tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post1645764244344862688..comments2024-03-29T05:24:30.793-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Ansell's beers Ron Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-24753369008738149542013-04-17T06:10:23.015-07:002013-04-17T06:10:23.015-07:00Bryan,
I also had a soft spot for Springfield. I ...Bryan,<br /><br />I also had a soft spot for Springfield. I can remember serving it at Ally Pally one year back in the 1970's. It was in wonderful condition, really nicely carboinated and formed a decent head pured by gravity.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-78825127520593568642013-04-16T17:33:42.227-07:002013-04-16T17:33:42.227-07:00I think you spelled that wrong... It's Amsdell...I think you spelled that wrong... It's Amsdell.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374706510870731159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-52691068596519998452013-04-16T06:03:07.948-07:002013-04-16T06:03:07.948-07:00Image, please.Image, please.Jeff Rennernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-50339710143370467372013-04-16T01:56:04.401-07:002013-04-16T01:56:04.401-07:00It's odd, I was drinking in Birmingham in the ...It's odd, I was drinking in Birmingham in the early 80s and I have little or no memory of seeing mild even on sale - I was a bitter drinker then anyway, so perhaps that's why. Selective memory. Like you though, I preferred Ansell's to M&B, unless I was lucky enough - and it was very rare - to find Springfield bitter on instead of or alongside the dull Brew XI. Bryan the BeerVikinghttp://beerviking.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-80040631423290776072013-04-16T01:38:12.486-07:002013-04-16T01:38:12.486-07:00I would be very surprised if the Ansell's mild...I would be very surprised if the Ansell's mild currently on sale at the Yacht in Penzance was anything other than something very like John Smith's bitter, watered down, with a slug of caramel. My Dad enjoyed it when he visited, though -- can't overestimate the nostalgia value of an old brand.Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.com