After a couple of years arguing with the Powers-That-Were at our mess in England, they finally installed Watney’s Red Barrel. Not bad, but considering the majority of the membership wanted Wm. Younger’s Tartan Bitter, it was a loss. The manager of the mess, a retired NCO, had in-laws that worked with Webster’s Penine Bitters, so that’s what we were stuck with.
you live in the UK?
two most exquisite beers I’ve ever tasted are St Peter’s English ale, and Wexford’s irish cream ale. I have always preferred irish/english ale above all else on the planet. It was actually St Peter’s ale that pushed me into brewing my own beer. At 4 bucks plus a bottle I could not afford to drink it and started looking at replicating it on my own. I never succeeded.
That is some exceedingly fine beer(st peter’s english ale). Words have no meaning. It is like heroin to me. I can sit with one pint and literally savor every last drop oblivious to all around me. There is no such thing as getting enough. It does not get better.
The funny thing is, I’ve served it to others and they think it is skunky and ordinary.