I have sampled many ales over the years and there are a few that I have never forgotten (for various reasons).   An old army saying was that you had loads of mates but only a handful of friends.   My old friends would be.....

Summer Lightning   - the pub in St Albans I used to drink this in kept it at the end of the bar furthest away from the door to stop it from running out too quickly.

Damson Porter   - the most beautiful plummy flavoured dark beer I have ever tasted. Such a refreshing change from the coffee/chocolate flavours normally associated with porters.

Waggle Dance    - The Steamboat in Blythe many years ago. I was playing 'winner stays on' pool and beat the whole pub pool team twice while drinking this.   Then I fell over and was put to bed by the landlady and a few regulars... next morning breakfast was interesting, but I made it.

Then my mates...   Old Speckled hen,    Hen's Tooth,    Old Peculiar,    Hobgoblin.

And finally, my special friend,   not easy to find but....   Wiscombe Park 'Suicider' - made my legs go wobbly, slurred my speech and made me book into a hotel for the night to sleep it off.