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Yobbishness in Manchester |
| Posted by barry on 2011-08-19 05:55:53 |
| Not living in the UK for 10 years, I'm a bit out of touch with things (also my last CAMRA guide was 2005 - must buy a new one!). All beers in England seem to have increased a little in strength but most of the Manchester beers from the old breweries seem to be around 4 - 4.5 (bitter) and a bit less for mild. Robbies used to brew a lovely light mild, straw coloured, at around 3.5, a really nice 'session' drink. Old Tom is only for home drinking! But, they did use to sell it draught in the pubs direct from a little wooden barrel (probably 9 gallons), which was often placed on the bar or adjacent. As a result, it was often quite warm, which really suited that kind of beer and, as it was so strong, it lasted a reasonable length of time. Don't know whether they still do this. I recall going camping near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire in my youth and drinking Webster's of Halifax for the first time. We spent a weekend drinking what we thought was a bitter but turned out to be light mild. It was delicious for daytime drinking on a warm summer's day (we used to get the odd one of those!). |
| Followups: |
 Britisches Bier by Nick B. on 2011-08-19 06:27:50 |
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