Best commercial beer

[grooverider3003]

If we are talking beer from the tap in a pub then my favorite commercial beer is carling premiere it reminds me of larger crossed with a bitter like john smiths. Im not a massive fan of fizz and this suits me just fine. However it is getting increasingly harder to find on draft or for that matter its harder to find full stop.

 

[pms67]

Probably should have titled this thread best commercial bottled beer as there are so many variables in pubs?
Anyway just had a Red McGregor from the Orkney Brewrey, quite nice but not outstanding imo.
And a Goose IPA mmmm

 

[Notlaw]

From that Orkney brewery, I've only had the Dark Island, Northern Lights and Dragon Head stout. All of which I think are very nice indeed. Their stout I found very rich, not something I could drink a lot of, but a lovely final pint of the night. Northern Lights I could drink all day long, Dark Island I could drink all night long ☺

 

[machin05]

For me, it's probably Buxton Axe Edge. That was the beer that changed everything I consider a good beer to be.

 

[machin05]

For me, it's probably Buxton Axe Edge. That was the beer that changed everything I consider a good beer to be.

But perhaps that's not considered commercial?

Brew Dog 5am Saint? Available in most supermarkets.

 

[Halfacrem]

Drinking a nice fresh Homebrew, even my mediocre efforts, really challenges a lot of widely available brews. One beer that I always enjoy, even though I wouldn't say it's my favourite style of beer, is Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. One small bottle is enough for me, but it always tastes so bloody good :thumb:

 

[cheshirehomebrew]

For me, it's probably Buxton Axe Edge. That was the beer that changed everything I consider a good beer to be.

I havent tried that, might get some next time I am in Buxton as am planning on nipping up there to get 5 gallons of the water direct from the tap by the fountain :thumb:

 

[machin05]

I havent tried that, might get some next time I am in Buxton as am planning on nipping up there to get 5 gallons of the water direct from the tap by the fountain :thumb:

You won't regret it!

 

[pms67]

Black isle
Yellowhammer
Ace

 

[machin05]

Was thinking about this and I reckon my favourite supermarket beer is Harbour IPA available at Sainsbury's for £2 a pop. Big bitterness and lovely citrus flavours. Super drinkable, and in a proper sized bottle!

 

[LarryF]

I had a couple of bottles of Abbot Ale last night in the pub at £3 each and they were really nice. The alternative was Fosters etc, or soda water and lime TBH.

 

[machin05]

£3 for a bottle of Abbot? And people say Punk IPA is a rip off!

 

[Notlaw]

�£3 for a bottle of Abbot? And people say Punk IPA is a rip off!

That is pub prices though.

 

[machin05]

You can get a bottle of Punk in Wetherspoons for £1.99 :-P

 

[Notlaw]

That's true, 'Spoons are good on price. They sometimes have them on 3 for a fiver too.

 

[LarryF]

The pub is 2 mins from my front door and I've been drinking in there for 20 years, had a night out with the chaps so to speak. It's an Irish pub and does a lovely Guinness and Warsteiner draft. But my recently acquired beer snobbery steered me towards a bottled ale.

 

[Saltrock]

Had a craft beer subscription for crimbo, just drunk one called 'f**k art, this is architecture ' most unusual name for a beer I have ever seen!

 

[Brewed_Force]

Just had a bottle of Jennings Sneck Lifter, strong, dark and lovely! Highly recommended.

 

[Notlaw]

Just had a bottle of Jennings Sneck Lifter, strong, dark and lovely! Highly recommended.

God, I've been drinking that stuff for a LOOOOOONG time now.... I bet it must be over 20 years now. Still love the stuff. Good choice Brewed Force.

 

[clarkeuk]

keep changing my mind but at the moment punk ipa is the dogs knackers