The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #127751   Message #2864083
Posted By: Steve Shaw
14-Mar-10 - 04:56 PM
Thread Name: should bottled beer be banned
Subject: RE: should bottled beer be banned
Unless it's bottle-conditioned, bottled beer is filtered, pasteurised and carbonated. This radically alters the flavour of the brew. If you like the taste, go for it, but the only bottled beer I'll drink is bottle-conditioned. Try Summer Lightning or any of the bottle-conditioned ones from Sharp's - Special Bitter, Single Brew Reserve or Chalky's Bite are all superb. If you visit the brewery shop you can even get bottle-conditioned Doom Bar which is far superior to the standard bottled Doom. A lot of supermarkets are selling Duvel in 330ml bottles for about £1.70 these days (it's over 8% so plenty of wallop for yer dosh) which is a silly price for such a brilliant brew.