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I'd hazard a guess you've never been to Belgium. Over a thousand beers and the tens that I've tried (some of which are at a supermarket near you) are definitely not alcoholic water.

 

I'm a former staunch ale drinker, so much so, that if I walked into a pub and there were no handpulls, I'd walk out. However, due to there being no cask ale over here in Estonia (yet), then I've had to modify my drinking preferences a bit. So much so, that I started importing a load of craft beer. Now that scene has fully taken off, you can't find a beer that doesn't hit you full in the face with hops. Sometimes its nice to taste the other ingredients. Due to that, I've often found myself just wanting a nice, clean lager to slake my thirst. I'm not talking Carlsberg, Heineken and those other mass market suds, but German and Czech lagers and Pilsners that have some provenance and taste. I went on a tour of the Pilsner Urquell factory, including the 10km of underground caves that they "lager" their beers in. In one of the caves, they give you a beer straight from the barrel. Unfiltered, unpasturised, "room temperature" (around 10c). Absolutely the best lager I've ever had. (yeah I know a Yorkshireman should have complained about the size of that head, but in this instance it all added to the experience).

 

There's a Ryan Sparks tweet for that.

 

Stop being a snob bear. I grew up on Tetleys and Barnsley bitter, have been a camra member for years but recognise the worth of Czech, Bavarian and Italian lager beers(all real ales) especially on days like today.

 

Try sitting in a beer garden in Cologne, drinking a cold glass of Kölsch and saying lager is awful. The perception of all lagers being bad, is the same perception that all ale drinkers wear anoraks, have beards and enjoy a good yomp.

Anyway! Don't we have a beer forum for this sort of chat? We're in danger of being deleted by the admins I bet!

 

Fair points on both counts.

And drinking heavily comes with the territory as a City fan. Its medicinal.

 

Real men drank bitter with a bottle of gold label Barley wine poured in

 

I wonder, will there be a range of non alcoholic beers for us non drinkers? Maybe those whom drive to the game?

It may seem a strange request to some but as a consumer, I'd like the option available.

 

Now that is truly disappointing news. Molson and Coors, individually and together, are exactly the type of industrial brewers that I was grumbling about earlier. Bland, adjunct-laden, alcoholic pap. Molson used to be good, but that all ended through the 70s and 80s, when the marketing mentality won out.

This was chance to support local (craft) breweries, and get some quality ales & lagers into VP. Pity it's been wasted.

RCB

 

It’s funny, because yesterday I saw Carling in a Tallinn supermarket for the first time. My past is catching up with me over here! Of course I had to buy one to check it’s still as bland as I remember.

It was, but still was an exciting moment!

 

Begians drink beer like wine, small glasses and savour. They don't neck it in pints like us neanderthal brits

 

The liquid equivalent of turkey twizzlers is Britain's favourite beer. How utterly depressing.

 

Tetley's Dark mild, if you never drank it you never lived.

 

Most lager is tasteless pish. There are some decent ones like Budvar, but most of it is Iike drinking alcoholic water.

 

I love Belgian beers (but not sure they are all lagers? anyhow, whatever) and I agree a nice ice cold lager in the sun is a nice drink. Has anyone had “Life & Death” from Vocation in Hebden Bridge? If you like IPA, do yourself a favour and get a few cans if you haven’t as yet.

 

Yup, I've been to Belgium. I was referring to most of the lagers that are widely available here, particularly in pubs, which generally taste of next to nothing.
I'm aware that more specialist, flavoursome lagers are available. I'm rather partial to a bottle of Cobra with a curry.

 

Any oppo supporter reading this column will think "they're a bunch of pissheads, thank god I don't follow Bradford City".

 

oh for a pint of mixed

 

With the new catering company on board, would that not be Bantam in a Basket?