Marks and Spencers on line are selling bottle conditioned real ales at
very reasonable prices. If you get two cases it's carriage free. I got
some and the packing etc is excellent. As is/was the beer.

We find it difficult sometimes to find bottle conditioned beer on the
supermarket shelves.

Bill

Bill Wright wrote...

We find it difficult sometimes to find bottle conditioned beer on the
supermarket shelves.

Have you tried doing the shopping before visiting the pub?

--
Ken O'Meara
http://www.btinternet.com/~unsteadyken/

UnsteadyKen wrote:
Bill Wright wrote...

We find it difficult sometimes to find bottle conditioned beer on the
supermarket shelves.

Have you tried doing the shopping before visiting the pub?

Well no. Do you think it would help?

Bill

On 21/01/2012 16:06, Bill Wright wrote:
UnsteadyKen wrote:
Bill Wright wrote...

We find it difficult sometimes to find bottle conditioned beer on the
supermarket shelves.

Have you tried doing the shopping before visiting the pub?

Well no. Do you think it would help?

BCA suffers from morons wondering why it's cloudy.

Spitfire used to be BCA. Hen's Tooth used to be fairly common on the
shelves as did Fuller's 1860whatever...

Go to Belgium and there's loads of it. Trappist Tripel. Mmmmmmmmm....
--
Phil Cook

In message , Phil Cook
wrote


Spitfire used to be BCA. Hen's Tooth used to be fairly common on the
shelves as did Fuller's 1860whatever...


I don't rate Spitfire or Greene King's Hen's tooth as having enough
quality to warrant being bottled conditioned.

IMO, a lot of the BC beers that I've tried have been rather mediocre and
the BC label is just a marketing ploy rather than an attempt to produce
a better quality beer.

Go to Belgium and there's loads of it. Trappist Tripel. Mmmmmmmmm....

But they also produce that stuff where they let wild yeast into the
brewing process. Sell that on draught in the UK and the pubs would get
99% returns as something close to vinegar is somewhat of an acquired
taste


--
Alan
news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk

On 21/01/2012 17:57, Alan wrote:

IMO, a lot of the BC beers that I've tried have been rather mediocre and
the BC label is just a marketing ploy rather than an attempt to produce
a better quality beer.

Go to Belgium and there's loads of it. Trappist Tripel. Mmmmmmmmm....

But they also produce that stuff where they let wild yeast into the
brewing process. Sell that on draught in the UK and the pubs would get
99% returns as something close to vinegar is somewhat of an acquired
taste

have you tried Rodenbach Grand Cru? Not BCA but after two years in OAK,
wow what a taste!
--
Phil Cook

Alan wrote:
In message , Phil Cook
wrote


Spitfire used to be BCA. Hen's Tooth used to be fairly common on the
shelves as did Fuller's 1860whatever...


I don't rate Spitfire or Greene King's Hen's tooth as having enough
quality to warrant being bottled conditioned.

IMO, a lot of the BC beers that I've tried have been rather mediocre and
the BC label is just a marketing ploy rather than an attempt to produce
a better quality beer.
It's a shame you've come to think that. You must have been drinking
beers where the brewery had just cynically climbed on the bandwagon. Try
Sussex Golden Ale (Hepworth Brewery) or Yorkshire Best Bitter
(Hambleton). Both available at M & S, although they attribute the YBB to
Cropton Brewery, who I think lost the contract recently.

Bill

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:07:58 +0000
Bill Wright wrote:

Marks and Spencers on line are selling bottle conditioned real ales
at very reasonable prices. If you get two cases it's carriage free. I
got some and the packing etc is excellent. As is/was the beer.

We find it difficult sometimes to find bottle conditioned beer on the
supermarket shelves.

Bill

Of course, there's always this NG:
uk.food+drink.real-ale
--
Davey.

In message , Davey
wrote

Of course, there's always this NG:
uk.food+drink.real-ale

Since all the CAMRA people left to set up their own private group that
newsgroup is virtually dead.
--
Alan
news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk

On Saturday, January 21st, 2012 at 23:44:29h +0000, Alan explained:

In message , Davey
wrote

Of course, there's always this NG:
uk.food+drink.real-ale

Since all the CAMRA people left to set up their own private group that
newsgroup is virtually dead.

But there is always the official news group

rec.food.drink.beer