[Askan Nightbringer]

Originally posted by growltigger:
Askan, anyone in England who gave you Carling needs slapping. Stick to the real ales, we have loads with satanic names but I like the ones that indicate the effect they will have on you eg Brain Buster, Old Dirigible, Old Regurgitator and Cripple Cock (well that is a cider)

I got a Carling in a place called The Dreadnaugth in Surrey Quays. I would have loved to give the guy a slapping but he seemed quite rough
Don't think I could ever drink anything called Cripple Cock, brewer's droop is bad enough but Cripple Cock sounds damn painful

Originally posted by dogscoff:
Well, we don't make our own lagers, so drinking lager in England might be what the locals drink but it's not an example of English beer. You need to go for some of the curious small-brewery bitters, as mentioned by GT. Even the mass-produced stuff, like John Smiths and Boddingtons, might be interesting to a foreign palate if they don't happen to serve Old Grumblebelly or whatever strange-named real ale happens to be available.

That said, I imagine John Smith's etc is exported anyway, so you've probably tried it at home.

I've had a Boddington. I also had something called a Winter Warmer which was quite nice, and heavy on the alcohol too which is good when your in London and finding it hard to get drunk before the pub closes. Never heard of John Smith, I'll have a look at the local bottle shop and see if I can find it.

I enjoyed a couple of Hoegaardens today at lunch. It was very tasty, just unfortunate that at the price a bottle was I could have two and half schooners of Tooheys.

Askan