Fetch Real Ale Drinkers (FRAD)

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Dvorak Jan 2017 1:35pm, 26 Jan 2017 12,962 posts	0 Dvorak Don't drink them as quickly, then :-p. Horses for courses, still plenty of those session beers around in England, surely? For smaller brewers, there's a lot more money potentially to be made in premiumising their offer (which usually involves higher abv) than bbbs for a market which has shrunk immensely with amongst other things widespread deindustrialisation.
Hills of Death (HOD) Jan 2017 3:22pm, 26 Jan 2017 33,079 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Anyone have AK near them nice beer unfortunately not always close
sallykate Jan 2017 4:16pm, 26 Jan 2017 4,757 posts	0 sallykate Our local small brewery brockleybrewery.co.uk has five beers from 3.8% to 5.2%. There's definitely an advantage in the lower alcohol ones.
rhb Jan 2017 10:02pm, 26 Jan 2017 839 posts	0 rhb I tried 3 9%ers, a 7%er and a 5%er at the MBCF last Thurs small measures but all on top of a pint of 6% at Marble. Fri was hard work.
shanksi Jan 2017 8:42am, 27 Jan 2017 1,396 posts	0 shanksi A couple of glasses of untappd.com last night after running club. Lovely, lovely beer.
Wriggling Snake Feb 2017 6:28pm, 2 Feb 2017 14,381 posts	0 Wriggling Snake untapped is ace isn't it. ok I forgot to say anything about the Manchester Beer fest. I loved it. Massive range of beers old and new breweries, nice food selection, good feeling about the place. The central bar of local/breweries who helped with sponsoring was a good idea. I didn't get there until Saturday so misse dout on a few brews on my list (it was online). Reverse Order West of the Sun, Torrside Imperial IPA, McMullens (Excellent) Aurora, Burning Sky, excellent New Zealand Pale, Brewsmith XXXB, Batemans for old times sake. Maverick, Brightside. A good selection, pints, so not as may as I would normally have next year I am going early doors and having halves. One thing, it needs a band to liven it up.
Perfect Organism Feb 2017 1:08pm, 3 Feb 2017 633 posts	0 Perfect Organism Aurora Burning Sky is great. Packs a punch!
Nicholls595 Feb 2017 1:22pm, 3 Feb 2017 10,339 posts	0 Nicholls595 Batemans XXXB is one of my all time favourites.
Wriggling Snake Feb 2017 3:17pm, 3 Feb 2017 14,390 posts	0 Wriggling Snake My weekly trip up Mansfield road to the Lincolnshire Poacher was for XXXB
Wriggling Snake Feb 2017 8:59am, 6 Feb 2017 14,408 posts	0 Wriggling Snake Redwillow Smoked Porter last night. 5.7% No, sorry no. Occasionally I try these dark beers and no they don't work for me, the occasional stout is quite good, I didn't like this at all.