Thanks, I'll keep an eye open for some here, I would like to try some.
I'm finished for the day, got 3 in a row, which is an improvement for me -g-
I've continued my product research of the Budweiser product range -g- I bought a 500ml bottle of Budweiser "Budvar". It's Czech Lager made in Czech land. Bud seem to have gone out their way on this one, ensuring the real McCoy. It's brewed and bottled at source, and they take the water from a 300 m deep well, and weighs in at alc 5% by vol. Ingredients listed...just the usual three.
For me, this is a very different kettle of fish from other bud beers. It has a gentle but most distinctive hop aroma with a good real beer taste and scores high marks in my book.
I am not against big biz (hey we need to make beer by the zillion gallons -g-), though it would be a shame to see all the little micro breweries and small real live beer cos go to the wall. I'm just a little paranoid that the "big biz" guys will force us all to drink the same middle of the road beer. Budvar is a happy discovery.
I like all the hand crafted stuff too. Here is a description of Ringwood Old Thumper from Roger Protz...
"A warm, rounded, yet surprisingly delicate pale strong beer from the Ringwood Brewery in Hampshire. Luscious balance of grain and hop in the mouth, bitter-sweet finish with pronounced hop aftertaste"
and it's all that and more -g-
On the other hand, Budweiser have gone on overkill for me on this lager. Pure water is easy to make from the most polluted sources these days. Another Lager "Grolsch" is made in modern breweries under license in the UK, and I find it tastes really good on tap (draft). I find it a little harsh (maybe evidence of using a stronger hop for economy). No complaints here though.
Good beer is not impossible to make -g- |
