Ale, Beer, Stout appreciation

Beer fest at the Pembury starts a week today, 23-27th Feb.
http://www.individualpubs.co.uk/pembury/

Is there ever not a beer festival going on at the Pembury? ;)

Is there ever not a beer festival going on at the Pembury? ;)

it's only twice a year... or is it thrice... anyway, it's a good thing!

it's only twice a year... or is it thrice... anyway, it's a good thing!

It was meant as an indirect compliment to the Pembeery. :)

Old Thumper.

Too strong.

Has anyone seen this?

http://www.masonandtaylor.co.uk/

Also maybe a forum trip to the Harp the Camra pub of the year in cov garden?

did a fleet street pub crawl last night.

the blackfriar
the albion
ye olde cheshire cheese
the old bank of england
the crown? (getting hazy by the end, opposite the royal courts of justice) EDIT: the george.

had me some:

sharp's doombar (always a good opening gambit)
half a thornbridge jaipur (pungent, acidic, powerful and not entirely sure i'd have finished a pint)
bath ale's gem (nice, but sweeter than i'd previously realised. prefer it chilled in bottles at lmnh)
quite a lot of sammy smith's bitter (passable. quaffable. cheap.)
fuller's bengal lancer (lovely stuff).
marsden's oyster (drunk enough to not realise i was ordering stout now.)
capped that lot with a mcallan on ice and staggered home with a bleary smile on my fat face.

unsurprisingly feeling a bit rough today. think i compounded the situation by having curry goat as my pre sessions stomach liner. oh dear.

had something called Front Row from fullers at the george in dalstonia last night, pretty decent

"drunk enough to not realise i was ordering stout now"

Repped. :)

Doom Bar. Horrendously overrated.

you think? reckon it's a good standard beer

it's decent, nothing spectacular but nice to drink.

Always grab a bottle of Sam Smith's oatmeal stout when I get the chance. Thick, black and sweet, like me.

might pop over to the Pembury sunday day time...

Thick, black and sweet, like me.

this made me chuckle.

just been running. am sweating hoppy sweat.

Heh, I'm actually clever, white, and a total bastard.

Kernel Brewery export stout in the Draft House, tower bridge this arvo. Heavy chocolatey meal in a glass. Delicious.

Not keen on their IPA though, bit grassy and underdeveloped for me.

Heh, I'm actually clever, white, and a total bastard.

You're white? Well join the club, so am I! This is brilliant this is. A new brother.

;)

Now, back to drinkipoos. Are there not many stout fanciers on here then? Not much comment from you highly regarded lot.

No, not stoat, and no ferrets, thank you Northerners. Stout.

i'm partial to a mackeson every now and then

bagged a bottle of Rogue Brewery's Shakespear Oatmeal Stout from Utoboor in Borough Market. Will be having that on Sunday. I really liked their "Dead Guy Ale" which is their renamed Mayer Bock so looking forward to the Stout.

Guinness - standard/yardstick. Either draught or stout. You can get it 'stout' from the tap but only if the bar staff will take the widget off the tap for you.
Murphys - ok, lighter than Guinness, good if you think Guinness is too heavy
Beamish - very nice, almost smokey, best drunk in Cork in the pub opposite the brewery.
Samuel Smiths Oatmeal Stout - very nice but but a bit gassy, gives me the hiccups
Oyster Stout from the Porterhouse - heavy, good, rich, I imagine it would cook very well
Dragon Stout - turns you bat-shit crazy

etc

Stout and porter, please. Fuller's London Porter is still my yardstick. Maybe it's a London thing.

Another shout out for Mackesons, I could neck them little bastards all night. My mum did when she had me! Gives you strength.

I always lean towards a stout or porter, must be the roasty thing. Was wondering what the difference was.

While there is a great deal of disagreement in the brewing world on this subject, at one time, porter was considered an alternative name for stout. It was originally used in the 18th century. Historically, there are no differences between stout and porter, though there has been a tendency for breweries to differentiate the strengths of their dark beers with the words "extra", "double" and "stout". The term stout was initially used to indicate a stronger porter than other porters issued by an individual brewery. Though not consistent, this is the usage that was most commonly employed

Lives and learns

Brown & Bitter is a nice old fahioned drop too, half pint bottle of Mann's brown ale in a pint glass topped up with whatever bitter is on draught. Nice and rich if they don't have any nice beers on. Seems like only Al Murray type landlords know what you're on about though.

Wouldn't say no to a mild or a ruby mild though. Why don't more pubs sell mild? The 21st Century is rubbish.