virgin &

> also an ale to use in a steak & ale pie??

Bombardier is good in a pie.

[Brendan]

Guinness is good for pie.

[Brendan]

Whereas East Dulwich over Charlton is South East for pi.

[louisiana]

Brendan Wrote:

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> Guinness is good for pie.

+1

Guinness is excellent in a pie. Beef pie, mind.

[skidmarks]

Guinness is not real ale! It is pasteurised for a start like all lagers and it uses some kind of ominous mixed gas concoction to force it out of the barrel.

[Brendan]

I never said it was real ale. Or even ale for that matter. I just said it was good for pie. It?s good for stew too.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Who's Stew? Why haven't I met him?

[BigPhil]

used to brew "Muntons best bitter" back in the day, was a potent drop but was always popular when the lads gathered to watch the rugby. we made a batch of about 4 doz quarts every 2 weeks and then let it sit in the bottles for another month.

we used to buy the kit from online homebrew shop for about ?10 per brew.

now of course , i just go downstairs and have a pint from the tap

which this month is Hobgoblin ! so if you like a drop , come on down , it ?2.50 per pint as well

cheers to the beers

all hail to the ale

phil

[louisiana]

Gotta say, out of all the real ales, the products Hobgoblin are my least favourite. We tend to walk out of pubs and find somewhere else if all that is on offer is Hobgoblin ales. Sorry.

[bigbadwolf]

For me the worst has to be Greene King/Ruddles. It's too weak and leaves a metallic after-taste.

[Brendan]

Isn?t it dirty lines that give beer a metallic aftertaste?

[bigbadwolf]

I've no idea.

[louisiana]

Brendan Wrote:

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> I never said it was real ale. Or even ale for that

> matter. I just said it was good for pie. It?s good

> for stew too.

+1

It is good.

Has anyone written the book 'cooking with ale'? If not...

[Brendan]

I could probably write a book about cooking while under the influence of ale.

3am, Heinz Beans surprise anyone?

[Ted Max]

Is there any other way to write a book?