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Post by Fairscup on Feb 17, 2012 13:35:35 GMT 1
A spin off from my question on another thread regarding Newcastle Brown Ale, now commonly known as Dog.
I don't recall the name Dog being used in my early days of drinking. If I ever drank bottled beer I preferred its sister product Amber Ale. When drinking in pubs in and around Newcastle my personal preference used to be what was then called "a pint of Scotch" Again I don't recall what it was really called but the Scotch thing is obviously derived from Scottish and Newcastle Breweries.
There was also Exhibition which for me came a close second to Scotch.
Strangely enough my local was a Bass Worthington House and they had what we called BBB Bass Best Bitter - not a bad brew at all in my opinion.
Nice to hear your opinions and preferences in the wide and varied World of Ales.
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Post by Jazz on Feb 17, 2012 22:38:24 GMT 1
Yes, Fairsy that was our preferred drink.....it was either a pint of Scotch or Ex or Amber Ale if you wanted a bottle. When I first started working away down south, I sometimes forgot and asked for a pint of Scotch....of course the barman thought I was ordering Scotch whisky.......a common mistake made by north east drinkers years ago. ;D  |
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Post by skintagain on Feb 18, 2012 11:42:12 GMT 1
reminds me of NUFC away to Portsmouth in the 80s i asked for a pint of scotch and the woman behind the bar thought i meant whisky, i ended up drinking bitter as it was the nearest thing they had to scotch.
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Post by Jazz on Feb 18, 2012 13:46:33 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2012 12:55:48 GMT 1
Plenty of beers with Scotch reference however I reckon this probably were most S&N memories come from...........  CWL  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2012 13:06:50 GMT 1
Here's couple of others I recall..................   CWL |
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Post by Jazz on Feb 20, 2012 0:25:36 GMT 1
Interesting, the naming and origins of beers etc. This is what I was drinking at "The Forth" last night at our regular monthly meetings. It was brewed in Cornwall and named after a dangerous sandbank on the River Camel estuary......the Doom Bar. Attachments:
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Post by Fairscup on Feb 20, 2012 20:34:43 GMT 1
Plenty of beers with Scotch reference however I reckon this probably were most S&N memories come from........... CWL Great pic CwL - If my memory serves me correctly I remember this particular ale (with the cavalier) being called McEwan's Export and sold in red cans. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2012 21:45:45 GMT 1
Fairsy managed to find image of an original can circa 1976.............. thanks to Tavern Trove................  Had quite a few of them on away trips following the Toon at that time. CWL  |
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Post by Jazz on Feb 21, 2012 10:06:10 GMT 1
Here's a canny brew (or label from it) from the Northumbrian Brewery......a good one for the Bedlington Terrorist! Attachments:
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Post by Jazz on Feb 21, 2012 10:08:12 GMT 1
And another one, a resurrection of a previous beer........ Attachments:
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Post by LeazesEnder47 on Feb 21, 2012 16:46:41 GMT 1
Here's a canny brew (or label from it) from the Northumbrian Brewery......a good one for the Bedlington Terrorist! Aaahhh that's nice of ye, Jazz  It is indeed a canny sup (tried quite afew of NB's finest). But the best bit of all is ...............the brewery's only about 700M from me back door!!! ;D ;D ;D If anybody is ever up around Bedlington I can wholeheartedly recommend not only the ales but the food is superb too and the staff are extremely friendly.........Canny, you ever sampled the NB? |
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