Yup, its our Landlord clone but we knocked the ABV down a bit to ordinary bitter levels. It's a fine drink!!velovampire wrote:homebrew?Torontoblue wrote:Where did you get that from, yer barsteward?!?!?!?!?!?!?grub wrote:ordinary landlord,
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G.M. Gillman
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A draft Bass, something I hadn't had in many years. It was served so fresh it left lace rings on the glass, and a stream of bubbles rose from the bottom albeit the glass was a typical sleeve.
Whether in bottle or keg draft, it has a particular taste, one that, at least by current craft beer standards, is "different". It has a malty, butterscotch sweetness against flavours best described as appley and oaky. Not too many hops, from what I could see. It's tasted like this ever since the early 70's (when I first tried it).
In terms of continuity of brand names, Bass is one of the last vestiges of the great 1800's pale ales. It was the repute of England for fine pale ale, having enjoyed great success in export markets included the fabled India trade.
I was trying to "parse" the flavours, and a couple of things occurred to me. First, it is pretty similar to Worthington White Shield, which is the bottle-conditioned form of this beer, at least as I knew it in England in the 1980's and 90's. So that is an automatic authenticity right there. Second, while not something I'd have a second pint of, it was very drinkable, and even better with the meal it accompanied.
I don't know if it bears any resemblance to the beer famed in the era of the Raj, but I enjoyed trying it again.
Gary
Whether in bottle or keg draft, it has a particular taste, one that, at least by current craft beer standards, is "different". It has a malty, butterscotch sweetness against flavours best described as appley and oaky. Not too many hops, from what I could see. It's tasted like this ever since the early 70's (when I first tried it).
In terms of continuity of brand names, Bass is one of the last vestiges of the great 1800's pale ales. It was the repute of England for fine pale ale, having enjoyed great success in export markets included the fabled India trade.
I was trying to "parse" the flavours, and a couple of things occurred to me. First, it is pretty similar to Worthington White Shield, which is the bottle-conditioned form of this beer, at least as I knew it in England in the 1980's and 90's. So that is an automatic authenticity right there. Second, while not something I'd have a second pint of, it was very drinkable, and even better with the meal it accompanied.
I don't know if it bears any resemblance to the beer famed in the era of the Raj, but I enjoyed trying it again.
Gary
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grub
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this is probably close enough to the final lineup for the day:
surly cynic
homebrewed ordinary landlord
lost abbey serpent's stout
bruery orchard white
homebrewed ris
golden carouls carouls d'or grad cru of the emperor 2006
st bernardus abt 12 60th anniversary edition
westvleteren 8
rochefort 10
westvleteren 12
homebrewed bourbon cherry quad
rogue imperial stout 2004
great lakes blackout stout 2008
great lakes barrel aged blackout stout 2008
firestone walker 12
firestone walker 13
homebrewed tribute
homebrewed killa gorilla 2009
applewood meade
hmm... i'm considering going down to the cellar for one more... but maybe it's time to call it a night...
surly cynic
homebrewed ordinary landlord
lost abbey serpent's stout
bruery orchard white
homebrewed ris
golden carouls carouls d'or grad cru of the emperor 2006
st bernardus abt 12 60th anniversary edition
westvleteren 8
rochefort 10
westvleteren 12
homebrewed bourbon cherry quad
rogue imperial stout 2004
great lakes blackout stout 2008
great lakes barrel aged blackout stout 2008
firestone walker 12
firestone walker 13
homebrewed tribute
homebrewed killa gorilla 2009
applewood meade
hmm... i'm considering going down to the cellar for one more... but maybe it's time to call it a night...
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Gary, I'm assuming you've drank Bass on cask? How does it compare?G.M. Gillman wrote:Whether in bottle or keg draft, it has a particular taste, one that, at least by current craft beer standards, is "different". It's tasted like this ever since the early 70's (when I first tried it).
I find your comment that it has always tasted this way to be interesting. I just assumed it has been dumbed down over the years.
All of the bottles and draft Bass I have tried have had a metallic taste that I did not enjoy. I have always assumed this has to do with freshness, as I get the same from Marstons Pedigree, and to a lesser extent, Boddingtons. It is a goal of mine to one day try all of these beers fresh on cask.
I think you forgot the homebrewed Iced Wee Heavy.grub wrote:this is probably close enough to the final lineup for the day:
surly cynic
homebrewed ordinary landlord
lost abbey serpent's stout
bruery orchard white
homebrewed ris
golden carouls carouls d'or grad cru of the emperor 2006
st bernardus abt 12 60th anniversary edition
westvleteren 8
rochefort 10
westvleteren 12
homebrewed bourbon cherry quad
rogue imperial stout 2004
great lakes blackout stout 2008
great lakes barrel aged blackout stout 2008
firestone walker 12
firestone walker 13
homebrewed tribute
homebrewed killa gorilla 2009
applewood meade
hmm... i'm considering going down to the cellar for one more... but maybe it's time to call it a night...
enjoi