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Nigel Rowe
#1 Posted : 05 December 2011 18:40:12(UTC)
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It is good to see the Fuller's Forum up and running. I have posted on the Camra Forums, but many of us regulars have been put off by ridiculously heavy-handed moderationm so am delighted to see this forum!

My favourite beer has to be Wadworth's 6X. This was the first real ale I tried - back in 1975. We stopped off at The Tally Ho! at Hungerford Newtown, and I asked for a pint of 6X. I was so impressed by the taste and quality after drinking beers such as Gibbs Mew's Anchor Keg and Younger's Tartan, that I signed up to Camra then and there!

I have enjoyed hundreds of beers since that momentus occassion. Too many to name just one, but Fuller's ESB, Pride, Wadworth Old Timer, St Austell HSD, Gales HSB, Jennings Sneck Lifter...Oh, I could go on and on! Beers no longer with us include Huntsman IPA and Royal Oak, Whitbread (Romsey) Trophy, Brickwood's Best...

Happy Days!
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Clive Baker
#2 Posted : 05 December 2011 18:44:37(UTC)
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Any thing by brewed by JK is fine by me.
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Graham Griffiths
#3 Posted : 05 December 2011 20:06:39(UTC)
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Coming frm Wales in 1980, where there was very little real ale I took an instant like to London Pride - still a great beer
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Roger Drew
#4 Posted : 05 December 2011 23:24:16(UTC)
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Fullers Summer Ale is one of my favourite all-time beers. Other than cost, can't understand why they don't brew it now (and PLEASE don't tell me that Discovery is similar/as good/better etc).

Probably the best UK beer I've ever drunk was Dorset IPA by Eldridge Pope, but then most things they brewed in those days was excellent. IMHO Palmers still take some beating :)
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Richard Stewart
#5 Posted : 06 December 2011 00:56:52(UTC)
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Interesting that Nigel's favourite is Wadworth's 6X. For those that don't know, this is brewed in Devizes Wiltshire, where the water is very hard.Wadworths 6X has a very smooth body and creamy soft quality.
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Richard Stewart
#6 Posted : 06 December 2011 01:21:53(UTC)
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My first pint of real ale was probably Royal Oak brewed by Eldridge Pope in Dorchester Dorset in the 1970's. Fabulous beer by the brewers of the famous Hardy Ale and once tasted never forgotten.Fullers ESB is very close in taste.

A major revelation when I discovered cask ESB - absolute nectar.


My favourite bottled ale is Fullers 1845 which is like drinking your 'first pint' every time.
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Stewart Flood
#7 Posted : 06 December 2011 01:36:00(UTC)
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Fullers wise it has to be ESB, a real stand out beer when kept properly.

Otherwise I'll try most brews but prefer the darker ones, at present my favourite has to be Brooklyn Brewery's Black Chocolate Stout, it is quite hefty at 10% ABV but you'd never know it when drinking a glass, utterly delicious.
(Purchased in bottles from my local specialist beer emporium - Bitter Virtue)
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Andy Ford
#8 Posted : 06 December 2011 21:55:16(UTC)
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Big fan of the dark and moody beers, including Fullers London Porter and Adnams Broadside or Theakstons Old Perculier - a meal in a glass..
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Ashley Vickers
#9 Posted : 07 December 2011 14:02:51(UTC)
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Draught Timothy Taylors Landlord served in the Old Silent Inn nr. Oxenhope is my most memorable pint from over 40 years ago. Landlord is still my favourite, but it doesn't travel more than 15 miles from the brewery, so its a waste drinking it in London.

My favourite Fullers beer is Chiswick bitter, but it is difficult to find, I'm not sure why they limit its distribution so much. Fortunately Pride, or even better Bengal Lancer, is more easily found

I'm not so sure about Eldridge Pope beers being that good. My brother was stationed at Portland Bill, so I spent quite a bit of time around those parts many years ago, and I reckon that people ranked Royal Oak so much because the only real ale alternative commonly found in Dorset was Devenish, which was appalling stuff. Anything would have tasted good compared to that. I found RO very inconsistent, and it generally lacked brightness. Also, as a Yorkshireman, it has to be said it was normally flat as a fart, but that may more be something to do with the way it was served (also it often arrived in tankards, AAAAARGH) than the beer per se.
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Nigel Rowe
#10 Posted : 08 December 2011 16:53:42(UTC)
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Ashley Vickers;94 wrote:
I reckon that people ranked Royal Oak so much because the only real ale alternative commonly found in Dorset was Devenish, which was appalling stuff.


I will have to beg to differ here! I liked both Devenish (Weymouth) Wessex Best Bitter and (Redruth) Cornish Best Bitter. On trips to Cornwall, I always looked for the green and yellow pubs - fiercely competing with the black and gold St Austell houses. Where I live, we had a couple of Devenish pubs, and I used to enjoy the beers they provided.
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Jeff Atkins
#11 Posted : 08 December 2011 22:18:56(UTC)
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Having been brought up on London Pride I was a little lost after moving to Worcestershire until I discovered Wye Valley HPA now my second favourite after Pride. We also have a new local brewery the Bewdley Brewery which is showing great promise and I can recomend Worcestershire Way if you see it on the bar.....
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Steve Barlow
#12 Posted : 09 December 2011 10:30:22(UTC)
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I like a variety of beers. Favourites though are

Golden Pride
London Porter
Badgers Golden Glory
Brakespears Oxford Gold
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Peter Cherry
#13 Posted : 17 December 2011 16:08:19(UTC)
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Barnsley bitter before it was destroyed by john smiths spew.enjoy the odd pint of sam smiths but must admit to developing a real liking for fullers beers,favourite of which is golden pride.
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Martin Franklin
#14 Posted : 23 December 2011 17:19:16(UTC)
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My local pub,The Old Bellgate,only has one handpump.Fortunately for me it's London Pride.If I had to chose only one draught beer to drink for an evening's entertainment,that would be it.I have to say though,that the only Fuller's beer I've not been sure about is Bengal Lancer.Apart from that I've enjoyed every one I've tried.
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Stuart Rutter
#15 Posted : 26 December 2011 09:18:57(UTC)
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For me it was GK draught Abbot ale circa 1977, before the company started rolling out nationally, when hey upped the hop content and destroyed the beer.
Unfortunately now I live in a sea of Adnams owned houses, but there are three oasis, one is Pride in Halesworth,always well kept, but sells out too quickly.
Second Green Jack in Westleton, try their Orange wheat beer, fabulous.
Finally my curent favourite is Woodfordes Wherry, tickes all my boxes.
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Ian Curry
#17 Posted : 29 December 2011 21:29:41(UTC)
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I'm unfortunately stuck out in the sticks a bit surrounded by a cultural desert as far as decent ale is concerned. However, I can get to and from Twickenham by public transport and it's well worth the trip. The Prince Albert on the Green has kept an excellent pint of Pride for the majority of the time I've been visiting - apart from a spell where it wasn't being kept very well which forced me to find other hostelries selling ale - of which Twickenham has many.

In my youth I was weened on Vaux's Double Maxim and moved onto Pendle's Whitches Brew - both a bit sweet to my taste buds these days. Having moved to the South about all I could cope with was Ram Rod and Special until my taste buds developed, though they migrated to a preference of darker ales. In my brief sojourn away from Fuller's I came across Twickenham Fine Ales who were developing a dark ale which eventually ended up as Gothick Dark and never looked back. You can imagine how pleased I was when Fuller's London Porter appeared - trouble was it was so good but so strong!!!! I am now even more impressed that the new Black Cab has been introduced. This is an excellent beer and a reasonable strength - a great shame it's a seasonal.

The good news is that our brewers are constantly developing recipes, so while I may miss out on Black Cab for nine months, at least I can look forward to the prospect of sampling another three seasonals from Fullers, as well as what's on offer at other free houses close by ... don't you just love healthy competition?

enjoy ... Ian
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Andy Parr
#18 Posted : 10 January 2012 14:21:59(UTC)
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I do like a proper mild. Harveys do two, and on a recent visit to a Harveys pub, I had Mild and Bitter, for the first time in many years
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Alistair Fyffe
#19 Posted : 10 January 2012 19:30:03(UTC)
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Never been on one of these Forums before but thought I would contribute something to this one. A Scot exiled in Lancashire for the last 20 years I have had to tolerate awful beer, initially in Scotland and now here! - thank goodness for Wetherspoons in Wigan! Before I moved to Lancashire although based in Scotland I worked for a well known breakfast cereal manufacturer whose factory is in Southall. I visited often over many years and was a regular at The Plough in Norwood Green. From first visit in 1981 I fell in love with ESB. I have been a dedicated real ale drinker from the very early 70s and have never tasted a beer so good. My work takes me to the West London area from time to time so still visit The Plough. Much has changed in beer but some other favourites of mine were Ruddles County and Courage Directors(both before they were messed about with), Bishops Finger and Abbot. One aspect of some modern beers which I particulary dislike are those with citris or grapefruit notes although I guess they are quite popular. So - ESB - King of all Beers!
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Nigel Rowe
#16 Posted : 11 January 2012 16:22:49(UTC)
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Stuart Rutter;140 wrote:

Unfortunately now I live in a sea of Adnams owned houses


Wow! I never thought I'd read that! I remember being in Norfolk in the 70s which was then a Watney's beer desert. The sight of an Adnam's house was a sight sent from Heaven!
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Paul Waters
#20 Posted : 27 January 2012 15:59:15(UTC)
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These don't exist any more, sadly:
King & Barnes Old Ale and Mild
Wethereds SPA
Courage Imperial Russian Stout

But these do...
anything by Harveys
Timmy Taylors Mild
ESB, Chiswick, Past Masters and Porter from Fullers, of course!
Adnams dark beers
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