tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post5641315175762879303..comments2024-03-29T07:54:08.898-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Barley Wine in the 1950'sRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-23262510520964616672015-09-15T23:26:58.534-07:002015-09-15T23:26:58.534-07:00Gus,
I don't think you'd really start not...Gus,<br /><br />I don't think you'd really start noticing any tartness at just 0.10%. I reckon you'd need at least double that level.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-4123881467061495432015-09-13T23:29:14.244-07:002015-09-13T23:29:14.244-07:00Ron,
Given the chinese whispers about the 'st...Ron,<br /><br />Given the chinese whispers about the 'sting' in Stingo referring to acidity, is there a way to understand the 'acidity' column of these tables in real-life terms? <br /><br />And whether the 0.10 acidity figure would support or contradict the idea that Stingo was noticeably acidic?<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Gus.Gusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-30698138474526199972015-04-13T11:46:34.820-07:002015-04-13T11:46:34.820-07:00I think it is an alternate spelling of "stink...I think it is an alternate spelling of "stinko" as in to get stinking drunk. This makes sense given stingo is a strong beer.<br /><br />The late Canadian folk singer "Stomping" Tom Connors memorialized the term "stinko" in his classic, "Sudbury Saturday Night". Some Canadiana: Inco Mining is now called Vale and still mines nickel ore in the Sudbury, Ontario area. "Dilly" was (and maybe still is, I don't know) a small curved pickle (pickled cucumber) which was served with a meat pie or French Fries in Ontario's beer taverns.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8QNLNRrKUM<br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-17471898605890804182015-04-13T07:52:43.180-07:002015-04-13T07:52:43.180-07:00Phil,
yes. Though they were mostly sold in nips. ...Phil,<br /><br />yes. Though they were mostly sold in nips. Just think, Ordinary Bitter cost 1s 6d a pint. These beers are much stronger.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-56747913118396714472015-04-13T07:51:01.114-07:002015-04-13T07:51:01.114-07:00Phil,
I really don't know where the name Stin...Phil,<br /><br />I really don't know where the name Stingo comes from. Dann asked me before that beer was brewed if I knew anything about Stingo - the answer was no.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-52496487098813307262015-04-13T03:48:12.993-07:002015-04-13T03:48:12.993-07:00Re colour of Bass No. 1: I remember it as ruby-ish...Re colour of Bass No. 1: I remember it as ruby-ish; darker than Gold Label, but not as dark as Old Nick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-71662273502902423002015-04-12T17:23:51.324-07:002015-04-12T17:23:51.324-07:00Stingo! -- Any words of wisdom what that means? I...Stingo! -- Any words of wisdom what that means? I've had Samuel Smith's Yorkshire Stingo and that's a nice beer, but I couldn't begin to guess what that name might mean to a British drinker.<br /><br />This article <br /><br />http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/blogs/99bottles/2012/07/review_boulevardpretty_things.html<br /><br />claims that Stingo refers to a sting you taste based on Lactic sourness, although I don't remember that at all from the Sam Smiths I had, and it sounds like the kind of nonsense story that springs up around beer.<br /><br />"that primary fermentation took place on oak and the beer has a pronounced sourness from the use of lactic acid producing microbes. In the time that this beer was originally produced, it's likely that this sourness was part of the flavor profile, so Stingo was nicknamed due to the sting your mouth felt from the acidity in the flavor."<br /><br />Any thoughts on what the name Stingo might mean in reality, as opposed to fantasy?Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-43417028432234824462015-04-12T03:41:14.595-07:002015-04-12T03:41:14.595-07:00I was told Ind Coope's/Allied Breweries' T...I was told Ind Coope's/Allied Breweries' Triple A barley wine derived its name from "Allsopp's Arctic Ale" - plausible, but I have no actual evidence …Martyn Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843357962176591317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-18529913765750813472015-04-12T03:38:57.193-07:002015-04-12T03:38:57.193-07:00The prices seem high - were these really going for...The prices seem high - were these really going for four and five bob a pint, in 1950s money?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.com