MGB: A Milestone in my MG experience

It tastes so delicious... so British! A toast to the MG gods.

Aye Lad, tis true.....Theres more to the World of proper British Beer then Bass and Harp.

amen brother...or, um...aye, tis true!

Aye lad? isn't that more Scottish than British?

It's the only beer I've ever had that I would describe as "dry." Pretty good stuff.

Don't mind if I do!

Cheers!

Congratulations. My moment of nirvana was enjoying several pints, hand drawn from the cask, in the front room of the Boundary House pub in Abingdon (Cecil Kimber's former home).

And then stealing the pint glasses :-)

I was told that a local "pub" carries it on tap. I'm thinking I need to find this place!

I really enjoyed the first six pack. The second, currently in stock, doesn't seem the same.

I've only come across it once, and the bottle I bought was noticeably light struck. It tasted pretty bad. No surprise because it and a couple other bottles had been sitting on a shelf in the store for who knows how long.

I hope to try it again some time, but for now at least I have the cool bottle!

BrokenheartStudio Wrote:

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It tastes so delicious... so British! A toast to the MG gods.
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You are right! Too bad it's $41 USD for a 24-case at the local beer distributor!

I'm also partial to Newcastle Ale! ;)

Like Rod, my experience was pretty bad. Not uncommon with imported beer with no demand.

Now that low(er) production European beers have a larger following in the U.S. I've been able to start enjoying these wonderful beers more often. Even more importantly, I'm starting to see many of the local microbreweries make some of the nicer more complex, higher alcohol ales.

Next time I see "Old Speckled Hen" on the shelf, I'll give it another try!! I owe it to my MG!

I was just browsing through the vast brew section of a local liquor store when I found it. I didn't even think twice to grab it. Now it doesn't have some of the same smooth tastes as a Belgian style ale, but over all not bad. I am a fan of Sierra Nevada, Fat Tire, Blue Moon and the like.

There were so many beers at this store I wouldn't know where to start with taste testing. Anyone ever heard of firehouse? Any good?

My dad had a little taste of it and thought it was a little too strong. :P

Try Fat Tire

i've toured the British isles a couple of times and OSH seems a fairly typical British pub ale in taste, though i know from experience that you have to drink British ale several days in a row to "convert" the palate (somewhat like aclimating in going from a day shift to a night shift) to ales to be able to judge. i know that i love Britain and it reminds me of Britain. we have a local "world market" kind-of place in the nearest big city and they carry it. Joy of joys!

Swamperca Wrote:

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Try Fat Tire
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I like the Fat Tire, I was eye-balling some of their other brews that looked tasty.

Rod H. Wrote:

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I've only come across it once, and the bottle I bought was noticeably light struck. It tasted pretty bad. No surprise because it and a couple other bottles had been sitting on a shelf in the store for who knows how long.
I hope to try it again some time, but for now at least I have the cool bottle!
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Buy it in the can...tastes more like the ale drawn at the tap!

BrokenheartStudio Wrote:

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Swamperca Wrote:Quote:
Try Fat Tire
I like the Fat Tire, I was eye-balling some of their other brews that looked tasty.
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They make a nice wheat beer, I believe the name is Sommertime.

OSH is alright, I got tired of drinking it at MG2008, not exaclty a good beer for 90+ degree weather. I'll take a Newcastle over OSH anyday, and I pretty much drink all kinds of beers.

The best beer I ever drank to date is Heinzelmannchen Ancient Days Honey Blonde Ale, here's the catch though, you'll never see in on the shelf anywhere. A German fella open a small brewery in Sylva, NC years ago, just him and his wife run the brewery, they don't bottle or can anything, you can buy small or large kegs or growlers, a growler looks like a oversized Grolch bottle with the ceramic flip top, it hold about 7-8 pints, after you buy the growler, he'll refill them for you for 8 bucks, (damn I wish I lived closer to that place), got my growler, now it gives me a excuse to go to Sylva, NC, which is a great MG mountian run, including some of Blue Ridge Parkway. This guys name is Dieter Kuhn, and he is truely a artist when it comes to making beers.

If you're ever in this neck of the woods, get some of this guy's beer.

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