tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post7318679890993350396..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Simonds Pale Ales 1948 – 1960Ron Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-64152433508508289382023-07-24T11:30:58.265-07:002023-07-24T11:30:58.265-07:00Andrew,
it won't kill you. But may not taste ...Andrew,<br /><br />it won't kill you. But may not taste great.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-1588492803717470032023-07-24T06:14:30.818-07:002023-07-24T06:14:30.818-07:00I have a bottle of Simonds pale ale . It is unopen...I have a bottle of Simonds pale ale . It is unopened stlll..<br />wonder if its safe to drink <br />Im in Aussie land <br />Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-12897248075035611732015-10-09T14:55:49.981-07:002015-10-09T14:55:49.981-07:00Awesome! I always thought that Bulldog was one of ...Awesome! I always thought that Bulldog was one of those made up high gravity beers for the Italian market rather than a coelacanth of the brewing world!J. Karankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245437582113924314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-80694044420453506602015-10-09T02:17:05.047-07:002015-10-09T02:17:05.047-07:00I started my drinking career on keg Courage Tavern...I started my drinking career on keg Courage Tavern in the Queens Head in Newark.John Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-34473184464481833132015-10-08T02:36:43.346-07:002015-10-08T02:36:43.346-07:00I drank Bulldog just recently. It is still brewed ...I drank Bulldog just recently. It is still brewed by Heineken UK and is, as then, principally an export beer. One of its major markets is Italy. It is still 6.3% ABV. I believe it is brewed under contract at Burtonwood.Thom Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08769973975420792914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-45596030432137175962015-10-08T02:31:48.866-07:002015-10-08T02:31:48.866-07:00I remember drinking Courage Tavern in South Wales ...I remember drinking Courage Tavern in South Wales in 1976 (as well as Allbright Bitter in a WMC). The latter was quite nice I thought but can't remember anything about the Tavern.<br /><br />back in Scotland then I was drinking Younger's Tartan or McEwans Export, two of the most cloying beers known to man, so I probably found the Allbright refreshing in that very hot summer.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-91014232129526460722015-10-08T01:12:20.941-07:002015-10-08T01:12:20.941-07:00Tavern, of course, is yet another of those cases w...Tavern, of course, is yet another of those cases where the premium bottled pale ale became the brewery's keg brand - as in Red Barrel, Double Diamond and Ben Truman – except that Courage itself didn't have a premium bottled pale ale, and had to use one made by a brewery it had taken over …Martyn Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843357962176591317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-24441664852227422752015-10-08T00:48:36.798-07:002015-10-08T00:48:36.798-07:00I picked up a bottle of Courage Bulldog in an Ital...I picked up a bottle of Courage Bulldog in an Italian supermarket a few years back. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.com